girl's name
Mahaut
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 2,730
France
#278
2025 births
Mahaut is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 205 babies in France, ranking #278. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 2025, when 205 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 2,876 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1975.
Mahaut over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 10 |
| 1980s | 40 |
| 1990s | 245 |
| 2000s | 625 |
| 2010s | 820 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 990 |
How popular is Mahaut?
In 2025, Mahaut was given to 205 babies in France, ranking #278 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Mahaut
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Mahaut also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Mahaut over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Mahaut
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Mahaut — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Mahaut
Is Mahaut a girl's or a boy's name?
Mahaut is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Mahaut most popular?
Mahaut peaked in 2025, when 205 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Mahaut a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Mahaut currently ranks #278 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.