Mazey
Old English form of the name Mercy, meaning compassionate.
Name Census estimates that about 213 living Americans carry the first name Mazey. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Mazey today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Mazey births was 2023 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Mazey. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Mazey with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
213
~ 1 in 1,609,175 Americans
Peak year
2023
19 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2024 SSA rank
#8,235
Tracked since 1996
Popularity
Mazey: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Mazey from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 91 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Mazey remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Mazey by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Mazey during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Mazey
The name Mazey is believed to have originated from the Old French word "mazer," which referred to a type of drinking bowl or goblet made from maple wood. This name likely emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century, in regions where French language and culture had a significant influence, such as parts of modern-day France, England, and parts of the Low Countries.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mazey can be found in the Domesday Book, a famous record commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, which documented landholders and properties in England. Here, the name is listed as a surname, "Maceir," which could have later evolved into the given name Mazey.
In the 14th century, there are mentions of a Mazey de Wodeham in the records of the University of Oxford. Mazey de Wodeham was a prominent philosopher and logician who studied and taught at Oxford during this period.
During the Renaissance, the name Mazey gained some prominence in artistic circles. One notable figure was Mazey Ambrosius, a Dutch painter and engraver who lived from around 1550 to 1618. His works were particularly renowned for their detailed depictions of landscapes and architectural scenes.
In the 17th century, Mazey Hawkins was a well-known English explorer and trader who traveled extensively throughout the Caribbean and Central America. He documented his adventures in a book titled "A True Relation of the Travels and Perilous Adventures of Mazey Hawkins," which was published in 1689.
Another significant figure was Mazey Montague, a British aristocrat and politician who lived from 1690 to 1753. He served as the Ambassador to France and played a crucial role in negotiating the Treaty of Utrecht, which ended the War of the Spanish Succession.
People
Mazey + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Mazey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with M
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Mazey: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mazey?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 213 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Mazey going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,609,175 US residents.
Is Mazey a common name?
We classify Mazey as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 215 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Mazey most popular?
The single biggest year for Mazey was 2023, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Mazey is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Mazey in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Mazey a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Mazey in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Mazey still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Mazey in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Mazey can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Mazey?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.