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Names: M

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8,993 names starting with "M"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with M

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 8,993 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 Maximilliano with 723 cumulative births and a current national rank of #4017. Within the 50 names on this page, 38 are classified as boys' names and 12 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, 22 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 286,976 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 180 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 4,501–4,550 of 8,993

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Maximilliano Boy 723
Maximillien Boy 6
Maximillion Boy 675
Maximina Girl 145
Maximino Boy 2,005
Maximo Boy 9,223
Maximos Boy 615
Maximous Boy 46
Maximum Boy 91
Maximus Boy 34,662
Maximus Girl 17
Maxin Boy 54
Maxine Girl 115,612
Maxine Boy 377
Maxinne Girl 5
Maxis Boy 5
Maxlee Girl 12
Maxlyn Girl 22
Maxlynn Girl 38
Maxmilian Boy 134
Maxmiliano Boy 5
Maxmillian Boy 198
Maxmillion Boy 15
Maxola Girl 5
Maxon Boy 1,466
Maxsen Boy 46
Maxsim Boy 42
Maxson Boy 1,056
Maxston Boy 47
Maxten Boy 143
Maxtin Boy 68
Maxton Boy 4,685
Maxtyn Boy 142
Maxtyn Girl 5
Maxuel Boy 5
Maxum Boy 89
Maxus Boy 27
Maxwel Boy 267
Maxwell Boy 108,732
Maxwell Girl 735
Maxwill Boy 5
Maxx Girl 111
Maxx Boy 4,078
Maxxamus Boy 5
Maxxen Boy 10
Maxxim Boy 21
Maxximo Boy 5
Maxximus Boy 440
Maxxine Girl 48
Maxxis Boy 8

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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.

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