The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1998 Starting On M.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on M? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1998 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael | 1 in 47 (2.11%) | 36,608 |
| 3 | Matthew | 1 in 56 (1.8%) | 31,134 |
| 64 | Mark | 1 in 294 (0.34%) | 5,889 |
| 83 | Mason | 1 in 372 (0.27%) | 4,657 |
| 90 | Miguel | 1 in 409 (0.24%) | 4,234 |
| 96 | Marcus | 1 in 432 (0.23%) | 4,008 |
| 103 | Mitchell | 1 in 478 (0.21%) | 3,623 |
| 135 | Maxwell | 1 in 622 (0.16%) | 2,785 |
| 138 | Malik | 1 in 646 (0.15%) | 2,681 |
| 147 | Manuel | 1 in 748 (0.13%) | 2,316 |
| 151 | Mario | 1 in 773 (0.13%) | 2,241 |
| 159 | Max | 1 in 809 (0.12%) | 2,143 |
| 165 | Martin | 1 in 846 (0.12%) | 2,047 |
| 182 | Marco | 1 in 945 (0.11%) | 1,833 |
| 197 | Micah | 1 in 1,030 (0.1%) | 1,682 |
| 221 | Mathew | 1 in 1,210 (0.08%) | 1,432 |
| 236 | Marcos | 1 in 1,315 (0.08%) | 1,318 |
| 243 | Marc | 1 in 1,393 (0.07%) | 1,244 |
| 253 | Miles | 1 in 1,492 (0.07%) | 1,161 |
| 272 | Micheal | 1 in 1,681 (0.06%) | 1,031 |
| 295 | Morgan | 1 in 1,869 (0.05%) | 927 |
| 302 | Myles | 1 in 1,900 (0.05%) | 912 |
| 324 | Maurice | 1 in 2,147 (0.05%) | 807 |
| 326 | Marvin | 1 in 2,155 (0.05%) | 804 |
| 353 | Marshall | 1 in 2,440 (0.04%) | 710 |
| 360 | Marquis | 1 in 2,493 (0.04%) | 695 |
| 366 | Malcolm | 1 in 2,598 (0.04%) | 667 |
| 374 | Moises | 1 in 2,691 (0.04%) | 644 |
| 409 | Malachi | 1 in 3,168 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 416 | Melvin | 1 in 3,269 (0.03%) | 530 |
| 437 | Marquise | 1 in 3,522 (0.03%) | 492 |
| 475 | Mohammad | 1 in 4,116 (0.02%) | 421 |
| 479 | Mauricio | 1 in 4,155 (0.02%) | 417 |
| 487 | Mohamed | 1 in 4,289 (0.02%) | 404 |
| 492 | Marlon | 1 in 4,343 (0.02%) | 399 |
| 510 | Maximilian | 1 in 4,696 (0.02%) | 369 |
| 516 | Mohammed | 1 in 4,773 (0.02%) | 363 |
| 519 | Mateo | 1 in 4,800 (0.02%) | 361 |
| 523 | Moses | 1 in 4,923 (0.02%) | 352 |
| 615 | Moshe | 1 in 6,876 (0.01%) | 252 |
| 627 | Mackenzie | 1 in 7,044 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 630 | Mike | 1 in 7,160 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 637 | Markus | 1 in 7,342 (0.01%) | 236 |
| 650 | Mitchel | 1 in 7,805 (0.01%) | 222 |
| 652 | Marquez | 1 in 7,840 (0.01%) | 221 |
| 687 | Marcel | 1 in 8,707 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 710 | Maximillian | 1 in 9,316 (0.01%) | 186 |
| 716 | Muhammad | 1 in 9,469 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 728 | Misael | 1 in 9,735 (0.01%) | 178 |
| 737 | Milton | 1 in 9,901 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 763 | Madison | 1 in 10,696 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 783 | Myron | 1 in 11,400 (0.01%) | 152 |
| 837 | Maverick | 1 in 13,329 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 838 | Montana | 1 in 13,329 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 847 | Marcelo | 1 in 13,537 (0.01%) | 128 |
| 862 | Markel | 1 in 13,974 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 863 | Marques | 1 in 13,974 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 891 | Miguelangel | 1 in 14,937 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 893 | Mekhi | 1 in 15,067 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 913 | Markell | 1 in 15,610 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 936 | Mariano | 1 in 16,347 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 947 | Mikel | 1 in 16,661 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 956 | Matteo | 1 in 16,988 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 958 | Marion | 1 in 17,156 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 969 | Mustafa | 1 in 17,681 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 972 | Menachem | 1 in 17,863 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 986 | Mordechai | 1 in 18,433 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 1002 | Martez | 1 in 19,253 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 1009 | Maximiliano | 1 in 19,469 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 1018 | Malique | 1 in 19,690 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 1083 | Milan | 1 in 23,103 (0%) | 75 |
| 1084 | Morris | 1 in 23,103 (0%) | 75 |
| 1092 | Montrell | 1 in 23,416 (0%) | 74 |
| 1101 | Marquel | 1 in 23,736 (0%) | 73 |
| 1134 | Matias | 1 in 25,862 (0%) | 67 |
| 1159 | Marcelino | 1 in 27,504 (0%) | 63 |
| 1173 | Mauro | 1 in 28,406 (0%) | 61 |
| 1201 | Mohamad | 1 in 30,399 (0%) | 57 |
| 1212 | Markanthony | 1 in 30,942 (0%) | 56 |
| 1231 | Marquan | 1 in 32,088 (0%) | 54 |
| 1232 | Martavious | 1 in 32,088 (0%) | 54 |
| 1245 | Marcanthony | 1 in 32,693 (0%) | 53 |
| 1267 | Marcellus | 1 in 34,655 (0%) | 50 |
| 1268 | Mikael | 1 in 34,655 (0%) | 50 |
| 1281 | Marcello | 1 in 35,362 (0%) | 49 |
| 1293 | Marlin | 1 in 36,099 (0%) | 48 |
| 1305 | Marcoantonio | 1 in 36,867 (0%) | 47 |
| 1306 | Marquavious | 1 in 36,867 (0%) | 47 |
| 1307 | Matthias | 1 in 36,867 (0%) | 47 |
| 1327 | Mahmoud | 1 in 37,668 (0%) | 46 |
| 1341 | Mckenzie | 1 in 38,506 (0%) | 45 |
| 1353 | Mathias | 1 in 39,381 (0%) | 44 |
| 1354 | Maxim | 1 in 39,381 (0%) | 44 |
| 1355 | Monte | 1 in 39,381 (0%) | 44 |
| 1368 | Maximo | 1 in 40,296 (0%) | 43 |
| 1369 | Mckinley | 1 in 40,296 (0%) | 43 |
| 1370 | Meir | 1 in 40,296 (0%) | 43 |
| 1419 | Martell | 1 in 43,319 (0%) | 40 |
| 1420 | Mateusz | 1 in 43,319 (0%) | 40 |
| 1439 | Malcom | 1 in 44,429 (0%) | 39 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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