Baby boy names beginning with A are a popular choice among new parents.
After the letter J, A is the second most common initial for baby boy names in the US.
Alexander is the most popular name in the US beginning with A, followed by Asher, Aiden and Anthony which all rank in the US top 50, according to the official list by the Social Security Administration (SSA),
Other popular names to rank in the top 100 are Angel, Adrien, Aaron, Axel and Amir. In fact, there are 97 boy names that start with A out of 1000 in the official ranking list.
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There are plenty of uncommon and unusual names beginning with A. Examples of unique names include Axton, Agustin, Anwell, Arden and Arye.
Meanwhile, traditional boy names that start with A include Arthur, Adam, Abraham, Alexander, Arnold, Archie and Adrien.
Names from other cultures are increasingly popular too. Alistair, which is Scottish, Alejandro, which is of Spanish origin and Abel which is Hebrew are becoming more common.
If you’re looking for a gender-neutral name beginning with A, popular choices include Alex, Adrian and Avery, as well as Ashley, Aubrey, Ari and Aspen.
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We’ve put together lists of baby boy names beginning with the letter A, so you can find the perfect name for your little boy.
The first list is unique names beginning with A, while the second list is the most popular baby boy names in the US beginning with A. Check them out!
Baby Boy Names Beginning with A
| Aaron |
| Aban |
| Abbot |
| Abdiel |
| Abel |
| Abner |
| Abraham |
| Abram |
| Ace |
| Achilles |
| Adam |
| Adan |
| Adar |
| Addison |
| Adeem |
| Adel |
| Adin |
| Aditya |
| Adlai |
| Adonis |
| Adrian |
| Adrien |
| Aedan |
| Aegon |
| Aeneas |
| Aesop |
| Afonso |
| Agam |
| Agustin |
| Ahmad |
| Ahmed |
| Aidan |
| Aidric |
| Aimar |
| Ainsley |
| Aiven |
| Ajax |
| Akash |
| Akhil |
| Akira |
| Aladdin |
| Alain |
| Alan |
| Alaric |
| Alastair |
| Albert |
| Albin |
| Alden |
| Alder |
| Aldo |
| Alec |
| Alejandro |
| Aleksander |
| Alessio |
| Alex |
| Alexander |
| Alexei |
| Alexis |
| Alfie |
| Alfred |
| Alhaji |
| Ali |
| Alijah |
| Alistair |
| Allan |
| Allen |
| Alonso |
| Alphonse |
| Alphonso |
| Alrik |
| Alton |
| Alvin |
| Amar |
| Amari |
| Amaro |
| Amato |
| Ambrose |
| Amelio |
| Amias |
| Amir |
| Amit |
| Amory |
| Amos |
| Amrit |
| Anakin |
| Anan |
| Anders |
| Anderson |
| Andre |
| Andreas |
| Andrew |
| Andrey |
| Andy |
| Angel |
| Angelo |
| Angus |
| Anibal |
| Anil |
| Ansel |
| Anson |
| Anthony |
| Anton |
| Antonio |
| Antony |
| Apollo |
| Aram |
| Aran |
| Archer |
| Archie |
| Ardal |
| Arden |
| Ares |
| Ari |
| Aric |
| Ariel |
| Aris |
| Arjun |
| Arlen |
| Arlo |
| Arman |
| Armani |
| Armin |
| Arnav |
| Aron |
| Arran |
| Arren |
| Arron |
| Art |
| Artem |
| Artemis |
| Arthur |
| Arturo |
