US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1998. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls

Boys			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	u	0.085%	0	+16.438%
25.	y	0.124%	0	+12.727%
24.	x	0.164%	0	+12.329%
23.	q	0.251%	0	-3.831%
22.	v	0.502%	0	-0.791%
21.	o	0.598%	0	+7.361%
20.	f	0.762%	0	-5.459%
19.	i	1.372%	0	+6.028%
18.	z	1.451%	-1	-3.716%
17.	h	1.457%	+1	+10.462%
16.	p	1.551%	0	-3.304%
15.	w	1.664%	0	+0.422%
14.	g	2.345%	0	+2.090%
13.	l	2.566%	0	+1.103%
12.	e	3.386%	0	+3.137%
11.	k	3.642%	-1	+0.193%
10.	n	3.718%	+1	+8.239%
9.	s	4.111%	0	-2.305%
8.	r	4.611%	0	-2.598%
7.	b	5.245%	0	-1.944%
6.	t	5.492%	0	-1.806%
5.	m	7.103%	0	-1.784%
4.	d	8.008%	0	-1.537%
3.	c	8.392%	0	+1.011%
2.	a	9.230%	0	-2.111%
1.	j	16.430%	0	+0.538%

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Girls			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
26.	u	0.027%	0	+3.846%
25.	x	0.043%	0	-17.308%
24.	q	0.054%	0	+1.887%
23.	w	0.203%	0	-6.019%
22.	z	0.389%	0	+13.743%
21.	y	0.454%	0	-7.536%
20.	f	0.545%	0	+8.566%
19.	o	0.661%	0	+8.539%
18.	i	1.000%	0	+14.811%
17.	p	1.077%	0	+0.748%
16.	v	1.541%	0	+0.983%
15.	g	1.802%	0	+10.282%
14.	n	2.264%	0	+3.003%
13.	r	2.965%	0	-3.703%
12.	h	3.098%	0	+0.552%
11.	d	3.580%	0	-0.858%
10.	t	3.619%	0	-2.453%
9.	l	3.828%	0	+0.499%
8.	b	4.201%	0	-5.765%
7.	e	4.954%	0	+3.705%
6.	c	6.572%	0	-2.261%
5.	j	7.203%	0	-2.412%
4.	s	8.279%	0	-2.336%
3.	k	8.871%	0	-0.849%
2.	m	10.434%	0	+1.508%
1.	a	13.477%	0	+1.752%

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