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
- 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
- Andrei
- Atharv
- Arden
- Abraham
- Andres
- Asher
- Avery
- Axel
- Adyn
- Arya
- Aryeh
- Arham
- Aurelio
- Azriel
- Archie
- Andre
- 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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