Uzziel
given name · Latin script
Meaning: Uzziel's participation in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall is often seen as symbolic of the spiritual and communal restoration of the Jewish people after the exile
A male name· listed as male by the registers that count names by sex
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 10 countries · latest register: SSA, 2025
/uθθjel/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Uzziel is a male given name written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country.
- ILIsrael≈1 in 13Kas עוזיאל(inferred from the name graph)
- ARArgentina≈1 in 58Kas Uziel
- BRBrazil1 in 155Kas Uziel
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than Uzziel itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- 2 (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 146 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 204K (inferred from the name graph)
1,788 named Uziel, 2020
recorded for this name
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
Philippines, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts
(measured from records)Locally spelled Uziel in AR Argentina, BR Brazil, US United States and 3 more and עוזיאל in IL Israel.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Uzziel's participation in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall is often seen as symbolic of the spiritual and communal restoration of the Jewish people after the exile. His story illustrates the theological principle that all members of a community, regardless of their profession, have a role to play in God's work and the rebuilding of the faith community.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Biblical Names Compiled Database
Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Uzziel counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | — | 1,788as Uziel | 1 in 186K | 1.8K | Uziel | 146 |
| BR Brazil | — | 1,367as Uziel | 1 in 155K | 1.4K | Uziel | 70 |
| AR Argentina | — | ≈790 est. | ≈1 in 58K | 183 | Uziel | 38 |
| IL Israel | — | ≈670 est. | ≈1 in 13K | 1.7K | עוזיאל | 55 |
| PH Philippines | — | ≈540 est. | ≈1 in 204K | — | Uzziel | 24 |
| GT Guatemala | #974 | ≈220 est. | ≈1 in 78K | — | Uziel | 16 |
| PA Panama | #871 | ≈120 est. | ≈1 in 31K | 1 | Uziel | 8 |
| SV El Salvador | — | ≈74 est. | ≈1 in 87K | — | Uziel | 10 |
1,788 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present); CBS Israel — Family names in Israel, 2017 ("שמות משפחה בישראל 2017"); IBGE — names by decade (Kaggle mirror); Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; Wikidata humans by citizenship — given & family names. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses
(measured from records)Uzziel is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
The name Uzziel, meaning "my strength is God," reflects a profound statement of faith and reliance on divine power. It embodies the theological principle that true strength and ability come from God, a concept central to the role of the Levites who were to guide Israel in their dependence on God.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Uzziel is an ancient and powerful Hebrew name for boys meaning "God is my strength." In the Bible, the name is held by several figures, often Levites dedicated to serving in the temple, giving the name a rich history of faith, duty, and resilience.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Uzziel is of Hebrew origin and means "God is my strength". It is a biblical name associated with resilience and dedication, borne by several minor Old Testament figures, including a goldsmith who helped rebuild Jerusalem's wall.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
The name Uzziel is derived from Hebrew and means "God is my strength" or "my power is God". It is formed from the Hebrew roots 'oz' (עֹז), meaning "strength" or "power," and 'el' (אֵל), meaning "God".
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Uzziel is a biblical Hebrew name meaning 'God is my strength.' In the Old Testament, Uzziel was a warrior and a family leader in the tribe of Benjamin, known for his valor.
as a nameBiblical Names Compiled Database
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Uzziel NdagijimanaRWRwandan economist and politician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.
Evidence
(measured from records)15 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 10 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex | 2020 | 547 | #18,954 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) | 2016 | 70 | #1,147 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) | 2017 | 48 | #1,372 |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) | 2018 | 43 | #1,432 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2008 | 40 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2007 | 32 | — |
| AR Argentina | RENAPER — Nombres de nacimientos (2012–present) | 2019 | 31 | #1,609 |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2009 | 31 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2025 | 30 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2023 | 28 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2022 | 25 | — |
| US United States | SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) | 2011 | 24 | — |
Reference works 1
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Uzziel mean, and where does it come from?
- Uzziel's participation in rebuilding Jerusalem's wall is often seen as symbolic of the spiritual and communal restoration of the Jewish people after the exile. Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.
- What are other forms of the name Uzziel?
- In the etymology graph, Oziel and Ozihel are forms of the same name in other languages.
- How do you pronounce Uzziel?
- A machine transcription gives /uθθjel/ (IPA) for Spanish.
- Is Uzziel a male or female name?
- Uzziel is a male name. National registers that list it by sex list it as male: United States (Census Bureau, 2020).
- In which country does Uzziel have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 1.8 thousand people named Uziel, more than in any other country we hold.
- How common is the name Uzziel?
- In the United States, the national register counted 1,788 people named Uziel in 2020, about 1 in 186 thousand residents.
- How common is Uzziel compared with other names?
- In Panama, Uzziel is the 871st most common given name of 24,657 given names recorded there.
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Query this name via API
curl -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" https://api.mondonomo.ai/api/v1/name-graph/uzzielThe payload this page is built from: spellings and scripts, countries and languages, related names, and the registers that attest the form. It takes a free API key (1,000 requests a day), which returns what this page shows everyone; the full country table, every register citation and the year-by-year series come with a licensed key, as does bulk access.
About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Uzziel” — the 871st most common given name in Panama. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.