The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1982 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1982 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Andrew | 1 in 74 (1.34%) | 22,823 |
| 19 | Adam | 1 in 85 (1.18%) | 20,091 |
| 21 | Anthony | 1 in 86 (1.16%) | 19,639 |
| 30 | Aaron | 1 in 118 (0.85%) | 14,400 |
| 66 | Alexander | 1 in 371 (0.27%) | 4,579 |
| 76 | Antonio | 1 in 440 (0.23%) | 3,862 |
| 107 | Alan | 1 in 634 (0.16%) | 2,678 |
| 117 | Adrian | 1 in 681 (0.15%) | 2,492 |
| 122 | Allen | 1 in 768 (0.13%) | 2,211 |
| 125 | Andre | 1 in 783 (0.13%) | 2,168 |
| 140 | Albert | 1 in 849 (0.12%) | 1,999 |
| 143 | Alex | 1 in 874 (0.11%) | 1,943 |
| 155 | Austin | 1 in 950 (0.11%) | 1,787 |
| 156 | Arthur | 1 in 951 (0.11%) | 1,785 |
| 174 | Alejandro | 1 in 1,162 (0.09%) | 1,461 |
| 181 | Angel | 1 in 1,211 (0.08%) | 1,402 |
| 234 | Alberto | 1 in 1,756 (0.06%) | 967 |
| 238 | Armando | 1 in 1,804 (0.06%) | 941 |
| 247 | Andy | 1 in 1,884 (0.05%) | 901 |
| 251 | Andres | 1 in 2,000 (0.05%) | 849 |
| 260 | Alfred | 1 in 2,130 (0.05%) | 797 |
| 264 | Abraham | 1 in 2,185 (0.05%) | 777 |
| 270 | Alvin | 1 in 2,264 (0.04%) | 750 |
| 271 | Alfredo | 1 in 2,276 (0.04%) | 746 |
| 275 | Antoine | 1 in 2,342 (0.04%) | 725 |
| 276 | Alexis | 1 in 2,351 (0.04%) | 722 |
| 285 | Arturo | 1 in 2,468 (0.04%) | 688 |
| 302 | Ashley | 1 in 2,779 (0.04%) | 611 |
| 318 | Angelo | 1 in 3,005 (0.03%) | 565 |
| 332 | Allan | 1 in 3,173 (0.03%) | 535 |
| 375 | Abel | 1 in 4,033 (0.02%) | 421 |
| 387 | Alfonso | 1 in 4,255 (0.02%) | 399 |
| 410 | Antwan | 1 in 4,626 (0.02%) | 367 |
| 464 | Alonzo | 1 in 5,775 (0.02%) | 294 |
| 501 | Ariel | 1 in 7,015 (0.01%) | 242 |
| 522 | Ali | 1 in 7,752 (0.01%) | 219 |
| 526 | Alton | 1 in 7,860 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 529 | Arnold | 1 in 7,933 (0.01%) | 214 |
| 532 | Aron | 1 in 7,971 (0.01%) | 213 |
| 554 | Adan | 1 in 8,842 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 555 | Anton | 1 in 8,842 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 571 | Amos | 1 in 9,485 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 577 | Alvaro | 1 in 9,646 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 581 | Agustin | 1 in 9,757 (0.01%) | 174 |
| 584 | Ahmad | 1 in 9,871 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 601 | Avery | 1 in 10,745 (0.01%) | 158 |
| 621 | Aubrey | 1 in 11,790 (0.01%) | 144 |
| 638 | Arron | 1 in 12,765 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 652 | Aldo | 1 in 13,691 (0.01%) | 124 |
| 654 | Antwon | 1 in 13,803 (0.01%) | 123 |
| 662 | Adolfo | 1 in 14,148 (0.01%) | 120 |
| 670 | Amir | 1 in 14,511 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 673 | Anwar | 1 in 14,636 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 678 | Archie | 1 in 14,892 (0.01%) | 114 |
| 682 | Ari | 1 in 15,024 (0.01%) | 113 |
| 686 | Abram | 1 in 15,158 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 703 | Andrae | 1 in 16,016 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 717 | Ahmed | 1 in 16,809 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 739 | Antione | 1 in 18,255 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 753 | Alec | 1 in 18,864 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 754 | Antony | 1 in 18,864 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 798 | Augustine | 1 in 21,222 (0%) | 80 |
| 822 | Arnulfo | 1 in 23,257 (0%) | 73 |
| 830 | Amit | 1 in 23,912 (0%) | 71 |
| 834 | Andrea | 1 in 24,253 (0%) | 70 |
| 838 | Alphonso | 1 in 24,605 (0%) | 69 |
| 839 | Aric | 1 in 24,605 (0%) | 69 |
| 840 | Arnoldo | 1 in 24,605 (0%) | 69 |
| 841 | Aurelio | 1 in 24,605 (0%) | 69 |
| 853 | Al | 1 in 25,723 (0%) | 66 |
| 856 | Asa | 1 in 26,119 (0%) | 65 |
| 866 | Alonso | 1 in 27,383 (0%) | 62 |
| 875 | August | 1 in 28,296 (0%) | 60 |
| 882 | Alain | 1 in 28,775 (0%) | 59 |
| 894 | Amanda | 1 in 29,785 (0%) | 57 |
| 908 | Alexandro | 1 in 30,868 (0%) | 55 |
| 920 | Adalberto | 1 in 32,649 (0%) | 52 |
| 940 | Abdul | 1 in 34,648 (0%) | 49 |
| 941 | Adrain | 1 in 34,648 (0%) | 49 |
| 968 | Andreas | 1 in 36,907 (0%) | 46 |
| 969 | Anibal | 1 in 36,907 (0%) | 46 |
| 978 | Antwain | 1 in 37,727 (0%) | 45 |
| 991 | Arnaldo | 1 in 39,482 (0%) | 43 |
| 994 | Anderson | 1 in 40,422 (0%) | 42 |
| 1001 | Amado | 1 in 41,408 (0%) | 41 |
| 1020 | Ashton | 1 in 43,532 (0%) | 39 |
| 1053 | Abelardo | 1 in 47,159 (0%) | 36 |
| 1054 | Antron | 1 in 47,159 (0%) | 36 |
| 1082 | Anand | 1 in 49,933 (0%) | 34 |
| 1094 | Alden | 1 in 51,447 (0%) | 33 |
| 1119 | Asher | 1 in 54,766 (0%) | 31 |
| 1130 | Artemio | 1 in 56,591 (0%) | 30 |
| 1131 | Avrohom | 1 in 56,591 (0%) | 30 |
| 1147 | Adonis | 1 in 58,543 (0%) | 29 |
| 1148 | Anselmo | 1 in 58,543 (0%) | 29 |
| 1149 | Antonia | 1 in 58,543 (0%) | 29 |
| 1161 | Avraham | 1 in 60,633 (0%) | 28 |
| 1176 | Armand | 1 in 62,879 (0%) | 27 |
| 1206 | Abdullah | 1 in 67,909 (0%) | 25 |
| 1207 | Ammon | 1 in 67,909 (0%) | 25 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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