12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
2,946 boy names starting with M
one who resembles God
Hebrewgift of God
Americangift of God (folk etymology)
Hebrewanointed one (related to Messiah)
Hebrewexcellent of mind, intellectually gifted
Indianthe Christ, savior figure
Americansongbird, free spirit
FrenchSouthern American place name as given name
Americanone who is glorified
West Africanwho is like God?
African Americannone is like God (rhetorical)
Jewishof the sea, from the sea
Italianmy king is righteousness
Jewishone who forgets
JewishGod is my strength
JewishMann's people, son of the man
Americanservant of Marduk, warrior
Ashkenazi Jewishwho is like God?
Americanking, sultan, ruler
West Africanwho is like God?
Americanwho is like God
Italianpraised, praiseworthy
Bengalimy air, my breath of life
Americanbreeze, air current
Hawaiiandevoted one
Irishangel, divine messenger
Italiantrue child; sincerity
Japanesefrom the sea
Frenchunbranded one, free spirit
Englishone who seeks refuge with God
Arabicsaved from the water
Jewishmaster, mister (honorific)
Jewishwho is like God
Americanplace of glamour and royalty (associative)
Americanthe greatest one, supreme ruler
Welshbenefactor, one who does good
Muslimwho is like God?
Russianthe greatest, most excellent
Englishworld, community
Russianson of Flann (red-haired one)
Scottishgift of God, godlike
Americansong, chant
Hawaiiangift of God, gift of Yahweh
Romanianlike unto God
African Americanson of Rath (prosperity)
Scottishfortunate, favored by God
Greekman, human being, the thinking one
Maoriking, sovereign
Arabicdivinely supported
Arabicstrong, powerful
Samoanmine, my own
Scandinavianson of the pearl (via Margaret's meaning)
Englishone who is pleasing, accepted
Muslimangel, divine messenger
Arabiccorn, golden grain
Americanindependent; nonconformist; unbranded
Americanmountain, elevated
African-Americanpossessor, owner, master
Africanstonecutter, one who works with stone
Americanmessenger of God
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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