Girls' name · since 1912
Mazel
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 397 babies named Mazel, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Mazel is the #13292 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 397 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mazel has been recorded 397 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #13292 nationally and more common than 23% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #13,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,292 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 397 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mazel ranks #13,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,292 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 397 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,292 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 397
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Mazel's 397 recorded births place it above 81.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Mazel compares
397 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Mazel's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Mazel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 397 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Mazel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Mazel splits its recorded history at 1929: 38% of all births land in the more recent half, 62% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1933 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Mazel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Mazel by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (173 births, 44% of the file).
1920s was Mazel's strongest decade.
173 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Mazel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
173 births
- 1930s
1930s
81 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 173 births (44% of all-time use).
Mazel by state
Where Mazel concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 23 | 5.8% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 12 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.5% |
23 of 397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Mazel's data
- Mazel's decade-level peak was the 1920s (173 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Mazels (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Mazel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Mazel 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.