US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2018. 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		 11.962% 0 -2.207%
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a		 9.360% 0 -0.921%
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c		 6.999% 0 -1.575%
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m		 6.836% 0 -0.422%
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l		 6.671% 0 +1.770%
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e		 5.692% 0 +1.155%
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d		 4.997% 0 -1.069%
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k		 4.791% +1 +3.054%
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b		 4.745% -1 -2.786%
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r		 4.235% 0 +0.689%
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s		 3.723% 0 +0.867%
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t		 3.057% +1 +0.825%
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g		 3.056% -1 -1.292%
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n		 3.034% 0 +0.931%
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h		 2.525% 0 +2.393%
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w		 2.444% 0 +3.035%
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o		 1.904% +1 +3.760%
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i		 1.839% -1 -1.235%
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p		 1.360% 0 -1.805%
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z		 1.354% 0 +3.834%
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f		 1.025% 0 -1.347%
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v		 0.609% 0 -0.164%
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y		 0.428% 0 +1.182%
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x		 0.408% 0 -0.730%
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q		 0.171% 0 -2.286%
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u		 0.130% 0 +5.691%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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a		 16.064% 0 -2.358%
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e		 8.436% +1 +3.585%
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m		 8.198% -1 +0.085%
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s		 6.572% 0 -1.587%
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l		 6.296% 0 +0.865%
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k		 5.395% 0 -1.641%
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c		 5.254% 0 -0.095%
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j		 4.416% 0 -1.626%
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r		 4.021% 0 +4.960%
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h		 3.133% 0 +0.934%
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n		 2.995% +1 +2.709%
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b		 2.948% -1 -1.995%
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i		 2.341% 0 +1.298%
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g		 2.268% 0 -0.176%
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d		 2.189% 0 +1.956%
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p		 2.072% 0 -2.814%
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v		 1.863% 0 +2.194%
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z		 1.604% +1 +5.180%
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t		 1.477% -1 -3.841%
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o		 1.423% 0 +2.818%
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f		 0.919% 0 -2.545%
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w		 0.567% 0 +10.097%
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y		 0.440% 0 -1.786%
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q		 0.238% 0 -1.245%
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x		 0.231% 0 +8.451%
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u		 0.032% 0 +3.226%
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