| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marjo-Sisko | Compound of Marjo (from Maria - 'beloved'/'bitter') + Sisko ('sister') - roughly 'beloved sister' or 'Mary-sister'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjo-Tuulia | Compound Finnish name: Marjo (from Marja/Maria - 'berry' or 'beloved/sea of bitterness') + Tuulia (from tuuli - 'wind') - roughly 'beloved wind' or 'wind of the berry'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjukka | Diminutive of Marja/Maria - 'little Mary'; Marja also means 'berry' in Finnish. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marjut | Pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marketta | Pearl | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Markku | Derived from Marcus, 'dedicated to Mars' or 'warlike'. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Martta | Lady, mistress | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Marttaha | Mistress of the house; lady | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mateli | Mighty in battle | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Matleena | Woman from Magdala (often rendered as 'of Magdala'; associated with 'tower') | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mauno | Great, mighty | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Maunu | Great, mighty | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Meiju | No single established meaning. In Finnish it is a modern feminine name; in Japanese it can be formed with kanji to mean things like "beautiful longevity" or "bright pearl" depending on characters used. | Finnish, Japanese | Girl | — | |
| Meritta | From Finnish 'meri' meaning 'sea' - 'of the sea' or 'little sea' | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Merja | Finnish form related to Maria/Marja; associated with the traditional meanings of Mary (variously interpreted as 'bitter', 'beloved', or linked to 'sea'). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mielikki | Name of the Finnish forest and hunting goddess; associated with forests, game and the word 'mieli' (mind/pleasure). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Miettah | Probably a diminutive of Maria/Marietta (i.e., 'little Maria'); in Finnish contexts the form can evoke the word for 'thought' (miettiä) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Miika | Who is like God? | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Miikka | "Who is like God?" | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Miina | Diminutive of Vilhelmiina/Wilhelmina - "resolute protector" (will + helmet). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Milja | Gracious, dear, beloved | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Minttu | Mint (the herb); connotations of freshness and coolness | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Mirja | Variant of Maria/Miriam; meaning uncertain - commonly given as “beloved” or “bitter” | Finnish, Scandinavian | Girl | — | |
| Mirjami | Finnish form of Miriam - commonly interpreted as 'beloved' or linked to 'sea of bitterness' (Hebrew origin). | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Musta | Diminutive of Mustafa ('the chosen one') or, in Finnish, the word meaning 'black'. | Arabic, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Mylly | Mill (from the Finnish word mylly) | Finnish | Unisex | — | |
| Myllyn | Derived from the Finnish word 'mylly' meaning 'mill'; 'Myllyn' is the genitive form meaning 'of the mill' or 'mill's'. | Finnish | Unisex | — | |
| Myllysent | Derived from 'mylly' ('mill'); suggests 'of the mill' or a connection to milling/ miller | Finnish | Unisex | — | |
| Myllysenta | Associated with a mill; roughly 'of the mill' or a feminine form derived from the word for mill | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Myyr | Vole - a small burrowing rodent (nature-inspired) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Nalle | Teddy bear / little bear | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Nea | Short form of Linnea - 'twinflower' (a small flowering plant named after the botanist Linnaeus). | Finnish, Scandinavian, Swedish | Girl | — | |
| Neilikka | Carnation (flower) / clove (spice) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Niilas | Victory of the people | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Niina | Variant of Nina - commonly associated with 'little girl' (from Spanish niña) and meanings related to grace/favor or affection in other traditions | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Okko | Associated with Ukko (the Finnish sky/thunder god, literally 'old man') or viewed as a diminutive form; no widely attested independent meaning. | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Olli-Pekka | Combines Olli ('ancestor's descendant') and Pekka ('rock' or 'stone'). | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Omena | Finnish: 'apple'. Luo/Swahili: a small/dried fish (often the silver cyprinid, called dagaa). | Finnish, Swahili | Girl | — | |
| Onne | Likely a Frisian/Dutch given name related to Onno; in Finnish contexts associated with Onni meaning 'luck, happiness'. | Dutch, Finnish, Frisian | Boy | — | |
| Onneli | Derived from Finnish Onni meaning 'luck, happiness' - roughly 'little happiness' or 'lucky one'. | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Onny | Happiness, luck, fortune | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Orvokki | Violet (the flower) | Finnish | Girl | — | |
| Osku | Diminutive of Oskari; associated with 'divine spear' (Old Norse) or 'deer friend' (Gaelic). | Finnish, Irish | Boy | — | |
| Otso | Bear | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paasi | Rock, boulder (literally a flagstone or slab in Finnish) | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paav | Small, humble | Estonian, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paavali | Small, humble | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paaveli | Derived from Latin Paulus meaning "small" or "humble". | Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paavo | Derived from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'. | Estonian, Finnish | Boy | — | |
| Paeivi | Day; daylight | Finnish | Girl | — |
Aggregated births across United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany for every Finnish-origin name in our dataset.
