2030 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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The names
August
German form of Latin Augustus
"great, magnificent"
Arlo
Irish or English
"between two hills"
Atticus
Latin
"from Attica"
Arthur
Celtic
" bear"
Asher
Hebrew
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
Ambrose
Latin
"immortal"
Atlas
Greek
"bearer of the heavens"
Alexander
Greek
"defending men"
Asa
Hebrew; Japanese
"healer; born in the morning"
Adrian
Latin
"man of Adria"
Alistair
English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
"defending men"
Archer
English
"bowman"
Amos
Hebrew
"carried by God, load, burden"
Alfie
Diminutive of Alfred, English
"wise counselor"
Aaron
Hebrew
"high mountain; exalted, enlightened"
Ari
Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
"lion of God"
Axel
Scandinavian variation of Absalom
"father of peace"
Aiden
Irish
"little and fiery"
Artemis
Greek, diminutive of Artemios
"safe; butcher"
Aurelius
Latin
"the golden one"

