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Names starting with A

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with A in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #4Amelia“vigor, bravery”12,699 babies
  2. #11AvaEditor’s note Down from #4 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 210 US girls in the 2025 records7,732 babies
  3. #14AilanyEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,842 in 2015, #14 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel7,136 babies
  4. #15AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”7,065 babies
  5. #26Aria“a musical aria”6,130 babies
  6. #37AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Avery in 2025 were girls5,267 babies
  7. #41Abigail“my Father's joy”4,941 babies
  8. #59AdelineForm of Adela, meaning “noble”3,864 babies
  9. #65Alice“noble + character”3,547 babies
  10. #77AylaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1963, with 6 babies3,149 babies
  11. #84AddisonForm of Adam, meaning “earth, man, soil, light brown”2,971 babies
  12. #86Audrey“noble + strength”2,919 babies
  13. #88AutumnEditor’s note Down from #69 in 2015 to #88 in 2025 in the US2,805 babies
  14. #98Amara“eternal”2,630 babies
  15. #101AaliyahEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 18 babies2,607 babies
  16. #103AllisonForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”2,564 babies
  17. #107AnnaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #44 in 2015, #107 in 20252,521 babies
  18. #109AthenaEditor’s note Up from #157 in 2015 to #109 in 2025 in the US2,477 babies
  19. #117Alaia“joyful”2,318 babies
  20. #128ArianaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #46 in 2015, #128 in 20252,219 babies
  21. #130AlinaEditor’s note Up from #173 in 2015 to #130 in 2025 in the US2,204 babies
  22. #132Amira“princess”2,168 babies
  23. #140AlanaForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”2,085 babies
  24. #146Aubrey“elf, fairy + king, ruler”2,003 babies
  25. #158Arya“noble, respectable”1,858 babies
  26. #161AlaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #529 in 2015, #161 in 20251,843 babies
  27. #163Anastasia“resurrection”1,832 babies
  28. #164Ashley“ash tree + wood, clearing”1,829 babies
  29. #168AilaniEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,199 in 2015, #168 in 20251,807 babies
  30. #174AriellaForm of Ariel, meaning “lion of God”1,756 babies
  31. #180Amaya“the end”1,723 babies
  32. #182AnnieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1922, with 7,476 babies; 1,690 in 20251,690 babies
  33. #184AdalynnForm of Adela, meaning “noble”1,683 babies
  34. #195Alora“my dream”1,614 babies
  35. #208AdalineForm of Adela, meaning “noble”1,446 babies
  36. #211AitanaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #915 in 2015, #211 in 20251,435 babies
  37. #213ArabellaEditor’s note Steady in the US: #194 in 2015 and #213 in 20251,423 babies
  38. #219Ada“noble”1,401 babies
  39. #224AlainaForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”1,366 babies
  40. #234AriannaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #56 in 2015, #234 in 20251,323 babies
  41. #235AndreaFeminine form of Andreas, meaning “manly”1,317 babies
  42. #237Alexandra“to defend + man”1,314 babies
  43. #245AnaEditor’s note Down from #211 in 2015 to #245 in 2025 in the US1,276 babies
  44. #247AmoraEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #247 vs #733 in 20251,259 babies
  45. #257Amy“beloved”1,200 babies
  46. #260AdalynForm of Adela, meaning “noble”1,192 babies
  47. #263Aliyah“ascent”1,188 babies
  48. #266AspenEditor’s note Used for both: 82% of US babies named Aspen in 2025 were girls1,179 babies
  49. #269ArlethEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,793 in 2015, #269 in 20251,156 babies
  50. #278AzaleaEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #580 in 2015, #278 in 20251,109 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #28AsherEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #28 vs #150 in 20257,456 babies
  2. #30Alexander“to defend + man”7,230 babies
  3. #46Anthony“flower”5,967 babies
  4. #62AidenVariant of Aidan, meaning “fire”5,046 babies
  5. #67AngelEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #67 vs #1,307 in 20254,757 babies
  6. #73Andrew“manly”4,497 babies
  7. #74Adrian“from the Roman harbor Hadria”4,464 babies
  8. #75AtlasEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #487 in 2015, #75 in 20254,413 babies
  9. #79AxelEditor’s note Up from #123 in 2015 to #79 in 2025 in the US. About 1 in 410 US boys in the 2025 records4,140 babies
  10. #80AaronEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1989, with 15,308 babies; 4,041 in 20254,041 babies
  11. #81August“month of August”3,958 babies
  12. #84Adriel“flock of God”3,921 babies
  13. #87Arthurpossibly “bear”3,847 babies
  14. #98ArcherEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #289 in 2015, #98 in 20253,627 babies
  15. #101Adam“earth, man, soil, light brown”3,501 babies
