Names Ending in M for Boys

Familiar as the most common form of greeting in Hebrew, but also associated with top female model Shalom Harlow.

An attractive and popular choice in the Netherlands, but not one we see making it to the Top 50 in the US anytime soon.

Pronounced like Tom, but not everyone will know that.

This name of a minor Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament is rarely heard outside the Jewish culture.

Traditional Arabic choice, used for both boys and girls.

Azzam might be open to some "shazam" teasing.

Like Justice and Peace, this word name makes a very strong statement. Ving Rhames chose it for his boy.

Despite its attractive meaning, this name is very rare in the States: it has only appeared twice in the US charts, in 2006 and 2020. Akam is a genre of Classical Tamil poetry, and the ring name of WWE wrestler Sunny Dhinsa.

This familiar surname with a surprising meaning could be added to your list of undiscovered 'last names first' names.

The meaning derives from the traditional Arab act of crushing bread into crumbs in order to share it. Recently heard in the hit French Netflix series Call My Agent in its French form Hicham.

The way Wilhelm is pronounced anyway, so a pointless spelling variation.

Chisholm is a habitational surname — if it's on your family tree, you have ancestors from Chisholme, Scotland, although they were originally of Norman and Saxon descent.

A spelling that would definitely attract a lot of attention -- and a certain amount of confusion as well.

Irrevocably tied to long-lived, controversial South Carolina senator Strom (born James) Thurman; Strom, which sounds like an anagram of Storm, was his mother's maiden name. With a stretch, you might consider this one of the German names for boysthat's also a nature name.

Arabic or Islamic spelling of Adam

In Latin, quantum literally means "amount," but these days it is a physics term used to describe the smallest units of energy and matter. As of 2020, Quantum is also a baby name. That year it was given to five baby boys, the minimum required to make it onto the American baby name charts.

This phonetic spelling of the Kardashian baby name Dream surprised many by being one of the fastest-rising girl names of 2022. Both Dream and Jream were still only given to under 100 boys the same year.