Moaz
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-AHZ
- Origin
- Arabic
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Moaz is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “protected”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Moaz mean?
Arabic: spelling of Mu'adh
“protected”
Mu'adh ibn Jabal was a companion of the Prophet renowned for his knowledge of Islamic law.
Is Moaz a girl's or a boy's name?
Moaz is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Moaz in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 467% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Moaz, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 7 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Moaz in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,639 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 2 | #6,340 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #4,616 |
Names like Moaz
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Musa, Amir, Mustafa, Umar, Muaz, Zayd, Syed, Yahya, Luca, Zayaan, Arham
Names related to Moaz
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza, Kairo, Safa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Moaz: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/moaz, updated 20 October 2026.