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6070 Baby Names That Start With A (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Baby names that start with A are the most popular by first initial in the US. Amelia is the top girl name starting with A, passing the previous favorite Ava in 2021, while biblical favorite Asher heads the US list of boy names that start with the letter A.
Along with Amelia and Ava, other girl names beginning with A in the US Top 100 include Abigail, Avery, Aria, and Aurora. Nameberry's favorite A names for girls include Aurelia, Alice, Arabella, and Adelaide.
Along with Asher, boy names starting with A in the US Top 100 include Alexander, Aiden, August, Andrew, and Adrian. Nameberry visitors also love the male A names Atticus, Arlo, Archie, and Atlas.
Cool, rare names beginning with the initial A include the international Anouk and Alessio, vintage Agatha and Amias, and unisex word names Arbor and Arrow. Along with the Nameberry favorites mentioned above, trending baby names that start with the letter A include Ayla and Arthur, Ada and Asher.
Internationally, in Britain, top A names include Arthur, Archie, and Arlo for boys, while the French rank Ambre, Alba, Alice, and Anna in the Top 10 for girls. A names Agnes and Aksel rank highly in Denmark, while in Israel, the top names beginning with the letter A include Ayala and Avigail for girls and Ariel and Ari for boys.
Here, our full selection of names that start with A, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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Anastasia
Greek, feminine variation of Anastasios
"resurrection"
August
German form of Latin Augustus
"great, magnificent"
Arlo
Irish or English
"between two hills"
Asher
Hebrew
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
Aurelia
Latin
"the golden one"
Arthur
Celtic
" bear"
Arwen
Literature, Sindarin, Welsh
"noble maiden; fair, blessed"
Atticus
Latin
"from Attica"
Amelia
German
"work"
Alice
German
"noble"
Amias
Latin
"loved; friend"
Atlas
Greek
"bearer of the heavens"
Aurora
Latin
"dawn"
Adeline
French, diminutive of Adele
"noble, nobility"
Adrian
Latin
"man of Adria"
Ada
German or Turkish
"noble, nobility, or island"
Adelaide
Variant of Adelheidis, German
"noble, nobility"
Alexander
Greek
"defending men"
Audrey
English
"noble strength"
Ava
Hebrew, Latin or Germanic
"life; bird; water, island"
Archer
English
"bowman"
Astrid
Scandinavian
"divinely beautiful"
Arabella
Latin, Scottish
"yielding to prayer; lovable"
Abigail
Hebrew
"my father is joyful"
Aria
Italian and Hebrew
"air; song or melody; lion"
Anthony
Latin
"from Antium"
Ambrose
Latin
"immortal"
Asa
Hebrew; Japanese
"healer; born in the morning"
Alex
Diminutive of Alexander, Alexis
"defending men"
Avery
English
"ruler of the elves"
Alaric
German
"all-powerful ruler"
Anna
Variation of Hannah, Hebrew
"grace"
Alden
English
"old, wise friend"
Alma
Latin, Hebrew, Kazakh
"nurturing, soul; young woman; apple"
Amara
Igbo, Sanskrit, Arabic
"grace, immortal, tribe"
Ari
Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
"lion of God"
Andrew
Greek
"strong and manly"
Ansel
German
"with divine protection"
Aaron
Hebrew
"high mountain; exalted, enlightened"
Archie
Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic
"truly brave"
Amy
French
"beloved"
Alistair
English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
"defending men"
Aiden
Irish
"little and fiery"
Arden
English
"valley of the eagle; high"
Annie
English, diminutive of Ann
"grace"
Ayla
Hebrew or Turkish
"oak tree; halo, moonlight"
Azriel
Hebrew
"God is my help"
Athena
Greek
"from Athens"
Alina
Slavic, Germanic, Arabic, Scottish
"bright, beautiful; noble; delicate, soft; defending men"
Anya
Russian diminutive of Anna
"grace"
Ailany
Variation of Ailani, Ailyn, Aileen, or Aylin, Hispanic, Hawaiian, Irish, Turkish
"high chief; shining light; of the moon"
Axel
Scandinavian variation of Absalom
"father of peace"
Abel
Hebrew
"breath"
Alexandra
Greek, feminine form of Alexander
"defending men"
Apollo
Greek mythology name
"destroyer; strength; father's light"
Avery
English
"ruler of the elves"
Alfie
Diminutive of Alfred, English
"wise counselor"
Aubrey
English from French version of German Alberic
"elf ruler"
Agnes
Greek
"pure, virginal"
Aurelius
Latin
"the golden one"
Alfred
English
"wise counselor; elf counsel"
Adriel
Hebrew
"God is my master"
Althea
Greek
"with healing power"
Aira
Variation of Air, Ayra, or Ara, English, Sanskrit, Finnish, Lithuanian
"air; noble; messenger; river place name"
Aveline
French from German
"desired; or island, water"
Augustus
Latin
"great, magnificent"
Alora
Variation of Eliora, Alara, Elara, or Elora
"the Lord is my light; water fairy; hazelnut, spear"
Adam
Hebrew
"son of the red earth"
Annabelle
Combination of Anna and Belle or French form of Amabel
"loving"
Ace
Latin
"one, unity"
Amos
Hebrew
"carried by God, load, burden"
Austin
English, shortened form of Augustine, Latin
"great, magnificent"
Arden
English
"valley of the eagle; high"
Anton
German, Russian, and Scandinavian variation of Anthony, Latin
"from Antium"
Aaliyah
Variation of Aliya, Arabic
"heavens, highborn, exalted"
Alec
Diminutive or Scottish form of Alexander, Greek
"defending men"
Amari
Hebrew, Sanskrit, Latin, Yoruba
"eternal, goddess, loved, strength"
Aya
Japanese, Hebrew, Danish, Arabic
"colorful, design; honey buzzard, bird; rock, lull, happiness; sign, verse"
Aloysius
Latin
"famous warrior"
Arhaan
Anaya
Arabic, Hebrew
"care, concern; Yahweh has answered"
Amelie
French and German variation of Amelia
"work"
Amalia
German
"work"
Annalise
German, combination of Anna and Lise
"grace and pledged to God"
Alba
Latin, Germanic, Spanish , Italian., "white, light; elf; dawn"
"white, light; elf; dawn"
Artemis
Greek, diminutive of Artemios
"safe; butcher"
Albert
German
"noble, bright"
Angelina
Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela
"angel"
Alana
Feminization of Alan, Irish; variation of Ilana, Hebrew; Gaelic; Hawaiian
"handsome, rock; oak tree; child; awakening"
Amaya
Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese
"mother city; the end; night rain"
Auden
English
"old friend"
Anders
Scandinavian variation of Andrew
"strong and manly, masculine"
Angelica
Italian, Polish, Russian diminutive of Angela
"angel or angelic"
Alan
Irish
"handsome, cheerful"
Autumn
English
"autumn"
Adonis
Greek, from Semitic Adonai
"lord"
Andrea
Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
"strong and manly"
Arisbeth
Combination of Ariel and Elizabeth or Hispanic variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
"lion of God + pledged to God"
Abraham
Hebrew
"father of multitudes"
Anne
French variation of English Ann and Hebrew Hannah
"grace"
