916 American boys' names begin with M, ranked by how many babies have carried each one since 1880. Michael leads the letter with 4,448,633 recorded.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael | Who is like God? | 8,107 | |
| Matthew | Gift of God | 7,008 | |
| Mark | boomer-era name | 1,416 | |
| Mason | Stone worker | 6,342 | |
| Martin | boomer-era name | 1,009 | |
| Marvin | interwar name | 385 | |
| Melvin | interwar name | 243 | |
| Marcus | Gen X and millennial name | 1,341 | |
| Mike | boomer-era name | 163 | |
| Manuel | millennial-parent name | 860 | |
| Miguel | millennial-parent name | 1,661 | |
| Max | millennial-parent name | 2,066 | |
| Mitchell | Gen X and millennial name | 245 | |
| Micheal | midcentury name | 130 | |
| Mario | Gen X and millennial name | 721 | |
| Marc | boomer-era name | 162 | |
| Maurice | interwar name | 220 | |
| Micah | Who is like the Lord? | 4,108 | |
| Mateo | Gift of God | 11,057 | |
| Miles | Soldier; merciful | 6,085 | |
| Milton | interwar name | 125 | |
| Maxwell | millennial-parent name | 1,939 | |
| Marshall | midcentury name | 977 | |
| Mathew | Gen X and millennial name | 235 | |
| Marco | millennial-parent name | 862 | |
| Morris | Edwardian name | 92 | |
| Maverick | Independent; unbranded calf | 5,954 | |
| Malcolm | Gen X and millennial name | 1,257 | |
| Malachi | millennial-parent name | 2,701 | |
| Myles | Soldier; merciful | 3,529 | |
| Marcos | millennial-parent name | 579 | |
| Malik | Gen X and millennial name | 724 | |
| Maddox | current name | 1,730 | |
| Myron | interwar name | 102 | |
| Milo | Soldier; merciful | 2,995 | |
| Moses | current name | 589 | |
| Mack | midcentury name | 668 | |
| Marty | boomer-era name | 56 | |
| Maximus | millennial-parent name | 1,249 | |
| Matteo | current name | 2,455 | |
| Moises | millennial-parent name | 502 | |
| Marlon | boomer-era name | 195 | |
| Messiah | current name | 1,675 | |
| Matias | current name | 2,140 | |
| Marquis | Gen X and millennial name | 99 | |
| Mauricio | millennial-parent name | 413 | |
| Monte | midcentury name | 121 | |
| Maximiliano | current name | 1,209 | |
| Matt | midcentury name | 29 | |
| Marlin | interwar name | 104 | |
| Murray | interwar name | 58 | |
| Muhammad | current name | 1,473 | |
| Major | current name | 407 | |
| Marcel | current name | 364 | |
| Mohamed | millennial-parent name | 568 | |
| Maximilian | current name | 497 | |
| Moshe | current name | 728 | |
| Malakai | current name | 1,657 | |
| Mohammad | current name | 529 | |
| Millard | interwar name | 10 | |
| Mohammed | millennial-parent name | 486 | |
| Merlin | interwar name | 73 | |
| Monty | boomer-era name | 112 | |
| Mathias | current name | 1,087 | |
| Merrill | interwar name | 22 | |
| Markus | Gen X and millennial name | 144 | |
| Maynard | interwar name | 7 | |
| Matthias | current name | 854 | |
| Mitchel | Gen X and millennial name | 10 | |
| Marcelo | current name | 798 | |
| Mikel | Gen X and millennial name | 81 | |
| Mekhi | millennial-parent name | 176 | |
| Mervin | interwar name | 58 | |
| Morton | interwar name | — | |
| Mac | current name | 395 | |
| Marquise | Gen X and millennial name | 60 | |
| Misael | millennial-parent name | 359 | |
| Mariano | current name | 198 | |
| Makai | current name | 626 | |
| Marcellus | current name | 208 | |
| Maximo | current name | 506 | |
| Milford | interwar name | — | |
| Marques | Gen X and millennial name | 23 | |
| Mose | Edwardian name | 25 | |
| Marcelino | millennial-parent name | 102 | |
| Mustafa | current name | 339 | |
| Menachem | current name | 198 | |
| Maxim | millennial-parent name | 114 | |
| Mordechai | current name | 238 | |
| Mauro | millennial-parent name | 119 | |
| Marcello | current name | 265 | |
| Merrick | current name | 191 | |
| Montgomery | current name | 261 | |
| Mikael | current name | 176 | |
| Magnus | current name | 337 | |
| Musa | current name | 651 | |
| Maximillian | Gen X and millennial name | 86 | |
| Malcom | Gen X and millennial name | 91 | |
| Mahlon | Edwardian name | 44 | |
| Marquez | Gen X and millennial name | 42 | |
| Meyer | Edwardian name | 105 | |
| Mitch | boomer-era name | 6 | |
| Marshal | Gen X and millennial name | 34 | |
| Markell | millennial-parent name | 40 | |
| Margarito | interwar name | 19 | |
| Markel | Gen X and millennial name | 39 | |
| Malaki | millennial-parent name | 158 | |
| Maxton | current name | 175 | |
| Mccoy | current name | 314 | |
| Meir | current name | 248 | |
| Marko | millennial-parent name | 72 | |
| Melvyn | interwar name | — | |
| Merton | interwar name | — | |
| Melton | interwar name | — | |
| Mel | midcentury name | 27 | |
| Maxx | millennial-parent name | 98 | |
| Makhi | millennial-parent name | 90 | |
| Mikhail | millennial-parent name | 84 | |
| Martez | Gen X and millennial name | 20 | |
| Maddux | current name | 123 | |
| Manny | millennial-parent name | 37 | |
| Massimo | current name | 251 | |
| Miguelangel | millennial-parent name | 54 | |
| Montrell | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Mylo | current name | 370 | |
| Mohamad | Gen X and millennial name | 73 | |
| Michale | boomer-era name | — | |
| Masen | millennial-parent name | 44 | |
