2031 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"
Arthur
Celtic
" bear"
Asher
Hebrew
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
Atticus
Latin
"from Attica"
Atlas
Greek
"bearer of the heavens"
Ambrose
Latin
"immortal"
Ari
Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
"lion of God"
Alexander
Greek
"defending men"
Adrian
Latin
"man of Adria"
Archer
English
"bowman"
Andrew
Greek
"strong and manly"
Asa
Hebrew; Japanese
"healer; born in the morning"
Axel
Scandinavian variation of Absalom
"father of peace"
Archie
Diminutive of Archibald, Teutonic
"truly brave"
Austin
English, shortened form of Augustine, Latin
"great, magnificent"
Anthony
Latin
"from Antium"
Aiden
Irish
"little and fiery"
Artemis
Greek, diminutive of Artemios
"safe; butcher"
Alistair
English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of Alexander
"defending men"
