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Names: M

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7,382 names starting with "M"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with M

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 7,382 distinct names beginning with the letter M, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Mugen with 25 cumulative births and a current national rank of #9712. Within the 50 names on this page, 44 are classified as boys' names and 6 as girls' names in SSA records, reflecting the overall letter-level split for M. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data, rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 33 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender, making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 30,520 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with M reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 - across all letter-M names, there are 148 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 6,851–6,900 of 7,382

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Mugen Boy 25
Mugisha Boy 58
Muguette Girl 11
Muhab Boy 20
Muhamad Boy 316
Muhamed Boy 618
Muhammad Boy 21,962
Muhammadali Boy 739
Muhammadamin Boy 188
Muhammadamir Boy 17
Muhammadarham Boy 11
Muhammadayub Boy 5
Muhammadhamza Boy 17
Muhammadhassan Boy 11
Muhammadibrahim Boy 54
Muhammadisa Boy 11
Muhammadjon Boy 69
Muhammadmusa Boy 37
Muhammadmustafa Boy 37
Muhammadsodiq Boy 13
Muhammadumar Boy 62
Muhammadusman Boy 5
Muhammadyahya Boy 11
Muhammadyasin Boy 28
Muhammadyunus Boy 11
Muhammadyusuf Boy 275
Muhammadzayd Boy 13
Muhammed Boy 2,600
Muhammedali Boy 10
Muhanad Boy 105
Muhannad Boy 109
Muhaymin Boy 17
Muhib Boy 22
Muhlani Girl 7
Muhsin Boy 653
Muireann Girl 10
Muiz Boy 43
Muizz Boy 20
Mujahid Boy 325
Mujtaba Boy 390
Mukhammad Boy 29
Mukhammadali Boy 10
Mukhtar Boy 154
Mukta Girl 45
Muktar Boy 33
Mukul Boy 13
Mukund Boy 174
Mulan Girl 743
Mulan Boy 5
Mulani Girl 379

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology, names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.