Kazi

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A few things about Kazi you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Kazi

Kazi Nazrul Islam

National poet of Bangladesh

Choose Kazi and your child shares a first name with Kazi Nazrul Islam, a National poet of Bangladesh. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Kazi, like who?” Kazi Nazrul Islam's Wikipedia article is available in 56 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 38,023 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Kazi, 45 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Kazi would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryKazi first shows up in US birth records in 1989, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 36 years since.
• 🏆Best yearKazi is at its all-time high right now: #2,798 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowKazi is 7.3× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 277,778 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 38,023.
• 🚀TrendKazi has climbed 48 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,798. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedKazi is most popular in Louisiana, where it ranks #672. It's in the top 1,000 in 1 state.
• ⚖️Boy or girlKazi is given to both boys and girls: 87% of the 52 babies named Kazi in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Kazi

Kazi is a gender-neutral name of English origin. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with K and ending in “-azi”. US birth records list Kazi for boys from 1989 to 2025, in 32 of those 37 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #2,798 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #2,798, with 45 babies. Of the 52 US babies named Kazi in 2025, 13% were girls and 87% were boys.

Origin:English names