At a glance
- U.S. rank 2025
- #1,421 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 127 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Rising #1,872 in 2020 to #1,421 in 2025
- Peak
- #1,207 in 2021
- First recorded
- 1983
Meaning of Uziel
Uziel originates from the Hebrew אֻזִיאֵל (“Uzîʾēl”), traditionally interpreted as “God is my strength,” and surfaces in the Hebrew Bible as the name of several Levitical figures—an ancestry that lends the name an understated gravitas. In modern U.S. data, Uziel has hovered in the 700–850 range for the last four decades, with a modest rise to rank 784 in 2024; the trajectory signals steady, niche appeal rather than meteoric fashion. Phonetically rendered as oo-ZEE-el, the name balances the softness of its vowels with the zip of a central z, a combination that feels both distinctive and approachable in Anglo-American ears. Parents who select Uziel often cite its theophoric meaning, biblical pedigree, and the practical bonus that a child named Uziel is unlikely to find a classroom doppelgänger—yet the Social Security files confirm he won’t be viewed as an anomaly either. Altogether, Uziel offers a compact blend of spiritual strength, linguistic clarity, and statistical rarity.
How to pronounce Uziel
Hebrew
- Pronounced oo-ZEE-el /uˈzi.ɛl/
Popularity of Uziel in the U.S.
Uziel was the #1,421 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 127 babies. It peaked at #1,207 in 2021. It first appears in the records in 1983.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1983–2025 39 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 127 | 1,421 | ▼ 70 |
| 2024 | 141 | 1,351 | ▲ 207 |
| 2023 | 112 | 1,558 | ▼ 79 |
| 2022 | 122 | 1,479 | ▼ 272 |
| 2021 | 160 | 1,207 | ▲ 665 |
| 2020 | 79 | 1,872 | ▲ 356 |
| 2019 | 62 | 2,228 | ▲ 2 |
| 2018 | 61 | 2,230 | ▲ 568 |
| 2017 | 43 | 2,798 | ▼ 137 |
| 2016 | 46 | 2,661 | ▼ 472 |
| 2015 | 62 | 2,189 | ▼ 107 |
| 2014 | 67 | 2,082 | ▼ 231 |
| 2013 | 77 | 1,851 | ▲ 40 |
| 2012 | 76 | 1,891 | ▼ 42 |
| 2011 | 76 | 1,849 | ▼ 223 |
| 2010 | 96 | 1,626 | ▼ 154 |
| 2009 | 113 | 1,472 | ▼ 58 |
| 2008 | 119 | 1,414 | ▲ 207 |
| 2007 | 95 | 1,621 | ▼ 70 |
| 2006 | 95 | 1,551 | ▲ 108 |
| 2005 | 81 | 1,659 | ▲ 72 |
| 2004 | 73 | 1,731 | ▲ 300 |
| 2003 | 56 | 2,031 | ▼ 199 |
| 2002 | 62 | 1,832 | ▼ 89 |
| 2001 | 65 | 1,743 | ▲ 181 |
| 2000 | 54 | 1,924 | ▲ 307 |
| 1999 | 41 | 2,231 | ▼ 163 |
| 1998 | 45 | 2,068 | ▲ 996 |
| 1997 | 24 | 3,064 | ▲ 342 |
| 1996 | 20 | 3,406 | ▼ 483 |
| 1995 | 24 | 2,923 | ▼ 367 |
| 1994 | 29 | 2,556 | ▲ 812 |
| 1993 | 19 | 3,368 | ▼ 263 |
| 1992 | 21 | 3,105 | ▲ 1,371 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,476 | ▼ 1,310 |
| 1990 | 19 | 3,166 | ▲ 1,105 |
| 1989 | 12 | 4,271 | ▲ 929 |
| 1988 | 8 | 5,200 | back (not recorded in 1984–1987) |
| 1983 | 6 | 5,484 | new |
Uziel by state
Notable people named Uziel
- Uziel Gal was a German-born Israeli gun designer who invented the Uzi submachine gun, which was named after him.