Names that start with A are hands-down the most popular in terms of first initial. Maybe that’s because parents know that children whose names start with A may do better in school (yes, really) or because A simply has an innate tendency to come in first.

　　You can find an A-starting name to love whether you favor popular names or those that are highly unusual, whether you want a traditional name or one that’s more contemporary. We’ve pulled a wide array of A names to showcase the possibilities.

　　There are more names in the US Top 100 that start with A than with any other letter – 17 girls’ names and ten for boys. In order of popularity, they are:

Top 100 Girl Names That Start with A

　　Ava

　　Abigail

　　Avery

　　Aria

　　Aurora

　　Addison

　　Audrey

　　Aaliyah

　　Alice

　　Aubrey

　　Autumn

　　Allison

　　Anna

　　Ariana

　　Adeline

　　Athena

Top 100 Boy Names That Start with A

　　Asher

　　Aiden

　　Anthony

　　Andrew

　　Adrian

　　Aaron

　　Angel

　　Axel

　　Austin

Popular A Names on Nameberry

　　The Nameberry Top 100 includes some additional fashion-forward selections not on the US Top 100…yet. These stylish A names we expect to be hearing much more of in years to come include:

　　Popular Girl Names

　　Aurelia

　　Astrid

　　Ada

　　Adelaide

　　Arabella

　　Anastasia

　　Ayla

　　Popular Boy Names

　　Arlo

　　Atticus

　　Atlas

　　August

　　Arthur

　　Aarav

　　Archie

　　Archer

　　Ambrose

　　Aurelius

　　Ari

A Names That Fit In and Stand Out

　　From further down the US popularity list are these names starting with the letter A that hit the golden mean between popular and unusual.

　　Girl Names

　　Ariella

　　Amora

　　Alessia

　　Adelina

　　Anaya

　　Alora

　　Amanda

　　Adley

　　April

　　Ailani

　　Alondra

　　Analia

　　Amalia

　　Anya

　　Antonella

　　Alanna

　　Annalise

　　Angelica

　　Amani

　　Aileen

　　Aliza

　　Aisha

Boy Names

　　Ariah

　　Armani

　　Ace

　　Albert

　　Alec

　　Augustus

　　Alijah

　　Ahmed

　　Axton

　　Augustine

　　Atrius

　　Anakin

　　Azariah

　　Ander

　　Abdiel

Unique Baby Names Starting with A

　　At the very bottom of the US popularity list are hundreds of names that start with A given to only a handful of babies. These are the best of the A-starting unique names used for babies last year.

　　Unique Girl Names

　　Abia

　　Adelis

　　Agathe

　　Amabella

　　Amadea

　　Amarillys

　　Ameline

　　Analuisa

　　Anandi

　　Anwyn

　　Araminta

　　Atalya

　　Aubren

　　Australia

　　Avabella

Unique Boy Names

　　Aleph

　　Algernon

　　Alois

　　Amaro

　　Amedeo

　　Antonin

　　Aragon

　　Astor

　　Auburn

　　Azar

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　　Pamela Redmond is the cocreator and CEO of Nameberry and Baby Name DNA. The coauthor of ten groundbreaking books on names, Redmond is an internationally-recognized baby name expert, quoted and published widely in such media outlets as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, The Today Show, CNN, and the BBC. She has written about baby names for The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, and People.

　　Redmond is also a New York Times bestselling novelist whose books include Younger, the basis for the hit television show, and its sequel, Older. She has three new books in the works.

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