King of kings; ruler of the air
Ozymandias is the Greek transliteration of the throne name of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II (Usermaatre). It is most famous as the title of Percy Bysshe Shelley's 1818 sonnet about the inevitable decline of even the greatest empires. The name carries a heavy weight of historical grandeur and philosophical irony.
Less common today
Ozymandias isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,210 in 2023.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The alter ego of Adrian Veidt, a brilliant and powerful anti-hero · Watchmen
The Greek name for the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses II