| Maceo | current name | 65 | |
| Murry | Edwardian name | — | |
| Marek | millennial-parent name | 50 | |
| Malek | current name | 121 | |
| Malakhi | current name | 125 | |
| Marquel | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Mendel | current name | 86 | |
| Merl | interwar name | — | |
| Macario | millennial-parent name | 30 | |
| Maury | boomer-era name | 9 | |
| Marshawn | current name | 48 | |
| Mahmoud | current name | 64 | |
| Malvin | interwar name | — | |
| Mattias | current name | 163 | |
| Maksim | millennial-parent name | 55 | |
| Martell | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Mckay | Gen X and millennial name | 40 | |
| Marius | millennial-parent name | 52 | |
| Mayer | current name | 92 | |
| Muhammed | millennial-parent name | 67 | |
| Macklin | current name | 234 | |
| Modesto | interwar name | 8 | |
| Matheo | current name | 344 | |
| Mick | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Mathieu | millennial-parent name | 20 | |
| Minh | Gen X and millennial name | 50 | |
| Mikeal | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Mahdi | current name | 104 | |
| Macon | current name | 11 | |
| Melville | Edwardian name | — | |
| Mcarthur | midcentury name | — | |
| Mychal | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Manley | interwar name | — | |
| Milburn | Edwardian name | — | |
| Marino | Gen X and millennial name | 18 | |
| Markeith | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Miquel | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Malikai | current name | 129 | |
| Maleek | Gen X and millennial name | 34 | |
| Makari | current name | 278 | |
| Marcial | Gen X and millennial name | 20 | |
| Mickel | midcentury name | 7 | |
| Maximino | millennial-parent name | 31 | |
| Morrison | current name | 54 | |
| Mace | current name | 54 | |
| Mathis | current name | 35 | |
| Malique | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Mortimer | Edwardian name | — | |
| Mamadou | current name | 92 | |
| Marquan | Gen X and millennial name | 14 | |
| Manning | Edwardian name | 24 | |
| Markanthony | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Maddex | millennial-parent name | 34 | |
| Minor | interwar name | — | |
| Migel | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Martel | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Mavrick | current name | 73 | |
| Matheus | millennial-parent name | 65 | |
| Mahir | current name | 130 | |
| Mordecai | current name | 70 | |
| Merwin | interwar name | — | |
| Matthews | Gen X and millennial name | 10 | |
| Mikey | current name | 58 | |
| Mervyn | interwar name | — | |
| Marquell | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Montel | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Mercer | current name | 57 | |
| Massiah | current name | 64 | |
| Male | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mehki | millennial-parent name | 25 | |
| Manolo | current name | 113 | |
| Mars | current name | 132 | |
| Marcoantonio | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Mickael | midcentury name | 11 | |
| Makoa | current name | 198 | |
| Mihir | millennial-parent name | 30 | |
| Malachai | current name | 55 | |
| Manford | Edwardian name | — | |
| Maxon | current name | 42 | |
| Menno | current name | 30 | |
| Manfred | midcentury name | — | |
| Mazen | current name | 52 | |
| Michaelangelo | Gen X and millennial name | 20 | |
| Micahel | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Marcanthony | millennial-parent name | 11 | |
| Marquese | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Marwan | current name | 58 | |
| Michelangelo | current name | 42 | |
| Mael | current name | 195 | |
| Makaio | current name | 68 | |
| Martavious | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Masiah | current name | 62 | |
| Merrell | interwar name | — | |
| Macarthur | midcentury name | 6 | |
| Murrell | Edwardian name | — | |
| Marciano | millennial-parent name | 37 | |
| Mikail | current name | 47 | |
| Marlan | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Mattew | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Maverik | current name | 79 | |
| Marland | interwar name | — | |
| Moishe | current name | 28 | |
| Maliki | millennial-parent name | 21 | |
| Melford | interwar name | — | |
| Marque | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mikhael | current name | 48 | |
| Markese | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Martinez | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Maher | current name | 47 | |
| Mateusz | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Maxime | millennial-parent name | 21 | |
| Murad | current name | 45 | |
| Michial | midcentury name | — | |
| Myer | Edwardian name | 34 | |
| Montreal | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Moussa | millennial-parent name | 39 | |
| Maynor | current name | 41 | |
| Maliek | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Marcellous | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Matthieu | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Maxson | current name | 29 | |
| Mickeal | midcentury name | — |
Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release.