Maat
A girls’ name of Egyptian origin, meaning truth, justice, and cosmic order.
Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Maat by the numbers
Maat was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 14 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Maat. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Maat
Names that are said the same way as Maat, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean truth
Like Maat, each of these has truth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Verafaith; or from latin for truth1,153 in the US (2017)
- Justicejustice; fairness; virtue name1,100 in the US (2017)
- Veronicatrue image or true likeness817 in the US (2017)
- Aminahtrustworthy, honest, peaceful81 in England and Wales (2025)
- Amenso be it; truth; certainty131 in the US (2017)
- Justycejustice, fairness; a respelling of Justice with archaic -yce ending118 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Maat
Nobody has voted for Maat yet
Vote for Maat and put it up against all the other baby names
Vote for Maat