The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2008 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2008 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Alexander | 1 in 96 (1.04%) | 18,668 |
| 7 | Anthony | 1 in 98 (1.02%) | 18,365 |
| 12 | Andrew | 1 in 107 (0.93%) | 16,734 |
| 16 | Aiden | 1 in 115 (0.87%) | 15,561 |
| 36 | Angel | 1 in 174 (0.57%) | 10,314 |
| 50 | Aaron | 1 in 211 (0.47%) | 8,525 |
| 55 | Austin | 1 in 225 (0.44%) | 7,970 |
| 56 | Adrian | 1 in 227 (0.44%) | 7,915 |
| 59 | Aidan | 1 in 233 (0.43%) | 7,689 |
| 72 | Adam | 1 in 295 (0.34%) | 6,080 |
| 84 | Alex | 1 in 333 (0.3%) | 5,391 |
| 91 | Ayden | 1 in 356 (0.28%) | 5,044 |
| 102 | Antonio | 1 in 412 (0.24%) | 4,357 |
| 105 | Alejandro | 1 in 433 (0.23%) | 4,141 |
| 122 | Ashton | 1 in 512 (0.2%) | 3,504 |
| 135 | Alan | 1 in 598 (0.17%) | 3,000 |
| 159 | Andres | 1 in 726 (0.14%) | 2,473 |
| 168 | Alexis | 1 in 770 (0.13%) | 2,332 |
| 187 | Abraham | 1 in 848 (0.12%) | 2,117 |
| 206 | Asher | 1 in 951 (0.11%) | 1,888 |
| 212 | Andy | 1 in 1,000 (0.1%) | 1,794 |
| 217 | Avery | 1 in 1,037 (0.1%) | 1,730 |
| 220 | Andre | 1 in 1,073 (0.09%) | 1,673 |
| 253 | Aden | 1 in 1,306 (0.08%) | 1,374 |
| 272 | Axel | 1 in 1,458 (0.07%) | 1,231 |
| 284 | Angelo | 1 in 1,524 (0.07%) | 1,178 |
| 292 | Allen | 1 in 1,602 (0.06%) | 1,120 |
| 294 | Armando | 1 in 1,615 (0.06%) | 1,111 |
| 295 | Amir | 1 in 1,620 (0.06%) | 1,108 |
| 301 | Adan | 1 in 1,663 (0.06%) | 1,079 |
| 325 | Anderson | 1 in 1,828 (0.05%) | 982 |
| 339 | Aaden | 1 in 1,911 (0.05%) | 939 |
| 341 | Alberto | 1 in 1,924 (0.05%) | 933 |
| 342 | Amari | 1 in 1,934 (0.05%) | 928 |
| 351 | Arturo | 1 in 2,056 (0.05%) | 873 |
| 362 | Abel | 1 in 2,160 (0.05%) | 831 |
| 363 | Arthur | 1 in 2,175 (0.05%) | 825 |
| 373 | Albert | 1 in 2,272 (0.04%) | 790 |
| 385 | Alfredo | 1 in 2,358 (0.04%) | 761 |
| 392 | Alec | 1 in 2,435 (0.04%) | 737 |
| 398 | Ali | 1 in 2,531 (0.04%) | 709 |
| 435 | Alvin | 1 in 2,899 (0.03%) | 619 |
| 460 | Alijah | 1 in 3,194 (0.03%) | 562 |
| 485 | August | 1 in 3,380 (0.03%) | 531 |
| 541 | Ari | 1 in 4,024 (0.02%) | 446 |
| 543 | Alonzo | 1 in 4,033 (0.02%) | 445 |
| 552 | Allan | 1 in 4,116 (0.02%) | 436 |
| 555 | Abram | 1 in 4,155 (0.02%) | 432 |
| 557 | Ahmad | 1 in 4,193 (0.02%) | 428 |
| 562 | Aydan | 1 in 4,243 (0.02%) | 423 |
| 577 | Aldo | 1 in 4,443 (0.02%) | 404 |
| 578 | Ahmed | 1 in 4,465 (0.02%) | 402 |
| 580 | Ariel | 1 in 4,487 (0.02%) | 400 |
| 581 | Armani | 1 in 4,544 (0.02%) | 395 |
| 589 | Alfonso | 1 in 4,674 (0.02%) | 384 |
| 590 | Adriel | 1 in 4,711 (0.02%) | 381 |
| 609 | Alessandro | 1 in 4,904 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 610 | Aron | 1 in 4,904 (0.02%) | 366 |
| 629 | Aydin | 1 in 5,128 (0.02%) | 350 |
| 647 | Alvaro | 1 in 5,374 (0.02%) | 334 |
| 648 | Asa | 1 in 5,374 (0.02%) | 334 |
| 660 | Aryan | 1 in 5,644 (0.02%) | 318 |
| 667 | Amare | 1 in 5,698 (0.02%) | 315 |
| 671 | Alonso | 1 in 5,734 (0.02%) | 313 |
| 676 | Alexzander | 1 in 5,790 (0.02%) | 310 |
| 691 | Aditya | 1 in 5,943 (0.02%) | 302 |
| 697 | Antoine | 1 in 6,043 (0.02%) | 297 |
| 701 | Atticus | 1 in 6,084 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 710 | Aidyn | 1 in 6,297 (0.02%) | 285 |
| 726 | Adrien | 1 in 6,574 (0.02%) | 273 |
| 734 | Ace | 1 in 6,722 (0.01%) | 267 |
| 741 | Adolfo | 1 in 6,930 (0.01%) | 259 |
| 746 | Arjun | 1 in 7,038 (0.01%) | 255 |
| 754 | Agustin | 1 in 7,296 (0.01%) | 246 |
| 789 | Addison | 1 in 7,837 (0.01%) | 229 |
| 794 | Augustus | 1 in 7,872 (0.01%) | 228 |
| 806 | Alfred | 1 in 8,012 (0.01%) | 224 |
| 837 | Adonis | 1 in 8,506 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 843 | Aedan | 1 in 8,587 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 847 | Anton | 1 in 8,670 (0.01%) | 207 |
| 856 | Antwan | 1 in 8,798 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 863 | Aarav | 1 in 9,019 (0.01%) | 199 |
