Mazi is a short modern name of uncertain origin; in the Igbo language of Nigeria mazi is a respectful title for a man, roughly "sir" or "gentleman", and the name is also used as a nickname for longer names ending in -mazi or beginning with Ma-. It fits the current taste for two-syllable boys' names ending in i, like Kai, Levi and Kobi. Mazi has climbed fast in the United States, from number 7,854 in 2015 to number 1,087 in 2023, and ranks number 1,242 in 2025.