The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1978 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1978 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Anthony | 1 in 91 (1.1%) | 16,803 |
| 21 | Andrew | 1 in 92 (1.09%) | 16,744 |
| 29 | Adam | 1 in 110 (0.91%) | 13,919 |
| 32 | Aaron | 1 in 124 (0.8%) | 12,313 |
| 79 | Antonio | 1 in 419 (0.24%) | 3,658 |
| 98 | Alexander | 1 in 560 (0.18%) | 2,737 |
| 112 | Adrian | 1 in 671 (0.15%) | 2,285 |
| 122 | Alan | 1 in 726 (0.14%) | 2,111 |
| 129 | Andre | 1 in 764 (0.13%) | 2,007 |
| 140 | Arthur | 1 in 823 (0.12%) | 1,861 |
| 143 | Allen | 1 in 842 (0.12%) | 1,820 |
| 145 | Albert | 1 in 857 (0.12%) | 1,788 |
| 164 | Alex | 1 in 1,059 (0.09%) | 1,447 |
| 190 | Angel | 1 in 1,264 (0.08%) | 1,212 |
| 204 | Alejandro | 1 in 1,439 (0.07%) | 1,065 |
| 222 | Andy | 1 in 1,655 (0.06%) | 926 |
| 232 | Austin | 1 in 1,751 (0.06%) | 875 |
| 237 | Alfred | 1 in 1,799 (0.06%) | 852 |
| 238 | Armando | 1 in 1,801 (0.06%) | 851 |
| 255 | Alvin | 1 in 2,027 (0.05%) | 756 |
| 257 | Alberto | 1 in 2,041 (0.05%) | 751 |
| 279 | Alfredo | 1 in 2,318 (0.04%) | 661 |
| 282 | Abraham | 1 in 2,376 (0.04%) | 645 |
| 284 | Arturo | 1 in 2,383 (0.04%) | 643 |
| 290 | Antoine | 1 in 2,440 (0.04%) | 628 |
| 310 | Andres | 1 in 2,849 (0.04%) | 538 |
| 329 | Angelo | 1 in 3,096 (0.03%) | 495 |
| 333 | Ashley | 1 in 3,134 (0.03%) | 489 |
| 344 | Allan | 1 in 3,296 (0.03%) | 465 |
| 382 | Alfonso | 1 in 4,120 (0.02%) | 372 |
| 401 | Abel | 1 in 4,644 (0.02%) | 330 |
| 436 | Antwan | 1 in 5,248 (0.02%) | 292 |
| 476 | Aron | 1 in 6,385 (0.02%) | 240 |
| 481 | Alonzo | 1 in 6,549 (0.02%) | 234 |
| 505 | Ali | 1 in 7,333 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 510 | Alexis | 1 in 7,439 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 515 | Amos | 1 in 7,512 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 528 | Ariel | 1 in 7,941 (0.01%) | 193 |
| 533 | Alton | 1 in 7,982 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 551 | Arnold | 1 in 8,467 (0.01%) | 181 |
| 557 | Avery | 1 in 8,658 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 566 | Ahmad | 1 in 8,858 (0.01%) | 173 |
| 600 | Archie | 1 in 10,569 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 608 | Aubrey | 1 in 11,186 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 610 | Anton | 1 in 11,269 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 624 | Adan | 1 in 11,699 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 625 | Aric | 1 in 11,789 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 630 | Alvaro | 1 in 11,880 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 650 | Arron | 1 in 13,098 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 670 | Anwar | 1 in 14,190 (0.01%) | 108 |
| 675 | Agustin | 1 in 14,595 (0.01%) | 105 |
| 686 | Adolfo | 1 in 15,173 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 690 | Andrea | 1 in 15,325 (0.01%) | 100 |
| 692 | Antione | 1 in 15,480 (0.01%) | 99 |
| 715 | Antony | 1 in 16,658 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 716 | Ari | 1 in 16,658 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 730 | Alphonso | 1 in 17,415 (0.01%) | 88 |
| 732 | Aldo | 1 in 17,615 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 738 | Al | 1 in 17,820 (0.01%) | 86 |
| 745 | Antwon | 1 in 18,244 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 751 | Abram | 1 in 18,689 (0.01%) | 82 |
| 782 | Adrain | 1 in 20,993 (0%) | 73 |
| 818 | Abdul | 1 in 23,577 (0%) | 65 |
| 833 | Augustine | 1 in 25,123 (0%) | 61 |
| 848 | Alexandro | 1 in 26,423 (0%) | 58 |
| 857 | Ahmed | 1 in 26,886 (0%) | 57 |
| 858 | Arnulfo | 1 in 26,886 (0%) | 57 |
| 863 | Amir | 1 in 27,366 (0%) | 56 |
| 875 | Adalberto | 1 in 28,915 (0%) | 53 |
| 876 | Amit | 1 in 28,915 (0%) | 53 |
| 877 | Aurelio | 1 in 28,915 (0%) | 53 |
| 881 | Antwain | 1 in 29,472 (0%) | 52 |
| 882 | August | 1 in 29,472 (0%) | 52 |
| 886 | Alonso | 1 in 30,049 (0%) | 51 |
| 892 | Antonia | 1 in 30,650 (0%) | 50 |
| 904 | Arnaldo | 1 in 31,927 (0%) | 48 |
| 933 | Andrae | 1 in 34,830 (0%) | 44 |
| 950 | Arnoldo | 1 in 36,489 (0%) | 42 |
| 999 | Amin | 1 in 43,786 (0%) | 35 |
| 1006 | Abelardo | 1 in 45,074 (0%) | 34 |
| 1007 | Alec | 1 in 45,074 (0%) | 34 |
| 1032 | Amado | 1 in 47,891 (0%) | 32 |
| 1033 | Anderson | 1 in 47,891 (0%) | 32 |
| 1047 | Anibal | 1 in 49,436 (0%) | 31 |
| 1057 | Alfonzo | 1 in 51,084 (0%) | 30 |
| 1058 | Anson | 1 in 51,084 (0%) | 30 |
| 1068 | Amanda | 1 in 52,845 (0%) | 29 |
| 1089 | Angela | 1 in 54,733 (0%) | 28 |
| 1116 | Adrien | 1 in 58,943 (0%) | 26 |
| 1117 | Andreas | 1 in 58,943 (0%) | 26 |
| 1140 | Alain | 1 in 61,301 (0%) | 25 |
| 1141 | Augustin | 1 in 61,301 (0%) | 25 |
| 1171 | Amador | 1 in 66,631 (0%) | 23 |
| 1172 | Aryeh | 1 in 66,631 (0%) | 23 |
| 1192 | Amar | 1 in 69,660 (0%) | 22 |
| 1212 | Adolph | 1 in 72,977 (0%) | 21 |
| 1213 | Akil | 1 in 72,977 (0%) | 21 |
| 1214 | Artemio | 1 in 72,977 (0%) | 21 |
| 1215 | Asher | 1 in 72,977 (0%) | 21 |
| 1241 | Artis | 1 in 76,626 (0%) | 20 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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