Girl Names Starting With M

39 US girl names beginning with M, each linking to scored middle, sibling and twin name pairings. Sorted A–Z; switch to popularity below.

M names at a glance

In 2025, 9.14% of US baby girls in the Social Security records got a first name starting with M — about 1 in 11, or 146,944 girls in all. That is close to the 8.93% it was in 1990.

Most popular M names on this page
NameRank in 2015Rank in 2025
Mia#6#6
Madison#11#40
Mila#53#43
Maya#68#62
Madelyn#59#71

The biggest climber on this page is Madisson: #5,061 among US girls in 2015, #319 in 2025.

On the middle-name pages, a middle name that also starts with M loses points. A doubled M in the initials is something some parents like and others avoid.

Girl Names starting with M

This page lists 39 girl names beginning with the letter M that are in real current use in the United States — including popular picks like Mia, Madison, Mila. The count comes from US Social Security Administration public records: every name shown was given to at least a handful of US babies in the latest year, so this is not a list of invented or one-off spellings.

Open any name to see its pairing page — middle names, sibling names and twin names, each scored for how well it fits. Use the sort control above to switch between A–Z and 2025 popularity. To browse a different letter, go back to all girl names.