US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2001. 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		 16.336% 0 -0.220%
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a		 9.192% 0 +2.475%
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c		 8.554% 0 +1.363%
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d		 7.483% 0 -2.565%
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m		 6.645% 0 -1.160%
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b		 4.948% 0 -3.454%
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t		 4.772% 0 -4.959%
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r		 4.249% 0 -3.322%
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s		 4.174% 0 -0.996%
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e		 4.081% 0 +5.534%
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k		 3.659% +1 +0.550%
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n		 3.595% -1 -3.100%
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l		 3.018% 0 +8.017%
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g		 2.639% 0 +3.612%
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i		 1.725% +2 +8.559%
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w		 1.620% -1 -1.580%
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h		 1.564% +1 -1.325%
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p		 1.547% -2 -2.766%
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z		 1.402% 0 -5.142%
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f		 0.796% 0 +0.505%
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o		 0.712% 0 +6.110%
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v		 0.500% 0 -1.381%
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q		 0.232% 0 -2.521%
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x		 0.230% 0 +11.111%
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y		 0.162% 0 +10.959%
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u		 0.094% 0 +3.297%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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a		 14.075% 0 +3.637%
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m		 10.313% 0 +0.428%
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k		 8.276% 0 -3.835%
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s		 7.645% 0 -2.970%
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j		 7.539% 0 +3.843%
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c		 5.957% 0 -4.916%
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e		 5.152% 0 +1.899%
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l		 4.133% 0 -0.265%
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b		 3.454% 0 -9.911%
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h		 3.295% 0 -5.560%
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d		 3.278% 0 -3.475%
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t		 3.079% 0 -5.841%
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r		 2.779% 0 -1.593%
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n		 2.518% 0 +11.219%
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g		 2.324% 0 +5.732%
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i		 1.501% +1 +19.127%
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v		 1.382% -1 -4.690%
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p		 1.136% 0 0.000%
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o		 0.824% 0 +8.707%
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f		 0.731% 0 +5.483%
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z		 0.600% +1 +16.732%
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y		 0.571% -1 +9.387%
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w		 0.190% 0 +3.261%
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x		 0.063% 0 +14.545%
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q		 0.046% 0 -8.000%
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u		 0.029% 0 -6.452%
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