Girl Names That Start With M
Girl names that start with M represent the second most populous group of girl names by initial, following A. The Number 1 girls' name for decades started with an M: Mary. Mary and the related Maria and Marie referred their charm to other M-starting baby girl names, such as Margaret, Megan, and Melissa.
Today, the most popular baby girl names that start with M include Mia, Madison, and all varieties of Madeline. Along with Mia and Madison, other popular M names for girls in the US Top 200 include Mila, Maya, Madelyn, Mackenzie, Melody, Molly, Maeve, Magnolia, and Margot.
England's Top 100 girl names include several other choices that start with M: Matilda, Millie, Maisie, Maria, Mabel, and Maryam. In France, one of the top M names for girls is Manon, while in Germany Melina and Marlene rank in the Top 50.
Unique girl names starting with M you might want to consider range from Maple to Marguerite to Mirabel. And M is the beginning letter for hundreds of more unusual and intriguing baby names, from Maverick to Modesty.
Here, our full menu of girl names that start with M, ordered according to their current popularity on Nameberry. You may also be interested in our lists of Boy Names That Start With M, Unisex Names That Start With M, or our full list of Names That Start With M.
- Maeve
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"she who intoxicates"
- Matilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle-mighty"
- Mae
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or MargaretMeaning:
"bitter or pearl"
- Maisie
Origin:
Scottish diminutive of Margaret or MaryMeaning:
"pearl or bitter"
- Mabel
Origin:
Diminutive of AmabelMeaning:
"lovable"
- Margot
Origin:
French, diminutive of MargaretMeaning:
"pearl"
- Margaret
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pearl"
- Maya
Origin:
Greek mythology name; Central American Indian empire name; Latinate variation of May; Spanish, diminutive of Amalia; variation of Maia; HebrewMeaning:
"water"
- Mia
Origin:
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of MariaMeaning:
"mine or bitter"
- Molly
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary, HebrewMeaning:
"bitter"
- Madeline
Origin:
English variation of MagdalenMeaning:
"high tower or woman from Magdala"
- Mira
Origin:
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"
- Mila
Origin:
Slavic, RussianMeaning:
"gracious; dear"
- Millie
Origin:
Diminutive of Mildred or MillicentMeaning:
"gentle strength; strong in work"
- Miriam
Origin:
Hebrew or EgyptianMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Marigold
Origin:
Flower name, from EnglishMeaning:
"golden flower"
- Maren
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sea"
- Madeleine
Origin:
French variation of MagdalenMeaning:
"woman from Magdala or high tower"
- Magnolia
Origin:
Flower name, from French surnameMeaning:
"Magnol's flower"
- Mary
Origin:
Hebrew or EgyptianMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"