1418 Boy Names That Start With M (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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
Latin and Old German
"soldier or merciful"
Miles
English form of Milo, Latin and Old German,"soldier or merciful"
"soldier or merciful"
Mateo
Spanish
"gift of God"
Micah
Hebrew
"who is like the Lord"
Max
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
"greatest"
Maxwell
Scottish
"great stream"
Monty
Diminutive of Montague or Montgomery, variation of Monte, English, Spanish
"mountain"
Matthew
Hebrew
"gift of God"
Magnus
Scandinavian from Latin
"greatest"
Michael
Hebrew
"who is like God?"
Maverick
American
"independent, nonconformist"
Malachi
Hebrew
"my messenger"
Matthias
Aramaic variation of Matthew
"gift of God"
Maddox
Welsh
"son of Madoc"
Montgomery
Norman
"man power"
Myles
Spelling variation of Miles, English form of Latin and Old German
"soldier and merciful"
Mark
Latin
"warlike"
Malcolm
Scottish
"devotee of St. Colomba"
Martin
Latin
"warlike"
Merrick
German, Welsh
"fame, power, ruler; dark-skinned"
