617 Boy Names That Start With M (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with M are modern favorites, with baby boomers Michael and Mark moving M names for boys onto the main stage in the mid 20th century.
Along with modern classic Michael, other M names for boys ranking in the US Top 100 include Mateo, Mason, Maverick, Matthew, and Miles. Martin, Mateo, and Manuel all rank in Spain's Top 10 for boys, while the Breton Mael is the most popular M-starting boy name in France.
But the real contemporary king of M names for boys is Muhammad. With all its spellings counted together, Muhammad is the most popular boys' name in the world.
There are plenty of marvelous unique M names for boys still waiting to be discovered: our users favor cool European options like Marius, Mathis and Misha — though they're nowhere on the official charts.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with M, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Milo
Origin:
Latin and Old GermanMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Miles
Origin:
English form of MiloMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Magnus
Origin:
Scandinavian from LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Micah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like the Lord"
- Malachi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my messenger"
- Max
Origin:
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or MaxwellMeaning:
"greatest"
- Mateo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Michael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like God?"
- Maverick
Origin:
AmericanMeaning:
"independent, nonconformist"
- Maxwell
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"great stream"
- Matthew
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Mercer
Origin:
French occupational nameMeaning:
"a merchant"
- Mason
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"worker in stone"
- Matteo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Murphy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea warrior"
- Malcolm
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"devotee of St. Colomba"
- Makaveli
Origin:
American variation of Machiavelli, ItalianMeaning:
"bad nail; king of light"
- Massimo
Origin:
Italian variation of MaximusMeaning:
"the greatest"
- Maximus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Marcus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"warlike"