Mazzy
Mazzy Star was an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California by members of the rock band Opal. Founding guitarist David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal.
Meaning & Origin of Mazzy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Mazzy Star was an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California by members of the rock band Opal. Founding guitarist David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal.
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The Story of Mazzy
Mazzy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1996, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 48 Mazzys were born — ranking #3,363 that year. As of 2026, Mazzy ranks #4,209 for baby girls with 34 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 967 Mazzys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Mazzy
Mazzy is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 967 births in the dataset. Mazzy's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #3,363. Use the chart and map above to compare Mazzy'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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