US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1975. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls

Boys			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	x	0.020%	0	+5.263%
25.	u	0.025%	0	+8.696%
24.	y	0.038%	0	+8.571%
23.	q	0.092%	0	+16.456%
22.	z	0.163%	0	+26.357%
21.	o	0.359%	0	+8.133%
20.	i	0.380%	0	+4.110%
19.	v	0.505%	0	+0.398%
18.	h	0.876%	0	-2.882%
17.	f	1.062%	0	+0.664%
16.	n	1.322%	0	+9.983%
15.	l	2.118%	0	-1.534%
14.	p	2.302%	0	-1.159%
13.	w	2.473%	0	-3.361%
12.	g	2.720%	0	-1.306%
11.	e	3.154%	0	-1.407%
10.	k	3.370%	0	-4.397%
9.	t	5.087%	0	-0.450%
8.	a	5.767%	0	+4.437%
7.	b	5.830%	0	+1.533%
6.	s	5.979%	0	-2.733%
5.	c	7.960%	0	-0.773%
4.	r	8.120%	0	-0.490%
3.	d	8.154%	0	-3.617%
2.	m	9.494%	0	+0.508%
1.	j	18.878%	0	+1.033%

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Girls			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	x	0.012%	0	+20.000%
25.	q	0.027%	0	+28.571%
24.	u	0.031%	0	+14.815%
23.	z	0.076%	0	+10.145%
22.	o	0.171%	0	+33.594%
21.	i	0.335%	0	+3.715%
20.	y	0.449%	0	-1.535%
19.	f	0.533%	0	+5.964%
18.	w	0.711%	0	-2.469%
17.	g	1.143%	0	-2.889%
16.	v	1.301%	0	-3.487%
15.	p	1.442%	0	-12.553%
14.	n	2.452%	0	+3.766%
13.	h	2.608%	0	+1.915%
12.	b	2.721%	0	-0.073%
11.	e	3.149%	0	+6.098%
10.	r	4.090%	0	-1.351%
9.	d	4.372%	0	-10.115%
8.	l	6.247%	0	-1.389%
7.	t	7.084%	0	-3.946%
6.	k	7.707%	0	-2.898%
5.	c	8.186%	0	+1.324%
4.	s	8.835%	0	-2.827%
3.	m	9.642%	-1	+0.847%
2.	j	9.974%	-1	-1.081%
1.	a	10.104%	+2	+10.149%

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