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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 Mccarty with 5 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 31 are classified as boys' names and 19 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, 9 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 8,851 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 4,901–4,950 of 8,993

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Mccarty Boy 5
Mccarty Girl 5
Mccauley Boy 94
Mccauley Girl 21
Mccayla Girl 93
Mcchael Boy 5
Mcclain Boy 494
Mcclain Girl 92
Mcclaine Girl 6
Mcclane Boy 31
Mcclellan Boy 89
Mcclinton Boy 34
Mcclure Boy 10
Mcconnell Boy 5
Mccord Boy 14
Mccormick Boy 86
Mccoy Boy 4,568
Mccoy Girl 105
Mccrae Boy 217
Mccrae Girl 5
Mccray Boy 54
Mcdaniel Boy 86
Mcdonald Boy 605
Mcelroy Boy 7
Mcgarrett Boy 22
Mcgregor Boy 103
Mcguire Boy 186
Mcgwire Boy 97
Mchael Boy 5
Mchale Boy 33
Mchenry Boy 51
Mcihael Boy 98
Mcihelle Girl 5
Mckade Boy 337
Mckaden Boy 23
Mckae Girl 6
Mckaela Girl 299
Mckai Boy 79
Mckail Boy 5
Mckaila Girl 246
Mckailah Girl 5
Mckailey Girl 33
Mckailyn Girl 12
Mckala Girl 230
Mckale Boy 198
Mckale Girl 6
Mckaleb Boy 5
Mckalee Girl 10
Mckaleigh Girl 5
Mckaley Girl 21

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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.