Girl · #9,133 in 2026

Maat

Maʽat or Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified this concept and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the moment of creation. Her ideological opposite was Isfet, meaning injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.

  • Egyptian Mythology
Current Rank
#9,133
Peak Rank
#6,078 (2020)
Total Babies
205
5-Yr Trend
-33%
1998
First Year
2026
Last Year
2020
Peak Year
#6078
Peak Rank
205
Total Count
21
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Maat

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Maʽat or Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified this concept and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the moment of creation. Her ideological opposite was Isfet, meaning injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Egyptian Mythology
Origin & history
The earliest surviving records indicating that Maat was not the norm for nature and society, in this world and the next, were recorded during the Old Kingdom of Egypt , the earliest substantial surviving examples being found in the Pyramid Texts of Unas ( c. 2375 BCE and 2345 BCE). Later, when most goddesses were paired with a male aspect, her masculine counterpart was Thoth , as their attributes are similar. In other accounts, Thoth was paired off with Seshat , goddess of writing and measure, who is a lesser-known deity. After her role in creation and continuously preventing the universe from

The Story of Maat

The earliest SSA record of Maat as a baby girl name dates back to 1998, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 19 newborns named Maat — #6,078 in the national rankings. About 47% of every Maat on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Maat ranks #9,133 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-33%). All told, over 205 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Maat

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Frequently Asked Questions about Maat

What does the name Maat mean?
Maʽat or Maat is the ancient Egyptian concept of truth, balance, law, morality, and justice. Maat was also the goddess who personified this concept and regulated the stars, seasons, and the actions of mortals and the deities who had brought order from chaos at the moment of creation. Her ideological opposite was Isfet, meaning injustice, chaos, violence or to do evil.
What is the origin of the name Maat?
Maat has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Egyptian Mythology.
How popular is Maat in 2026?
In 2026, Maat ranks #9,133 among girls' names in the U.S., with 9 babies given the name that year.
When was Maat most popular?
Maat reached its peak popularity in 2020, ranking #6,078 that year with 19 babies given the name.
Is Maat a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Maat is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Maat?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Maat include Jerusalem, Nash, Aiman. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Maat

Maat is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 205 births in the dataset. Maat's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #6,078. Use the chart and map above to compare Maat's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.