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Mazel

/ˈmʌzəl/ · 100% girls · 6 born in 2025

Mazel has been given to about 397 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈmʌzəl/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 100
Median age today90 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Mazel per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 29
  • Born in 20256
  • All time397

How popular is Mazel?

Its best year was 1923, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 1547th. The typical living American called Mazel is about 90 years old today.

Names that sound like Mazel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Hazel0.85
  2. Mabel0.85
  3. Marvel0.75
  4. Janel0.70
  5. Yael0.70
  6. Jael0.70
  7. Mariel0.70
  8. Marcell0.67

Middle names for Mazel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Mazel Anne0.81
  2. Mazel Catherine0.78
  3. Mazel Josephine0.78
  4. Mazel Rose0.77
  5. Mazel Grace0.77
  6. Mazel Eve0.77

Sibling names for Mazel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Cleoeither · 0.70
  2. Luellasister · 0.69
  3. Ilasister · 0.69
  4. Elouisesister · 0.69
  5. Juniorbrother · 0.64
  6. Forestbrother · 0.60

Where Mazel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Mazel Anderson0.77
    2. Mazel White0.72
    3. Mazel Nguyen0.72
    4. Mazel Hill0.72
    5. Mazel Hall0.72
    6. Mazel Brown0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Mazel

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.