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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mills | current name | 61 | |
| Michiel | midcentury name | — | |
| Markos | millennial-parent name | 18 | |
| Mart | midcentury name | — | |
| Mahki | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Mehdi | millennial-parent name | 27 | |
| Manual | interwar name | — | |
| Masao | Edwardian name | — | |
| Magdaleno | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Melbourne | interwar name | — | |
| Montavious | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Montrel | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Mateus | millennial-parent name | 45 | |
| Merril | interwar name | — | |
| Mouhamed | current name | 86 | |
| Makhai | current name | 28 | |
| Macen | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Marqus | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Marshaun | millennial-parent name | 15 | |
| Moise | current name | 15 | |
| Musab | current name | 67 | |
| Markis | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Mikkel | millennial-parent name | 17 | |
| Melchor | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mont | Edwardian name | — | |
| Masai | current name | 128 | |
| Montell | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mikko | current name | 55 | |
| Maxfield | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Matan | current name | 27 | |
| Munir | current name | 41 | |
| Mehmet | current name | 19 | |
| Marquice | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Markee | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mynor | millennial-parent name | 20 | |
| Manson | interwar name | — | |
| Martavius | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Mazin | current name | 50 | |
| Monico | boomer-era name | — | |
| Makel | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Mosiah | current name | 42 | |
| Merwyn | interwar name | — | |
| Moe | Edwardian name | 10 | |
| Mat | Edwardian name | — | |
| Myers | current name | 41 | |
| Mahad | current name | 14 | |
| Maliq | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Mikai | millennial-parent name | 27 | |
| Martino | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Mostafa | current name | 16 | |
| Majid | current name | 36 | |
| Moody | interwar name | — | |
| Mister | current name | 15 | |
| Manav | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Maaz | current name | 27 | |
| Muhammadali | current name | 89 | |
| Maurilio | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Micael | current name | 8 | |
| Maximilliano | millennial-parent name | 26 | |
| Marven | interwar name | — | |
| Mavrik | current name | 38 | |
| Marquavious | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Maurizio | millennial-parent name | 15 | |
| Manu | millennial-parent name | 23 | |
| Mattox | current name | 17 | |
| Morrell | Edwardian name | — | |
| Malachy | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Montae | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Minoru | interwar name | — | |
| Maximillion | Gen X and millennial name | 13 | |
| Medford | interwar name | — | |
| Mustapha | millennial-parent name | 16 | |
| Muhsin | current name | 42 | |
| Marshon | Gen X and millennial name | 9 | |
| Marck | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Madhav | current name | 34 | |
| Magdiel | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Mateen | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Malick | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Majd | millennial-parent name | 29 | |
| Matix | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Mackey | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Muhamed | current name | 10 | |
| Maximos | millennial-parent name | 16 | |
| Mcdonald | Edwardian name | — | |
| Mizael | current name | 20 | |
| Michail | boomer-era name | — | |
| Montrez | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Mandel | boomer-era name | — | |
| Manasseh | current name | 22 | |
| Maddax | current name | 15 | |
| Meshach | Gen X and millennial name | 7 | |
| Michaelanthony | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Meng | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Morley | interwar name | — | |
| Martyn | midcentury name | — | |
| Mubarak | current name | 19 | |
| Mekai | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Muad | current name | 34 | |
| Martrell | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Mir | current name | 21 | |
| Mert | current name | 24 | |
| Maalik | Gen X and millennial name | 11 | |
| Makoto | interwar name | 11 | |
| Miklo | current name | 58 | |
| Marchello | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Macoy | current name | 16 | |
| Michae | boomer-era name | — | |
| Missael | Gen X and millennial name | 16 | |
| Mousa | current name | 30 | |
| Maksym | millennial-parent name | 31 | |
| Maveric | current name | 21 | |
| Mekhai | current name | 14 | |
| Manish | boomer-era name | — | |
| Marshel | interwar name | — | |
| Mattix | millennial-parent name | 24 | |
| Mannix | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Md | current name | 24 | |
| Metro | Edwardian name | — | |
| Malichi | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Manly | interwar name | — | |
| Mitsuo | interwar name | — | |
| Meade | Edwardian name | — | |
| Moss | current name | 18 | |
