Adorable Names That Start With A
Names that start with A are hands-down the most popular in terms of first initial. Maybe that’s because parents know that children whose names start with A may do better in school (yes, really) or because A simply has an innate tendency to come in first.
You can find an A-starting name to love whether you favor popular names or those that are highly unusual, whether you want a traditional name or one that’s more contemporary. We’ve pulled a wide array of A names to showcase the possibilities.
There are more names in the US Top 100 that start with A than with any other letter – 17 girls’ names and ten for boys. In order of popularity, they are:
Top 100 Girl Names That Start with A
Amelia
Ava
Abigail
Avery
Aria
Aurora
Addison
Audrey
Aaliyah
Alice
Aubrey
Autumn
Allison
Anna
Ariana
Adeline
Athena
Top 100 Boy Names That Start with A
Alexander
Asher
Aiden
Anthony
Andrew
Adrian
Aaron
Angel
Axel
Austin
Popular A Names on Nameberry
The Nameberry Top 100 includes some additional fashion-forward selections not on the US Top 100…yet. These stylish A names we expect to be hearing much more of in years to come include:
Aurelia
Astrid
Ada
Adelaide
Arabella
Anastasia
Ayla
Popular Boy Names
Arlo
Atticus
Atlas
August
Arthur
Aarav
Archie
Archer
Ambrose
Aurelius
Ari
A Names That Fit In and Stand Out
From further down the US popularity list are these names starting with the letter A that hit the golden mean between popular and unusual.
Girl Names
Ariella
Amora
Alessia
Adelina
Anaya
Alora
Amanda
Adley
April
Ailani
Alondra
Analia
Amalia
Anya
Antonella
Alanna
Annalise
Angelica
Amani
Aileen
Aliza
Aisha
Boy Names
Ali
Ariah
Armani
Ace
Albert
Alec
Augustus
Alijah
Ahmed
Axton
Augustine
Atrius
Anakin
Azariah
Ander
Abdiel
Unique Baby Names Starting with A
At the very bottom of the US popularity list are hundreds of names that start with A given to only a handful of babies. These are the best of the A-starting unique names used for babies last year.
Abia
Adelis
Agathe
Amabella
Amadea
Amarillys
Ameline
Analuisa
Anandi
Anwyn
Araminta
Atalya
Aubren
Australia
Avabella
Unique Boy Names
Agostino
Aleph
Algernon
Alois
Amaro
Amedeo
Antonin
Aragon
Astor
Auburn
Azar