How Many People Are Named Ociel?
An estimated 475 people in the United States have the first name Ociel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ociel peaked in popularity in 2008 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ociel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ociel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
475
About 1 in 721,588 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
27 births
Total Registered
482
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ociel
Ociel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 482 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ociel as a male name
Ranked #7,111 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (27 births)
Ociel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ociel span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 186 babies were registered. Ociel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ociel by Decade
How has Ociel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ociel by State
Ociel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ociel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Ociel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ociel?
We estimate approximately 475 people named Ociel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 721,588 Americans share this first name.
Is Ociel a common name?
Ociel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 482 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ociel most popular?
Ociel reached peak popularity in 2008, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ociel is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ociel a male name?
Ociel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ociel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ociel Smith, Ociel Johnson, Ociel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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