Top Boy Baby Names starting with a

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1978.

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
20Anthony1 in 91 (1.1%)16,803
21Andrew1 in 92 (1.09%)16,744
29Adam1 in 110 (0.91%)13,919
32Aaron1 in 124 (0.8%)12,313
79Antonio1 in 419 (0.24%)3,658
98Alexander1 in 560 (0.18%)2,737
112Adrian1 in 671 (0.15%)2,285
122Alan1 in 726 (0.14%)2,111
129Andre1 in 764 (0.13%)2,007
140Arthur1 in 823 (0.12%)1,861
143Allen1 in 842 (0.12%)1,820
145Albert1 in 857 (0.12%)1,788
164Alex1 in 1,059 (0.09%)1,447
190Angel1 in 1,264 (0.08%)1,212
204Alejandro1 in 1,439 (0.07%)1,065
222Andy1 in 1,655 (0.06%)926
232Austin1 in 1,751 (0.06%)875
237Alfred1 in 1,799 (0.06%)852
238Armando1 in 1,801 (0.06%)851
255Alvin1 in 2,027 (0.05%)756
257Alberto1 in 2,041 (0.05%)751
279Alfredo1 in 2,318 (0.04%)661
282Abraham1 in 2,376 (0.04%)645
284Arturo1 in 2,383 (0.04%)643
290Antoine1 in 2,440 (0.04%)628
310Andres1 in 2,849 (0.04%)538
329Angelo1 in 3,096 (0.03%)495
333Ashley1 in 3,134 (0.03%)489
344Allan1 in 3,296 (0.03%)465
382Alfonso1 in 4,120 (0.02%)372
401Abel1 in 4,644 (0.02%)330
436Antwan1 in 5,248 (0.02%)292
476Aron1 in 6,385 (0.02%)240
481Alonzo1 in 6,549 (0.02%)234
505Ali1 in 7,333 (0.01%)209
510Alexis1 in 7,439 (0.01%)206
515Amos1 in 7,512 (0.01%)204
528Ariel1 in 7,941 (0.01%)193
533Alton1 in 7,982 (0.01%)192
551Arnold1 in 8,467 (0.01%)181
557Avery1 in 8,658 (0.01%)177
566Ahmad1 in 8,858 (0.01%)173
600Archie1 in 10,569 (0.01%)145
608Aubrey1 in 11,186 (0.01%)137
610Anton1 in 11,269 (0.01%)136
624Adan1 in 11,699 (0.01%)131
625Aric1 in 11,789 (0.01%)130
630Alvaro1 in 11,880 (0.01%)129
650Arron1 in 13,098 (0.01%)117
670Anwar1 in 14,190 (0.01%)108
675Agustin1 in 14,595 (0.01%)105
686Adolfo1 in 15,173 (0.01%)101
690Andrea1 in 15,325 (0.01%)100
692Antione1 in 15,480 (0.01%)99
715Antony1 in 16,658 (0.01%)92
716Ari1 in 16,658 (0.01%)92
730Alphonso1 in 17,415 (0.01%)88
732Aldo1 in 17,615 (0.01%)87
738Al1 in 17,820 (0.01%)86
745Antwon1 in 18,244 (0.01%)84
751Abram1 in 18,689 (0.01%)82
782Adrain1 in 20,993 (0%)73
818Abdul1 in 23,577 (0%)65
833Augustine1 in 25,123 (0%)61
848Alexandro1 in 26,423 (0%)58
857Ahmed1 in 26,886 (0%)57
858Arnulfo1 in 26,886 (0%)57
863Amir1 in 27,366 (0%)56
875Adalberto1 in 28,915 (0%)53
876Amit1 in 28,915 (0%)53
877Aurelio1 in 28,915 (0%)53
881Antwain1 in 29,472 (0%)52
882August1 in 29,472 (0%)52
886Alonso1 in 30,049 (0%)51
892Antonia1 in 30,650 (0%)50
904Arnaldo1 in 31,927 (0%)48
933Andrae1 in 34,830 (0%)44
950Arnoldo1 in 36,489 (0%)42
999Amin1 in 43,786 (0%)35
1006Abelardo1 in 45,074 (0%)34
1007Alec1 in 45,074 (0%)34
1032Amado1 in 47,891 (0%)32
1033Anderson1 in 47,891 (0%)32
1047Anibal1 in 49,436 (0%)31
1057Alfonzo1 in 51,084 (0%)30
1058Anson1 in 51,084 (0%)30
1068Amanda1 in 52,845 (0%)29
1089Angela1 in 54,733 (0%)28
1116Adrien1 in 58,943 (0%)26
1117Andreas1 in 58,943 (0%)26
1140Alain1 in 61,301 (0%)25
1141Augustin1 in 61,301 (0%)25
1171Amador1 in 66,631 (0%)23
1172Aryeh1 in 66,631 (0%)23
1192Amar1 in 69,660 (0%)22
1212Adolph1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1213Akil1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1214Artemio1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1215Asher1 in 72,977 (0%)21
1241Artis1 in 76,626 (0%)20

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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