989 Boy Names That Start With A (with Meanings and Popularity)
Boy names that start with A are led by the classic name Alexander, which makes the US Top 20. A is the second most common initial for baby boy names, following J. A is the most popular initial for baby girl names.
Along with Alexander, other boy names starting with A in the US Top 300 include Asher, Aiden, Adriel, Axel, Abel, August, Arlo, Atticus, and Atlas. In the UK, popular boy names beginning with A include Arthur, Archie, and Alfie, all of which are on the rise in the US.
Many rising boy names beginning with A have international origins, such as the Sanskrit Aarav and Arjun, Scandinavian Anders, and Scottish Alistair. Unique boy names starting with A we have our eye on include the biblical Azriel, surname names Arden and Auden, and soft-but-masculine choices Ansel and Ames.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with A, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Arlo
Origin:
Irish or EnglishMeaning:
"between two hills"
- August
Origin:
German form of Latin AugustusMeaning:
"great, magnificent"
- Atticus
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"from Attica"
- Asher
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fortunate, blessed, happy one"
- Atlas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of the heavens"
- Arthur
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
" bear"
- Aurelius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"the golden one"
- Alexander
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"defending men"
- Archer
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bowman"
- Ambrose
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"immortal"
- Archie
Origin:
Diminutive of Archibald, TeutonicMeaning:
"truly brave"
- Aaron
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"high mountain; exalted, enlightened"
- Asa
Origin:
Hebrew; JapaneseMeaning:
"healer; born in the morning"
- Alistair
Origin:
English spelling of Alasdair, Scottish version of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"
- Adam
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the red earth"
- Apollo
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"destroyer"
- Aiden
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Axel
Origin:
Scandinavian variation of AbsalomMeaning:
"father of peace"
- Alden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"old, wise friend"
- Ari
Origin:
Diminutive of Ariel, HebrewMeaning:
"lion of God"