The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1928 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1928 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Arthur | 1 in 117 (0.86%) | 8,869 |
| 23 | Albert | 1 in 118 (0.85%) | 8,796 |
| 33 | Alfred | 1 in 166 (0.6%) | 6,237 |
| 44 | Anthony | 1 in 220 (0.45%) | 4,706 |
| 60 | Andrew | 1 in 331 (0.3%) | 3,130 |
| 72 | Alvin | 1 in 378 (0.26%) | 2,739 |
| 93 | Allen | 1 in 487 (0.21%) | 2,125 |
| 98 | Arnold | 1 in 527 (0.19%) | 1,965 |
| 153 | Alexander | 1 in 1,032 (0.1%) | 1,003 |
| 159 | Alan | 1 in 1,115 (0.09%) | 929 |
| 168 | Archie | 1 in 1,242 (0.08%) | 834 |
| 173 | Allan | 1 in 1,298 (0.08%) | 798 |
| 177 | Angelo | 1 in 1,339 (0.07%) | 773 |
| 179 | Alex | 1 in 1,352 (0.07%) | 766 |
| 180 | Alton | 1 in 1,357 (0.07%) | 763 |
| 190 | Antonio | 1 in 1,456 (0.07%) | 711 |
| 234 | Aaron | 1 in 1,976 (0.05%) | 524 |
| 270 | Amos | 1 in 2,608 (0.04%) | 397 |
| 274 | Aubrey | 1 in 2,676 (0.04%) | 387 |
| 277 | August | 1 in 2,711 (0.04%) | 382 |
| 278 | Abraham | 1 in 2,791 (0.04%) | 371 |
| 283 | Austin | 1 in 2,908 (0.03%) | 356 |
| 296 | Adam | 1 in 3,256 (0.03%) | 318 |
| 301 | Alfonso | 1 in 3,417 (0.03%) | 303 |
| 306 | Adolph | 1 in 3,498 (0.03%) | 296 |
| 325 | Armand | 1 in 3,922 (0.03%) | 264 |
| 326 | Alfredo | 1 in 3,952 (0.03%) | 262 |
| 349 | Alonzo | 1 in 4,561 (0.02%) | 227 |
| 358 | Armando | 1 in 4,728 (0.02%) | 219 |
| 366 | Andy | 1 in 4,838 (0.02%) | 214 |
| 387 | Alphonse | 1 in 5,177 (0.02%) | 200 |
| 401 | Adrian | 1 in 5,597 (0.02%) | 185 |
| 424 | Arturo | 1 in 6,471 (0.02%) | 160 |
| 425 | Alva | 1 in 6,512 (0.02%) | 159 |
| 438 | Alberto | 1 in 6,903 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 459 | Anton | 1 in 7,670 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 464 | Al | 1 in 7,844 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 477 | Alden | 1 in 8,350 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 491 | Angel | 1 in 8,926 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 503 | Augustine | 1 in 9,413 (0.01%) | 110 |
| 505 | Andres | 1 in 9,499 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 506 | Augustus | 1 in 9,499 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 520 | Arlie | 1 in 10,354 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 525 | Anderson | 1 in 10,786 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 544 | Aloysius | 1 in 11,766 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 554 | Arden | 1 in 12,475 (0.01%) | 83 |
| 566 | Ambrose | 1 in 13,107 (0.01%) | 79 |
| 570 | Adolfo | 1 in 13,275 (0.01%) | 78 |
| 575 | Arther | 1 in 13,624 (0.01%) | 76 |
| 585 | Aron | 1 in 14,184 (0.01%) | 73 |
| 588 | Alphonso | 1 in 14,381 (0.01%) | 72 |
| 596 | Alejandro | 1 in 15,006 (0.01%) | 69 |
| 618 | Alford | 1 in 16,700 (0.01%) | 62 |
| 623 | Aldo | 1 in 16,974 (0.01%) | 61 |
| 624 | Aurelio | 1 in 16,974 (0.01%) | 61 |
| 647 | Agustin | 1 in 17,852 (0.01%) | 58 |
| 661 | Albin | 1 in 18,826 (0.01%) | 55 |
| 665 | Alvie | 1 in 19,174 (0.01%) | 54 |
| 666 | Alvis | 1 in 19,174 (0.01%) | 54 |
| 677 | Abe | 1 in 19,912 (0.01%) | 52 |
| 678 | Antone | 1 in 19,912 (0.01%) | 52 |
| 682 | Andre | 1 in 20,302 (0%) | 51 |
| 689 | Americo | 1 in 20,708 (0%) | 50 |
| 701 | Arlo | 1 in 22,030 (0%) | 47 |
| 702 | Arvid | 1 in 22,030 (0%) | 47 |
| 708 | Avery | 1 in 22,509 (0%) | 46 |
| 754 | Abel | 1 in 25,885 (0%) | 40 |
| 755 | Adan | 1 in 25,885 (0%) | 40 |
| 756 | Asa | 1 in 25,885 (0%) | 40 |
| 763 | Artis | 1 in 26,549 (0%) | 39 |
| 782 | Arvil | 1 in 27,984 (0%) | 37 |
| 797 | Akira | 1 in 29,583 (0%) | 35 |
| 798 | Annie | 1 in 29,583 (0%) | 35 |
| 812 | Author | 1 in 30,454 (0%) | 34 |
| 818 | Adolf | 1 in 31,376 (0%) | 33 |
| 819 | Amado | 1 in 31,376 (0%) | 33 |
| 820 | Arnulfo | 1 in 31,376 (0%) | 33 |
| 854 | Amador | 1 in 34,514 (0%) | 30 |
| 870 | Adolphus | 1 in 35,704 (0%) | 29 |
| 876 | Auther | 1 in 36,979 (0%) | 28 |
| 891 | Alvaro | 1 in 38,349 (0%) | 27 |
| 907 | Anna | 1 in 39,824 (0%) | 26 |
| 922 | Audrey | 1 in 41,417 (0%) | 25 |
| 933 | Alois | 1 in 43,142 (0%) | 24 |
| 934 | Angus | 1 in 43,142 (0%) | 24 |
| 945 | Antoine | 1 in 45,018 (0%) | 23 |
| 972 | Alonza | 1 in 47,065 (0%) | 22 |
| 973 | Apolonio | 1 in 47,065 (0%) | 22 |
| 999 | Abram | 1 in 49,306 (0%) | 21 |
| 1015 | Agapito | 1 in 51,771 (0%) | 20 |
| 1016 | Armond | 1 in 51,771 (0%) | 20 |
| 1017 | Attilio | 1 in 51,771 (0%) | 20 |
| 1038 | Alcide | 1 in 54,496 (0%) | 19 |
| 1039 | Art | 1 in 54,496 (0%) | 19 |
| 1040 | Arvel | 1 in 54,496 (0%) | 19 |
| 1041 | Augusta | 1 in 54,496 (0%) | 19 |
| 1055 | Acie | 1 in 57,523 (0%) | 18 |
| 1056 | Adelbert | 1 in 57,523 (0%) | 18 |
| 1057 | Arlen | 1 in 57,523 (0%) | 18 |
| 1086 | Abelardo | 1 in 60,907 (0%) | 17 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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