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Names beginning with M

3,274 first names in US birth records start with M, carried by about 30,752,725 people. Here are the 500 most common.

Michael
~4.6M
boys · peak 1957
Mary
~2.1M
girls · peak 1921
Matthew
~1.9M
boys · peak 1983
Mark
~1.4M
boys · peak 1960
Michelle
~920k
girls · peak 1969
Melissa
~866k
girls · peak 1979
Margaret
~595k
girls · peak 1921
Maria
~564k
girls · peak 1964
Megan
~521k
girls · peak 1990
Madison
~513k
girls · peak 2001
Mason
~413k
boys · peak 2011
Mia
~375k
girls · peak 2015
Morgan
~316k
mostly girls · peak 1995
Melanie
~299k
girls · peak 1972
Martha
~283k
girls · peak 1947
Monica
~276k
girls · peak 1979
Marcus
~272k
boys · peak 1984
Martin
~264k
boys · peak 1963
Marilyn
~249k
girls · peak 1947
Michele
~238k
girls · peak 1968
Marie
~221k
girls · peak 1920
Miguel
~219k
boys · peak 2007
Molly
~195k
girls · peak 1991
Madeline
~193k
girls · peak 1998
Mackenzie
~179k
girls · peak 2001
Mike
~178k
boys · peak 1960
Mitchell
~174k
boys · peak 1994
Manuel
~173k
boys · peak 2005
Marvin
~167k
boys · peak 1928
Mario
~163k
boys · peak 1980
Micheal
~161k
boys · peak 1957
Micah
~160k
mostly boys · peak 2024
Mateo
~153k
boys · peak 2024
Marc
~153k
boys · peak 1970
Max
~152k
boys · peak 2009
Melvin
~151k
boys · peak 1928
Maya
~149k
girls · peak 2006
Melinda
~146k
girls · peak 1970
Marissa
~144k
girls · peak 1994
Miles
~139k
boys · peak 2024
Mariah
~137k
girls · peak 1996
Miranda
~136k
girls · peak 1995
Madelyn
~131k
girls · peak 2008
Makayla
~130k
girls · peak 2008
Maureen
~129k
girls · peak 1957
Melody
~129k
girls · peak 2025
Maxwell
~127k
boys · peak 2014
Meghan
~114k
girls · peak 1985
Marcia
~108k
girls · peak 1951
Maurice
~105k
boys · peak 1921
Mila
~102k
girls · peak 2018
Marlene
~101k
girls · peak 1936
Misty
~97k
girls · peak 1977
Marsha
~96k
girls · peak 1952
Marjorie
~91k
girls · peak 1921
Monique
~91k
girls · peak 1980
Miriam
~91k
girls · peak 1924
Marco
~89k
boys · peak 2005
Meredith
~89k
girls · peak 1980
Maverick
~86k
boys · peak 2022
Marion
~86k
mostly girls · peak 1924
Mathew
~84k
boys · peak 1990
Mildred
~84k
girls · peak 1920
Marshall
~83k
boys · peak 1947
Maggie
~82k
girls · peak 2007
Mckenzie
~81k
girls · peak 2000
Malachi
~79k
boys · peak 2006
Mya
~75k
girls · peak 2009
Myles
~75k
boys · peak 2024
Mallory
~71k
girls · peak 1986
Mikayla
~68k
girls · peak 1998
Michaela
~64k
girls · peak 1997
Marcos
~62k
boys · peak 2001
Malcolm
~62k
boys · peak 1992
Malik
~60k
boys · peak 1996
Milton
~59k
boys · peak 1920
Maddox
~59k
boys · peak 2017
Marisa
~57k
girls · peak 1995
Marian
~57k
girls · peak 1924
Marianne
~55k
girls · peak 1957
Makenzie
~55k
girls · peak 2011
Mariana
~54k
girls · peak 2005
Mckenna
~54k
girls · peak 2002
Margie
~51k
girls · peak 1925
Maryann
~50k
girls · peak 1943
Myra
~49k
girls · peak 1958
Meagan
~49k
girls · peak 1990
Mindy
~48k
girls · peak 1979
Maxine
~48k
girls · peak 1924
Milo
~47k
boys · peak 2022
Madeleine
~47k
girls · peak 1998
Mercedes
~46k
girls · peak 1991
Marley
~46k
mostly girls · peak 2008
Mandy
~45k
girls · peak 1978
Marina
~44k
girls · peak 1994
Maximus
~42k
boys · peak 2014
Marisol
~42k
girls · peak 1996
Makenna
~41k
girls · peak 2005
Matteo
~40k
boys · peak 2024
Marla
~40k
girls · peak 1955
Mayra
~40k
girls · peak 1987
Macy
~39k
girls · peak 2003
Mattie
~38k
girls · peak 1920
Malia
~38k
girls · peak 2009
Marcella
~37k
girls · peak 1922
Marty
~37k
mostly boys · peak 1962
Moses
~37k
boys · peak 2016
Moises
~36k
boys · peak 2001
Margarita
~36k
girls · peak 1957
Maeve
~36k
girls · peak 2025
Marlon
~35k
boys · peak 1972
Millie
~35k
girls · peak 2025
Mona
~35k
girls · peak 1957
Messiah
~34k
boys · peak 2021
Morris
~34k
boys · peak 1918
Mae
~33k
girls · peak 1918
Myron
~31k
boys · peak 1930
Milan
~31k
mostly boys · peak 2023
Mickey
~30k
mostly boys · peak 1957
Matias
~30k
boys · peak 2024
Marquis
~29k
boys · peak 1990
Maddison
~29k
girls · peak 2009
Maximiliano
~29k
boys · peak 2019
Maribel
~29k
girls · peak 1980
Mollie
~29k
girls · peak 1915
Madilyn
~29k
girls · peak 2008
Mauricio
~29k
boys · peak 2008
Margot
~28k
girls · peak 2025
Mara
~28k
girls · peak 2021
Mack
~27k
boys · peak 1942
Mabel
~27k
girls · peak 1915
Marguerite
~27k
girls · peak 1918
Maritza
~27k
girls · peak 2005
Miracle
~27k
girls · peak 2016
Margo
~27k
girls · peak 1954
Muhammad
~26k
boys · peak 2025
Minnie
~26k
girls · peak 1919
Myla
~26k
girls · peak 2023
Madalyn
~26k
girls · peak 2008
Maci
~26k
girls · peak 2011
Macie
~26k
girls · peak 2011
Mikaela
~25k
girls · peak 1997
Magnolia
~24k
girls · peak 2025
Melina
~23k
girls · peak 2009
Mohamed
~23k
boys · peak 2014
Marcy
~23k
girls · peak 1971
Madelynn
~23k
girls · peak 2009
Maximilian
~23k
boys · peak 2016
Mckinley
~23k
both · peak 2014
Matt
~22k
boys · peak 1959
Monte
~22k
boys · peak 1957
Maura
~22k
girls · peak 1964
Melisa
~22k
girls · peak 1979
Maia
~22k
girls · peak 2022
Malakai
~22k
boys · peak 2025
Moshe
~21k
boys · peak 2025
Marlee
~21k
girls · peak 2008
Marcel
~21k
boys · peak 2022
Madisyn
~21k
girls · peak 2010
Melany
~21k
girls · peak 2025
Mohammad
~21k
boys · peak 2022
Mariam
~20k
girls · peak 2024
Myrna
~20k
girls · peak 1938
Major
~20k
boys · peak 2017
Mohammed
~19k
boys · peak 2014
Matilda
~19k
girls · peak 2025
Malinda
~19k
girls · peak 1969
Magdalena
~19k
girls · peak 2007
Miley
~19k
girls · peak 2008
Maliyah
~19k
girls · peak 2009
Martina
~18k
girls · peak 1964
Marianna
~18k
girls · peak 2006
Mira
~18k
girls · peak 2025
Marta
~18k
girls · peak 1957
Markus
~18k
boys · peak 1994
Mari
~17k
girls · peak 1957
Mathias
~17k
boys · peak 2025
Marlin
~17k
mostly boys · peak 1935
Monroe
~17k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Micaela
~17k
girls · peak 1995
Maryam
~17k
girls · peak 2025
Mina
~17k
girls · peak 2021
Merle
~17k
mostly boys · peak 1921
Meaghan
~17k
girls · peak 1986
Marcie
~17k
girls · peak 1971
Moriah
~16k
girls · peak 1992
Madyson
~16k
girls · peak 2007
Myrtle
~16k
girls · peak 1918
Matthias
~16k
boys · peak 2025
Mckayla
~16k
girls · peak 1998
Marci
~15k
girls · peak 1971
Memphis
~15k
mostly boys · peak 2021
Mamie
~15k
girls · peak 1919
Maren
~15k
girls · peak 2021
Marcelo
~15k
boys · peak 2025
Montana
~15k
mostly girls · peak 1998
Maricela
~15k
girls · peak 1977
Monty
~15k
boys · peak 1961
Mekhi
~15k
boys · peak 2005
Meadow
~15k
girls · peak 2025
Maisie
~15k
girls · peak 2025
Michel
~14k
mostly boys · peak 1957
Milani
~14k
girls · peak 2022
Miller
~14k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Mikel
~14k
mostly boys · peak 1989
Mariela
~14k
girls · peak 1992
Madilynn
~14k
girls · peak 2014
Macey
~14k
girls · peak 2001
Melba
~14k
girls · peak 1924
Muriel
~13k
girls · peak 1922
Malaysia
~13k
girls · peak 2014
May
~13k
girls · peak 1919
Maranda
~13k
girls · peak 1994
Marquise
~13k
boys · peak 1995
Mitchel
~13k
boys · peak 1994
Mavis
~13k
girls · peak 1927
Murphy
~13k
both · peak 2025
Marlena
~13k
girls · peak 1978
Mitzi
~13k
girls · peak 1961
Misael
~13k
boys · peak 2006
Myah
~12k
girls · peak 2009
Maryanne
~12k
girls · peak 1957
Marquita
~12k
girls · peak 1983
Marlo
~12k
mostly girls · peak 1970
Maryjane
~12k
girls · peak 2009
Marisela
~12k
girls · peak 1985
Milagros
~12k
girls · peak 2008
Mireya
~12k
girls · peak 1997
Mable
~12k
girls · peak 1922
Mandi
~12k
girls · peak 1977
Makai
~12k
boys · peak 2025
Miah
~12k
girls · peak 2012
Mercy
~12k
girls · peak 2019
Maleah
~11k
girls · peak 2009
Melodie
~11k
girls · peak 1956
Monika
~11k
girls · peak 1990
Madalynn
~11k
girls · peak 2009
Madden
~11k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Maryellen
~11k
girls · peak 1960
Maegan
~11k
girls · peak 1991
Maximo
~11k
boys · peak 2025
Marybeth
~11k
girls · peak 1961
Mac
~10k
boys · peak 2022
Murray
~10k
boys · peak 1922
Malaya
~10k
girls · peak 2014
Mariano
~10k
boys · peak 2022
Marcela
~10k
girls · peak 1999
Minerva
~9.8k
girls · peak 1955
Monserrat
~9.8k
girls · peak 2014
Miya
~9.7k
girls · peak 2007
Mika
~9.7k
mostly girls · peak 2015
Marques
~9.6k
boys · peak 1983
Misti
~9.5k
girls · peak 1975
Marcellus
~9.4k
boys · peak 2021
Milena
~9.3k
girls · peak 2019
Marylou
~9.2k
girls · peak 1942
Marilynn
~9.2k
girls · peak 1947
Mustafa
~8.9k
boys · peak 2025
Merry
~8.8k
girls · peak 1954
Merlin
~8.8k
mostly boys · peak 1927
Moira
~8.8k
girls · peak 1963
Malissa
~8.7k
girls · peak 1979
Mariel
~8.7k
girls · peak 2025
Malani
~8.6k
girls · peak 2024
Michell
~8.5k
mostly girls · peak 1971
Michal
~8.5k
both · peak 1985
Milana
~8.5k
girls · peak 2015
Menachem
~8.5k
boys · peak 2024
Maxim
~8.4k
boys · peak 2012
Marin
~8.4k
mostly girls · peak 2007
Mordechai
~8.2k
boys · peak 2018
Marietta
~8.1k
girls · peak 1921
Makena
~8k
girls · peak 2005
Marva
~7.9k
girls · peak 1948
Mylah
~7.9k
girls · peak 2023
Mariyah
~7.9k
girls · peak 2009
Merritt
~7.8k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Millicent
~7.8k
girls · peak 1927
Malka
~7.8k
girls · peak 2024
Merrill
~7.6k
mostly boys · peak 1926
Marcello
~7.5k
boys · peak 2025
Maira
~7.5k
girls · peak 1992
Mervin
~7.5k
boys · peak 1920
Mikael
~7.4k
boys · peak 2023
Marleigh
~7.4k
girls · peak 2021
Musa
~7.4k
boys · peak 2025
Marcelino
~7.4k
boys · peak 2006
Mayson
~7.3k
mostly boys · peak 2012
Merrick
~7.3k
mostly boys · peak 2017
Manuela
~7.3k
girls · peak 1924
Marlen
~7.3k
mostly girls · peak 2003
Maddie
~7.2k
girls · peak 2023
Marlowe
~7.1k
mostly girls · peak 2025
Maximillian
~7.1k
boys · peak 1999
Magnus
~7k
boys · peak 2021
Melani
~7k
girls · peak 2020
Mauro
~7k
boys · peak 2006
Melva
~6.9k
girls · peak 1938
Montserrat
~6.9k
girls · peak 2014
Marnie
~6.8k
girls · peak 1969
Montgomery
~6.8k
mostly boys · peak 2025
Marquez
~6.8k
boys · peak 1998
Madonna
~6.8k
girls · peak 1954
Maryjo
~6.7k
girls · peak 1960
Marlyn
~6.6k
mostly girls · peak 1935
Maliah
~6.5k
girls · peak 2009
Maison
~6.5k
mostly boys · peak 2016
Mimi
~6.5k
girls · peak 1961
Mellissa
~6.4k
girls · peak 1979
Magdalene
~6.3k
girls · peak 1923
Missy
~6.3k
girls · peak 1967
Mai
~6.3k
girls · peak 1990
Magaly
~6.2k
girls · peak 2001
Mariann
~6.2k
girls · peak 1957
Melia
~6.2k
girls · peak 2006
Marilee
~6.1k
girls · peak 1947
Maynard
~6.1k
boys · peak 1922
Mikah
~6.1k
mostly boys · peak 2013
Melonie
~6.1k
girls · peak 1973
Madisen
~6.1k
girls · peak 2000
Maribeth
~6.1k
girls · peak 1957
Marcell
~6k
mostly boys · peak 1991
Mitch
~6k
boys · peak 1961
Millard
~6k
boys · peak 1922
Mariella
~6k
girls · peak 2025
Malika
~5.9k
girls · peak 1996
Markell
~5.9k
boys · peak 2005
Meg
~5.9k
girls · peak 1959
Marceline
~5.9k
girls · peak 2025
Malaki
~5.8k
boys · peak 2007
Markel
~5.8k
boys · peak 1999
Misha
~5.8k
mostly girls · peak 1991
Makaila
~5.7k
girls · peak 2007
Maxton
~5.7k
boys · peak 2017
Margery
~5.6k
girls · peak 1921
Mazie
~5.6k
girls · peak 2023
Micaiah
~5.6k
mostly boys · peak 2016
Maylee
~5.6k
girls · peak 2016
Myranda
~5.5k
girls · peak 1995
Meir
~5.5k
boys · peak 2024
Malcom
~5.5k
boys · peak 1992
Marlie
~5.5k
girls · peak 2009
Monet
~5.4k
girls · peak 1997
Maite
~5.4k
girls · peak 2011
Marielle
~5.4k
girls · peak 2016
Mallorie
~5.4k
girls · peak 1987
Mylee
~5.3k
girls · peak 2008
Malina
~5.3k
girls · peak 2009
Malayah
~5.3k
girls · peak 2022
Maiya
~5.3k
girls · peak 2000
Mellisa
~5.3k
girls · peak 1979
Margret
~5.1k
girls · peak 1921
Meera
~5.1k
girls · peak 2025
Mccoy
~5.1k
boys · peak 2025
Maisy
~5.1k
girls · peak 2025
Makhi
~5.1k
boys · peak 2011
Marshal
~5.1k
boys · peak 1999
Malak
~5.1k
mostly girls · peak 2011
Marko
~5.1k
boys · peak 2006
Maxx
~5.1k
boys · peak 2010
Melony
~5k
girls · peak 1974
Mikhail
~5k
boys · peak 2014
Mindi
~5k
girls · peak 1979
Mykel
~5k
mostly boys · peak 1990
Marlys
~5k
girls · peak 1937
Maddux
~5k
mostly boys · peak 2017
Mahogany
~4.9k
girls · peak 2000
Margaux
~4.9k
girls · peak 2021
Martez
~4.9k
boys · peak 1992
Marti
~4.9k
girls · peak 1969
Mechelle
~4.9k
girls · peak 1968
Massimo
~4.9k
boys · peak 2023
Miguelangel
~4.8k
boys · peak 2007
Malorie
~4.8k
girls · peak 1987
Meilani
~4.8k
girls · peak 2025
Mikala
~4.8k
girls · peak 1995
Malena
~4.8k
girls · peak 2004
Mirna
~4.8k
girls · peak 1974
Montrell
~4.8k
boys · peak 2006
Meryl
~4.7k
mostly girls · peak 1956
Mikal
~4.6k
mostly boys · peak 1993
Migdalia
~4.6k
girls · peak 1961
Meghann
~4.4k
girls · peak 1979
Mackenna
~4.4k
girls · peak 2008
Mylo
~4.4k
boys · peak 2024
Mohamad
~4.4k
boys · peak 1999
Makenzi
~4.4k
girls · peak 2008
Mica
~4.3k
mostly girls · peak 1990
Marlow
~4.3k
both · peak 2025
Makiyah
~4.3k
girls · peak 2008
Miyah
~4.3k
girls · peak 2012
Maile
~4.2k
girls · peak 2007
Magali
~4.2k
girls · peak 2000
Mayte
~4.2k
girls · peak 2006
Manny
~4.2k
boys · peak 2009
Milania
~4.1k
girls · peak 2014
Marita
~4.1k
girls · peak 1954
Melania
~4.1k
girls · peak 2017
Maxie
~4.1k
both · peak 1935
Makala
~4.1k
girls · peak 1998
Montez
~4.1k
mostly boys · peak 1991
Merissa
~4k
girls · peak 1995
Masen
~4k
boys · peak 2012
Myesha
~4k
girls · peak 1993
Majesty
~4k
mostly girls · peak 2019
Magen
~4k
girls · peak 1985
Michale
~3.9k
mostly boys · peak 1973
Myka
~3.9k
mostly girls · peak 2013
Mahlon
~3.9k
boys · peak 1919
Mirella
~3.9k
girls · peak 1997
Marni
~3.9k
girls · peak 1969
Marleen
~3.8k
girls · peak 1951
Makaylah
~3.8k
girls · peak 2009
Mickie
~3.8k
mostly girls · peak 1949
Marcelle
~3.8k
mostly girls · peak 1920
Maylin
~3.8k
girls · peak 2024
Marek
~3.8k
boys · peak 2007
Margarito
~3.8k
boys · peak 1928
Malek
~3.7k
boys · peak 2023
Mecca
~3.7k
mostly girls · peak 2023
Madelyne
~3.7k
girls · peak 2000
Makiya
~3.7k
girls · peak 2004
Malakhi
~3.7k
boys · peak 2019
Mel
~3.7k
mostly boys · peak 1958
Mercedez
~3.7k
girls · peak 1993
Madelin
~3.6k
girls · peak 2000
Mayah
~3.6k
girls · peak 2015
Mirian
~3.6k
girls · peak 2003
Marigold
~3.5k
girls · peak 2025
Maryn
~3.5k
girls · peak 2007
Marquel
~3.5k
mostly boys · peak 1995
Maelynn
~3.5k
girls · peak 2024
Mendy
~3.5k
mostly girls · peak 1974
Myriam
~3.5k
girls · peak 2003
Madelaine
~3.5k
girls · peak 1998
Milah
~3.5k
girls · peak 2018
Marely
~3.5k
girls · peak 2008
Maricruz
~3.5k
girls · peak 1990
Machelle
~3.4k
girls · peak 1968
Meranda
~3.4k
girls · peak 1994
Marli
~3.4k
girls · peak 2008
Meggan
~3.4k
girls · peak 1985
Maude
~3.4k
girls · peak 1888
Milly
~3.4k
girls · peak 2014
Marylin
~3.4k
girls · peak 1943
Maycee
~3.4k
girls · peak 2010
Milissa
~3.3k
girls · peak 1968
Makiah
~3.3k
mostly girls · peak 2007
Makaela
~3.3k
girls · peak 1998
Marshawn
~3.3k
boys · peak 2015
Mose
~3.3k
boys · peak 1919
Micky
~3.3k
mostly boys · peak 1957
Mahmoud
~3.3k
boys · peak 2018
Madysen
~3.3k
girls · peak 2002
Mykayla
~3.2k
girls · peak 1999
Mattias
~3.2k
boys · peak 2024
Maksim
~3.2k
boys · peak 2011
Malky
~3.2k
girls · peak 2025
Madisson
~3.2k
girls · peak 2025
Marlana
~3.2k
girls · peak 1978
Magan
~3.2k
girls · peak 1990
Merri
~3.2k
girls · peak 1963
Melvina
~3.2k
girls · peak 1920
Madaline
~3.2k
girls · peak 1918
Mariya
~3.2k
girls · peak 2009
Malaika
~3.2k
girls · peak 2006
Mckay
~3.2k
mostly boys · peak 1995
Mendel
~3.2k
boys · peak 2024
Maizie
~3.1k
girls · peak 2025
Muhammed
~3.1k
boys · peak 2014
Micayla
~3.1k
girls · peak 1997
Maceo
~3.1k
boys · peak 2017
Macklin
~3.1k
boys · peak 2025
Mariajose
~3.1k
girls · peak 2010
Mattison
~3.1k
mostly girls · peak 2002
Magda
~3.1k
girls · peak 1966
Maliya
~3.1k
girls · peak 2009
Melynda
~3k
girls · peak 1973
Martell
~3k
boys · peak 1986
Martine
~3k
mostly girls · peak 1981
Maris
~3k
mostly girls · peak 2020
Maelyn
~3k
girls · peak 2024
Malea
~3k
girls · peak 2009
Mykah
~3k
both · peak 2011
Maddix
~3k
mostly boys · peak 2016
Miesha
~3k
girls · peak 1991
Marcelina
~3k
girls · peak 2024
Meridith
~3k
girls · peak 1971
Matheo
~3k
boys · peak 2025
Marbella
~3k
girls · peak 2025
Morton
~3k
boys · peak 1923
Marwa
~2.9k
girls · peak 2025
Morgen
~2.9k
mostly girls · peak 1998
Milford
~2.9k
boys · peak 1921
Makyla
~2.9k
girls · peak 2005
Markita
~2.9k
girls · peak 1985
Mahdi
~2.9k
boys · peak 2024
Meyer
~2.9k
boys · peak 1917
Mayer
~2.9k
boys · peak 2024
Maple
~2.9k
girls · peak 2025

About the letter M

The most common is Michael, with roughly 4,637,599 people in the United States. Of the 3,274 M names on record, 2,312 are carried by fewer than a thousand people each — the long tail that makes up most of any letter.

This page lists the 500 most common. To go further, or to filter M names by length, syllables, gender or era, use the advanced name search. Every name here links through to its full profile: how many people carry it, its age profile, where it is concentrated and how it has moved since 1880.

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