The baby name Maziyar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /mæziˈjɑːr/ — English approximation: mah-ZEE-yar.
Maziyar is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Maziyar is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /mæziˈjɑːr/ — English approximation: mah-ZEE-yar.
Maziyar is Persian in Origin.
Maziyar (Persian مازیار, Māziyār) is a Persian masculine name rooted in Middle Persian. It is commonly analyzed as a contraction of Mazdiyār: Mazd-/Mazda, the Zoroastrian “Wise” deity (from Avestan mazdā- ‘wisdom’), + yār ‘friend; helper’ in Persian. The resulting sense is “friend of (Ahura) Mazda,” “ally of wisdom,” or “one helped by God.”
The name is well attested in early Iranian history: Māziyār of Tabaristan, a ninth‑century Qarinvand prince memorialized in Arabic–Persian chronicles, bore it during his resistance to Abbasid rule. After waxing and waning over centuries, Maziyar saw revival in modern Iran with interest in pre‑Islamic heritage and remains popular across the Persian‑speaking diaspora. Spellings vary by transliteration - Maziar, Mazyar, Maziyar, Māziyār - and an older learned form Mazdiyār survives in texts. Not to be confused with the unrelated Arabic name Mazhar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| IR | 0 | #225 | 7 | 4,221 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #256 | 459 | 10,162 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 13 | 8,334 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #692 | 6 | 13,071 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| TR | 0 | #1,200 | 12 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
Maziyar is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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