1034 Unisex Names That Start With M (With Meanings and Popularity)
Unisex names that start with M are dominated by two male cultural icons whose names are nevertheless much more popular for girls in the US today: Morgan and Marley. The most popular unisex M name with an almost-even gender split, Murphy, is another surnamey pick with celebrity cred.
Along with Morgan and Marley, other M unisex names ranking in the US Top 500 for either girls or boys include Madison, Mason, Micah, Maverick, Max, and Milan. But with M among the most popular initials overall, there are plenty of other tempting M-starting nonbinary names to choose from.
Unique gender-neutral M names our members have used for real include celestial Mercury (boy) and Mars (girl), and art-inspired Miro (boy) and Matisse (girl).
Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with M, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.
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- Milo
Origin:
Latin and Old GermanMeaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Mabel
Origin:
Diminutive of Amabel, LatinMeaning:
"lovable"
- Mateo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Miles
Origin:
English form of Milo, Latin and Old German,"soldier or merciful"Meaning:
"soldier or merciful"
- Mira
Origin:
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit, JapaneseMeaning:
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean; mirror"
- Moon
Origin:
Word name
- Mae
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, Hebrew, LatinMeaning:
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pearl"
- Matilda
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"battle-mighty"
- Micah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"who is like the Lord"
- Margaret
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"pearl"
- Miranda
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"marvellous, admirable"
- Mia
Origin:
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of MariaMeaning:
"mine or bitter"
- Millie
Origin:
English diminutive of Mildred or MillicentMeaning:
"gentle strength; strong in work"
- Matthew
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Maya
Origin:
Sanskrit, English, Hebrew, EstonianMeaning:
"illusion, magic; mother; water; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
- Molly
Origin:
Diminutive of Mary, HebrewMeaning:
"bitter"
- Malin
Origin:
Scandinavian diminutive of MagdaleneMeaning:
"high tower or woman of Magdela"
- Max
Origin:
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or MaxwellMeaning:
"greatest"
- Maren
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sea"
- Madeline
Origin:
English variation of MagdalenMeaning:
"high tower or woman from Magdala"
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