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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Razi with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Razi in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 329 people with the first name Razi, which placed it at #27,678 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#27,678
National first-name rank
People counted
329
329 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Asian and Pacific Islander
42.6% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Razi
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Razi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 42.6%. The next largest groups are White (32.5%) and Black (12.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Razi described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Razi at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Asian and Pacific Islander42.6% · 140
- White32.5% · 107
- Black or African American12.2% · 40
- Two or more races6.7% · 22
- Hispanic or Latino5.2% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 3
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)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Razi leans strongly male. 284 people counted with this name were male (86.3%), compared with 45 female bearers (13.7%).
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
How many people share a full name with Razi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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.
How common was Razi in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 329 people with the name Razi, or 0.11 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #27,678 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Razi in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Razi?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Razi leans strongly male. 284 people counted with this name were male (86.3%), compared with 45 female bearers (13.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Razi?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Razi is Asian/Pacific Islander at 42.6%. The next largest groups are White (32.5%) and Black (12.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Razi most often in the Census?
Asian/Pacific Islander is the largest reported group for people named Razi in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.6% (140 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Razi in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Razi still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Razi in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Razi can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Razi?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.