US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1983. 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		 19.659% 0 -3.844%
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m		 9.484% 0 +3.222%
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d		 8.057% 0 +2.467%
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c		 7.785% 0 +0.051%
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a		 7.463% +1 +5.559%
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r		 7.196% -1 -2.783%
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b		 6.106% 0 +2.073%
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s		 4.880% 0 -0.061%
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t		 4.582% 0 -0.065%
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k		 3.385% 0 +5.320%
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e		 2.984% 0 +1.118%
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n		 2.459% 0 -0.526%
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p		 2.206% +1 -0.854%
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g		 2.191% -1 -2.013%
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w		 2.095% 0 -2.194%
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l		 2.004% 0 -3.468%
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f		 0.847% 0 -3.311%
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h		 0.682% 0 -5.146%
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i		 0.549% 0 +0.919%
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z		 0.511% +1 +16.934%
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v		 0.485% -1 -0.206%
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o		 0.328% 0 -5.476%
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q		 0.143% 0 +14.400%
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y		 0.059% 0 +9.259%
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x		 0.028% +1 +16.667%
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u		 0.025% -1 -16.667%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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a		 12.471% 0 +7.937%
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j		 10.816% 0 -3.126%
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s		 8.799% 0 +0.354%
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m		 8.736% 0 +1.053%
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k		 8.282% 0 -1.063%
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c		 8.064% 0 -1.790%
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l		 6.684% 0 -2.764%
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t		 4.754% 0 -5.768%
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e		 4.613% 0 +0.479%
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r		 3.819% 0 -3.316%
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d		 3.330% 0 +1.524%
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n		 2.946% 0 -0.674%
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b		 2.881% 0 -2.504%
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h		 2.274% 0 +15.490%
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v		 1.455% 0 +3.632%
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p		 0.976% 0 -4.873%
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g		 0.826% 0 -1.784%
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f		 0.430% 0 -4.018%
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w		 0.317% 0 -5.655%
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y		 0.303% 0 -9.552%
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i		 0.291% 0 -5.519%
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o		 0.138% 0 -0.719%
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z		 0.063% 0 -1.563%
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q		 0.049% 0 -5.769%
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u		 0.017% 0 -5.556%
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x		 0.014% 0 -17.647%
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