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Baby names starting with A

The girl and boy names starting with A given most often in the US in 2025.

Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026

In short

Among baby names starting with A, the most given in the US in 2025 were Amelia, Ava, Asher, Alexander. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.

Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.

Girls

  1. Amelia 12,699
  2. Ava 7,732
  3. Ailany 7,136
  4. Aurora 7,065
  5. Aria 6,130
  6. Avery 5,267
  7. Abigail 4,941
  8. Adeline 3,864
  9. Alice 3,547
  10. Ayla 3,149
  11. Addison 2,971
  12. Audrey 2,919
  13. Autumn 2,805
  14. Amara 2,630
  15. Aaliyah 2,607
  16. Allison 2,564
  17. Anna 2,521
  18. Athena 2,477
  19. Alaia 2,318
  20. Ariana 2,219
  21. Alina 2,204
  22. Amira 2,168
  23. Alana 2,085
  24. Aubrey 2,003
  25. Arya 1,858
  26. Alani 1,843
  27. Anastasia 1,832
  28. Ashley 1,829
  29. Ailani 1,807
  30. Ariella 1,756
  31. Amaya 1,723
  32. Annie 1,690
  33. Adalynn 1,683
  34. Alora 1,614
  35. Adaline 1,446
  36. Aitana 1,435
  37. Arabella 1,423
  38. Ada 1,401
  39. Alaina 1,366
  40. Arianna 1,323

Boys

  1. Asher 7,456
  2. Alexander 7,230
  3. Anthony 5,967
  4. Aiden 5,046
  5. Angel 4,757
  6. Andrew 4,497
  7. Adrian 4,464
  8. Atlas 4,413
  9. Axel 4,140
  10. Aaron 4,041
  11. August 3,958
  12. Adriel 3,921
  13. Arthur 3,847
  14. Archer 3,627
  15. Adam 3,501
  16. Amir 3,297
  17. Austin 3,103
  18. Arlo 2,443
  19. Ace 2,239
  20. Antonio 2,058
  21. Amari 2,000
  22. Aziel 1,975
  23. Alan 1,915
  24. Alejandro 1,842
  25. Ashton 1,801
  26. Andres 1,744
  27. Abraham 1,664
  28. Abel 1,525
  29. Alex 1,515
  30. Adonis 1,462
  31. Ayden 1,343
  32. Atticus 1,208
  33. Ares 1,157
  34. Avery 1,156
  35. Archie 1,129
  36. Angelo 1,124
  37. Ali 1,116
  38. Aidan 1,043
  39. Anderson 898
  40. Andre 868

About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data checked October 14, 2026
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