| 885 | Ayaan | 1 in 9,598 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 897 | Antony | 1 in 9,808 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 940 | Arnav | 1 in 10,877 (0.01%) | 165 |
| 947 | Andreas | 1 in 11,011 (0.01%) | 163 |
| 950 | Abdullah | 1 in 11,079 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 982 | Alden | 1 in 12,127 (0.01%) | 148 |
| 993 | Abdiel | 1 in 12,378 (0.01%) | 145 |
| 1011 | Amarion | 1 in 12,820 (0.01%) | 140 |
| 1026 | Anson | 1 in 13,295 (0.01%) | 135 |
| 1043 | Alexandro | 1 in 13,701 (0.01%) | 131 |
| 1048 | Armaan | 1 in 13,913 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 1065 | Archer | 1 in 14,358 (0.01%) | 125 |
| 1082 | Austen | 1 in 14,833 (0.01%) | 121 |
| 1090 | Ameer | 1 in 15,210 (0.01%) | 118 |
| 1100 | Adin | 1 in 15,472 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 1101 | Amos | 1 in 15,472 (0.01%) | 116 |
| 1105 | Abner | 1 in 15,607 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 1160 | Aarush | 1 in 17,093 (0.01%) | 105 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
Recommended articles
New data stories
- Mary: The Rise and Fall of America's Biggest Baby Name
- The Fastest-Rising Baby Names in America
- The #1 Baby Name Isn't What It Used to Be
- Sophia Is Secretly the #1 Baby Name in America
- The Names That Rule Exactly One State
- The Most Loved Baby Names in America, According to 161,918 Votes
- Popular Isn't the Same as Loved
- The Names Everyone Has an Opinion About
- The Biggest Fallers: Baby Names Cooling Off Fast Since 2020
- One-Year Rockets: The Biggest Baby Name Jumps of 2025 Alone
- Brand New in the Top 1000: The Class of 2025
- Michael: The King Who Ruled for 44 Years
- Olivia vs Emma: The Duel at the Top of the Chart
- Liam vs Noah: Twelve Years, Two Names, One Crown
- Jennifer: From 63,605 Babies a Year to 464
- Linda: The Biggest Girls' Name Ever — and Where She Went
- The Vintage Revival Is Real: Violet, Hazel and the Comeback Girls
- Theodore: The Boys' Comeback King
- Names That Vanished: Myrtle, Gertrude and Ethel
- Mildred Was #6. Read That Again.
- The Next Vintage Wave: 1920s Stars Still Sleeping
- Charlotte's America: Who Really Won Your State in 2025?
- Hawaii Does Its Own Thing
- Noah Owns New Mexico (and the State Gap Is Closing)
- Dakota: The Most Gender-Balanced Name in America
- Avery: How a Boys' Name Became a Girls' Name
- Leslie: The Crossover That Completed
- Charlie: The 53/47 Name
- Emerson and the Surname Crossover Wave
- Arya and Khaleesi: The Game of Thrones Curve
- Elsa: The Frozen Spike That Melted
- Bella: What Twilight Did to a Name
- Kylo: The Star Wars Name That Refuses to Die
- Karen: What the Data Actually Says
- The -Aiden Empire: One Sound, Eight Spellings, 18,000 Babies
- Jackson vs Jaxon vs Jaxson: The Spelling War of the Decade
- Zoe vs Zoey: The Y That Ate the Chart
- One Name, Four Spellings: Muhammad, Mohamed, Mohammad and Mohammed
- How to Spot a Celebrity Name Spike (Before You Copy One)
- Girls Get More Names Than Boys — and They Always Have
- The Baby Boom, in One Table
- Twenty Babies Can Win a State
- Before You Choose a Name, Check Your State Chart (2025 Edition)
- John: The Name That Never Left the Top 28
- Elizabeth: The Name That Cannot Fall
- Names That Fell Out of the Top 1000 in 2025
- Every #1 Baby Name Since 1910: The Complete List
- The Most Lopsided Name in Every State
- California vs Texas: Two Giant States, Two Different Tastes
- Are Baby Names Getting Longer?
- A Is for Amelia: How the Vowel Letters Took Over the Top 50
- One-Hit Wonders: Names That Spiked for a Single Year
- Peak-Proof: The Steadiest Names of the Century
- The Names Voters Loved Before America Did
- Perfect Scores: Why 10,157 Names Average Five Stars
- Girls' Names Collect the Opinions
- The Newest Names in America
- The Fastest-Rising Names of 2025
- New Names That Stuck
- The Names That Vanished
- The Comeback Names
- The Decade's Biggest Climbers
- Truly Unisex? What the Data Says
- The Longest Reigns at Number One
- 2025 in Baby Names: The Year in Review




