This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2022. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.
Boys | Change |
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Rank | Value | Pct. | Rank | Pct. |
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1. | j | 10.508% | 0 | -3.649% |
2. | a | 9.714% | 0 | +1.188% |
3. | l | 7.108% | 0 | -0.865% |
4. | m | 6.918% | 0 | +1.511% |
5. | c | 6.521% | 0 | -1.361% |
6. | e | 5.898% | 0 | +0.924% |
7. | k | 5.090% | 0 | +1.314% |
8. | d | 4.512% | +1 | -1.291% |
9. | b | 4.417% | -1 | -5.092% |
10. | r | 4.411% | 0 | +0.318% |
11. | s | 3.948% | 0 | +4.334% |
12. | t | 3.283% | 0 | +3.077% |
13. | n | 3.017% | 0 | -2.362% |
14. | g | 2.764% | 0 | -3.994% |
15. | w | 2.702% | +1 | +2.426% |
16. | h | 2.686% | -1 | -0.112% |
17. | o | 2.178% | 0 | +4.211% |
18. | i | 1.735% | 0 | +2.119% |
19. | z | 1.483% | 0 | +2.346% |
20. | p | 1.241% | 0 | -2.971% |
21. | f | 1.105% | 0 | +0.181% |
22. | v | 0.600% | 0 | +1.010% |
23. | y | 0.486% | 0 | +8.725% |
24. | x | 0.381% | 0 | -1.550% |
25. | q | 0.155% | 0 | -8.284% |
26. | u | 0.141% | 0 | +2.920% |
Girls | Change |
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Rank | Value | Pct. | Rank | Pct. |
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1. | a | 15.008% | 0 | -2.228% |
2. | e | 8.643% | 0 | -0.985% |
3. | m | 8.240% | 0 | +2.195% |
4. | s | 6.687% | 0 | +2.201% |
5. | l | 6.616% | 0 | +2.067% |
6. | c | 5.121% | 0 | -2.122% |
7. | k | 4.847% | 0 | -3.196% |
8. | r | 4.162% | 0 | -0.975% |
9. | j | 4.018% | 0 | -2.830% |
10. | n | 3.334% | 0 | +0.877% |
11. | h | 3.087% | 0 | -0.032% |
12. | b | 2.672% | 0 | -3.781% |
13. | i | 2.581% | 0 | +3.905% |
14. | d | 2.327% | +1 | +2.692% |
15. | g | 2.327% | -1 | -3.524% |
16. | p | 2.052% | 0 | -2.933% |
17. | v | 1.950% | 0 | +7.025% |
18. | o | 1.714% | 0 | +0.883% |
19. | z | 1.657% | 0 | +0.975% |
20. | t | 1.318% | 0 | -3.231% |
21. | f | 0.953% | 0 | +2.034% |
22. | w | 0.906% | 0 | +9.157% |
23. | y | 0.512% | 0 | +19.070% |
24. | x | 0.279% | 0 | +9.843% |
25. | q | 0.226% | 0 | -3.830% |
26. | u | 0.038% | 0 | -2.564% |