Whether you’re looking for a more traditional name like Adam or Andrew, or you’re looking for something with a unique twist, like Atlas or Apollo, this list of great baby boy names that start with A will definitely spark some great ideas.
While you're on this page because you know you're having a boy, or you might have one, make sure to check out our baby names that start with A page as well, where we share even more baby name research.
Modern Baby Boy Names Starting with A
First we'll start with the most popular baby boy names in 2021:
- Alexander
- Anthony
- Andrew
- Ashtin
- Arath
- Ayven
- Aiden
- Adalberto
- Alessio
- Armon
- Azai
- Adair
- Antoni
- Asahd
- Arvin
- Asaiah
- Avyan
- Avian
- Adnan
- Anay
- Aeden
- Aram
- Abhiram
- Aaron
- Angel
- Austin
- Adrian
- Andon
- Adam
- Atreus
- Antwone
- Aydenn
- Avyaan
- Abdullahi
- Ayman
- Ashtyn
- Aizen
- Alister
- Alex
- Arron
- Akash
- Aman
- Aidan — The name Aidan comes with both Christian and pagan origins. The pagan background comes from the Celtic god Aodh, whereas the Christian background comes from Saint Aidan who turned many of those worshipping Aodh away.
- Antonio
- Aspen — Aspen as a given name comes from the aspen tree. The aspen was one of the thirteen sacred trees in Celtic mythology and aspens were planted in graveyards to help guide the dead to rebirth. In Greek mythology, aspen leaves were worn by heroes traveling to the underworld for protection.
- Aziel
- Ambrose
- Adriano
- Advik
- Avrohom
Alexander is the most popular baby boy name starting with A. This should come as no surprise as Alexander has been the most common baby boy name starting with A as far back as 2009. What a run! You can see a similar pattern for baby girl names that start with A as well.
If you're a baby name history nerd like myself, then you'll enjoy looking at some other recent historical baby names. As I mentioned before, Alexander has been the top baby boy name starting with A for a very long time, but check out the other popular baby names in the 1970s, the 1980s and names from the 1990s as well.
Unique Baby Boy Names Starting With A
While it’s fun to see what lots of other people are naming their babies, many people prefer to find baby names that are more uncommon. To that end, below is the some of the more unusual & unique boy names that start with A:
- Auden
- Ashton — The name Ashton was originally used to denote families that were from a variety of areas throughout Old England that were known as ash tree town.
- Alejandro
- Ayden
- Alan
- Auston
- Ajani
- Azrael
- Amias
- Arrow
- Ash — Ash is the name of six towns in the United States and 12 towns in the United Kingdom. It is also the name of a critically acclaimed studio album by the R&B duo known as Ibeyi.
- Andrei
- Atharv
- Arden — Arden is the name of the magical forest setting of William Shakespear’s “As You Like It”. Although the play takes place in France, Arden is the name of a real forest near the birthplace of Shakespear in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Abraham
- Andres
- Asher
- Avery
- Axel
- Adyn
- Arya — Arya as a name, dates back to around the Bronze age yet it didn't find popularity in the Western world until it the HBO series "Game of Thrones" debuted in 2011. Although the book series was published in 1996, it took seeing Arya Stark on the small screen to kick the name into high gear and create an avalanche of children being given the name.
- Aryeh
- Arham
- Aurelio
- Azriel
- Archie
- Andre — Andre as a given name in the United States is especially popular in the African American community. Andre is the name of two prominent African American musicians, Dr. Dre and Andre 3000 of Outkast.
- Alexis — Alexis eventually began as a boy's name in ancient Greece due to the suffix of "-is." Modern culture has turned this name into one that is more traditionally female though due to the popular use of boys' names for girls.
- Adiel
- Ander
- Akeem
- Athan
- Axle
- Ammar
- Abel
- Anas
- Amauri
- Amir
- Andy
- Alaric
- Atlas
- Aric
- Aayden
- Axl
- Angus
- Aksel
- Angelo
- Ansel
- Abhinav
- Abdirahman
Did you find any winners in the list of rare boy names that start with A? If not, don't worry! We have thousands more names on the site to choose from. Be sure to check out all baby names that start with A as well as middle names that start with A.
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