Muaadh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- moo-AADH
- Origin
- Arabic
Muaadh is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “protected, given refuge”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Muaadh mean?
Arabic: spelling of Muadh
“protected, given refuge”
Mu'adh ibn Jabal was a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, renowned for his knowledge of Islamic law.
Meaning borrowed from Muadh.
Is Muaadh a girl's or a boy's name?
Muaadh is a boys' name.
How popular is Muaadh in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2015, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Muaadh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Muaadh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
Names like Muaadh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Muhammad, Abdullah, Musa, Ahmed, Mustafa, Zayaan, Zayan, Musab, Zayd, Ibrahim, Azaan, Rayyan
Names related to Muaadh
More Arabic names
Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
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, “Muaadh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/muaadh, updated 20 October 2026.