US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1973. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls
Boys
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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j		 17.782% 0 +5.719%
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m		 9.475% 0 +0.980%
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d		 8.617% 0 -2.113%
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r		 8.364% 0 -3.829%
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c		 8.073% 0 -2.110%
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s		 6.233% 0 -4.607%
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b		 5.651% +1 +1.746%
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t		 5.339% -1 -4.439%
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a		 5.257% 0 +5.775%
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k		 3.685% 0 -4.534%
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e		 3.329% 0 -1.451%
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g		 2.882% 0 -5.104%
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w		 2.706% 0 -4.550%
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p		 2.411% 0 -2.704%
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l		 2.209% 0 -4.579%
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f		 1.119% 0 -0.886%
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n		 1.073% +1 +16.126%
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h		 0.923% -1 -2.121%
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v		 0.541% 0 +0.933%
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i		 0.335% 0 +6.349%
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o		 0.320% 0 +6.667%
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z		 0.118% 0 +16.832%
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q		 0.072% 0 +7.463%
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y		 0.038% 0 +15.152%
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u		 0.022% 0 +15.789%
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x		 0.017% 0 +13.333%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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j		 9.818% 0 +0.173%
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m		 9.670% 0 +1.024%
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s		 9.206% 0 -1.845%
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a		 8.578% +2 +6.071%
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c		 8.078% 0 -0.173%
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k		 8.045% -2 -1.902%
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t		 7.554% 0 -4.778%
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l		 6.576% 0 -5.040%
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d		 5.181% 0 -5.318%
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r		 4.143% 0 0.000%
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b		 2.893% 0 +7.827%
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e		 2.739% 0 +6.867%
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n		 2.284% 0 -5.776%
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h		 2.254% +1 +14.416%
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p		 1.815% -1 -10.059%
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v		 1.422% 0 +2.082%
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g		 1.239% 0 -1.275%
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w		 0.757% 0 -6.658%
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f		 0.507% +1 -3.429%
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y		 0.479% -1 -9.452%
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i		 0.338% 0 +3.681%
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o		 0.125% 0 +14.679%
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z		 0.067% 0 +4.688%
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u		 0.033% 0 -8.333%
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q		 0.019% 0 +11.765%
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x		 0.010% 0 +11.111%
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