  16. #105Amir“commander, prince”3,297 babies
  17. #113Austin“majestic”3,103 babies
  18. #148ArloEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #15 vs #148 in 20252,443 babies
  19. #164AceEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #419 in 2015, #164 in 20252,239 babies
  20. #176AntonioSame root as Anthony, meaning “flower”2,058 babies
  21. #185Amari“Does the given name have different origins?”2,000 babies
  22. #186AzielEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #186 vs #606 in 20251,975 babies
  23. #191AlanVariant of Elon, meaning “oak tree”1,915 babies
  24. #195Alejandro“defender of man”1,842 babies
  25. #197Ashton“ash (tree species) + enclosure, settlement”1,801 babies
  26. #200AndresSpanish form of Andrew, meaning “manly”1,744 babies
  27. #209Abraham“father of + multitude of”1,664 babies
  28. #231AbelEditor’s note Down from #124 in 2015 to #231 in 2025 in the US1,525 babies
  29. #232AlexShort form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”1,515 babies
  30. #241AdonisEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #698 in 2015, #241 in 20251,462 babies
  31. #257AydenVariant of Aidan, meaning “fire”1,343 babies
  32. #281Atticus“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”1,208 babies
  33. #290AresEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #722 in 2015, #290 in 20251,157 babies
  34. #291AveryEditor’s note Down from #188 in 2015 to #291 in 2025 in the US1,156 babies
  35. #301Archie“anti-aircraft artillery”1,129 babies
  36. #304AngeloEditor’s note Down from #299 in 2015 to #304 in 2025 in the US1,124 babies
  37. #306Ali“high, exalted”1,116 babies
  38. #326Aidan“fire”1,043 babies
  39. #363AndersonEditor’s note Used for both: 83% of US babies named Anderson in 2025 were boys898 babies
  40. #368AndreForm of Andrew, meaning “manly”868 babies
  41. #393Ari“lion”808 babies
  42. #407Augustus“majestic, venerable”783 babies
  43. #445ApolloEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1965, with 6 babies708 babies
  44. #465AyaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #118 vs #465 in 2025664 babies
  45. #469AlijahEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #469 vs #1,153 in 2025651 babies
  46. #472Azariah“Yah Has Helped”645 babies
  47. #482AdanSpanish, meaning “earth, man, soil, light brown”625 babies
  48. #483Asa“physician, doctor, healer”622 babies
  49. #490ArjunEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1967, with 7 babies615 babies
  50. #495ArmaniEditor’s note Used for both: 53% of US babies named Armani in 2025 were boys609 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #3Amelia“vigor, bravery”2,153 babies
  2. #11AvaEditor’s note Down from #5 in 2015 to #11 in 2025 in England & Wales. Short and simple: 3 letters1,611 babies
  3. #22ArabellaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #95 in 2015, #22 in 20251,368 babies
  4. #34Aria“a musical aria”1,132 babies
  5. #39AuroraItalian, from Latin Aurōra, meaning “dawn, sunrise”1,030 babies
  6. #40Ada“noble”1,014 babies
  7. #42AylaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #143 in 2015, #42 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters980 babies
  8. #52Alice“noble + character”825 babies
  9. #86AnayaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #86 vs #336 in 2025535 babies
  10. #90AthenaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #340 in 2015, #90 in 2025519 babies
  11. #95Alba“dawn”472 babies
  12. #103Amara“eternal”449 babies
  13. #106AishaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #106 vs #337 in 2025436 babies
  14. #107AutumnEditor’s note Up from #148 in 2015 to #107 in 2025 in England & Wales. 6 letters, starting with a vowel434 babies
  15. #111AnnieEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #119 in 2015 and #111 in 2025425 babies
  16. #115AyraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #115 vs #939 in 2025422 babies
  17. #122Amaya“the end”398 babies
  18. #122AmelieFrench form of Amelia, meaning “vigor, bravery”398 babies
  19. #124Amira“princess”396 babies
  20. #125Aurelia“golden”390 babies
  21. #132AaliyahEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #133 in 2015 and #132 in 2025368 babies
  22. #142AnnaEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2000, with 1,612 babies; 347 in 2025347 babies
  23. #147AyahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #441 in 2015, #147 in 2025338 babies
  24. #149AnnabelleEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #60 in 2015, #149 in 2025337 babies
  25. #158AyatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #158 vs #1,160 in 2025317 babies
  26. #163AriellaForm of Ariel, meaning “lion of God”305 babies
  27. #164Amber“ambergris”302 babies
  28. #171Abigail“my Father's joy”283 babies
  29. #177Amal“hope”278 babies
  30. #191Aubrey“elf, fairy + king, ruler”267 babies
  31. #192AoifeIrish, from Old Irish Aífe, possibly meaning “beauty, radiance”265 babies
  32. #193Arya“noble, respectable”264 babies
