Mazatl as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Mazatl

What is the meaning of the name Mazatl ?

The baby name Mazatl is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈma.sat͡ɬ/ (IPA); MAH-sahtl (approx.).

Mazatl is Nahuatl in Origin.

Mazatl is a gender-neutral Nahuatl given name meaning “deer,” from Classical Nahuatl mazātl (Uto-Aztecan family). In the Mexica/Aztec tonalpohualli, Mazatl names the seventh day-sign, Deer, linked with swiftness, grace, and the hunt; children were often named for their birth sign. Pronounced roughly mah-ZAHTL, with the final tl as a single consonant.

Use was common in pre-Hispanic Central Mexico and persisted locally after Spanish colonization, then saw a modern revival among Nahua communities and parents seeking Indigenous names across Mexico and the diaspora. Spelling varies by orthography: Mazātl (Classical with long-vowel mark), Mazatl (standard simplification), Masatl (s-spelling in modern Nahuatl), and Mazat (a simplified Spanish-friendly form). Related forms appear in toponyms such as Mazatlán, “place of deer,” reinforcing the name’s cultural resonance. Diminutive or nickname Maza is sometimes used.

⚙ Mazatl is a rare find. Our records hold just 8 recorded uses, spread over 1 country.