Meaning of the nameOzias

Ozias is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning 'strength of Yahweh', a form of a biblical name borne by a king of Judah.

Meaning

“strength of Yahweh”

Source: Behind the Name: Uzziah · Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H5818

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People (2022): 3,401
Rank in Brazil: #3,569
Median age: 47 years
2010 Census: 3,425; people

Ozias in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Ozias, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (666 people).

41 women 3,360 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Ozias is most common

States with the highest share of people named Ozias in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Rondônia 0.007%
Pará 0.006%
Amazonas 0.005%
Espírito Santo 0.003%
Pernambuco 0.003%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pará	455	0.006%
São Paulo	438	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	260	0.002%
Minas Gerais	246	0.001%
Pernambuco	228	0.003%
Paraná	208	0.002%
Amazonas	195	0.005%
Maranhão	171	0.003%
Bahia	154	0.001%
Espírito Santo	119	0.003%
Rondônia	112	0.007%
Ceará	111	0.001%
Mato Grosso	94	0.003%
Goiás	87	0.001%
Rio Grande do Norte	70	0.002%
Mato Grosso do Sul	67	0.002%
Paraíba	57	0.001%
Amapá	47	0.006%
Santa Catarina	45	0.001%
Piauí	44	0.001%
Tocantins	42	0.003%
Distrito Federal	40	0.001%
Acre	34	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	23	0.000%
Alagoas	23	0.001%
Roraima	17	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Ozias

Behind the Name relates Ozias to the biblical Hebrew name Uzziah, formed from 'oz, 'strength, power', and yah, a reference to God, and translates it as 'my strength is Yahweh'. Strong's dictionary gives 'strength of Jah' for the Hebrew name, used by five Israelites, and the Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon records Ozeias as the Greek equivalent. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,401 people named Ozias, almost always men, and most were born in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rondônia.

Sources

Behind the Name: Uzziah · behindthename.com · meaning
Blue Letter Bible: Strong's H5818 · blueletterbible.org · meaning

Questions about the name Ozias

What does the name Ozias mean?

Ozias means “strength of Yahweh”, according to Behind the Name and Blue Letter Bible.

How many people are named Ozias in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 3,401 people with the first name Ozias, which ranks it number 3,569 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Ozias a boy's or a girl's name?

Ozias is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 41 women and 3,360 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Ozias?

Ozias is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Ozias most common?

Proportionally, in Rondônia: 0.007% of the state's population is named Ozias (112 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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