How Many People Are Named Kaz?
An estimated 679 people in the United States have the first name Kaz. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Kaz peaked in popularity in 2022 with 52 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Kaz as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Kaz paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
679
About 1 in 504,793 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2022
52 births
Total Registered
695
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Kaz
Kaz is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 695 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Kaz as a male name
Ranked #3,294 in 2024
36 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (52 births)
Kaz: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Kaz span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 218 babies were registered. Kaz remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Kaz by Decade
How has Kaz tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Kaz by State
Birth registrations for Kaz span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Georgia, California. The lowest are in Louisiana, Florida, California. On average, about 10 Kazs were registered per state.
Kaz + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Kaz as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Kaz
Other first names starting with K with a similar number of bearers.
Kaz: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Kaz?
We estimate approximately 679 people named Kaz are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 504,793 Americans share this first name.
Is Kaz a common name?
Kaz is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 695 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Kaz most popular?
Kaz reached peak popularity in 2022, when 52 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Kaz is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Kaz a male name?
Kaz is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Kaz Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Kaz Smith, Kaz Johnson, Kaz Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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