Kaz

Where Kaz comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kaz.

Kaz through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,179 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2023
    Peak, #2,541
    52 babies named Kaz, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name serving as a diminutive of various given names with the element Kazu- from Japanese
Namesakes

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