US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1989. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls

Boys			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	u	0.060%	0	+36.364%
25.	x	0.070%	0	+4.478%
24.	y	0.073%	0	+5.797%
23.	q	0.157%	0	+18.045%
22.	o	0.373%	0	+3.900%
21.	v	0.563%	0	+3.493%
20.	i	0.701%	0	+10.918%
19.	h	0.744%	0	+4.641%
18.	f	0.826%	0	+1.350%
17.	z	1.101%	0	+9.771%
16.	w	1.866%	0	-2.201%
15.	l	2.012%	0	+0.449%
14.	g	2.025%	0	+0.947%
13.	p	2.042%	0	-2.062%
12.	n	2.777%	0	+6.767%
11.	e	3.138%	0	+5.835%
10.	k	3.977%	0	+2.632%
9.	s	4.998%	0	-1.401%
8.	t	5.136%	0	+0.726%
7.	b	5.483%	0	-4.177%
6.	r	6.332%	0	-2.749%
5.	d	7.960%	0	+0.772%
4.	c	8.175%	0	+0.764%
3.	a	8.469%	0	+0.990%
2.	m	8.637%	0	-2.130%
1.	j	17.761%	0	-2.149%

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Girls			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	x	0.021%	-1	+5.000%
25.	u	0.034%	+1	+78.947%
24.	q	0.041%	0	-4.651%
23.	z	0.098%	0	+24.051%
22.	o	0.196%	0	+3.158%
21.	y	0.346%	-1	+4.532%
20.	i	0.370%	+1	+14.551%
19.	w	0.479%	-1	-17.414%
18.	f	0.483%	+1	-2.621%
17.	p	0.910%	-1	+0.110%
16.	g	0.943%	+1	+8.142%
15.	v	1.360%	0	-3.478%
14.	h	2.167%	0	-0.138%
13.	n	2.492%	0	-6.527%
12.	d	3.148%	0	-4.170%
11.	r	3.263%	0	-2.626%
10.	t	3.691%	0	-7.075%
9.	e	4.308%	0	-0.070%
8.	b	5.277%	0	+17.345%
7.	l	5.515%	0	-2.527%
6.	m	8.049%	0	+0.966%
5.	c	8.355%	0	+1.679%
4.	s	8.583%	0	-2.521%
3.	j	8.913%	0	-5.272%
2.	k	9.989%	0	+4.993%
1.	a	13.509%	0	+0.074%

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