4,742 American names begin with A, ordered by how many people have carried each one since 1880. See them split by girls and boys.
| Name | Meaning | 2025 births | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony | Priceless; of the Antonii | 5,977 | |
| Andrew | Manly; brave | 4,503 | |
| Anna | Grace; favour | 2,521 | |
| Ashley | Gen X and millennial name | 1,856 | |
| Amanda | Gen X and millennial name | 601 | |
| Alexander | Defender of men | 7,244 | |
| Amy | boomer-era name | 1,200 | |
| Angela | boomer-era name | 765 | |
| Aaron | High mountain; exalted | 4,058 | |
| Alice | Noble kind | 3,547 | |
| Adam | Man; earth | 3,511 | |
| Arthur | Bear; stone | 3,847 | |
| Albert | interwar name | 461 | |
| Ann | midcentury name | 225 | |
| Andrea | Gen X and millennial name | 1,333 | |
| Austin | Great; venerable | 3,214 | |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 4,941 | |
| Alexis | Gen X and millennial name | 1,131 | |
| Amber | Gen X and millennial name | 576 | |
| Angel | Messenger | 5,308 | |
| Alan | midcentury name | 1,915 | |
| Annie | interwar name | 1,690 | |
| Ava | Life; bird | 7,739 | |
| Anne | midcentury name | 472 | |
| Allison | Noble kind | 2,570 | |
| Alyssa | Gen X and millennial name | 680 | |
| Audrey | Noble strength | 2,919 | |
| Alex | Gen X and millennial name | 1,586 | |
| Adrian | From Hadria | 4,505 | |
| Amelia | Industrious; striving | 12,705 | |
| Allen | midcentury name | 507 | |
| Antonio | Gen X and millennial name | 2,058 | |
| Aiden | Little fire | 5,073 | |
| Alexandra | Gen X and millennial name | 1,314 | |
| Alfred | interwar name | 293 | |
| April | Gen X and millennial name | 557 | |
| Avery | Ruler of elves | 6,423 | |
| Alicia | Gen X and millennial name | 672 | |
| Anita | midcentury name | 165 | |
| Annette | boomer-era name | 149 | |
| Alma | Edwardian name | 696 | |
| Aubrey | millennial-parent name | 2,073 | |
| Alvin | interwar name | 294 | |
| Addison | Son of Adam | 3,033 | |
| Agnes | Edwardian name | 246 | |
| Alejandro | millennial-parent name | 1,842 | |
| Autumn | Autumn; harvest season | 2,813 | |
| Arlene | interwar name | 127 | |
| Andre | boomer-era name | 868 | |
| Alexa | millennial-parent name | 243 | |
| Angelina | millennial-parent name | 875 | |
| Aidan | millennial-parent name | 1,051 | |
| Ariana | millennial-parent name | 2,219 | |
| Alison | Gen X and millennial name | 649 | |
| Asher | Happy; blessed | 7,519 | |
| Ana | Gen X and millennial name | 1,276 | |
| Aaliyah | Exalted; sublime | 2,607 | |
| Ashton | millennial-parent name | 1,886 | |
| Ada | Noble; adornment | 1,401 | |
| Alexandria | Gen X and millennial name | 647 | |
| Arnold | interwar name | 120 | |
| Arianna | millennial-parent name | 1,323 | |
| Abraham | current name | 1,664 | |
| Ariel | Gen X and millennial name | 1,384 | |
| Aurora | Dawn | 7,070 | |
| Adriana | millennial-parent name | 836 | |
| Andres | millennial-parent name | 1,744 | |
| Allan | midcentury name | 223 | |
| Aria | Air; melody; lioness | 6,152 | |
| Andy | millennial-parent name | 555 | |
| Angelica | Gen X and millennial name | 398 | |
| Ayden | millennial-parent name | 1,365 | |
| Angelo | millennial-parent name | 1,124 | |
| Adeline | Noble | 3,864 | |
| Antoinette | interwar name | 55 | |
| Armando | Gen X and millennial name | 538 | |
| August | Venerable; great | 4,226 | |
| Axel | Father of peace | 4,148 | |
