Boys' name · since 1971

Mazen

1,439 babies named Mazen in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,075 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,555 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,439
born since 1971
2010s
peak decade

1,439 babies have been named Mazen since 1971, making it today's #2555 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Mazen recorded 1,439 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #2555 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.

  • #4,075 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #2,555 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,439 born since 1971
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mazen ranks #4,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,555 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,439 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,075 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#2,555 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,439
born since 1971
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%81.6%
Mazen vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Mazen's 1,439 recorded births place it above 91.03% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

10 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Mazen compares

1,439 Top 26% higher than 74% of 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

Mazen's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Mazen Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,439 369 358,536
Peak-year births 65 34 22,252

Mazen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Mazen's full recorded timeline at 1999, 77% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 23% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 65 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Mazen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
65
Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
020406080 197119801987199420012008201520222025 52

Mazen by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (479 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Mazen's strongest decade.

479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Mazen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 479 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Mazen compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Mazen's total volume

Mazen vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -15, 16.9%-111, 2.2%-33, 7.5%-99, 3.5%-60, 3.1%-143, 2.9%-59, 3.9%-57, 5.2%-94, 6.7%-40, 4.7%-45, 15.3%-109, 5.4%-126, 2%-146, 2.8%-123, 3.8%Mazen-55, 4.5%Mazen
Mazen vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Mazen by state

Where Mazen concentrates geographically, total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Mazen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
102 7.1%
#2 New York
92 6.4%
#3 Michigan
57 4.0%
#4 Texas
42 2.9%
#5 New Jersey
17 1.2%
#6 Florida
16 1.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
12 0.8%
#8 Ohio
11 0.8%
California share of Mazen's total US births 7.1%
Even split

102 of 1,439 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Mazen appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Mazen?
Mazen has been given to 1,439 babies in the U.S. since 1971, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #4,075 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Among boys in 2025, it is #2,555 of 13,930. 65 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
Where does Mazen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Mazen ranks #4,075 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,555 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Mazen most popular?
Mazen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 479 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Mazen most popular?
The top states for the name Mazen are California (102 births), New York (92 births), Michigan (57 births).
How long has the name Mazen been used?
Mazen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 55 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Mazen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Mazi, Mazin, Maze, Maziah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Mazen's data

  • Mazen's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (479 total births) through the 2020s (337) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Mazens (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Mazen

Nearby Names Like Mazen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Mazen

Names with a similar popularity rank to Mazen

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Mazen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–2025 (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 Mazen 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.