Ozell
Last seen for girls in 1964 at #6,767 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 60.7% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1937 · 42 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 1,725since 1909
Ozell over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #12,008 | 5 | |
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #10,605 | 6 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #12,156 | 5 | |
| 2017 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | — | #12,185 | 5 | |
| 2015 | — | — | ||
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | #12,136 | 5 | |
| 2012 | — | — | ||
| 2011 | — | #8,079 | 9 | |
| 2010 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | — | #10,662 | 6 | |
| 2005 | — | #10,151 | 6 | |
| 2004 | — | — | ||
| 2003 | — | #7,831 | 8 | |
| 2002 | — | #9,392 | 6 | |
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | — | — | ||
| 1998 | — | #7,560 | 7 | |
| 1997 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | — | #7,971 | 6 | |
| 1995 | — | #7,792 | 6 | |
| 1994 | — | #7,770 | 6 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,697 | 12 | |
| 1992 | — | #7,422 | 6 | |
| 1991 | — | #8,236 | 5 | |
| 1990 | — | #4,993 | 10 | |
| 1989 | — | #6,229 | 7 | |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | — | #6,951 | 5 | |
| 1986 | — | #5,926 | 6 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | — | #3,966 | 10 | |
| 1981 | — | #3,601 | 11 | |
| 1980 | — | #4,134 | 9 | |
| 1979 | — | #4,403 | 8 | |
| 1978 | — | #3,857 | 9 | |
| 1977 | — | #3,386 | 11 | |
| 1976 | — | #3,471 | 10 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,902 | 13 | |
| 1974 | — | #4,190 | 7 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,216 | 18 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,819 | 12 | |
| 1971 | — | #2,558 | 14 | |
| 1970 | — | #2,213 | 17 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,977 | 18 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1967 | — | #2,352 | 12 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,814 | 18 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,669 | 22 | |
| 1964 | #6,767 | 5 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | — | #1,695 | 22 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #1,713 | 22 |
| 1961 | — | #1,997 | 17 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,619 | 25 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,709 | 22 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,953 | 17 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #1,837 | 19 |
| 1956 | #4,467 | 8 | #1,532 | 26 |
| 1955 | — | #1,419 | 29 | |
| 1954 | #3,490 | 11 | #1,435 | 28 |
| 1953 | #3,955 | 9 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #1,430 | 27 |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #1,395 | 27 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #1,501 | 24 |
| 1948 | #5,243 | 5 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #1,449 | 26 |
| 1946 | #3,994 | 7 | #1,601 | 20 |
| 1945 | #2,916 | 10 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | #4,054 | 6 | #1,018 | 41 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #1,431 | 24 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #1,381 | 25 |
| 1941 | #2,096 | 16 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | #1,297 | 26 |
| 1938 | #1,596 | 23 | #1,221 | 29 |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #967 | 42 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #1,169 | 32 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 | #1,078 | 36 |
| 1934 | #1,651 | 21 | #1,007 | 41 |
| 1933 | #1,723 | 20 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #1,754 | 20 | #1,356 | 26 |
| 1931 | #1,336 | 30 | #1,217 | 32 |
| 1930 | #1,232 | 37 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #1,555 | 25 | #1,480 | 24 |
| 1928 | #1,589 | 26 | #1,353 | 29 |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | #1,516 | 25 |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 | #1,192 | 36 |
| 1925 | #1,347 | 35 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 | #1,532 | 25 |
| 1923 | #1,142 | 45 | #1,385 | 28 |
| 1922 | #1,190 | 42 | #1,545 | 24 |
| 1921 | #1,258 | 38 | #1,904 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,005 | 54 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1919 | #1,369 | 32 | #1,576 | 22 |
| 1918 | #1,184 | 40 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1917 | #1,183 | 37 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #1,043 | 44 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #1,258 | 31 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #1,405 | 17 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #1,143 | 21 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | #1,421 | 6 |
| 1909 | #1,219 | 12 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
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| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Ozell! It came in at #1,155, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1983, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Ozell is popular in 1931
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#385 · 1 in 4,551
- Texas#709 · 1 in 7,886
Best ever in a state: #237 in Mississippi, 1926.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #385 | 6 | 1 in 4,551 |
| Texas | #709 | 7 | 1 in 7,886 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
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| Iowa | — | — | — |
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| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ozell
- 1,403 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #12,008)
- Biggest jump: 202 spots in 1937 (#1,169 → #967)
- Biggest drop: 254 spots in 1938 (#967 → #1,221)
- Debuted 1909
- Peaked 1937 at #967 (42 births)
- Births halved by 1941, 4 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1937
- Highest: 1 in 23,428 boys born in 1909 were named Ozell (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #967 in 1937, was only 1 in 25,397 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.0% of all boys named Ozell (311) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1930, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 7 | #1,155 (1909) | #1,155 |
| 1910s | 143 | #1,388 (1914) | #1,674 |
| 1920s | 259 | #1,192 (1926) | #1,493 |
| 1930s | 311 | #967 (1937) | #1,220 |
| 1940s | 256 | #1,018 (1944) | #1,400 |
| 1950s | 249 | #1,378 (1952) | #1,564 |
| 1960s | 182 | #1,619 (1960) | #1,945 |
| 1970s | 119 | #2,213 (1970) | #3,202 |
| 1980s | 80 | #3,270 (1984) | #4,762 |
| 1990s | 58 | #4,697 (1993) | #7,055 |
| 2000s | 26 | #7,831 (2003) | #9,509 |
| 2010s | 24 | #8,079 (2011) | #11,139 |
| 2020s | 11 | #10,605 (2020) | #11,307 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ozell in 1931
Top girls' names in 1931
Top boys' names in 1931
More about 1931
girls
1,064,728 girls got a published name in 1931; 1 in 35,491 of them was named Ozell, which outranked 73.2% of the 4,979 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,314Ula31
- #1,314Willetta31
- #1,314Yetta31
- #1,336Ozell30
- #1,336Alida30
- #1,336Andrew30
- #1,336Antionette30
- #1,375Agustina29
- #1,375Baby29
- #1,375Bettyann29
Tied with 38 names at #1,336; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,039,665 boys got a published name in 1931; 1 in 32,490 of them was named Ozell, which outranked 71.8% of the 4,321 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,194Vernell33
- #1,194Wellington33
- #1,194Windell33
- #1,217Ozell32
- #1,217Berton32
- #1,217Cleophus32
- #1,217Cornelious32
- #1,239Blake31
- #1,239Cosmo31
- #1,239Donato31
Tied with 21 names at #1,217; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.