Which first letters were the most and least popular for U.S. baby names in 2021?
Top first letters for girl names: A, E, M
For baby girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by E and M. The least-used first letter was U.
The most popular girl names per letter were…
- A-names (over 273,100 baby girls): Amelia, Ava, Abigail, Avery, Aria, Aurora
- B-names (over 49,300): Brooklyn, Bella, Brielle, Blakely, Bailey, Brianna
- C-names (over 93,100): Charlotte, Camila, Chloe, Claire, Caroline, Cora
- D-names (over 40,300): Delilah, Daisy, Diana, Daniela, Delaney, Dakota
- E-names (over 155,300): Emma, Evelyn, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Ella, Emily
- F-names (over 16,500): Freya, Faith, Finley, Fiona, Fatima, Frances
- G-names (over 42,900): Gianna, Grace, Genesis, Gabriella, Genevieve, Georgia
- H-names (over 54,900): Harper, Hazel, Hannah, Hailey, Hadley, Harmony
- I-names (over 44,100): Isabella, Isla, Ivy, Iris, Isabelle, Isabel
- J-names (over 73,500): Josephine, Jade, Julia, Josie, Juniper, Jasmine
- K-names (over 89,100): Kinsley, Kennedy, Kaylee, Kehlani, Katherine, Kylie
- L-names (over 115,300): Luna, Layla, Lily, Leah, Lucy, Lillian
- M-names (over 143,500): Mia, Mila, Madison, Maya, Madelyn, Madeline
- N-names (over 58,800): Nora, Nova, Naomi, Natalie, Natalia, Nevaeh
- O-names (over 30,200): Olivia, Olive, Oakley, Oaklynn, Octavia, Ophelia
- P-names (over 37,600): Penelope, Paisley, Piper, Peyton, Parker, Presley
- Q-names (over 4,100): Quinn, Quincy, Queen, Quinley, Quetzalli, Quinnley
- R-names (over 74,800): Riley, Ruby, Rylee, Raelynn, Rose, Remi
- S-names (over 116,400): Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett, Stella, Savannah, Skylar
- T-names (over 24,200): Taylor, Teagan, Trinity, Tatum, Tessa, Talia
- U-names (over 600): Unique, Uma, Ulani, Una, Unknown, Unity
- V-names (over 32,400): Violet, Victoria, Valentina, Vivian, Valerie, Valeria
- W-names (over 14,700): Willow, Wren, Winter, Wynter, Willa, Wrenley
- X-names (over 4,500): Ximena, Xiomara, Xyla, Xena, Xochitl, Xitlali
- Y-names (over 7,600): Yaretzi, Yara, Yareli, Yasmin, Yamileth, Yuna
- Z-names (over 29,100): Zoey, Zoe, Zuri, Zara, Zariah, Zelda
Top first letters for boy names: J, A, L
For baby boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and L. The least-used first letter was U.
The most popular boy names per letter were…
- A-names (over 178,600 baby boys): Alexander, Asher, Aiden, Anthony, Andrew, Adrian
- B-names (over 86,600): Benjamin, Brooks, Bennett, Beau, Bryson, Brayden
- C-names (over 123,000): Carter, Charles, Caleb, Christopher, Cameron, Cooper
- D-names (over 85,000): Daniel, David, Dylan, Dominic, Declan, Damian
- E-names (over 108,700): Elijah, Ethan, Ezra, Elias, Ezekiel, Eli
- F-names (over 20,500): Finn, Felix, Finley, Francisco, Fernando, Finnegan
- G-names (over 53,500): Grayson, Gabriel, Greyson, Gael, Giovanni, George
- H-names (over 50,000): Henry, Hudson, Hunter, Harrison, Hayden, Hayes
- I-names (over 31,500): Isaac, Isaiah, Ian, Ivan, Israel, Ismael
- J-names (over 202,800): James, Jack, Jackson, Jacob, John, Joseph
- K-names (over 93,400): Kai, Kayden, Kingston, Kaiden, Kevin, King
- L-names (over 133,400): Liam, Lucas, Levi, Logan, Leo, Luke
- M-names (over 126,700): Mateo, Michael, Mason, Matthew, Maverick, Miles
- N-names (over 57,400): Noah, Nathan, Nolan, Nicholas, Nathaniel, Nicolas
- O-names (over 38,800): Oliver, Owen, Oscar, Omar, Orion, Odin
- P-names (over 23,700): Parker, Patrick, Peter, Preston, Phoenix, Paxton
- Q-names (over 3,100): Quinn, Quentin, Quincy, Quinton, Quintin, Quinten
- R-names (over 82,800): Ryan, Roman, Robert, Rowan, River, Ryder
- S-names (over 70,300): Sebastian, Samuel, Santiago, Silas, Sawyer, Steven
- T-names (over 59,200): Theodore, Thomas, Thiago, Theo, Tyler, Tucker
- U-names (over 2,500): Uriel, Uriah, Ulises, Ulysses, Uziel, Umar
- V-names (over 11,000): Vincent, Victor, Valentino, Vincenzo, Vicente, Vihaan
- W-names (over 49,100): William, Wyatt, Waylon, Wesley, Weston, Walker
- X-names (over 7,200): Xavier, Xander, Xzavier, Xavion, Xavien, Xavian
- Y-names (over 8,200): Yusuf, Yosef, Yehuda, Yousef, Yahir, Yisroel
- Z-names (over 26,900): Zion, Zachary, Zayden, Zane, Zayn, Zander