Mazi

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?

202453.0 per million US babies
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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.