Naz
Naz is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
- Turkish
Meaning & Origin of Naz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Naz is a name with a single cultural origin: Turkish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Turkish
The Story of Naz
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Naz as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 13 newborns named Naz — #8,136 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Naz on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Naz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2019, with 13 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 94 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Naz first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2016, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 12 births, good for #6,694 nationwide. About 65% of every Naz on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Naz last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Naz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Naz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- News
- Knees
- Knows
- Nas
- Nees
- Nez
- Gnaws
- Nass
- Nies
- Nese
- Neighs
- Nighs
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Naz
Naz is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Naz's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #8,136. Use the chart and map above to compare Naz'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.