| Name | Gender | Meaning | Favorites |
| Maalini | Girl | As Beautiful as Flowers | |
| Maarimuthu | Boy | Prosperous | |
| Madhialagan | Boy | Intelligent and Handsome | |
| Madhiarasan | Boy | Intelligent | |
| Madhimaran | Boy | Intelligent and Brave | |
| Madhivendan | Boy | Intelligent | |
| Mahesh | Boy | Lord Shiva | |
| Maheswar | Boy | God Shankar | |
| Maina | Girl | Name of a Beautiful Bird | |
| Malar | Girl | Flower | |
| Malarkodi | Girl | Flower Vine | |
| Malarvili | Girl | With Beautiful Eyes resembling a Flower | |
| Malati | Girl | A jasmine flower | |
| Mallika | Girl | A Creeper plant, Jasmine, Queen | |
| Mangala | Girl | Auspicious, Bliss, Goddess Parvati | |
| Mani | Boy | A jewel | |
| Manikkam | Boy | Gem | |
| Manikkavel | Boy | God Murugan | |
| Manimaran | Boy | Brave | |
| Manimegalai | Girl | A character of ancient tamil epic | |
