Kazu
Kazu is a Japanese given name for both sexes. Notable people with the name include:Princess Kazu , wife of 14th shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi Kazu Ando , Japanese essayistKazu Fujimura , Japanese swimmer Kazu Hatanaka , Japanese Paralympic athlete Kazu Hiro, American prosthetic makeup artist Kazu Kibuishi, American graphic novelist Kazu Makino , member of the band Blonde Redhead Kazu Miura , Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Kazu
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kazu is a Japanese given name for both sexes. Notable people with the name include:Princess Kazu , wife of 14th shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi Kazu Ando , Japanese essayistKazu Fujimura , Japanese swimmer Kazu Hatanaka , Japanese Paralympic athlete Kazu Hiro, American prosthetic makeup artist Kazu Kibuishi, American graphic novelist Kazu Makino , member of the band Blonde Redhead Kazu Miura , Japanese…
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The Story of Kazu
As a girl name
American parents first put Kazu on the record books as a girl name in 1916, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 5 Kazus were born — ranking #4,417 that year. Kazu last appeared in the published SSA data in 1916, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Kazu as a boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Kazu — #12,551 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Kazu on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Kazu last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Kazu
Kazu is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2008 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Kazu's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #12,551. Use the chart and map above to compare Kazu'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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