Girls Names M: Meanings, Nicknames


Maura

Maura’s highest rank in the United States was No. 468 in 1964

Maude

After 1893, Maude’s Top 25 popularity in the USA began to fade, but it still remained in the Top 100 until 1905

Matilda

A popular American baby girl name in the 19th century, Matilda’s popularity declined in the 20th century, then came back in 2008.

Mary

Mary was No. 1 in the USA from 1880 to 1946. Linda took over from 1947 until 1952, then Mary came back from 1953 to 1961.

Marva

Marva was a Top 400 American baby girl name between 1936 and 1941. Its highest rank was No. 336 in 1936

Martina

Martina got into the Top 600 USA baby girls names in 1983 and 1984, but did not beat its all time high of No. 534 in 1899

Martha

Martha’s highest rank in the USA was in 1882 at No. 629

Marnie

Marnie was a Top 500 baby girl name in the USA from 1968 through 1970

Marjorie

Marjorie was a Top 50 USA female name from 1913 through 1936, ranking highest in 1922 and 1923 at No. 16

Marissa

Marissa shot up from No. 987 in 1963 (its first appearance in USA popular names) to a Top 100 name between 1989 and 2004

Marisol

In 1996, 1,191 female babies were named Marisol — the highest annual number on record through 2016

Mariska

Mariska is pronounced Marish-ka

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