2042 Boy Names That Start With A (with Meanings and Popularity)
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Boy names that start with A are led by the classic name Alexander, which makes the US Top 20. A is the second most common initial for baby boy names, following J. A is the most popular initial for baby girl names.
Along with Alexander, other boy names starting with A in the US Top 300 include Asher, Aiden, Adriel, Axel, Abel, August, Arlo, Atticus, and Atlas. In the UK, popular boy names beginning with A include Arthur, Archie, and Alfie, all of which are on the rise in the US.
Many rising boy names beginning with A have international origins, such as the Sanskrit Aarav and Arjun, Scandinavian Anders, and Scottish Alistair. Unique boy names starting with A we have our eye on include the biblical Azriel, surname names Arden and Auden, and soft-but-masculine choices Ansel and Ames.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with A, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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August
German form of Latin Augustus
"great, magnificent"
Arlo
Irish or English
"between two hills"
Asher
Hebrew
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
Arthur
Celtic
" bear"
Atticus
Latin
"from Attica"
Amias
Latin
"loved; friend"
Atlas
Greek
"bearer of the heavens"
Adrian
Latin
"man of Adria"
Alexander
Greek
"defending men"
Archer
English
"bowman"
Anthony
Latin
"from Antium"
Ambrose
Latin
"immortal"
Asa
Hebrew; Japanese
"healer; born in the morning"
Alex
Diminutive of Alexander, Alexis
"defending men"
Alaric
German
"all-powerful ruler"
Alden
English
"old, wise friend"
Ari
Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
"lion of God"
Andrew
Greek
"strong and manly"
Ansel
German
"with divine protection"
Aaron
Hebrew
"high mountain; exalted, enlightened"
