Ozell
Ozell was the 13387th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 978th with 42 babies. More babies were named Ozell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,387 boys, down 1,748 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193742 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,841babies recorded
Ozell popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #13,387 | — | 5 |
| 2020 | — | #11,639 | — | 6 |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | #5,273 | — | 10 |
| 1980 | — | #4,402 | — | 9 |
| 1970 | — | #2,267 | — | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #1,653 | — | 25 |
| 1950 | #5,140 | #1,417 | 6 | 27 |
| 1940 | #2,186 | #1,425 | 15 | 23 |
| 1930 | #1,247 | #1,592 | 37 | 22 |
| 1920 | #1,012 | #1,373 | 54 | 29 |
| 1910 | #992 | #1,542 | 20 | 6 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ozell, counting every spelling?
Ozell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Ozell?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ozell (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ozell born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ozell.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ozell?
About 800 people born in the US named Ozell are alive today, with a median age of 63; half are between 46 and 74. That makes Ozell a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ozell by state
How common Ozell was among boys born in each state in 1935–1939, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Mississippi (11.6×). In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Ozell
How popular is the name Ozell?
Ozell was the 13387th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 978th with 42 babies. More babies were named Ozell in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ozell a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ozell in the US.
Where was Ozell most popular?
In 1935–1939, Ozell was most common in Mississippi (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and Arkansas.