  33. #203ArianaEditor’s note Down from #123 in 2015 to #203 in 2025 in England & Wales247 babies
  34. #205Amina“faithful, trustworthy”238 babies
  35. #206AyzalEditor’s note New since 2015: under 3 England & Wales babies then, 236 in 2025236 babies
  36. #211Alma“nourishing, kind”222 babies
  37. #212Anastasia“resurrection”221 babies
  38. #219AlaynaEditor’s note Up from #388 in 2015 to #219 in 2025 in England & Wales214 babies
  39. #221AyaEditor’s note Up from #405 in 2015 to #221 in 2025 in England & Wales212 babies
  40. #222AdelineForm of Adela, meaning “noble”211 babies
  41. #224AlinaEditor’s note Up from #357 in 2015 to #224 in 2025 in England & Wales208 babies
  42. #229AyeshaEditor’s note Down from #196 in 2015 to #229 in 2025 in England & Wales204 babies
  43. #231Alexandra“to defend + man”202 babies
  44. #238AstridDanish, from Old Norse Ástríðr, meaning “god + beautiful, originally…196 babies
  45. #244AlanaForm of Elon, meaning “oak tree”190 babies
  46. #246AmirahVariant of Amira, meaning “princess”189 babies
  47. #248AlayaEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,088 in 2015, #248 in 2025188 babies
  48. #261AveryEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #722 in 2015, #261 in 2025178 babies
  49. #265Alora“my dream”173 babies
  50. #271AizaEditor’s note Steady in England & Wales: #283 in 2015 and #271 in 2025170 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #5Arthurpossibly “bear”3,211 babies
  2. #11Archie“anti-aircraft artillery”2,465 babies
  3. #15ArloEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #102 in 2015, #15 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters2,083 babies
  4. #16AlfieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #16 vs #2,056 in 20251,955 babies
  5. #21AlbieDiminutive of Albert, meaning “noble + bright, famous”1,702 babies
  6. #26Adam“earth, man, soil, light brown”1,431 babies
  7. #40Alexander“to defend + man”1,271 babies
  8. #57Albert“noble + bright, famous”884 babies
  9. #76Alfred“elf + counsel”682 babies
  10. #86Austin“majestic”612 babies
  11. #103Ali“high, exalted”502 babies
  12. #118AyaanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #118 vs #465 in 2025443 babies
  13. #147AxelEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #363 in 2015, #147 in 2025363 babies
  14. #150AsherEditor’s note Up from #284 in 2015 to #150 in 2025 in England & Wales360 babies
  15. #151AtlasEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,236 in 2015, #151 in 2025355 babies
  16. #152ArcherEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #337 in 2015, #152 in 2025354 babies
  17. #162Abdullah“servant of God”327 babies
  18. #168AhmedVariant of Ahmad, meaning “praiseworthy”300 babies
  19. #170AidenVariant of Aidan, meaning “fire”298 babies
  20. #177AbdulEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #177 vs #1,867 in 2025292 babies
  21. #180AaronEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1998, with 2,512 babies; 287 in 2025287 babies
  22. #195AbelEditor’s note Up from #290 in 2015 to #195 in 2025 in England & Wales261 babies
  23. #201AyanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #201 vs #762 in 2025255 babies
  24. #207AlexShort form of Alexandra, meaning “to defend + man”243 babies
  25. #212Amir“commander, prince”238 babies
  26. #212ArhamEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #640 in 2015, #212 in 2025238 babies
  27. #218Ahmad“praiseworthy”229 babies
  28. #239Anthony“flower”206 babies
  29. #241Amari“Does the given name have different origins?”203 babies
  30. #241AymanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #241 vs #1,095 in 2025203 babies
  31. #257Aarav“sound; loud noise”179 babies
  32. #265Aidan“fire”171 babies
  33. #279Adrian“from the Roman harbor Hadria”161 babies
  34. #302Aryan“noble; noble one”151 babies
  35. #310Ari“lion”145 babies
  36. #310August“month of August”145 babies
  37. #312AnasEditor’s note Up from #429 in 2015 to #312 in 2025 in England & Wales143 babies
  38. #324Adriel“flock of God”137 babies
  39. #325Anguspossibly “one choice”136 babies
  40. #325ArjunEditor’s note Down from #295 in 2015 to #325 in 2025 in England & Wales136 babies
  41. #334Andrew“manly”127 babies
  42. #340AzlanEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,673 in 2015, #340 in 2025125 babies
  43. #342AyyubEditor’s note Up from #656 in 2015 to #342 in 2025 in England & Wales124 babies
  44. #346Archibald“pure, holy, genuine, precious + strong, bold”123 babies
  45. #351ArjanEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #351 vs #1,492 in 2025120 babies
  46. #352AydenVariant of Aidan, meaning “fire”119 babies
  47. #360AceEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #753 in 2015, #360 in 2025117 babies
  48. #370ArisEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,121 in 2015, #370 in 2025113 babies
  49. #379Atticus“the Attic, the Athenian, a cognomen”109 babies
  50. #387AahilEditor’s note Up from #442 in 2015 to #387 in 2025 in England & Wales107 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).