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Names: M

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8,911 names starting with "M"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with M

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 8,911 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 Mofetoluwa with 5 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 42 are classified as boys' names and 8 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. 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, 15 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 58,153 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 179 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 7,551–7,600 of 8,911

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Mofetoluwa Girl 5
Mofetoluwa Boy 5
Moffett Boy 6
Mofiyinfoluwa Girl 13
Mohab Boy 98
Mohagany Girl 17
Mohamad Boy 3,589
Mohamadali Boy 49
Mohamadou Boy 74
Mohamed Boy 18,781
Mohamedali Boy 80
Mohamedamiin Boy 15
Mohamedamin Boy 269
Mohamedamine Boy 5
Mohammad Boy 16,648
Mohammad Girl 10
Mohammadadnan Boy 5
Mohammadali Boy 83
Mohammadazlan Boy 5
Mohammadhamza Boy 6
Mohammadnabi Boy 5
Mohammadomar Boy 27
Mohammadosman Boy 6
Mohammadtaha Boy 5
Mohammadyousuf Boy 5
Mohammadyusuf Boy 5
Mohammed Boy 15,727
Mohammedali Boy 82
Mohammod Boy 10
Mohamud Boy 251
Mohan Boy 312
Mohana Girl 18
Mohanad Boy 180
Mohaned Boy 16
Mohani Girl 6
Mohannad Boy 103
Mohd Boy 87
Moheeb Boy 5
Mohib Boy 68
Mohid Boy 222
Mohini Girl 158
Mohit Boy 432
Mohith Boy 5
Mohmad Boy 23
Mohmed Boy 95
Mohmmad Boy 116
Mohmmed Boy 34
Mohnish Boy 40
Mohogany Girl 64
Mohsen Boy 283

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

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

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.