The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1985 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1985 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Andrew | 1 in 57 (1.75%) | 30,157 |
| 20 | Anthony | 1 in 78 (1.28%) | 22,081 |
| 22 | Adam | 1 in 86 (1.17%) | 20,157 |
| 33 | Aaron | 1 in 132 (0.76%) | 13,125 |
| 50 | Alexander | 1 in 209 (0.48%) | 8,284 |
| 73 | Antonio | 1 in 419 (0.24%) | 4,128 |
| 80 | Alex | 1 in 443 (0.23%) | 3,901 |
| 93 | Adrian | 1 in 553 (0.18%) | 3,122 |
| 107 | Austin | 1 in 635 (0.16%) | 2,721 |
| 108 | Alan | 1 in 645 (0.15%) | 2,677 |
| 124 | Andre | 1 in 761 (0.13%) | 2,270 |
| 128 | Allen | 1 in 791 (0.13%) | 2,183 |
| 154 | Albert | 1 in 972 (0.1%) | 1,777 |
| 158 | Arthur | 1 in 1,018 (0.1%) | 1,697 |
| 172 | Angel | 1 in 1,131 (0.09%) | 1,527 |
| 179 | Alejandro | 1 in 1,216 (0.08%) | 1,421 |
| 225 | Andres | 1 in 1,719 (0.06%) | 1,005 |
| 226 | Alberto | 1 in 1,721 (0.06%) | 1,004 |
| 231 | Armando | 1 in 1,781 (0.06%) | 970 |
| 261 | Abraham | 1 in 2,130 (0.05%) | 811 |
| 263 | Antoine | 1 in 2,176 (0.05%) | 794 |
| 271 | Alfredo | 1 in 2,360 (0.04%) | 732 |
| 274 | Arturo | 1 in 2,380 (0.04%) | 726 |
| 275 | Andy | 1 in 2,390 (0.04%) | 723 |
| 289 | Alvin | 1 in 2,571 (0.04%) | 672 |
| 305 | Alfred | 1 in 2,725 (0.04%) | 634 |
| 319 | Angelo | 1 in 2,928 (0.03%) | 590 |
| 354 | Alexis | 1 in 3,630 (0.03%) | 476 |
| 363 | Ashley | 1 in 3,715 (0.03%) | 465 |
| 365 | Allan | 1 in 3,731 (0.03%) | 463 |
| 395 | Alfonso | 1 in 4,173 (0.02%) | 414 |
| 397 | Abel | 1 in 4,183 (0.02%) | 413 |
| 438 | Antwan | 1 in 5,096 (0.02%) | 339 |
| 450 | Alvaro | 1 in 5,332 (0.02%) | 324 |
| 473 | Alonzo | 1 in 6,062 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 506 | Ariel | 1 in 6,911 (0.01%) | 250 |
| 515 | Alec | 1 in 7,229 (0.01%) | 239 |
| 516 | Ali | 1 in 7,290 (0.01%) | 237 |
| 555 | Avery | 1 in 8,346 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 558 | Adan | 1 in 8,511 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 570 | Aubrey | 1 in 9,141 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 580 | Aron | 1 in 9,598 (0.01%) | 180 |
| 581 | Anton | 1 in 9,652 (0.01%) | 179 |
| 584 | Amos | 1 in 9,816 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 594 | Ashton | 1 in 10,103 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 609 | Alton | 1 in 10,798 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 624 | Antwon | 1 in 11,292 (0.01%) | 153 |
| 630 | Agustin | 1 in 11,915 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 631 | Arron | 1 in 11,915 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 637 | Arnold | 1 in 12,082 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 644 | Akeem | 1 in 12,893 (0.01%) | 134 |
| 648 | Adolfo | 1 in 13,393 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 649 | Ahmad | 1 in 13,393 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 650 | Amir | 1 in 13,393 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 682 | Antione | 1 in 14,894 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 736 | Abram | 1 in 17,811 (0.01%) | 97 |
| 740 | Alphonso | 1 in 17,997 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 781 | Aldo | 1 in 20,815 (0%) | 83 |
| 800 | Amanda | 1 in 22,437 (0%) | 77 |
| 801 | Ari | 1 in 22,437 (0%) | 77 |
| 810 | Amit | 1 in 23,036 (0%) | 75 |
| 811 | Archie | 1 in 23,036 (0%) | 75 |
| 819 | Aric | 1 in 23,667 (0%) | 73 |
| 820 | Arnulfo | 1 in 23,667 (0%) | 73 |
| 845 | Ahmed | 1 in 25,407 (0%) | 68 |
| 854 | Asa | 1 in 26,580 (0%) | 65 |
| 859 | Andrea | 1 in 26,995 (0%) | 64 |
| 860 | August | 1 in 26,995 (0%) | 64 |
| 865 | Alexandro | 1 in 27,866 (0%) | 62 |
| 866 | Armand | 1 in 27,866 (0%) | 62 |
| 875 | Alain | 1 in 28,794 (0%) | 60 |
| 883 | Anderson | 1 in 29,787 (0%) | 58 |
| 911 | Aurelio | 1 in 31,412 (0%) | 55 |
| 922 | Augustine | 1 in 32,598 (0%) | 53 |
| 929 | Al | 1 in 33,224 (0%) | 52 |
| 930 | Andreas | 1 in 33,224 (0%) | 52 |
| 940 | Antony | 1 in 33,876 (0%) | 51 |
| 941 | Arnoldo | 1 in 33,876 (0%) | 51 |
| 963 | Adalberto | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 964 | Anibal | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 965 | Antwain | 1 in 35,259 (0%) | 49 |
| 1008 | Alonso | 1 in 39,265 (0%) | 44 |
| 1014 | Asher | 1 in 40,178 (0%) | 43 |
| 1021 | Adrain | 1 in 41,135 (0%) | 42 |
| 1099 | Abdul | 1 in 49,362 (0%) | 35 |
| 1113 | Alessandro | 1 in 50,814 (0%) | 34 |
| 1126 | Alden | 1 in 52,354 (0%) | 33 |
| 1137 | Artemio | 1 in 53,990 (0%) | 32 |
| 1154 | Abelardo | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1155 | Albaro | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1156 | Alexandre | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1157 | Austen | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1158 | Avraham | 1 in 55,731 (0%) | 31 |
| 1180 | Andrae | 1 in 57,589 (0%) | 30 |
| 1194 | Alfonzo | 1 in 59,575 (0%) | 29 |
| 1195 | Amador | 1 in 59,575 (0%) | 29 |
| 1208 | Aidan | 1 in 61,702 (0%) | 28 |
| 1209 | Amar | 1 in 61,702 (0%) | 28 |
| 1210 | Anson | 1 in 61,702 (0%) | 28 |
| 1229 | Amado | 1 in 63,988 (0%) | 27 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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