The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2018 Starting On A.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on A? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2018 - 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 | Alexander | 1 in 130 (0.77%) | 12,110 |
| 19 | Aiden | 1 in 157 (0.64%) | 10,062 |
| 38 | Anthony | 1 in 196 (0.51%) | 8,048 |
| 43 | Andrew | 1 in 216 (0.46%) | 7,303 |
| 47 | Asher | 1 in 229 (0.44%) | 6,879 |
| 60 | Aaron | 1 in 263 (0.38%) | 5,986 |
| 62 | Adrian | 1 in 271 (0.37%) | 5,807 |
| 72 | Angel | 1 in 312 (0.32%) | 5,050 |
| 78 | Adam | 1 in 335 (0.3%) | 4,703 |
| 81 | Austin | 1 in 336 (0.3%) | 4,693 |
| 94 | Axel | 1 in 387 (0.26%) | 4,074 |
| 104 | Ayden | 1 in 429 (0.23%) | 3,673 |
| 128 | Ashton | 1 in 517 (0.19%) | 3,049 |
| 146 | Abel | 1 in 589 (0.17%) | 2,674 |
| 151 | Amir | 1 in 610 (0.16%) | 2,584 |
| 153 | Alex | 1 in 627 (0.16%) | 2,513 |
| 164 | Antonio | 1 in 671 (0.15%) | 2,348 |
| 165 | Abraham | 1 in 671 (0.15%) | 2,347 |
| 169 | August | 1 in 691 (0.14%) | 2,279 |
| 175 | Alan | 1 in 707 (0.14%) | 2,227 |
| 190 | Avery | 1 in 747 (0.13%) | 2,109 |
| 209 | Alejandro | 1 in 839 (0.12%) | 1,878 |
| 216 | Andres | 1 in 917 (0.11%) | 1,717 |
| 231 | Arthur | 1 in 963 (0.1%) | 1,635 |
| 232 | Adriel | 1 in 967 (0.1%) | 1,628 |
| 239 | Archer | 1 in 997 (0.1%) | 1,580 |
| 242 | Aidan | 1 in 1,019 (0.1%) | 1,545 |
| 255 | Ace | 1 in 1,104 (0.09%) | 1,426 |
| 268 | Amari | 1 in 1,208 (0.08%) | 1,304 |
| 274 | Andre | 1 in 1,235 (0.08%) | 1,275 |
| 277 | Arlo | 1 in 1,252 (0.08%) | 1,258 |
| 287 | Atlas | 1 in 1,303 (0.08%) | 1,209 |
| 297 | Anderson | 1 in 1,366 (0.07%) | 1,153 |
| 311 | Ali | 1 in 1,477 (0.07%) | 1,066 |
| 328 | Atticus | 1 in 1,581 (0.06%) | 996 |
| 333 | Angelo | 1 in 1,612 (0.06%) | 977 |
| 369 | Adonis | 1 in 1,842 (0.05%) | 855 |
| 372 | Ari | 1 in 1,857 (0.05%) | 848 |
| 373 | Andy | 1 in 1,866 (0.05%) | 844 |
| 418 | Allen | 1 in 2,203 (0.05%) | 715 |
| 437 | Abram | 1 in 2,368 (0.04%) | 665 |
| 445 | Alexis | 1 in 2,438 (0.04%) | 646 |
| 448 | Adan | 1 in 2,472 (0.04%) | 637 |
| 458 | Armani | 1 in 2,603 (0.04%) | 605 |
| 459 | Albert | 1 in 2,612 (0.04%) | 603 |
| 463 | Augustus | 1 in 2,647 (0.04%) | 595 |
| 475 | Alonzo | 1 in 2,730 (0.04%) | 577 |
| 484 | Arjun | 1 in 2,783 (0.04%) | 566 |
| 485 | Armando | 1 in 2,783 (0.04%) | 566 |
| 495 | Alijah | 1 in 2,885 (0.03%) | 546 |
| 508 | Aden | 1 in 3,000 (0.03%) | 525 |
| 509 | Asa | 1 in 3,011 (0.03%) | 523 |
| 524 | Ahmed | 1 in 3,144 (0.03%) | 501 |
| 525 | Apollo | 1 in 3,169 (0.03%) | 497 |
| 535 | Alec | 1 in 3,247 (0.03%) | 485 |
| 540 | Ayaan | 1 in 3,268 (0.03%) | 482 |
| 550 | Ahmad | 1 in 3,337 (0.03%) | 472 |
| 562 | Aarav | 1 in 3,492 (0.03%) | 451 |
| 580 | Ares | 1 in 3,588 (0.03%) | 439 |
| 585 | Axton | 1 in 3,654 (0.03%) | 431 |
| 599 | Alessandro | 1 in 3,750 (0.03%) | 420 |
| 600 | Ariel | 1 in 3,759 (0.03%) | 419 |
| 607 | Arturo | 1 in 3,898 (0.03%) | 404 |
| 610 | Abdiel | 1 in 3,947 (0.03%) | 399 |
| 613 | Alberto | 1 in 3,967 (0.03%) | 397 |
| 623 | Alfredo | 1 in 4,028 (0.02%) | 391 |
| 642 | Amos | 1 in 4,351 (0.02%) | 362 |
| 647 | Alden | 1 in 4,387 (0.02%) | 359 |
| 667 | Alvin | 1 in 4,715 (0.02%) | 334 |
| 677 | Abdullah | 1 in 4,876 (0.02%) | 323 |
| 742 | Augustine | 1 in 5,769 (0.02%) | 273 |
| 754 | Axl | 1 in 5,943 (0.02%) | 265 |
| 766 | Azariah | 1 in 6,128 (0.02%) | 257 |
| 767 | Aryan | 1 in 6,152 (0.02%) | 256 |
| 776 | Alonso | 1 in 6,300 (0.02%) | 250 |
| 786 | Anders | 1 in 6,481 (0.02%) | 243 |
| 803 | Ameer | 1 in 6,702 (0.01%) | 235 |
| 804 | Allan | 1 in 6,731 (0.01%) | 234 |
| 816 | Anakin | 1 in 6,908 (0.01%) | 228 |
| 847 | Aldo | 1 in 7,429 (0.01%) | 212 |
| 855 | Aron | 1 in 7,572 (0.01%) | 208 |
| 863 | Alvaro | 1 in 7,683 (0.01%) | 205 |
| 867 | Aydin | 1 in 7,720 (0.01%) | 204 |
| 876 | Achilles | 1 in 7,875 (0.01%) | 200 |
| 880 | Alfred | 1 in 7,954 (0.01%) | 198 |
| 901 | Arian | 1 in 8,289 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 902 | Avi | 1 in 8,289 (0.01%) | 190 |
| 906 | Adrien | 1 in 8,422 (0.01%) | 187 |
| 912 | Alfonso | 1 in 8,513 (0.01%) | 185 |
| 915 | Anson | 1 in 8,560 (0.01%) | 184 |
| 917 | Ahmir | 1 in 8,606 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 949 | Alaric | 1 in 9,157 (0.01%) | 172 |
| 953 | Alexzander | 1 in 9,210 (0.01%) | 171 |
| 961 | Aries | 1 in 9,319 (0.01%) | 169 |
| 1004 | Alistair | 1 in 10,096 (0.01%) | 156 |
| 1005 | Amare | 1 in 10,161 (0.01%) | 155 |
| 1018 | Archie | 1 in 10,500 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1019 | Avraham | 1 in 10,500 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1030 | Antoine | 1 in 10,714 (0.01%) | 147 |
| 1035 | Aarush | 1 in 10,937 (0.01%) | 144 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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