1040 Unisex Names That Start With M (With Meanings and Popularity)
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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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Mabel
Diminutive of Amabel, Latin
"lovable"
Milo
Latin and Old German
"soldier or merciful"
Miles
English form of Milo, Latin and Old German,"soldier or merciful"
"soldier or merciful"
Mia
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria
"drop of the sea"
Mateo
Spanish
"gift of God"
Mira
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit, Japanese
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean; mirror"
Millie
English diminutive of Mildred or Millicent
"gentle strength; strong in work"
Matilda
German
"battle-mighty"
Margaret
Greek
"pearl"
Michael
Hebrew
"who is like God?"
Micah
Hebrew
"who is like the Lord"
Matthew
Hebrew
"gift of God"
Maya
Sanskrit, English, Hebrew, Estonian
"illusion, magic; mother; water; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
Mae
Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, Hebrew, Latin
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pearl"
Miranda
Latin
"marvellous, admirable"
Molly
Diminutive of Mary, Hebrew
"bitter"
Malcolm
Scottish
"devotee of St. Colomba"
Maxwell
Scottish
"great stream"
Maren
Latin
"sea"
Max
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
"greatest"