| Alberta | Edwardian name | 10 | |
| Adrienne | Gen X and millennial name | 123 | |
| Alana | millennial-parent name | 2,085 | |
| Annabelle | millennial-parent name | 891 | |
| Abel | current name | 1,530 | |
| Angie | boomer-era name | 399 | |
| Alberto | Gen X and millennial name | 301 | |
| Abby | millennial-parent name | 379 | |
| Archie | Edwardian name | 1,134 | |
| Alfredo | Gen X and millennial name | 301 | |
| Arturo | millennial-parent name | 446 | |
| Anastasia | current name | 1,832 | |
| Alisha | Gen X and millennial name | 183 | |
| Allie | millennial-parent name | 529 | |
| Amir | Prince; commander | 3,308 | |
| Alec | Gen X and millennial name | 234 | |
| Aimee | boomer-era name | 133 | |
| Alejandra | Gen X and millennial name | 486 | |
| Allyson | Gen X and millennial name | 203 | |
| Amari | current name | 2,804 | |
| Athena | Goddess of wisdom | 2,477 | |
| Alaina | millennial-parent name | 1,366 | |
| Aubree | millennial-parent name | 606 | |
| Aliyah | millennial-parent name | 1,188 | |
| Adrianna | millennial-parent name | 308 | |
| Ashlyn | millennial-parent name | 262 | |
| Alton | interwar name | 106 | |
| Alexia | millennial-parent name | 239 | |
| Alonzo | current name | 590 | |
| Addie | interwar name | 176 | |
| Alina | current name | 2,204 | |
| Ali | millennial-parent name | 1,160 | |
| Ashlee | Gen X and millennial name | 38 | |
| Amaya | current name | 1,723 | |
| Alondra | millennial-parent name | 417 | |
| Adele | Edwardian name | 362 | |
| Alfonso | Gen X and millennial name | 223 | |
| Alissa | Gen X and millennial name | 99 | |
| Ayla | Moonlight; oak grove | 3,149 | |
| Aileen | millennial-parent name | 340 | |
| Angeline | interwar name | 134 | |
| Antonia | Gen X and millennial name | 175 | |
| Amos | interwar name | 364 | |
| Anderson | millennial-parent name | 1,079 | |
| Alayna | millennial-parent name | 927 | |
| Adelaide | current name | 1,062 | |
| Alivia | millennial-parent name | 619 | |
| Adriel | Flock of God | 3,935 | |
| Alisa | boomer-era name | 125 | |
| Adalynn | current name | 1,683 | |
| Asia | Gen X and millennial name | 84 | |
| Ashleigh | Gen X and millennial name | 16 | |
| Arya | current name | 1,912 | |
| Archer | Bowman | 3,654 | |
| Adan | millennial-parent name | 631 | |
| Aniyah | millennial-parent name | 618 | |
| Adalyn | current name | 1,192 | |
| Arielle | Gen X and millennial name | 618 | |
| Angelique | boomer-era name | 193 | |
| Alyson | Gen X and millennial name | 157 | |
| Amara | Grace; eternal | 2,639 | |
| Alta | Edwardian name | 33 | |
| Ari | current name | 1,284 | |
| Arabella | millennial-parent name | 1,423 | |
| Aspen | current name | 1,435 | |
| Antoine | Gen X and millennial name | 95 | |
| Armani | current name | 1,143 | |
| Atlas | To bear; to endure | 4,558 | |
| Alanna | current name | 1,099 | |
| Aisha | boomer-era name | 910 | |
| Ace | current name | 2,250 | |
| Ashlynn | millennial-parent name | 258 | |
| Audra | boomer-era name | 95 | |
| Amira | current name | 2,168 | |
| Arlo | current name | 2,514 | |
| Alessandra | current name | 697 | |
| Anton | Edwardian name | 132 | |
| Adelyn | millennial-parent name | 851 | |
| Asa | current name | 696 | |
| Abbie | millennial-parent name | 125 | |
| Aden | millennial-parent name | 234 | |
| Angelia | boomer-era name | 28 | |
| Ariella | current name | 1,756 | |
| Adonis | current name | 1,462 | |
