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71 names

Names starting
with A.

46 girls · 22 boys

A is a soft open vowel that lands gently on the ear and works across nearly every language family. Our database lists 71 given names that begin with it — 46 for girls and 22 for boys.

At the top of each list, Anna (#79 in 2023) leads the girls while Anthony (#46) leads the boys.

The most-used A names on this page draw from Hebrew, Old English, French traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

A skews feminine in our data: there are about 2.1× more girl names starting with A than boy names.

Girl names

Starting with A.

Girl ·Old English

From Old English æsc ('ash tree') + lēah ('wood, clearing') — literally 'ash tree meadow'

From Old French Amee, 'beloved', from Latin amata ('loved')

Feminine of Latin Angelus, from Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos), "messenger" — the same root as "angel

Girl ·Germanic

Noble, of noble kind

In Italian, the masculine form (from Greek Ἀνδρέας, "manly"); in English usage since the 17th century, treated as the feminine of Andrew

My father's joy

An English diminutive of Ann, ultimately from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace' or 'favor'

Life; bird; possibly from Germanic 'avi'

A medieval Norman feminine of Alice, itself a contraction of the Germanic Adelaide

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From the alyssum flower, whose Greek name a-lyssa means 'without madness' — the plant was once believed to cure rabies

Girl ·Germanic

Work, industrious

Girl ·Ancient Greek

Feminine of Alexander — from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

Spanish and Italian diminutive of Ana (Anne), from Hebrew Hannah meaning 'grace'

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek hagnē meaning 'pure' or 'chaste' — folk-etymologized in Latin as agnus ('lamb'), which became the saint's emblem

An early-20th-century American name of uncertain origin — possibly a variant of Marlene (German blend of Maria + Magdalene), or a feminine elaboration of the Celtic name Arlen

From the English word for the season — ultimately from Latin autumnus, of disputed Etruscan origin

Girl ·Ancient Greek

A short form of Alexandra, from Greek alexein ('to defend') + anēr ('man'); 'defender of mankind'

An Italian and Spanish diminutive of Angela, from Greek angelos meaning 'messenger' (the New Testament word for 'angel')

Italian form of Ariadne, from Greek Ἀριάδνη, generally read as "most holy" (intensive ari- + a root tied to ἁγνός, "pure")

Norman-French diminutive of Alice, ultimately from Germanic Adelheidis — adal ('noble') + heid ('kind, type'); 'noble of kind'

The Iberian and Slavic form of Anna / Hannah, from Hebrew חַנָּה (Ḥannah), "grace, favor

Aaliyah عَالِيَة

"Exalted, high, sublime

Girl ·Germanic

A short form of Old High German names containing adal, "noble" — like Adelaide and Adeline

Air; melody; lioness

A French diminutive of Adela, from the Old High German element adal, "noble

Generally read as the feminine of Alan (see Alan)

From ἀνάστασις (anástasis), "resurrection" — a Christian Easter name, given to children born around the feast

Goddess of wisdom and war

Alina أَلِينَا

"Noble, bright, beautiful

Girl ·Germanic

From Old High German Adalheid — adal, "noble," + heid, "kind, sort" — "of noble kind

Ayla آيْلَا

"Moonlight, halo around the moon

Girl ·Indo-Iranian

From Sanskrit ārya, "noble," the same root that yields Iran's modern name

Aisha عَائِشَة

"Living, lively, she who lives

An Igbo word meaning "grace, kindness," widely used across West Africa; the same form exists independently in Sanskrit-derived names with the sense "immortal, eternal

From أَمِيرَة (ʾamīra), "princess, commander" — the feminine of Amir, sharing the same root as the Arabic word for command, ʾamr

Amina آمِنَة

"Serene, secure, trustworthy

Anaya عَنَايَة

"Care, concern, divine providence

Aleena أَلِينَة

"Silken, soft, delicate

"Sign, miracle, verse of the Qur'an

Amal أَمَل

"Hope, aspiration

Aziza عَزِيزَة

"Beloved, precious, powerful

Aicha عَائِشَة

"Alive, living, prosperous

Boy names

Starting with A.

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

Manly, strong, courageous

Boy ·Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew)

The first human created by God in all three Abrahamic traditions

The name of the legendary British king

A medieval English contraction of Augustine (Latin Augustinus, 'venerable')

A Breton name brought to England by William the Conqueror's Breton allies after 1066

From Hadria; dark one

Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Anthony, from the Roman family name Antonius — a name of Etruscan origin traditionally interpreted as 'priceless' or 'invaluable'

Little fire; fiery one

Boy ·Old English

From Old English Ælfwine — ælf ('elf') + wine ('friend'); 'elf-friend'

The Spanish form of Alexander, from Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), "defender of men" (ἀλέξειν "to defend" + ἀνήρ "man")

Boy ·Ancient Greek

French form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas — from anēr/andros ('man'); 'manly' or 'strong'

Anglicized from Aodhán, a diminutive of Aodh — "fire" in old Irish, also the name of a Celtic sun-god

From אַבְרָהָם, traditionally read as "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5)

Happy, blessed, fortunate

Ahmed أَحْمَد

"The most praiseworthy, most praised

Aryan آرْيَن

"Noble, honorable

Ayaan أَيَان

"Gift of God; time, era

Aydin آيْدِن

"Enlightened, intellectual, bright

Anas أَنَس

"Good company, friendliness, sociability

Ayoub أَيُّوب

Boy ·Arabic (Hebrew origin)

The Prophet Job, biblical and Quranic model of patience (ṣabr)

Amine أَمِين

"Trustworthy, faithful, honest