Ozias
Ozias was the 708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 381 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,717 places. More babies were named Ozias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning my strength is God · Hebrew, Greek
Say it oh-ZY-us /oʊˈzaɪəs/
- Rank in 2025
- #708 boys, up 899 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 381boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025381 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,066babies recorded
What does the name Ozias mean?
Ozias is the Greek and Latin form of Uzziah, the king of Judah who came to the throne at sixteen (2 Chronicles 26:1). The King James Bible uses Ozias in the genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1. Wikipedia, citing the Catholic Encyclopedia, gives the Hebrew Uzziyyahu the meaning "my strength is Yah", that is, God.
עֻזִּיָּהוּ (Hebrew, “Uzziah, 'my strength is Yah'”)Ὀζίας (Ancient Greek, “Greek form of Uzziah”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Uzziah, Azariah.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean strength.
Sources for this meaning
- Hebrew Bible, 2 Chronicles 26:1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Wikipedia, 'Uzziah', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Ozias
The usual nicknames for Ozias are Oz and Ozzie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Ozias in the last five years, 50 were named Ozzie, against 346 twenty years earlier.
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Oziass go by each one.
Ozias popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #708 | 381 |
| 2020 | #1,607 | 101 |
| 2010 | #4,201 | 24 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,161 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ozias, counting every spelling?
Ozias is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #640 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #708 for Ozias on its own. Together these spellings went to 424 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozias | 381 | #708 | 1,273 |
| Osias | 43 | #2,921 | 134 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ozias?
381 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ozias (0.11 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ozias 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 22 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ozias.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ozias?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Ozias are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 8. That makes Ozias a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Ozias by state
How common Ozias was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Colorado (2.5×), Arizona (2.3×). In 23 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ozias: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ozias, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Ozias · Sibling names for Ozias
Questions about the name Ozias
What does Ozias mean?
Ozias means “my strength is God” (Hebrew, Greek origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ozias?
Ozias was the 708th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 381 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,717 places. More babies were named Ozias in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ozias a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ozias in the US.
Where is Ozias most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ozias was most common in Colorado (0.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Arizona and Montana.