1007 Girl Names That Start With M (With Meanings and Popularity)
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 starting 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 by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Maeve
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"she who intoxicates"
- Mae
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or MargaretMeaning:
"bitter or pearl"
- Maisie
Origin:
Scottish diminutive of Margaret or MaryMeaning:
"pearl or bitter"
- Margot
Origin:
French, diminutive of MargaretMeaning:
"pearl"
- Matilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle-mighty"
- Mabel
Origin:
Diminutive of Amabel, LatinMeaning:
"lovable"
- Mia
Origin:
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of MariaMeaning:
"mine or bitter"
- Madeline
Origin:
English variation of MagdalenMeaning:
"high tower or woman from Magdala"
- Margaret
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pearl"
- Maya
Origin:
Greek; Central American Indian empire name; Latinate variation of May; Spanish, diminutive of Amalia; variation of Maia; HebrewMeaning:
"water"
- Mira
Origin:
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, SanskritMeaning:
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean"
- Mila
Origin:
Slavic, RussianMeaning:
"gracious; dear"
- Molly
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary, HebrewMeaning:
"bitter"
- Millie
Origin:
Diminutive of Mildred or MillicentMeaning:
"gentle strength; strong in work"
- Marigold
Origin:
Flower name, from EnglishMeaning:
"golden flower"
- Magnolia
Origin:
Flower name, from French surnameMeaning:
"Magnol's flower"
- Mara
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"bitter"
- Miriam
Origin:
Hebrew or EgyptianMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"
- Maren
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sea"
- Mary
Origin:
Hebrew or EgyptianMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved"