Boy Names That Start With M
Ranked in the United States in 2025, with birth trends and peak years.
M is the 4th most common first initial for baby boys in the United States, with 25 M names in the top 300 for 2025, led by Mateo (#8). Of those, Milan is the fastest-growing, now 2.1 times as common as in 2020.
#8 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Trending#21 boys
Peaked 1957 Falling Classic#32 boys
Peaked 1983 Falling Retro - 80s#39 boys
Peaked 2011 Falling Trending#44 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Trending#49 boys
Peaked 2022 Rising Trending#90 boys#908 girls
Peaked 2024 Steady Contemporary#100 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Trending#119 boys
Peaked 2022 Rising Trending#134 boys
Peaked 2006 Steady Trending#146 boys
Peaked 2024 Steady Trending#170 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Trending#180 boys
Peaked 2009 Falling Classic#189 boys
Peaked 2014 Falling Contemporary#207 boys
Peaked 2021 Steady Trending#209 boys
Peaked 2017 Falling Contemporary#212 boys
Peaked 2007 Steady Classic#213 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Trending#239 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#242 boys#751 girls
Peaked 2023 Rising Contemporary#244 boys
Peaked 1960 Falling Retro - 60s#258 boys
Peaked 1984 Falling Classic#272 boys
Peaked 1992 Rising Classic#275 boys
Peaked 2014 Falling Trending#280 boys
Peaked 2019 Steady Contemporary#312 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#335 boys
Peaked 1963 Steady Classic#340 boys
Peaked 1947 Steady Classic#369 boys#571 girls
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#370 boys
Peaked 2005 Steady Classic#371 boys
Peaked 2005 Steady Classic#372 boys
Peaked 2025 Steady Contemporary#398 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#435 boys
Peaked 2025 Steady Contemporary#437 boys
Peaked 1996 Steady Contemporary#438 boys
Peaked 1980 Falling Classic#463 boys
Peaked 1942 Rising Classic#469 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Trending#481 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#515 boys
Peaked 2016 Steady Classic#516 boys
Peaked 2001 Steady Classic#527 boys
Peaked 2014 Steady Contemporary#561 boys
Peaked 2022 Steady Contemporary#580 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#587 boys
Peaked 2001 Steady Contemporary#590 boys
Peaked 2016 Falling Contemporary#595 boys
Peaked 2014 Steady Contemporary#639 boys
Peaked 2021 Steady Trending#663 boys
Peaked 2008 Steady Contemporary#669 boys
Peaked 2017 Falling Contemporary#675 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#695 boys
Peaked 2022 Rising Classic#699 boys
Peaked 1928 Steady Vintage#730 boys
Peaked 2022 Steady Classic#733 boys
Peaked 2006 Rising Contemporary#736 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Contemporary#750 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Rare#754 boys#397 girls
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#760 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#763 boys
Peaked 2021 Steady Contemporary#805 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#897 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#917 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Rare#935 boys
Peaked 2023 Rising Contemporary#948 boys
Peaked 2024 Rising Contemporary#952 boys
Peaked 1994 Falling Retro - 90s#958 boys
Peaked 1928 Steady Vintage#960 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Contemporary#965 boys
Peaked 2018 Steady Contemporary#973 boys
Peaked 1990 Falling Retro - 90s#998 boys
Peaked 2025 Steady Contemporary#1018 boys
Peaked 1921 Falling Vintage#1054 boys
Peaked 2021 Rising Classic#1084 boys
Peaked 2022 Rising Classic#1084 boys
Peaked 2014 Steady Contemporary#1097 boys
Peaked 2023 Rising Rare#1097 boys
Peaked 1972 Steady Classic#1118 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Rare#1169 boys
Peaked 2005 Falling Retro - 00s#1169 boys
Peaked 2023 Steady Contemporary#1176 boys
Peaked 2017 Falling Contemporary#1183 boys
Peaked 2017 Steady Contemporary#1231 boys
Peaked 2021 Rising Contemporary#1231 boys
Peaked 1960 Steady Retro - 60s#1235 boys
Peaked 1970 Falling Retro - 70s#1241 boys
Peaked 2023 Rising Rare#1256 boys
Peaked 2007 Steady Contemporary#1260 boys#467 girls
Peaked 2025 Rising Classic#1290 boys
Peaked 2016 Falling Contemporary#1333 boys
Peaked 1994 Falling Classic#1382 boys
Peaked 2016 Steady Contemporary#1401 boys
Peaked 2025 Rising Rare#1401 boys
Peaked 1957 Falling Retro - 50s#1409 boys
Peaked 2023 Steady Rare#1436 boys
Peaked 2019 Steady Contemporary#1436 boys
Peaked 1920 Steady Vintage#1466 boys
Peaked 2023 Steady Contemporary#1466 boys
Peaked 1957 Rising Retro - 50s#1486 boys
Peaked 2006 Steady Classic#1499 boys#703 girls
Peaked 2025 Steady Classic