| Malakye | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Maxen | current name | 20 | |
| Mansfield | Edwardian name | — | |
| Markeese | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Melven | interwar name | — | |
| Milosz | current name | 11 | |
| Mesiah | current name | 24 | |
| Marten | boomer-era name | — | |
| Milas | Edwardian name | — | |
| Milfred | interwar name | — | |
| Melik | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Marvens | current name | 55 | |
| Melburn | interwar name | — | |
| Madix | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Manraj | current name | 25 | |
| Morey | midcentury name | — | |
| Melo | current name | 61 | |
| Mohsin | millennial-parent name | 12 | |
| Mahkai | current name | 31 | |
| Miron | current name | 16 | |
| Master | current name | 9 | |
| Maksymilian | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Matai | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Markham | midcentury name | — | |
| Macsen | current name | 40 | |
| Marcin | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mattis | current name | 15 | |
| Macallan | current name | 36 | |
| Masato | interwar name | — | |
| Moksh | current name | 35 | |
| Miran | current name | 80 | |
| Maxamillion | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Milad | current name | 11 | |
| Mathews | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Mouhamadou | millennial-parent name | 20 | |
| Marquies | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Masaru | Edwardian name | — | |
| Melecio | boomer-era name | — | |
| Melchizedek | current name | 26 | |
| Maclin | current name | 26 | |
| Maxximus | current name | 8 | |
| Menashe | millennial-parent name | 22 | |
| Meliton | interwar name | — | |
| Miqueas | current name | 21 | |
| Malakhai | current name | 30 | |
| Milos | current name | 15 | |
| Mohit | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mylon | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Muaz | current name | 31 | |
| Maclain | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Michaell | midcentury name | — | |
| Mohammod | millennial-parent name | 3 | |
| Moroni | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Mahamed | millennial-parent name | 11 | |
| Marsh | midcentury name | 5 | |
| Mikale | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Marsean | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Mansour | current name | 8 | |
| Maron | interwar name | — | |
| Maddon | current name | 8 | |
| Murtaza | current name | 26 | |
| Mahamadou | millennial-parent name | 14 | |
| Maleik | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Malyk | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Marston | current name | 7 | |
| Moustapha | millennial-parent name | 19 | |
| Menelik | current name | 15 | |
| Marico | boomer-era name | — | |
| Makye | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Michah | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Malikye | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Majed | current name | 12 | |
| Mujtaba | current name | 11 | |
| Malvern | interwar name | — | |
| Marcio | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Miloh | current name | 32 | |
| Montague | Edwardian name | — | |
| Makhari | current name | 91 | |
| Medardo | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Morse | interwar name | — | |
| Mikaeel | current name | 22 | |
| Montre | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Maximilien | Gen X and millennial name | 8 | |
| Marwin | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mclean | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Murat | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Marrio | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Merek | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Montavius | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mahmood | Gen X and millennial name | 6 | |
| Massimiliano | current name | 20 | |
| Madox | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Milbert | interwar name | — | |
| Moustafa | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Milano | current name | 66 | |
| Miliano | current name | 38 | |
| Mal | midcentury name | 8 | |
| Mehtab | current name | 40 | |
| Murdock | current name | — | |
| Machi | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Mare | boomer-era name | — | |
| Merik | millennial-parent name | 5 | |
| Maks | millennial-parent name | 8 | |
| Maylon | interwar name | 9 | |
| Mckade | millennial-parent name | 6 | |
| Marx | current name | 5 | |
| Mansoor | current name | 8 | |
| Maxemiliano | current name | 19 | |
| Mohan | current name | 19 | |
| Momin | current name | 19 | |
| Morrie | boomer-era name | — | |
| Manas | millennial-parent name | 10 | |
| Miking | current name | 8 | |
| Masson | millennial-parent name | 9 | |
| Marquavius | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Machai | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Mattheo | current name | 62 | |
| Martice | Gen X and millennial name | — | |
| Mujahid | Gen X and millennial name | 5 | |
| Matin | current name | 11 | |
| Myson | millennial-parent name | 13 | |
| Michai | millennial-parent name | — | |
| Mansa | current name | 26 | |
| Murlin | interwar name | — | |
| Mehran | current name | 18 | |
| Matvey | millennial-parent name | 15 |
Source: US Social Security Administration, 2025 release.