M

M was the #5,137 boys' name in England & Wales in 2025 (3 babies).

M as a boy’s name

  • England & Wales
M as a boy’s name, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1996–2025, for England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.02200020052010201520202025England & Wales
M as a boy’s name, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1996–2025, for England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.02200020102020
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearEngland & Wales
2025#5,137 (3)
2021#3,990 (4)
2011#2,892 (6)
2008#3,158 (5)
2004#3,009 (4)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in England & Wales in 2011 at #2,892.
  • First recorded in England & Wales in 2004.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby boys in the published England & Wales list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.