Mazen is a distinctive choice, ranked #1675 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Mazen in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1675
About the Name Mazen
Mazen has never been more popular than it is right now, sitting at UK #1675. The name has climbed 1007 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1998.
Mazen is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Mazen
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Mazen per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Mazen in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Mazen is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1007 places over the last five years to #1675 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Mazen is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Mazen include: Mazen Al-Yassin — Mazen Moutan Al-Yassin is a Saudi Arabian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.; Mazen Al-Suwailem — Mazen Al-Suwailem is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Washm.; Mazen Al-Tarazi — Mazen Samir Al-Tarazi, also known as Mazen Al Tarazi and Mazin Al Tarazi, is a Syrian-Canadian businessman with close ties to the former Ba’athist Syrian....
Mazen does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Mazens in the wild.
15
UK babies named Mazen (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 1007 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Mazen
Likely around 1 other Mazen in the class
UK Popularity (1998–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Mazen
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Mazen Moutan Al-Yassin is a Saudi Arabian sprinter specialising in the 400 metres. He won a silver medal at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
Mazen Samir Al-Tarazi, also known as Mazen Al Tarazi and Mazin Al Tarazi, is a Syrian-Canadian businessman with close ties to the former Ba’athist Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad. He has significant activities in the media sector in Kuwait.
Mazen al-Hamada3 July 1977 - c.December 2024) was a Syrian activist from Deir ez-Zor. Hamada was imprisoned and tortured for more than a year and a half for participating in anti-government protests in the context of the Arab Spring in 2011.
Mazen Darwish (Arabic: مازن درويش) is a Syrian lawyer and free speech advocate. He is the president of the Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression.
Mazen al-Tumeizi was a Palestinian journalist, killed on-camera in Baghdad, Iraq by U.S. helicopter gunfire while covering the Haifa Street helicopter incident.
Mazen Dana was a Palestinian journalist who worked as a Reuters cameraman. He spent a decade covering the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in Hebron in the West Bank, for which he was awarded the 2001 International Press Freedom Award of the Committee to Protect Journalists.