Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Kazi

Gender Unisex · 22% girls Rank 2025 #2,821 Trend ↑ Rising 49%
Rank 2025
#2,821
among boys · ↑669 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
52
named Kazi · +33% vs 2024
How common
1 in 37,957
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
52 babies
All-time total
697
#7,462 all-time among boys
First recorded
1989
in Social Security records

Kazi popularity over time

697 babies have been named Kazi since 1989, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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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 Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1980s – 5 5 1 – #8,580
1990s 27 37 64 6 +1180% #5,777
2000s 22 109 131 13 +105% #4,724
2010s 52 156 208 21 +59% #4,177
2020s (to 2025) 49 240 289 48 +132% #2,821

Where Kazi 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 49 0.03 outside top 500
2027 53 0.03 outside top 500
2028 57 0.03 outside top 500
2029 60 0.04 outside top 500
2030 63 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Kazi

Kazi is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,821 in 2025 with 45 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1989, 697 American babies have been named Kazi, about 78% boys and 22% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. 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 Kazi stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Kazi?

The median living Kazi is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 18. An estimated 700 people named Kazi are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Kazi year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 7 #12,540 45 #2,821
2024 6 #14,354 33 #3,490
2023 9 #10,747 42 #2,979
2022 14 #7,838 38 #3,185
2021 7 #12,857 40 #3,051
2020 6 #14,281 42 #2,865
2019 12 #8,846 25 #4,177
2018 8 #11,966 17 #5,429
2017 6 #15,032 17 #5,411
2016 8 #12,326 14 #6,195
2015 6 #15,456 20 #4,810
2014 5 #17,876 14 #6,152
2013 – – 15 #5,807
2012 – – 13 #6,497
2011 7 #14,068 14 #6,105
2010 – – 7 #10,235
2009 – – 8 #9,449
2008 5 #19,014 6 #11,849
2007 – – 20 #4,724
2006 – – 11 #7,195
2005 5 #17,835 14 #5,739
2004 5 #17,442 10 #7,280
2003 – – 13 #5,722
2002 – – 10 #6,806
2001 – – 10 #6,716
2000 7 #12,463 7 #8,683
1995 7 #11,101 8 #6,695
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Famous people named Kazi

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

  1. 1 Kazi Nazrul Islam Kazi Nazrul Islam Bengali poet, writer and musician (1899–1976) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Kazi?

The median living Kazi is about 7 years old. Half of all living Kazis are between 3 and 18 years old.

How many people named Kazi are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Kazi are alive in the United States, based on 697 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Kazi in 2025?

Kazi ranked #2,821 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 45 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Kazi?

697 babies have been named Kazi in the United States since 1989, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Kazi most popular?

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

Is Kazi a boy or girl name?

Kazi is used for both: about 22% of babies named Kazi have been girls and 78% boys.

Is the name Kazi rising or falling?

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

Will Kazi become more popular?

Kazi is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 63 boys named Kazi 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 Kazi?

Well-known people named Kazi include Kazi Nazrul Islam (writer).

Names like Kazi

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

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