| Arvid |
| Aryan |
| Asa |
| Asad |
| Ash |
| Asher |
| Ashton |
| Ashwin |
| Askari |
| Aslan |
| Aspen |
| Aston |
| Athan |
| Atlas |
| Atreyu |
| Atticus |
| Aubrey |
| Auden |
| Augie |
| August |
| Augustus |
| Aurel |
| Aurelio |
| Aurick |
| Austin |
| Aven |
| Avery |
| Aviv |
| Axel |
| Ayaan |
| Ayden |
| Ayman |
| Aymeric |
| Azad |
| Aziel |
| Aziz |
| Axton |
| Azlan |
| Aziz |
| Aaren |
| Abba |
| Abbo |
| Abboud |
| Abbott |
| Abdias |
| Abdu |
| Abdul |
| Abdullah |
| Abed |
| Abednego |
| Abelard |
| Aberto |
| Abiel |
| Abihu |
| Abiola |
| Abishai |
| Abner |
| Absalom |
| Abubakar |
| Acey |
| Achilles |
| Adair |
| Adamo |
| Ade |
| Adeel |
| Adelbert |
| Adelmar |
| Adewale |
| Adham |
| Adiel |
| Adil |
| Adiran |
| Adli |
| Adolf |
| Adolfo |
| Adolphus |
| Adonis |
| Adorjan |
| Adriano |
| Adrion |
| Aed |
| Aeneas |
| Aesop |
| Affan |
| Agapito |
| Agastya |
| Agustin |
| Ahmadou |
| Aharon |
| Ahmet |
| Ahsan |
| Ahura |
| Aidan |
| Aidar |
| Aidin |
| Aiken |
| Aiman |
| Aimilios |
| Ainsworth |
| Aiofe |
| Aitor |
| Aivar |
| Ajani |
| Ajay |
| Akamai |
| Akamu |
| Akbar |
| Akemi |
| Akhil |
| Akio |
| Akram |
| Aladdin |
| Alagan |
| Alake |
| Alanzo |
| Alaric |
| Alasdair |
| Alastor |
| Alaxandar |
| Albertino |
| Aldis |
| Aldon |
| Alec |
| Alecsander |
| Aleister |
| Aleixo |
| Alemayehu |
| Alesandro |
| Alessandro |
| Alexandro |
| Alexey |
| Alfonse |
| Alfonso |
| Alhaji |
| Alhasan |
| Alhonso |
| Alhvin |
| Aliem |
| Alieu |
| Alikai |
| Alim |
| Alio |
| Alisdair |
| Alistair |
| Allanzo |
| Almos |
| Alonso |
| Alonza |
| Aloys |
| Aloysius |
| Alphonzo |
| Altair |
| Altan |
| Alton |
| Alvar |
| Alvaro |
| Alvis |
| Alwin |
| Amad |
| Amadeus |
| Amadi |
| Amaury |
| Amatus |
| Ambroise |
| Ambrosius |
| Amelio |
| Amer |
| Amerigo |
| Amery |
| Amiel |
| Amiri |
| Amjad |
| Ammon |
| Amos |
| Amr |
| Amrith |
| Amund |
| Ananias |
| Anar |
| Anatoli |
| Ancel |
| Anden |
| Andor |
| Andras |
| Andres |
| Andrian |
| Anfernee |
| Ange |
| Anik |
| Anirban |
| Anish |
| Ankur |
| Annan |
| Anselmo |
| Ansley |
| Anson |
| Antal |
| Antero |
| Anthemius |
| Anthonius |
| Antione |
| Antim |
| Antione |
| Antonello |
| Antonis |
| Antonious |
| Antron |
| Anwar |
| Anwell |
| Anwir |
| Anxo |
| Apollinaire |
| Apollon |
| Aquilo |
| Aras |
| Arcangelo |
| Arden |
| Arek |
| Arel |
| Areson |
| Arfan |
| Argo |
| Ariano |
| Arick |
| Arien |
| Arion |
| Arislan |
| Arjen |
| Arjunya |
| Arkin |
| Arlan |
| Arlenius |
| Arloy |
| Arlyn |
| Armanius |
| Armen |
| Armend |
| Armon |
| Arnau |
| Arnaud |
| Arnez |
| Arnley |
| Arno |
| Arnold |
| Arnott |
| Arnt |
| Arnulf |
| Aronson |
| Arrigo |
| Arrio |
| Arsenio |
| Artan |
| Artemio |
| Arthan |
| Arthor |
| Arthos |
| Artin |
| Artis |
| Arto |
| Artus |
| Arvel |
| Arvidius |
| Arvin |
| Arvyn |
| Arye |
| Aryeh |
| Aryon |
| Asaad |
| Asael |
