Mostly girls
Makayla
Variation of Michaela
Meaning
who is like God
#568US girls · 2025View name
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299 names · US outside top 500 · 2025
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Mostly boys
Malaki
Hebrew
Meaning
my messenger
#1258US boys · 2025View name
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Mara
Hebrew
Meaning
bitter
#589US girls · 2025View name
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Marcos
Portuguese · Spanish
Meaning
warlike
#517US boys · 2025View name
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Margo
French
Meaning
pearl
#559US girls · 2025View name
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Marigold
English
Meaning
golden flower
#590US girls · 2025View name
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Marina
Latin
Meaning
from the sea
#602US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Markus
Finnish · German · Scandinavian
Meaning
warlike
#1336US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Mathew
Hebrew
Meaning
gift of God
#975US boys · 2025View name
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Mattias
Scandinavian
Meaning
gift of God
#1233US boys · 2025View name
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Mavis
French
Meaning
songbird
#561US girls · 2025View name
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Maximilian
Latin
Meaning
greatest
#590US boys · 2025View name
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Maximo
Latin · Spanish
Meaning
greatest
#580US boys · 2025View name
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Mckenzie
Scottish
Meaning
son of Kenneth
#576US girls · 2025View name
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Mckinley
Scottish
Meaning
son of the fair hero
#714US girls · 2025View name
Mostly girls
Megan
Welsh
Meaning
pearl
#889US girls · 2025View name
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Melani
Greek
Meaning
black, dark
#1056US girls · 2025View name
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Michaela
Hebrew
Meaning
who is like God?
#843US girls · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Mikael
Breton · Finnish · Scandinavian
Meaning
who is like God?
#1175US boys · 2025View name
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Mike
English
Meaning
who is like God?
#1234US boys · 2025View name
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Mitchell
English
Meaning
who is like God
#954US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Mohamed
Spelling variation of Muhammad
Meaning
praiseworthy
#527US boys · 2025View name
Mostly boys
Mohammad
Arabic · Persian
Meaning
praiseworthy
#562US boys · 2025View name
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Mohammed
Arabic
Meaning
greatly praised
#595US boys · 2025View name
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