Ghazi
Ghazi is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
- Arabic
Meaning & Origin of Ghazi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ghazi is a name with a single cultural origin: Arabic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
The Story of Ghazi
The earliest SSA record of Ghazi as a baby boy name dates back to 1991, when 7 babies received it. 2024 was its biggest year on record, with 22 newborns named Ghazi — #4,553 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Ghazi on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ghazi ranks #4,885 for baby boys with 20 births, rising sharply (+61% over the past five years). All told, over 284 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Ghazi most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- TN55%
- SA18%
- JO11%
- LB10%
- MA6%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Ghazi
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ghazi is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ghazi
Ghazi is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 284 births in the dataset. Ghazi's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #4,553. Use the chart and map above to compare Ghazi's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.