Baby Boy Names That Start With M
Browse 160 baby boy names that start with M, with meanings and origins from the audited name pool. This page is the gender-specific companion to the broad M baby-name list, so it stays focused on boy names rather than mixing in every possible starting-letter match.
Browse Baby Boy Names Beginning With M
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Baby Boy Names That Start With M List
160 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Muhammad
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#2
Mohammed
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#3
Max
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#4
Mohammad
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#5
Mason
Meaning: Stone worker
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#6
Musa
Meaning: Drawn from water
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#7
Michael
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#8
Myles
Meaning: Soldier or merciful
Origin: English / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#9
Milo
Meaning: Soldier or gracious
Origin: Germanic / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#10
Miles
Meaning: Soldier or gracious
Origin: Latin / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#11
Marley
Meaning: Pleasant wood or boundary meadow
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#12
Muhammed
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#13
Matthew
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#14
Matteo
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#15
Mustafa
Meaning: Chosen one
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#16
Mateo
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Spanish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#17
Maxwell
Meaning: Mack's stream
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#18
Micah
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#19
Maximus
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#20
Maximilian
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#21
Mohamed
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#22
Milan
Meaning: Dear, gracious, or from Milan
Origin: Slavic / Sanskrit / Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#23
Marcus
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#24
Malik
Meaning: King or sovereign
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#25
Maddox
Meaning: Son of Madoc
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#26
Mark
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#27
Malachi
Meaning: My messenger
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#28
Monty
Meaning: Mountain or Gomeric hill
Origin: English / French
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#29
Matei
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Romanian / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#30
Mylo
Meaning: Soldier or gracious
Origin: Modern English / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#31
Morgan
Meaning: Sea-born or sea-circle
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#32
Martin
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#33
Maverick
Meaning: Independent one
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#34
Malakai
Meaning: My messenger
Origin: Hebrew / English variant
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#35
Magnus
Meaning: Great
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#36
Md
Meaning: Short form often used for Muhammad
Origin: Arabic / South Asian usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#37
Macsen
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#38
Mathias
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Greek / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#39
Mikaeel
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Arabic / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#40
Matthias
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#41
Marcel
Meaning: Little warrior or dedicated to Mars
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#42
Miller
Meaning: Grain mill worker
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#43
Mikael
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Scandinavian / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#44
Murphy
Meaning: Sea warrior
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#45
Marco
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#46
Montgomery
Meaning: Gumarich mountain
Origin: French / English
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#47
Matias
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Spanish / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#48
Miguel
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Spanish / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#49
Marshall
Meaning: Horse servant or farrier
Origin: English / French
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#50
Mario
Meaning: Male or dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#51
Mitchell
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: English / Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#52
Manuel
Meaning: God is with us
Origin: Spanish / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#53
Mathew
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#54
Marc
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#55
Micheal
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#56
Marcos
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#57
Maurice
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#58
Marvin
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#59
Melvin
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#60
Malcolm
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#61
Moises
Meaning: Drawn from the water
Origin: Spanish / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#62
Marquis
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#63
Mauricio
Meaning: Moorish or dark-skinned
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#64
Moses
Meaning: Drawn from the water
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#65
Marlon
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#66
Maximiliano
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#67
Mike
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#68
Markus
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#69
Moshe
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#70
Milton
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#71
Mekhi
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew / American modern
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#72
Marcelo
Meaning: Young warrior
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#73
Maximo
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#74
Makai
Meaning: Toward the sea or who is like God?
