1376 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 Milo, Latin and Old German,"soldier or merciful"Meaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Mateo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Michael
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like God?"
- Micah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like the Lord"
- Max
Origin:
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or MaxwellMeaning:
"greatest"
- Malachi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my messenger"
- Magnus
Origin:
Scandinavian from LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Maxwell
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"great stream"
- Malcolm
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"devotee of St. Colomba"
- Matthew
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Maverick
Origin:
AmericanMeaning:
"independent, nonconformist"
- Mason
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"worker in stone"
- Murphy
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sea warrior"
- Mark
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"warlike"
- Mazni
Origin:
Malay, ArabicMeaning:
"rain, rain clouds"
- Maximilian
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"greatest"
- Matteo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Martin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"warlike"
- Maddox
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of Madoc"