The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2012 Starting On M.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on M? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2012 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Mason | 1 in 87 (1.15%) | 18,856 |
| 8 | Michael | 1 in 103 (0.97%) | 15,996 |
| 12 | Matthew | 1 in 119 (0.84%) | 13,834 |
| 103 | Micah | 1 in 442 (0.23%) | 3,709 |
| 105 | Max | 1 in 449 (0.22%) | 3,658 |
| 111 | Miles | 1 in 509 (0.2%) | 3,225 |
| 116 | Maxwell | 1 in 516 (0.19%) | 3,180 |
| 131 | Miguel | 1 in 565 (0.18%) | 2,906 |
| 141 | Mateo | 1 in 589 (0.17%) | 2,784 |
| 149 | Marcus | 1 in 610 (0.16%) | 2,691 |
| 167 | Maddox | 1 in 717 (0.14%) | 2,288 |
| 168 | Malachi | 1 in 724 (0.14%) | 2,268 |
| 176 | Mark | 1 in 757 (0.13%) | 2,169 |
| 206 | Maximus | 1 in 904 (0.11%) | 1,816 |
| 221 | Myles | 1 in 1,024 (0.1%) | 1,602 |
| 248 | Manuel | 1 in 1,144 (0.09%) | 1,434 |
| 251 | Mario | 1 in 1,155 (0.09%) | 1,421 |
| 266 | Martin | 1 in 1,261 (0.08%) | 1,301 |
| 271 | Marco | 1 in 1,289 (0.08%) | 1,273 |
| 319 | Maximiliano | 1 in 1,729 (0.06%) | 949 |
| 330 | Milo | 1 in 1,788 (0.06%) | 918 |
| 341 | Malik | 1 in 1,867 (0.05%) | 879 |
| 345 | Marcos | 1 in 1,904 (0.05%) | 862 |
| 347 | Marshall | 1 in 1,915 (0.05%) | 857 |
| 356 | Maverick | 1 in 1,989 (0.05%) | 825 |
| 387 | Messiah | 1 in 2,245 (0.04%) | 731 |
| 414 | Matteo | 1 in 2,517 (0.04%) | 652 |
| 430 | Mathew | 1 in 2,708 (0.04%) | 606 |
| 442 | Mohamed | 1 in 2,800 (0.04%) | 586 |
| 457 | Moises | 1 in 2,957 (0.03%) | 555 |
| 458 | Mitchell | 1 in 2,962 (0.03%) | 554 |
| 463 | Malcolm | 1 in 3,000 (0.03%) | 547 |
| 468 | Maximilian | 1 in 3,039 (0.03%) | 540 |
| 470 | Marvin | 1 in 3,062 (0.03%) | 536 |
| 471 | Mauricio | 1 in 3,073 (0.03%) | 534 |
| 479 | Muhammad | 1 in 3,126 (0.03%) | 525 |
| 481 | Major | 1 in 3,144 (0.03%) | 522 |
| 501 | Maurice | 1 in 3,349 (0.03%) | 490 |
| 505 | Mekhi | 1 in 3,370 (0.03%) | 487 |
| 526 | Moshe | 1 in 3,607 (0.03%) | 455 |
| 547 | Madden | 1 in 3,790 (0.03%) | 433 |
| 556 | Mohammed | 1 in 3,889 (0.03%) | 422 |
| 558 | Moses | 1 in 3,917 (0.03%) | 419 |
| 563 | Malakai | 1 in 3,974 (0.03%) | 413 |
| 572 | Matias | 1 in 4,042 (0.02%) | 406 |
| 584 | Mohammad | 1 in 4,176 (0.02%) | 393 |
| 594 | Morgan | 1 in 4,262 (0.02%) | 385 |
| 607 | Marc | 1 in 4,496 (0.02%) | 365 |
| 617 | Melvin | 1 in 4,716 (0.02%) | 348 |
| 653 | Micheal | 1 in 5,144 (0.02%) | 319 |
| 685 | Mathias | 1 in 5,507 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 686 | Maxim | 1 in 5,507 (0.02%) | 298 |
| 688 | Matthias | 1 in 5,525 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 690 | Makai | 1 in 5,563 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 694 | Mayson | 1 in 5,582 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 702 | Marlon | 1 in 5,698 (0.02%) | 288 |
| 717 | Masen | 1 in 5,967 (0.02%) | 275 |
| 737 | Memphis | 1 in 6,146 (0.02%) | 267 |
| 762 | Marquis | 1 in 6,512 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 776 | Marcelo | 1 in 6,781 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 823 | Misael | 1 in 7,741 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 834 | Makhi | 1 in 7,890 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 851 | Markus | 1 in 8,084 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 856 | Marcel | 1 in 8,124 (0.01%) | 202 |
| 868 | Mike | 1 in 8,416 (0.01%) | 195 |
| 891 | Mustafa | 1 in 8,968 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 897 | Maxton | 1 in 9,117 (0.01%) | 180 |
| 922 | Maximo | 1 in 9,653 (0.01%) | 170 |
| 941 | Mordechai | 1 in 10,006 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 979 | Mack | 1 in 10,868 (0.01%) | 151 |
| 984 | Maison | 1 in 10,940 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 987 | Malaki | 1 in 11,088 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 995 | Mariano | 1 in 11,318 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 1019 | Marley | 1 in 11,979 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 1020 | Menachem | 1 in 11,979 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 1021 | Miller | 1 in 11,979 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 1050 | Musa | 1 in 12,721 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 1070 | Maxx | 1 in 13,342 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 1084 | Maksim | 1 in 13,675 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 1149 | Mikael | 1 in 15,056 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 1151 | Marquise | 1 in 15,195 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 1152 | Milan | 1 in 15,195 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 1174 | Meir | 1 in 15,933 (0.01%) | 103 |
| 1181 | Magnus | 1 in 16,089 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 1188 | Mac | 1 in 16,248 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 1192 | Marcello | 1 in 16,411 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 1205 | Milton | 1 in 16,918 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 1218 | Mikel | 1 in 17,458 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 1236 | Massimo | 1 in 18,034 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 1255 | Maddux | 1 in 18,439 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 1256 | Maximillian | 1 in 18,439 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 1331 | Miguelangel | 1 in 21,039 (0%) | 78 |
| 1346 | Maddex | 1 in 21,593 (0%) | 76 |
| 1363 | Mikah | 1 in 22,176 (0%) | 74 |
| 1364 | Mohamad | 1 in 22,176 (0%) | 74 |
| 1395 | Marcelino | 1 in 23,444 (0%) | 70 |
| 1396 | Mccoy | 1 in 23,444 (0%) | 70 |
| 1419 | Merrick | 1 in 24,133 (0%) | 68 |
| 1432 | Mikhail | 1 in 24,493 (0%) | 67 |
| 1460 | Maddix | 1 in 25,642 (0%) | 64 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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