Mazi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “sir; respected man”
- Origin
- Igbo
- Say it
- MAH-zee · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (83% of all uses)
An Igbo title used for a respected man, especially in Nigeria, and occasionally adopted as a given name. It functions primarily as an honorific in its original cultural setting.
How popular is Mazi?
Babies named Mazi in 2024176
2024 rank#1,210 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18801,125
Mazi is rising: use over the last five years is 22.0× what it was a decade earlier.
Mazi questions
What does the name Mazi mean?
Mazi means "sir; respected man". It comes from Igbo. An Igbo title used for a respected man, especially in Nigeria, and occasionally adopted as a given name. It functions primarily as an honorific in its original cultural setting.
Is Mazi a boy or girl name?
Mazi is mainly a boy's name in US records (83% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Mazi?
176 US babies were named Mazi in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Mazi?
Mazi is usually pronounced MAH-zee.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.