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Muaz

Boy

Meaning of Muaz: Arabic: 'protected'

Muaz is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3521st most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 981st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3521

31 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#981

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

425

First recorded 1994 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 7 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 5 babies1999: 7 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 9 babies2002: 7 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 5 babies2005: 8 babies2006: 9 babies2007: 13 babies2008: 9 babies2009: 13 babies2010: 8 babies20102011: 13 babies2012: 5 babies2013: 12 babies2014: 11 babies2015: 17 babies2016: 20 babies2017: 23 babies2018: 25 babies2019: 19 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 22 babies2023: 36 babies2024: 39 babies2025: 31 babies
US babies named Muaz per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 39.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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