| Augustus | current name | 783 | |
| Amie | boomer-era name | 30 | |
| Aron | millennial-parent name | 377 | |
| Ainsley | millennial-parent name | 629 | |
| Anya | millennial-parent name | 821 | |
| Araceli | millennial-parent name | 364 | |
| Ahmad | millennial-parent name | 407 | |
| Abram | current name | 350 | |
| Alva | Edwardian name | 28 | |
| Augustine | current name | 587 | |
| Annika | millennial-parent name | 254 | |
| Anahi | millennial-parent name | 623 | |
| Amina | current name | 970 | |
| Alden | current name | 498 | |
| Annmarie | boomer-era name | 64 | |
| Alani | current name | 1,849 | |
| Alexus | Gen X and millennial name | 10 | |
| Adaline | current name | 1,446 | |
| Adolph | Edwardian name | — | |
| Amiyah | current name | 471 | |
| Atticus | current name | 1,217 | |
| Aurelia | current name | 1,056 | |
| Augusta | Edwardian name | 49 | |
| Aniya | millennial-parent name | 226 | |
| Avis | interwar name | 6 | |
| Anaya | current name | 911 | |
| Althea | midcentury name | 171 | |
| Aldo | millennial-parent name | 241 | |
| Alaia | Joyful; noble | 2,324 | |
| Arline | interwar name | — | |
| Abbey | Gen X and millennial name | 21 | |
| Alyce | interwar name | 38 | |
| Alvaro | millennial-parent name | 328 | |
| Al | midcentury name | 12 | |
| Ahmed | current name | 382 | |
| Annalise | current name | 764 | |
| Aylin | current name | 885 | |
| Addyson | millennial-parent name | 154 | |
| Anika | millennial-parent name | 269 | |
| Adelina | current name | 1,007 | |
| Aleah | millennial-parent name | 265 | |
| Amalia | current name | 530 | |
| Agustin | millennial-parent name | 245 | |
| Amani | millennial-parent name | 526 | |
| Ayanna | millennial-parent name | 161 | |
| Adolfo | millennial-parent name | 83 | |
| Arden | current name | 486 | |
| Alena | current name | 398 | |
| Alijah | current name | 665 | |
| Armand | Edwardian name | 28 | |
| Aubrie | millennial-parent name | 163 | |
| Alphonso | boomer-era name | 21 | |
| Adelynn | current name | 693 | |
| Annabella | millennial-parent name | 163 | |
| Annabel | millennial-parent name | 91 | |
| Aline | interwar name | 44 | |
| Astrid | current name | 818 | |
| Adela | current name | 201 | |
| Alia | current name | 499 | |
| Azariah | current name | 1,108 | |
| Aida | millennial-parent name | 154 | |
| Averie | millennial-parent name | 410 | |
| America | millennial-parent name | 117 | |
| Adrianne | Gen X and millennial name | 20 | |
| Ashanti | millennial-parent name | 89 | |
| Antwan | Gen X and millennial name | 50 | |
| Arleen | interwar name | 19 | |
| Aleena | current name | 436 | |
| Anissa | boomer-era name | 53 | |
| Annemarie | boomer-era name | 57 | |
| Ashly | Gen X and millennial name | 176 | |
| Alonso | millennial-parent name | 324 | |
| Alayah | current name | 756 | |
| Arjun | millennial-parent name | 615 | |
| Ansley | millennial-parent name | 170 | |
| Abbigail | millennial-parent name | 39 | |
| Ayana | millennial-parent name | 200 | |
| Alecia | Gen X and millennial name | 22 | |
| Alessandro | current name | 608 | |
| Annamarie | Gen X and millennial name | 40 | |
| Aliza | current name | 420 | |
| Alora | current name | 1,614 | |
| Ariah | current name | 457 | |
| Angelita | boomer-era name | 17 | |
| Azalea | current name | 1,109 | |
| Alfreda | midcentury name | — | |
| Arely | millennial-parent name | 257 | |
| Adrien | millennial-parent name | 189 |