5893 Baby Names That Start With A (with Meanings and Popularity)
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 international favorite Alexander 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 Alexander, boy names starting with A in the US Top 100 include Asher, Aiden, Anthony, Andrew, and Adrian. Nameberry visitors also love the male A names Atticus, Arlo, August, 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 Archie, Albie, and Alfie for boys, while the French rank Ambre, Alba, 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 Adele 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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- Amias
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"loved"
- August
Origin:
German form of Latin AugustusMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Arthur
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
" bear"
- Aurelia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"the golden one"
- Alice
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"noble"
- Atticus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from Attica"
- Arlo
Origin:
Irish or EnglishMeaning:
"between two hills"
- Amy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"beloved"
- Ava
Origin:
Hebrew, Latin or GermanicMeaning:
"life; bird; water, island"
- Avery
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ruler of the elves"
- Alexander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Audrey
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"noble strength"
- Astrid
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"divinely beautiful"
- Atlas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of the heavens"
- Asher
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
- Amelia
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"work"
- Arwen
Origin:
Literature, Sindarin, WelshMeaning:
"noble maiden; fair, blessed"
- Aurora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"dawn"
- Arabella
Origin:
Latin, ScottishMeaning:
"yielding to prayer; lovable"
- Ambrose
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"immortal"