Maaz
Boy · MAAZ · Arabic
Maaz is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “protected, sheltered”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Maaz mean?
Arabic: South Asian spelling of Muadh
“protected, sheltered”
Form of Muadh, after Muadh ibn Jabal, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad known for his learning.
- Say it
- MAAZ
Is Maaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Maaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Maaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,473among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Maaz, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2017, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Maaz in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Maaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 10 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 21 | #1,341 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,261 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,555 |
| 2017 | 27 | #1,141 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 12 | #1,990 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 8 | #2,534 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 1 | #3,857 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Maaz in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Maaz, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,688th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 46 boys. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had fewer boys named Maaz than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Maaz in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Maaz in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3,453 |
| 2023 | 31 | #3,627 |
| 2022 | 34 | #3,410 |
| 2021 | 43 | #2,861 |
| 2020 | 46 | #2,688 |
| 2019 | 24 | #4,226 |
| 2018 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2017 | 45 | #2,714 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 27 | #3,881 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,698 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,167 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,804 |
| 2011 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,365 |
| 2009 | 23 | #4,276 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,090 |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,029 |
| 2004 | 19 | #4,416 |
| 2003 | 19 | #4,271 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,612 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 8 | #7,132 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 12 | #4,954 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,103 |
| 1993 | 5 | #8,693 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
Names like Maaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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