American Baby Names: Usage, Style, and Cultural Context Starting With A
These are american names that start with the letter A. Use the alphabet bar to switch to a different starting letter, or view all american names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Recorded origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah | Ascender | Female | Arabic |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male | Hebrew |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female | Hebrew |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female | Hebrew |
| Abdullah | Servant Of God | Male | Arabic |
| Abel | Breath | Male | Hebrew |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female | Hebrew |
| Abraham | Father Of A Multitude.Variants Include Avraham, Aram, Abarron, And Avidor | Male | Hebrew |
| Abram | He Who Is High Is Father.Variants Include Abe, Abey, Abie, Abramo, Avram, Avr... | Male | Hebrew |
| Abril | The Month April: Symbolizes Spring. | Female | Spanish |
| Ace | Unity | Male | Anglo |
| Ada | Ibo Of Nigeria Name For Firstborn Females. | Female | African |
| Adalyn | Variant Of Adela. | Female | French |
| Adam | Of The Red Earth | Male | English |
| Adan | Yoruba Of Nigeria Name Meaning "A Large Bat."Also, The Spanish Equivalent Of... | Male | African |
| Addison | Son Of Adam. | Male | English |
| Addyson | Awesome | Female | English |
| Adelaide | Sweet Or Noble | Female | German |
| Adele | Good Humor: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female | French |
| Adelina | Of The Nobility. Noble. Variant Of Adela. | Female | French |
| Adeline | Sweet: Of The Nobility. Noble. | Female | German |
| Adelynn | Variant Of Adela. | Female | French |
| Aden | Variant Of Aiden. | Male | English |
| Aditya | Lord Of The Sun | Male | Indian |
| Adley | Judicious | Male | Hebrew |
| Adonis | God Of Peace And Love. | Male | African |
| Adrian | Dark AGDA, AGATA, AGATON, AGNETA | Female | English |
| Adriana | Dark; From Adria | Female | Romanian |
| Adrianna | From Adria The Adriatic Sea Region. Also Means Dark. | Female | French |
| Adriel | Of God's Flock | Male | Hebrew |
| Adrien | Variant Of Adrian. From Adria.: (Adriatic Sea Region.) | Male | French |
| Adrienne | "Dark." | Female | French |
| Agustin | Majestic Dignity: Grandeur. | Male | Spanish |
| Ahmad | Praiseworthy | Male | Arabic |
| Ahmed | Much Praised. One Of Many Names Of The Prophet Muhammad. | Male | Arabic |
| Aidan | Irish/Gaelic Name Meaning "Fire" Or "Little Fire." Variants Include Adan, Ade... | Female | Gaelic |
| Aiden | Fiery. | Male | Irish |
| Aileen | Light. Variant Of Evelyn. | Female | Irish |
| Aimee | Dearly Loved Variant Of Amy. | Female | French |
| Ainsley | Scottish/Gaelic. Named For The Place. Originally A Surname. Unisexual. Varian... | Female | Gaelic |
| Aisha | These Swahili And Arabic Female Names Mean "Woman, Life, Alive" And Refer To... | Female | African |
| Aiyana | Eternal Blossom | Female | Native American |
| Akira | Anchor AILA | Female | Scottish |
| Alaina | Dear Child. | Female | Irish |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male | Celtic |
| Alana | Offering | Female | Hawaiian |
| Alani | Dear Child. | Female | Irish |
| Alanna | "Rock" Or "Comely; Beautiful." Also Possibly A Derivative Of Old French Elain... | Female | Gaelic |
| Alannah | Dear Child. | Female | Irish |
| Alberto | Noble: Bright. | Male | Spanish |
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