Is Ozell a boy or girl name?

Ozell is a unisex name. Of the 2,841 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 39.3% were girls and 60.7% were boys. It changed hands in 1931, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Ozell

Recorded 1902–2025 · United States

Ozell was most popular in 1920, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,476 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,841 people named Ozell.

Ozell over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ozell’s peak in 1920. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ozell a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ozell is a unisex name — 39.3% of the 2,841 Americans given it were girls and 60.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 1931 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Ozell

Where Ozell is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org