US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1990. 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		 17.655% 0 -0.597%
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m		 8.558% 0 -0.915%
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a		 8.378% 0 -1.075%
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c		 8.316% 0 +1.725%
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d		 7.932% 0 -0.352%
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r		 6.155% 0 -2.795%
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t		 5.375% +1 +4.653%
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b		 5.153% -1 -6.019%
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s		 4.983% 0 -0.300%
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k		 3.985% 0 +0.201%
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e		 3.307% 0 +5.386%
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n		 2.726% 0 -1.837%
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g		 2.081% +1 +2.765%
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l		 2.013% +1 +0.050%
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p		 1.978% -2 -3.134%
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w		 1.828% 0 -2.036%
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z		 1.215% 0 +10.354%
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f		 0.850% 0 +2.906%
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i		 0.777% +1 +10.842%
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h		 0.768% -1 +3.226%
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v		 0.591% 0 +4.973%
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o		 0.416% 0 +11.528%
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q		 0.176% 0 +12.102%
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x		 0.086% +1 +22.857%
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y		 0.078% -1 +6.849%
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u		 0.055% 0 -8.333%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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a		 13.436% 0 -0.540%
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k		 9.820% 0 -1.692%
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j		 8.655% 0 -2.895%
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s		 8.620% 0 +0.431%
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c		 8.350% 0 -0.060%
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m		 8.251% 0 +2.510%
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b		 5.357% +1 +1.516%
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l		 5.167% -1 -6.310%
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e		 4.352% 0 +1.021%
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t		 3.621% 0 -1.897%
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r		 3.326% 0 +1.931%
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d		 3.175% 0 +0.858%
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n		 2.356% 0 -5.457%
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h		 2.234% 0 +3.092%
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v		 1.364% 0 +0.294%
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g		 1.032% 0 +9.438%
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p		 1.000% 0 +9.890%
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f		 0.482% 0 -0.207%
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i		 0.462% +1 +24.865%
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w		 0.445% -1 -7.098%
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y		 0.390% 0 +12.717%
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o		 0.299% 0 +52.551%
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z		 0.114% 0 +16.327%
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q		 0.052% 0 +26.829%
25.
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x		 0.024% +1 +14.286%
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u		 0.024% -1 -29.412%
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