by Pamela Redmond Satran

　　The new Nameberry popular baby names list is out, and the results are stunning in terms of the dominance of vowel-starting names, especially for girls.

　　Eight of the Top 10 girls’ names start with vowels. Of the Top 25 girls’ names, 15 begin with vowels. And of the Top 50, more than half – 28 – start with A, E, I, or O (sorry, Ursula, but no U).

　　This vowel domination is more pronounced than on the US Popular Baby Names list, where 20 of the Top 50 girls’ names start with vowels.

　　What are the most popular vowel-starting girls’ names on Nameberry today?

　　First, let’s look at them by letter. As in overall statistics, A is the most dominant first initial, starting 12 of the top girls’ names. E is next with ten, followed by four for I and two for O.  Here are the 28 top girls’ names alphabetically.

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　　[column1]

　　A

　　Adelaide

　　Adeline

　　Alice

　　Amelia

　　Anouk

　　Arabella

　　Aria

　　Astrid

　　Audrey

　　Aurelia

　　Aurora

　　Ava

　　E

　　Eleanor

　　Elise

　　Elizabeth

　　[/column1]

　　[column2]

　　Ella

　　Eloise

　　Emily

　　Emma

　　Esme

　　Evangeline

　　Evelyn

　　I

　　Imogen

　　Isabella

　　Isla

　　Ivy

　　O

　　Olivia

　　Ophelia

　　[/column2]

　　And now in order of popularity, the top girls’ names that start with vowels on Nameberry today are below — with a new name in first place, Olivia!

　　Olivia

　　Amelia

　　Ava

　　Isla

　　Arabella

　　Aurora

　　Adeline

　　Eleanor

　　Isabella

　　Astrid

　　Aria

　　Alice

　　Emma

　　Imogen

　　Elizabeth

　　Esme

　　Ella

　　Evangeline

　　Audrey

　　Emily

　　Evelyn

　　Adelaide

　　Ivy

　　Elise

　　Aurelia

　　Eloise

　　Anouk

　　Ophelia

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