1036 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"
Mae
Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, Hebrew, Latin
"beloved, bitter, drop of the sea; pearl"
Mateo
Spanish
"gift of God"
Mira
Latin, Slavic, Arabic, Sanskrit, Japanese
"admirable; peace; female ruler; ocean; mirror"
Matilda
German
"battle-mighty"
Micah
Hebrew
"who is like the Lord"
Max
English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
"greatest"
Margaret
Greek
"pearl"
Maxwell
Scottish
"great stream"
Mia
Italian word name or Scandinavian short form of Maria
"drop of the sea"
Monty
Diminutive of Montague or Montgomery, variation of Monte, English, Spanish
"mountain"
Miranda
Latin
"marvellous, admirable"
Millie
English diminutive of Mildred or Millicent
"gentle strength; strong in work"
Matthew
Hebrew
"gift of God"
Madeline
English variation of Magdalen
"high tower or woman from Magdala"
Molly
Diminutive of Mary, Hebrew
"bitter"
Michael
Hebrew
"who is like God?"
Maya
Sanskrit, English, Hebrew, Estonian
"illusion, magic; mother; water; beloved, bitter, drop of the sea"
