Boys' name · since 1991
Ghazi
Since 1991, U.S. Social Security records show 267 babies named Ghazi, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ghazi is the #4603 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 267 recorded since 1991.
Social Security Administration records show Ghazi recorded 267 times among boys since 1991, holding rank #4603 nationally today, ahead of 67% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #11,281 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,603 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 267 born since 1991
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ghazi ranks #11,281 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,603 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 267 born since 1991, peaking in the 2020s.
- #11,281 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,603 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 267
- born since 1991
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ghazi's 267 recorded births place it above 75.16% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Ghazi compares
267 43rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ghazi's all-time total is 28% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ghazi | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 267 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ghazi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ghazi's full recorded timeline at 2012, 67% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 33% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1992, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ghazi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Ghazi by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (98 births, 37% of the file).
2020s was Ghazi's strongest decade.
98 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ghazi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 30
1990s
30 births
- 2000s
2000s
44 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 98 births (37% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ghazi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~34 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1991–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ghazi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.