| Asadullah |
| Asaf |
| Asante |
| Ascanius |
| Ascott |
| Ashar |
| Asheron |
| Ashford |
| Ashim |
| Ashland |
| Ashon |
| Ashtin |
| Ashur |
| Asiel |
| Asier |
| Askew |
| Aslam |
| Aslanbek |
| Asmar |
| Asmodeus |
| Asquith |
| Asriel |
| Astley |
| Astonio |
| Astron |
| Astyn |
| Ata |
| Atanas |
| Ataru |
| Athanasius |
| Atherton |
| Athos |
| Atiq |
| Atlasio |
| Atman |
| Attilio |
| Atto |
| Aubert |
| Aubin |
| Audric |
| Audwin |
| Aurelius |
| Aurin |
| Auro |
| Austinio |
| Auston |
| Auzel |
| Avan |
| Avander |
| Avenius |
| Avent |
| Aventino |
| Avenzoar |
| Averil |
| Averno |
| Aviad |
| Avian |
| Aviel |
| Avinash |
| Avior |
| Avitus |
| Avner |
| Avram |
| Avriel |
| Avrohom |
| Ayaaniel |
| Ayam |
| Ayaz |
| Ayberk |
| Aydan |
| Aydemir |
| Ayham |
| Aylwin |
| Aymaniel |
| Aynar |
| Ayoub |
| Ayron |
| Ayvan |
| Azadiel |
| Azai |
| Azan |
| Azareel |
| Azarias |
| Azarius |
| Azat |
| Azazel |
| Azhar |
| Azielius |
| Azim |
| Azlanbek |
| Azman |
| Azmir |
| Azrael |
| Azrin |
| Azyel |
| Azzam |
| Azzur |
| Azzo |
Popular Baby Boy Names Beginning with A
This is a list of baby boy names beginning with A featured in the top 1000 names in the US for 2023, the most recent year counted.
The official list of popular boy names for 2023 is calculated by the Social Security Administration. The number in brackets () show the ranking of each name in the top 1000.
- Alexander (22)
- Asher (23)
- Aiden (40)
- Anthony (46)
- Angel (63)
- Andrew (65)
- Adrien (67)
- Aaron (68)
- Axel (72)
- Amir (99)
- Austin (101)
- Adam (102)
- August (104)
- Atlas (112)
- Adriel (113)
- Arthur (128)
- Archer (130)
- Amari (151)
- Ashton (156)
- Ace (157)
- Arlo (158)
- Alan (168)
- Adonis (174)
- Antonio (179)
- Ayden (190)
- Andres (200)
- Alejandro (201)
- Alex (202)
- Abraham (218)
- Abel (220)
- Avery (241)
- Aziel (243)
- Atticus (284)
- Angelo (299)
- Aiden (300)
- Ali (309)
- Andre (310)
- Ari (344)
- Archie (347)
- Ares (412)
- Apollo (432)
- Alijah (443)
- Atreus (457)
- Adan (471)
- Alexis (472)
- Andy (500)
- Amiri (507)
- Asa (509)
- Ayaan (510)
- Allen (516)
- Ariel (519)
- Alessandro (529)
- Anakin (545)
- Ander (560)
- Armando (567)
- Azariah (570)
- Albert (590)
- Arjun (602)
- Arturo (621)
- Augustine (623)
- Alden (634)
- Azriel (654)
- Amos (659)
- Aarav (664)
- Amias (681)
- Azrael (682)
- Ahmad (685)
- Axton (686)
- Abdiel (696)
- Azael (697)
- Abram (712)
- Avyaan (713)
- Alvaro (716)
- Aryan (737)
- Alberto (740)
- Alfredo (741)
- Aron (745)
- Avi (748)
- Abdullah (773)
- Aries (786)
- Ambrose (789)
- Allan (808)
- Arian (825)
- Alec (840)
- Anders (844)
- Alonso (845)
- Ayan (851)
- Axl (897)
- Alistair (920)
- Alfred (927)
- Adler (943)
- Aldo (944)
- Ameer (947)
- Ahmir (950)
- Asaish (957)
- Atharv (958)
- Abner (997)
Data sourced from Social Security Administration (SSA).
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