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boys' name ★ peaked 2022

Kaz

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #3,705 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

A male given name serving as a diminutive of various given names with the element Kazu- from Japanese

Rank 2025
#3,705
among boys · ↓398 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
30
named Kaz · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 56,936
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
52 babies
All-time total
725
#6,292 all-time among boys
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Kaz popularity over time

725 babies have been named Kaz since 1918, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2022Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 5 1 – #4,495
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 25 3 – #3,457
1980s 73 7 +192% #2,654
1990s 98 10 +34% #2,956
2000s 96 10 -2% #5,738
2010s 180 18 +88% #3,305
2020s (to 2025) 248 41 +130% #2,562

Where Kaz is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 33 0.02 outside top 500
2028 34 0.02 outside top 500
2029 35 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Kaz

Kaz is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #3,705 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 725 American babies have been named Kaz. Its peak came in 2022, when 52 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Kaz stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kaz?

The median living Kaz is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 27. An estimated 700 people named Kaz are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Kaz year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 30 #3,705
2024 36 #3,307
2023 52 #2,562
2022 52 #2,604
2021 37 #3,215
2020 41 #2,906
2019 35 #3,305
2018 21 #4,675
2017 27 #3,932
2016 22 #4,546
2015 22 #4,476
2014 7 #10,207
2013 11 #7,306
2012 15 #5,854
2011 11 #7,259
2010 9 #8,467
2009 14 #6,277
2008 9 #8,668
2007 10 #7,893
2006 8 #9,160
2005 14 #5,738
2004 11 #6,773
2003 8 #8,246
2002 10 #6,805
2001 5 #11,494
2000 7 #8,682
1995 – –
1990 16 #3,699
1985 – –
1980 6 #5,907
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Kaz

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Kaz Hirai Kaz Hirai Japanese businessman (born 1960) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Kaz, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Kaz?

The median living Kaz is about 10 years old. Half of all living Kazs are between 4 and 27 years old.

How many people named Kaz are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Kaz are alive in the United States, based on 725 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Kaz mean?

A male given name serving as a diminutive of various given names with the element Kazu- from Japanese

How popular is the name Kaz in 2025?

Kaz ranked #3,705 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kaz?

725 babies have been named Kaz in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kaz most popular?

Kaz peaked in 2022, when 52 newborns received the name.

Is Kaz a boy or girl name?

Kaz is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Kaz rising or falling?

Kaz is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Kaz become more popular?

Kaz is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 boys named Kaz in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Kaz?

Well-known people named Kaz include Kaz Hirai (designer).

Names like Kaz

Names that sound and feel close to Kaz: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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