US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1974. 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		 18.685% 0 +5.078%
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m		 9.446% 0 -0.306%
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d		 8.460% 0 -1.822%
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r		 8.160% 0 -2.439%
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c		 8.022% 0 -0.632%
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s		 6.147% 0 -1.380%
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b		 5.742% 0 +1.610%
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a		 5.522% +1 +5.041%
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t		 5.110% -1 -4.289%
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k		 3.525% 0 -4.342%
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e		 3.199% 0 -3.905%
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g		 2.756% 0 -4.372%
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w		 2.559% 0 -5.432%
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p		 2.329% 0 -3.401%
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l		 2.151% 0 -2.626%
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n		 1.202% +1 +12.022%
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f		 1.055% -1 -5.719%
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h		 0.902% 0 -2.275%
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v		 0.503% 0 -7.024%
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i		 0.365% 0 +8.955%
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o		 0.332% 0 +3.750%
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z		 0.129% 0 +9.322%
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q		 0.079% 0 +9.722%
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y		 0.035% 0 -7.895%
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u		 0.023% 0 +4.545%
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x		 0.019% 0 +11.765%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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j		 10.083% 0 +2.699%
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m		 9.561% 0 -1.127%
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a		 9.173% +1 +6.936%
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s		 9.092% -1 -1.238%
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c		 8.079% 0 +0.012%
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k		 7.937% 0 -1.342%
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t		 7.375% 0 -2.370%
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l		 6.335% 0 -3.665%
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d		 4.864% 0 -6.119%
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r		 4.146% 0 +0.072%
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e		 2.968% +1 +8.361%
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b		 2.723% -1 -5.876%
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h		 2.559% +1 +13.531%
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n		 2.363% -1 +3.459%
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p		 1.649% 0 -9.146%
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v		 1.348% 0 -5.204%
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g		 1.177% 0 -5.004%
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w		 0.729% 0 -3.699%
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f		 0.503% 0 -0.789%
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y		 0.456% 0 -4.802%
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i		 0.323% 0 -4.438%
22.
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o		 0.128% 0 +2.400%
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z		 0.069% 0 +2.985%
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u		 0.027% 0 -18.182%
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q		 0.021% 0 +10.526%
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x		 0.010% 0 0.000%
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