Origin: Hawaiian / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#75
Marcellus
Meaning: Young warrior
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#76
Min-jun
Meaning: clever, quick, or people-minded Min plus talented or handsome Jun depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#77
Min-ho
Meaning: clever, quick, or people-minded Min plus greatness, lake, or protection Ho depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#78
Min-gyu
Meaning: clever or people-minded Min plus standard, rule, or jewel-like Gyu depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#79
Minh
Meaning: Bright or intelligent
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#80
Minh Duc
Meaning: Bright virtue
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#81
Minh Khang
Meaning: Bright and healthy
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#82
Minh Quan
Meaning: Bright army or clear leader-style name
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#83
Minh Tri
Meaning: Bright wisdom
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#84
Mongkut
Meaning: crown
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#85
Mana
Meaning: perseverance or effort
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#86
Manit
Meaning: honoured or respected
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#87
Minjun
Meaning: Clever and talented depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#88
Mordecai
Meaning: Follower of Marduk
Origin: Hebrew / Persian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#89
Menachem
Meaning: Comforter
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#90
Meir
Meaning: One who gives light
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#91
Micaiah
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#92
Mariano
Meaning: Of Marius or devoted to Mary
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#93
Major
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#94
Memphis
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#95
Madden
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#96
Mack
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#97
Maxton
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#98
Maison
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#99
Misael
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#100
Mayson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#101
Maxim
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#102
Merrick
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#103
Maddux
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#104
Malaki
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#105
Mordechai
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#106
Malakhi
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#107
Makhi
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#108
Mac
Meaning: Son
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#109
Mccoy
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#110
Maxx
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#111
Marcello
Meaning: Little warrior or dedicated to Mars
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#112
Masen
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#113
Mikel
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#114
Maksim
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#115
Mathis
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#116
Maddix
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#117
Mikah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#118
Mikhail
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#119
Monroe
Meaning: From the river mouth
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#120
Macklin
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#121
Matheo
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#122
Marquise
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#123
Monte
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#124
Markell
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#125
Marek
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#126
Mattias
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#127
Myron
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#128
Mauro
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#129
Morris
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#130
Marshawn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#131
Massimo
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#132
Marcelino
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#133
Maddex
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#134
Maxon
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#135
Mahmud
Meaning: Praised
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#136
Majid
Meaning: Glorious or noble
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#137
Mansur
Meaning: Victorious or divinely aided
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#138
Marwan
Meaning: Hard stone or Mount Marwa association
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#139
Munir
Meaning: Bright or shining
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#140
Michel
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#141
Manfred
Meaning: Man of peace
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#142
Menelaos
Meaning: Might of the people
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#143
Methodios
Meaning: Method or pursuit
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#144
Matan
Meaning: Gift
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#145
Malachy
Meaning: My messenger
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#146
Mabon
Meaning: Divine son
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#147
Madoc
Meaning: Fortunate or good
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#148
Meirion
Meaning: Region name of uncertain meaning
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#149
Merfyn
Meaning: Sea hill or eminent sea
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#150
Marcianus
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#151
Marcius
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#152
Martinus
Meaning: Dedicated to Mars
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#153
Maximianus
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#154
Maximilianus
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#155
Maximinus
Meaning: Greatest
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#156
Mads
Meaning: Gift of God
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#157
Mikkel
Meaning: Who is like God?
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#158
Mungo
Meaning: Dear one
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#159
Murray
Meaning: Settlement by the sea
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#160
Ming
Meaning: Bright
Origin: Chinese
Note: Boy name beginning with M. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
How To Use This M Baby Names List
Use the list above as a research set, then narrow it by sound, meaning, origin, and how the name pairs with the family name. The generator preset is useful for quick discovery, while this page is better for comparing a larger fixed set of M names.
Gender Mix
This focused page currently includes 160 baby boy names beginning with M. For a wider comparison, browse the full baby names that start with M list.
Sound And Flow
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Popular M Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count M names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Boy names
- Mateo rank #8 - 11,045 births
- Michael rank #21 - 8,094 births
- Matthew rank #32 - 7,003 births
- Mason rank #39 - 6,291 births
- Miles rank #44 - 6,072 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
Useful Styles In This List
Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Muhammad, Mohammed, Max, Mohammad, Mason, Musa, Michael, Myles.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Muhammad, Mohammed, Max, Mohammad, Michael, Myles, Miles, Muhammed.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Mason, Milo, Marley, Mylo, Maverick, Malakai, Miller, Matias.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Marley, Morgan, Makai, Monroe, Merfyn, Murray.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Muhammad, Mohammed, Mohammad, Musa, Michael, Muhammed, Matthew, Matteo.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Maverick, Major, Memphis, Madden, Mack, Maxton, Maison, Misael.
How To Use This List
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