Given name & surname
Maaz
“anger”
Maaz is used as a given name and a surname.
Original Hebrewמעץ
Meaning & origin
What it means
As a biblical name, Maaz means “anger.”
From biblical name research
Where it comes from
Maaz is a biblical name from Hebrew.
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How it developed
From the Hebrew verb maaz (מעץ), “to be enraged.”
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Maaz appears in 1 Chronicles 2:27.
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Maaz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 742
- 742 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 46 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,006 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,006 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 1.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 701 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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