The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1983 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1983 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Andrew | 1 in 66 (1.52%) | 25,556 |
| 18 | Adam | 1 in 71 (1.4%) | 23,476 |
| 22 | Anthony | 1 in 85 (1.18%) | 19,816 |
| 29 | Aaron | 1 in 116 (0.86%) | 14,455 |
| 63 | Alexander | 1 in 350 (0.29%) | 4,798 |
| 77 | Antonio | 1 in 457 (0.22%) | 3,667 |
| 102 | Alan | 1 in 607 (0.16%) | 2,764 |
| 107 | Adrian | 1 in 667 (0.15%) | 2,516 |
| 120 | Allen | 1 in 749 (0.13%) | 2,239 |
| 123 | Alex | 1 in 782 (0.13%) | 2,146 |
| 127 | Andre | 1 in 815 (0.12%) | 2,058 |
| 131 | Austin | 1 in 825 (0.12%) | 2,034 |
| 149 | Albert | 1 in 931 (0.11%) | 1,801 |
| 155 | Arthur | 1 in 970 (0.1%) | 1,729 |
| 186 | Angel | 1 in 1,282 (0.08%) | 1,308 |
| 188 | Alejandro | 1 in 1,296 (0.08%) | 1,294 |
| 228 | Alberto | 1 in 1,771 (0.06%) | 947 |
| 233 | Armando | 1 in 1,805 (0.06%) | 929 |
| 241 | Andres | 1 in 1,872 (0.05%) | 896 |
| 251 | Andy | 1 in 2,086 (0.05%) | 804 |
| 257 | Alfred | 1 in 2,164 (0.05%) | 775 |
| 269 | Antoine | 1 in 2,304 (0.04%) | 728 |
| 274 | Abraham | 1 in 2,336 (0.04%) | 718 |
| 280 | Arturo | 1 in 2,413 (0.04%) | 695 |
| 285 | Alvin | 1 in 2,470 (0.04%) | 679 |
| 287 | Alfredo | 1 in 2,496 (0.04%) | 672 |
| 305 | Alexis | 1 in 2,768 (0.04%) | 606 |
| 320 | Angelo | 1 in 2,958 (0.03%) | 567 |
| 322 | Ashley | 1 in 3,049 (0.03%) | 550 |
| 324 | Allan | 1 in 3,072 (0.03%) | 546 |
| 396 | Abel | 1 in 4,460 (0.02%) | 376 |
| 397 | Alfonso | 1 in 4,472 (0.02%) | 375 |
| 415 | Antwan | 1 in 4,847 (0.02%) | 346 |
| 466 | Alonzo | 1 in 5,947 (0.02%) | 282 |
| 475 | Ariel | 1 in 6,212 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 505 | Aron | 1 in 7,421 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 506 | Anton | 1 in 7,487 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 514 | Arnold | 1 in 7,729 (0.01%) | 217 |
| 526 | Adan | 1 in 8,262 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 547 | Alton | 1 in 8,874 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 558 | Ali | 1 in 9,215 (0.01%) | 182 |
| 561 | Avery | 1 in 9,369 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 564 | Alvaro | 1 in 9,475 (0.01%) | 177 |
| 588 | Akeem | 1 in 10,548 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 597 | Agustin | 1 in 10,890 (0.01%) | 154 |
| 600 | Amos | 1 in 10,962 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 613 | Aubrey | 1 in 11,811 (0.01%) | 142 |
| 617 | Ahmad | 1 in 11,979 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 618 | Alec | 1 in 11,979 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 625 | Antwon | 1 in 12,242 (0.01%) | 137 |
| 628 | Arron | 1 in 12,332 (0.01%) | 136 |
| 643 | Adolfo | 1 in 13,206 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 644 | Amir | 1 in 13,206 (0.01%) | 127 |
| 654 | Antione | 1 in 13,860 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 668 | Ari | 1 in 14,584 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 714 | Amit | 1 in 17,654 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 715 | Archie | 1 in 17,654 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 745 | Andrea | 1 in 19,731 (0.01%) | 85 |
| 752 | Ahmed | 1 in 19,966 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 771 | Aurelio | 1 in 21,229 (0%) | 79 |
| 774 | Aldo | 1 in 21,502 (0%) | 78 |
| 780 | Abram | 1 in 21,781 (0%) | 77 |
| 791 | Abdul | 1 in 22,362 (0%) | 75 |
| 808 | Antony | 1 in 23,621 (0%) | 71 |
| 816 | Alphonso | 1 in 24,306 (0%) | 69 |
| 826 | Ashton | 1 in 25,802 (0%) | 65 |
| 832 | Anibal | 1 in 26,205 (0%) | 64 |
| 835 | Anwar | 1 in 26,621 (0%) | 63 |
| 842 | Asa | 1 in 27,050 (0%) | 62 |
| 859 | Al | 1 in 28,426 (0%) | 59 |
| 865 | Arnulfo | 1 in 28,916 (0%) | 58 |
| 871 | Armand | 1 in 29,423 (0%) | 57 |
| 878 | Alexandro | 1 in 29,949 (0%) | 56 |
| 903 | Andreas | 1 in 32,252 (0%) | 52 |
| 923 | Augustine | 1 in 33,542 (0%) | 50 |
| 932 | Adalberto | 1 in 34,227 (0%) | 49 |
| 933 | Alain | 1 in 34,227 (0%) | 49 |
| 934 | Arnoldo | 1 in 34,227 (0%) | 49 |
| 939 | Andrae | 1 in 34,940 (0%) | 48 |
| 948 | Abelardo | 1 in 35,683 (0%) | 47 |
| 952 | Alonso | 1 in 36,459 (0%) | 46 |
| 992 | Asher | 1 in 40,905 (0%) | 41 |
| 1000 | Adrain | 1 in 41,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 1001 | Aric | 1 in 41,928 (0%) | 40 |
| 1017 | Anderson | 1 in 43,003 (0%) | 39 |
| 1031 | Antron | 1 in 45,328 (0%) | 37 |
| 1046 | August | 1 in 46,587 (0%) | 36 |
| 1070 | Antonia | 1 in 49,327 (0%) | 34 |
| 1080 | Ajay | 1 in 50,822 (0%) | 33 |
| 1127 | Alfonzo | 1 in 55,904 (0%) | 30 |
| 1145 | Adrien | 1 in 57,832 (0%) | 29 |
| 1167 | Abner | 1 in 62,115 (0%) | 27 |
| 1168 | Amanda | 1 in 62,115 (0%) | 27 |
| 1206 | Amar | 1 in 67,085 (0%) | 25 |
| 1207 | Artemio | 1 in 67,085 (0%) | 25 |
| 1229 | Abdullah | 1 in 69,880 (0%) | 24 |
| 1230 | Amado | 1 in 69,880 (0%) | 24 |
| 1231 | Avi | 1 in 69,880 (0%) | 24 |
| 1274 | Artis | 1 in 76,233 (0%) | 22 |
| 1295 | Abran | 1 in 79,863 (0%) | 21 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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