Mazin is an Arabic name meaning "rain clouds", a welcome image in a desert culture, and it was the name of an ancient Arabian tribe; Mazen is the alternative transliteration. It is popular in Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Egypt and is chosen in the United States mainly by Arab American families. Mazin ranked number 5223 in 2000, stayed in the 3000s and 4000s for most of the last decade and reached its best rank so far, number 2630, in 2025 with 50 boys.