Kazi
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- KAH-zee
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,797 for boys
Kazi is a name of Arabic origin, meaning “judge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,797th for boys in the US (45 babies).
What does Kazi mean?
Arabic: from qadi via Persian and Bengali; also a Swahili word meaning work
“judge”
From the Arabic title qadi, an Islamic judge; Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, carried it in his name.
Is Kazi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kazi has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 7 girls and 45 boys in the US.
How popular is Kazi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,771st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15 about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Kazi, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2002, with 17 boys. 11 girls were also named Kazi in 2025 (2,509th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Kazi than any year since 2002.
Half of all the boys named Kazi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 22 boys in the UK were given Kazi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,165, up from #1,771 for this spelling alone.
- Kazi 15
- Qazi 7
In 1996, 58% of the babies named Kazi in the UK were girls. By 2025 it was 42%, with more boys than girls since 2015.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Kazi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 9 | #2,515 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,303 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,174 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,167 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 12 | #1,852 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 11 | #1,742 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 11 | #1,583 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 17 | #1,067 |
| 2001 | 7 | #1,833 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 10 | #1,319 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Kazi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,797th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 45 about 1 in 38,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 45 boys in the US were named Kazi, making it the 2,797th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,845th. It first appears in the records in 1989. 7 girls were also named Kazi in 2025 (11,928th for girls).
2025 had the most boys named Kazi of any year since it first appeared, in 1989.
Half of all the boys named Kazi in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 96 boys in the US were given Kazi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,518, up from #2,797 for this spelling alone.
- Khazi 51
- Kazi 45
In 2025, 13% of the babies named Kazi in the US were girls.
Kazi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45 | #2,797 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 42 | #2,951 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 40 | #3,020 |
| 2020 | 42 | #2,845 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,293 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 20 | #4,709 |
| 2014 | 14 | #5,993 |
| 2013 | 15 | #5,655 |
| 2012 | 13 | #6,300 |
| 2011 | 14 | #5,939 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 8 | #8,980 |
| 2008 | 6 | #11,030 |
| 2007 | 20 | #4,638 |
| 2006 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2005 | 14 | #5,572 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,551 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 10 | #6,438 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,202 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 10 | #5,528 |
| 1995 | 8 | #6,400 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
Names like Kazi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kairo, Loki, Hamza, Sami, Ruairi, Rumi, Yusuf, Muhammad, Rafi, Zayan, Yahya, Umar
Other spellings of Kazi
Qazi, Khazi
Names related to Kazi
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Safa, Liyana
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kazi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kazi, updated 20 October 2026.