Mazhar
The mazhar is a large, heavy tambourine used in Arabic music. The mazhar's frame is generally made out of wood. Its single head is considerably thicker than that of the riq, its smaller cousin. Some drums have brass zills that are about 10–13 centimetres in diameter; these may be played with a shaking technique.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Mazhar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
The mazhar is a large, heavy tambourine used in Arabic music. The mazhar's frame is generally made out of wood. Its single head is considerably thicker than that of the riq, its smaller cousin. Some drums have brass zills that are about 10–13 centimetres in diameter; these may be played with a shaking technique.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Mazhar
American parents first put Mazhar on the record books as a baby boy name in 2012, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 5 Mazhars were born — ranking #12,271 that year. Mazhar last appeared in the published SSA data in 2012, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
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About the name Mazhar
Mazhar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2012 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Mazhar's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #12,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Mazhar'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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