US rank #3477 Unisex name Peak 2020 502 births

Kazi — #3477 US boys' name

502 babies named Kazi in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s372000s1092010s1562020s195
#3477
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 76% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Kazi was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

42 babies were named Kazi in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kazi

The Social Security Administration has registered 502 babies named Kazi between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kazi currently holds the #3477 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 42 babies received it in a single year. Kazi is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 143 additional births since 1995.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kazi performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Kazi shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Kazi in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kazi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 502 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kazi at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

502

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

2020

42 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,477

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kazi popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
42
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 202420202016201220082004200019931989 5

Kazi popularity over time — girls

143 total births recorded since 1995 (Kazi as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 143 births
46810121416 20242021201820152008200019971995 7

Kazi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
195 births that decade — 39% of Kazi's all-time total
1980s51990s372000s1092010s1562020s195

Kazi by state

Where Kazi concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Kazi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
119 23.7%
#2 Georgia
6 1.2%
#3 Florida
5 1.0%
#4 North Carolina
5 1.0%
New York share of Kazi's total US births 23.7%
Even split

119 of 502 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kazi?
502 babies have been named Kazi since 1989. It currently ranks #3477 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 42 births.
When was Kazi most popular?
Kazi was most popular in the 2020s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Kazi most popular?
The top states for the name Kazi are New York (119 births), Georgia (6 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Kazi a unisex name?
Yes, Kazi is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 502 births, and as a girl's name it has 143 births.
How long has the name Kazi been used?
Kazi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kazi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Kazuo, Kaz, Kazuki, Kazimir, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.