The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1998 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1998 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Andrew | 1 in 73 (1.36%) | 23,645 |
| 10 | Austin | 1 in 74 (1.35%) | 23,475 |
| 19 | Anthony | 1 in 88 (1.13%) | 19,622 |
| 22 | Alexander | 1 in 99 (1.01%) | 17,462 |
| 37 | Aaron | 1 in 164 (0.61%) | 10,541 |
| 45 | Adam | 1 in 207 (0.48%) | 8,352 |
| 56 | Alex | 1 in 249 (0.4%) | 6,951 |
| 71 | Adrian | 1 in 320 (0.31%) | 5,419 |
| 79 | Antonio | 1 in 351 (0.28%) | 4,932 |
| 81 | Angel | 1 in 365 (0.27%) | 4,747 |
| 95 | Alejandro | 1 in 431 (0.23%) | 4,018 |
| 112 | Alec | 1 in 518 (0.19%) | 3,344 |
| 148 | Alexis | 1 in 756 (0.13%) | 2,292 |
| 157 | Andres | 1 in 803 (0.12%) | 2,159 |
| 162 | Alan | 1 in 824 (0.12%) | 2,102 |
| 193 | Andre | 1 in 990 (0.1%) | 1,751 |
| 196 | Aidan | 1 in 1,023 (0.1%) | 1,694 |
| 211 | Abraham | 1 in 1,151 (0.09%) | 1,506 |
| 223 | Andy | 1 in 1,237 (0.08%) | 1,401 |
| 224 | Armando | 1 in 1,240 (0.08%) | 1,397 |
| 238 | Allen | 1 in 1,344 (0.07%) | 1,289 |
| 246 | Avery | 1 in 1,411 (0.07%) | 1,228 |
| 247 | Alberto | 1 in 1,442 (0.07%) | 1,202 |
| 258 | Albert | 1 in 1,533 (0.07%) | 1,130 |
| 279 | Ashton | 1 in 1,729 (0.06%) | 1,002 |
| 289 | Arthur | 1 in 1,830 (0.05%) | 947 |
| 292 | Arturo | 1 in 1,847 (0.05%) | 938 |
| 301 | Alfredo | 1 in 1,894 (0.05%) | 915 |
| 307 | Angelo | 1 in 1,940 (0.05%) | 893 |
| 381 | Abel | 1 in 2,799 (0.04%) | 619 |
| 398 | Ahmad | 1 in 2,993 (0.03%) | 579 |
| 399 | Ali | 1 in 2,998 (0.03%) | 578 |
| 439 | Amir | 1 in 3,580 (0.03%) | 484 |
| 444 | Alvin | 1 in 3,671 (0.03%) | 472 |
| 449 | Allan | 1 in 3,808 (0.03%) | 455 |
| 454 | Alfonso | 1 in 3,842 (0.03%) | 451 |
| 476 | Ariel | 1 in 4,126 (0.02%) | 420 |
| 524 | Adan | 1 in 4,965 (0.02%) | 349 |
| 529 | Austen | 1 in 5,052 (0.02%) | 343 |
| 533 | Alonzo | 1 in 5,126 (0.02%) | 338 |
| 544 | Antoine | 1 in 5,381 (0.02%) | 322 |
| 547 | Aiden | 1 in 5,398 (0.02%) | 321 |
| 548 | Addison | 1 in 5,432 (0.02%) | 319 |
| 549 | Alfred | 1 in 5,432 (0.02%) | 319 |
| 580 | Alvaro | 1 in 5,975 (0.02%) | 290 |
| 592 | Ahmed | 1 in 6,418 (0.02%) | 270 |
| 597 | August | 1 in 6,514 (0.02%) | 266 |
| 599 | Adolfo | 1 in 6,614 (0.02%) | 262 |
| 624 | Aron | 1 in 6,987 (0.01%) | 248 |
| 635 | Armani | 1 in 7,280 (0.01%) | 238 |
| 638 | Agustin | 1 in 7,373 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 644 | Aldo | 1 in 7,667 (0.01%) | 226 |
| 649 | Amari | 1 in 7,770 (0.01%) | 223 |
| 667 | Austyn | 1 in 8,291 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 677 | Anton | 1 in 8,452 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 690 | Alonso | 1 in 8,751 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 702 | Antwan | 1 in 9,168 (0.01%) | 189 |
| 707 | Asher | 1 in 9,266 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 732 | Arnold | 1 in 9,845 (0.01%) | 176 |
| 781 | Adonis | 1 in 11,400 (0.01%) | 152 |
| 794 | Axel | 1 in 11,787 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 824 | Asa | 1 in 13,028 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 826 | Aubrey | 1 in 13,127 (0.01%) | 132 |
| 829 | Alden | 1 in 13,227 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 834 | Alessandro | 1 in 13,329 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 835 | Antony | 1 in 13,329 (0.01%) | 130 |
| 850 | Ari | 1 in 13,752 (0.01%) | 126 |
| 866 | Abdullah | 1 in 14,203 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 879 | Alexandro | 1 in 14,684 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 886 | Anderson | 1 in 14,810 (0.01%) | 117 |
| 889 | Arron | 1 in 14,937 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 908 | Auston | 1 in 15,610 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 932 | Alton | 1 in 16,194 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 935 | Alexandre | 1 in 16,347 (0.01%) | 106 |
| 943 | Aric | 1 in 16,661 (0.01%) | 104 |
| 952 | Abdul | 1 in 16,988 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 957 | Andreas | 1 in 17,156 (0.01%) | 101 |
| 981 | Arjun | 1 in 18,239 (0.01%) | 95 |
| 991 | Augustus | 1 in 18,834 (0.01%) | 92 |
| 997 | Abram | 1 in 19,041 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 1006 | Armand | 1 in 19,469 (0.01%) | 89 |
| 1047 | Amos | 1 in 21,392 (0%) | 81 |
| 1061 | Alek | 1 in 22,215 (0%) | 78 |
| 1062 | Arman | 1 in 22,215 (0%) | 78 |
| 1070 | Aldair | 1 in 22,799 (0%) | 76 |
| 1071 | Ameer | 1 in 22,799 (0%) | 76 |
| 1088 | Ayden | 1 in 23,416 (0%) | 74 |
| 1105 | Armon | 1 in 24,066 (0%) | 72 |
| 1117 | Ajay | 1 in 24,754 (0%) | 70 |
| 1138 | Antwon | 1 in 26,658 (0%) | 65 |
| 1141 | Adriel | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1142 | Anfernee | 1 in 27,074 (0%) | 64 |
| 1161 | Adalberto | 1 in 27,948 (0%) | 62 |
| 1162 | Augustine | 1 in 27,948 (0%) | 62 |
| 1166 | Akeem | 1 in 28,406 (0%) | 61 |
| 1175 | Amar | 1 in 28,879 (0%) | 60 |
| 1181 | Aditya | 1 in 29,369 (0%) | 59 |
| 1196 | Avrohom | 1 in 30,399 (0%) | 57 |
| 1214 | Arnulfo | 1 in 31,505 (0%) | 55 |
| 1226 | Aurelio | 1 in 32,088 (0%) | 54 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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