Kazmir
Scott Edward Kazmir is an American former professional baseball pitcher who participated in 15 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons between 2004 and 2021, most notably with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Meaning & Origin of Kazmir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Scott Edward Kazmir is an American former professional baseball pitcher who participated in 15 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons between 2004 and 2021, most notably with the Tampa Bay Rays.
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The Story of Kazmir
American parents first put Kazmir on the record books as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 42 Kazmirs were born — ranking #2,960 that year. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 66% of all recorded Kazmirs. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #4,373 among baby boy names with 24 births, rising sharply (+200% over the past five years). In total, more than 220 Kazmirs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kazmir
Kazmir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 220 births in the dataset. Kazmir's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #2,960. Use the chart and map above to compare Kazmir'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 .
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