Boy names that start with A

1,661 different boy names starting with A were given to five or more US boys in 2025, 176,921 babies in all, or 10% of recorded boys.

The most common was Asher, with 7,456 boys (#28 overall), followed by Alexander, Anthony and Aiden. The table lists the top 100 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.

Since 2024, 41 of the 100 ranked names listed here moved up the national boy ranking and 59 moved down. The biggest climb was Akari, from #1,631 to #542.

14 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for boys in 2025, and 100 are in the top 1,000. They run from 3 letters (Ace) to 10 (Alessandro).

Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were boys are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.