How do you find the perfect cat name? Rover has you covered. Not only are we obsessed with dog names, but we’ve also got data on thousands upon thousands of cat names nationwide. We dug deep to find you the best cat and kitten names starting with M this year. Cat names starting with the letter M are popular for a reason: the warm consonant at the beginning of the name rolls off the tongue. Plus, many cute word names for dogs start with M. Think kitten names like Misty, Mochi, Mango…and the list goes on.
These cat names are handpicked from our Rover.com database of pet names. They’re ranked in order of popularity from the top ten all the way down to names that barely squeak into the top 1000. Their numbers here represent their relative popularity in this list, not their actual rank in the master database. Based on this data, cat owners give male cats a name starting with “M” most frequently. Have fun and best of luck choosing the perfect name!
Most Popular Female Cat Names Starting with M
- Molly
- Maggie
- Millie
- Minnie
- Mittens
- Mochi
- Midnight
- Mocha
- Muffin
- Maple
- Mango
- Maddie
- Marley
- Matilda
- Mouse
- Miso
- Macy
- Marie
- Milo
- Miley
- Milly
- Mitzi
- Maui
- Marshmallow
- Misha
- Mira
- Moose
- Mary
- Meow
- Max
- Mew
- Mae
- Moira
- Maxine
- Madison
- Murphy
- Magic
- Marcy
- Martha
- Moana
- Monster
- Mercy
- Midna
- Merry
- Moe
- Midge
- Mars
- Mazikeen
- Mulan
- Monica
- Merlot
- Muffy
- Mac
- Mei
- Miranda
- Meme
- Martini
- Mary Jane
- Melon
- Michi
- Matcha
- Milky
- Marcie
- Marsha
- Mystique
- Merlin
- Melanie
- Megan
- Mercury
- Marina
- Marty
- Maybelline
- Margarita
- Mint
- Manny
- Milk
- Monty
- Murray
- Miki
- Mojito
- Margie
- Mathilda
- Morty
- Melba
- Mai Tai
- Musa
- Matty
- Micky
- Monique
- Matisse
- Medli
- Marcel
- Marianne
- Mason
- M&M
- Messi
- Marisa
- Mulligan
- Marcela
- Marc
- Maya Angelou
- Manda
- Melinda
- Mate
- Marcus
- Mewtwo
Most Popular Male Cat Names Starting with M
- Milo
- Max
- Midnight
- Mochi
- Merlin
- Murphy
- Moose
- Mac
- Mango
- Marley
- Mittens
- Monty
- Miles
- Moe
- Morty
- Maui
- Miso
- Marty
- Mason
- Muffin
- Malcolm
- Murray
- Mars
- Mouse
- Manny
- Marshall
- Mario
- Magic
- Marshmallow
- Mocha
- Monster
- Magnus
- Misha
- Mike
- Marcel
- Meow
- Mercury
- Michael
- Marcus
- Mew
- Mateo
- Merry
- Miller
- Moby
- Major
- Malachi
- Michi
- Mojito
- Milky
- Mark
- Maple
- Melon
- Micky
- Millie
- Merlot
- Mitchell
- Matty
- Matt
- Milk
- Martini
- Messi
- Matisse
- Matcha
- Mace
- Minnie
- Mulligan
- Muffy
- Molly
- Matthew
- Mint
- Mercy
- Marshal
- Manuel
- Massimo
- Macy
- Madison
- Meme
- Michel
- Malo
- Maggie
- Mahomes
- Miki
- Musa
- Midge
- Mitzi
- M&M
- Mary
- Miley
- Macro
- Megumi
- Marseille
- Marie
- Margie
- Manni
- Mandalorian
- Merengue
- Mate
- Mexico
- Mighty
- Maguire
- Marc
- Maddie
- Marsha
- Masa
- Master Chief
- Mondo
20 Unique Cat Names that Start with “M”
These “M” cat names didn’t show up in Rover’s national database at all—making them truly unique picks for your new kitten or adopted cat.
- Madigan
- Magnolia (nickname Maggie)
- Mahi Mahi
- Mahina (“moon” in Hawaiian)
- Manolo
- Marcus
- Marigold (nickname Goldie)
- Marlo or Marlowe
- Marjorie
- Maybelle
- McKenna
- Melville
- Mehit (an Egyptian lioness goddess)
- Mercy
- Miguel
- Miller
- Milton
- Moorea
- Mortimer
- Mulberry
“M” Cat Name Trends
Pop culture still reigns big for cat names this year: Mulan, Moana, Milo from the famous film Milo and Otis … and those are just the Disney influences. There are many other possible sources of cat name inspiration, of course: food, heritage, nature, art, and music are just a handful of places to look for pet names. From the top cat names with “M” list we see food names, in particular, popping up a lot: Melon, Mochi, Marshmallow, and Mango all show up in the top 100 “M” cat names.
Cat names are often inspired by popular human names, too. Gentlemanly names like Max, Milo, and Murphy are on the rise, along with vintage girl names like Maggie, Maxine, and Molly.
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