US rank #12619 Girls' name Peak 2004 205 births

Mazal — #12619 US girls' name

205 babies named Mazal in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s212000s822010s702020s32
#12619
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 29% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Mazal was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

14 babies were named Mazal in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Mazal

The Social Security Administration has registered 205 babies named Mazal between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Mazal currently holds the #12619 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Mazal performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Mazal shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Mazal in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Mazal 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 205 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.

Mazal at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

205

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2004

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#12,619

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Mazal popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
14
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
46810121416 20242019201420102006200219971993 5

Mazal by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
82 births that decade — 40% of Mazal's all-time total
1990s212000s822010s702020s32

Mazal by state

Where Mazal concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Mazal
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
69 33.7%
#2 New Jersey
5 2.4%
New York share of Mazal's total US births 33.7%
Even split

69 of 205 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mazal?
205 babies have been named Mazal since 1993. It currently ranks #12619 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 14 births.
When was Mazal most popular?
Mazal was most popular in the 2000s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Mazal most popular?
The top states for the name Mazal are New York (69 births), New Jersey (5 births).
How long has the name Mazal been used?
Mazal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Mazal?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mazie, Mazikeen, Mazzy, Mazzie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.