Razi
A Persian given name meaning "pleasing" or "content".
Name Census estimates that about 126 living Americans carry the first name Razi. It is a predominantly male name (96.1% of registrations). The average person named Razi today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Razi births was 2006 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Razi. 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.
People living today
126
~ 1 in 2,720,273 Americans
Peak year
2006
16 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,637
Tracked since 1984
Gender
Gender distribution for Razi
Razi leans heavily male at 96.1% of total registrations, but 5 girls have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Razi as a male name
- Ranked #10,637 in 2024
- 7 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2006 (16 births)
Razi as a female name
- Ranked #17,066 in 2023
- 5 female births in 2023
- Peak: 2023 (5 births)
Popularity
Razi: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Razi from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 57 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Razi remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Razi 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 Razi during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Razis live
Origin
Meaning and history of Razi
The name Razi is derived from the Arabic word "razi" which means "pleasing" or "satisfying". It has its origins in the Middle Eastern region, particularly in Arab countries and Persia (modern-day Iran).
Razi is believed to have been a popular name during the medieval Islamic Golden Age, a period of significant cultural, scientific, and intellectual advancements that spanned the 8th to the 13th centuries. During this time, many scholars, philosophers, and scientists emerged from the region, some of whom may have borne the name Razi.
One of the most famous historical figures with the name Razi was Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, a Persian polymath born in 854 CE. He was a renowned philosopher, physician, and alchemist who made significant contributions to various fields, including medicine, chemistry, and physics. His works, such as "The Comprehensive Book on Medicine" and "The Spiritual Physick", had a lasting impact on the development of medical knowledge.
Another notable individual with the name Razi was Fakhr al-Din al-Razi, a Persian philosopher, theologian, and scholar who lived from 1149 to 1209 CE. He is best known for his influential work "Muhassal Afkar al-Mutaqaddimin wal-Muta'akhkhirin" (The Summa of the Opinions of the Ancients and the Moderns), which explored various philosophical and theological concepts.
In the literary realm, Razi al-Din Fakhruddin Ali Hamadani was a prominent Persian poet and Sufi mystic who lived during the 14th century. His works, such as the "Nafahat al-Uns" (The Breath of the Divine), played a significant role in the development of Persian mystical poetry.
Another historical figure with the name Razi was Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi, a Persian mathematician and astronomer from the 9th century CE. He made notable contributions to the fields of algebra and trigonometry, and his works were instrumental in the advancement of Islamic mathematics.
Razi al-Din Abul Qasim Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja'far, known as Razi, was a renowned Persian physician and chemist who lived in the 9th and 10th centuries CE. He is credited with numerous achievements in the field of medicine, including the discovery of various chemical compounds and the development of advanced surgical techniques.
These are just a few examples of the historical figures who bore the name Razi, highlighting its rich cultural and intellectual heritage, particularly in the fields of science, philosophy, and literature during the Islamic Golden Age and the medieval period in the Middle Eastern region.
People
Razi + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Razi: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Razi?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 126 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Razi 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 2,720,273 US residents.
Is Razi a common name?
We classify Razi as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 128 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Razi most popular?
The single biggest year for Razi was 2006, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Razi is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Razi a male name?
Yes, 96.1% of people registered as Razi in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.