US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 1976. 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		 19.598% 0 +3.814%
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m		 9.292% 0 -2.128%
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d		 8.115% 0 -0.478%
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r		 7.898% 0 -2.734%
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c		 7.727% 0 -2.927%
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a		 5.930% +2 +2.826%
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b		 5.885% 0 +0.943%
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s		 5.786% -2 -3.228%
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t		 5.035% 0 -1.022%
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k		 3.373% 0 +0.089%
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e		 3.225% 0 +2.251%
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g		 2.623% 0 -3.566%
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w		 2.394% 0 -3.195%
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p		 2.221% 0 -3.519%
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l		 2.079% 0 -1.841%
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n		 1.405% 0 +6.278%
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f		 1.004% 0 -5.461%
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h		 0.843% 0 -3.767%
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v		 0.492% 0 -2.574%
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i		 0.405% 0 +6.579%
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o		 0.351% 0 -2.228%
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z		 0.232% 0 +42.331%
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q		 0.116% 0 +26.087%
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y		 0.041% 0 +7.895%
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u		 0.027% 0 +8.000%
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x		 0.019% 0 -5.000%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
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j		 11.215% +1 +12.442%
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a		 10.250% -1 +1.445%
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m		 9.415% 0 -2.354%
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s		 9.137% 0 +3.418%
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c		 7.969% 0 -2.651%
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k		 7.412% 0 -3.828%
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t		 6.510% 0 -8.103%
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l		 6.344% 0 +1.553%
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d		 4.060% 0 -7.136%
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r		 3.990% 0 -2.445%
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e		 3.337% 0 +5.970%
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b		 2.675% 0 -1.691%
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h		 2.566% 0 -1.610%
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n		 2.487% 0 +1.427%
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v		 1.290% +1 -0.846%
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p		 1.236% -1 -14.286%
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g		 1.069% 0 -6.474%
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w		 0.626% 0 -11.955%
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f		 0.557% 0 +4.503%
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y		 0.410% 0 -8.686%
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i		 0.332% 0 -0.896%
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o		 0.176% 0 +2.924%
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z		 0.067% 0 -11.842%
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q		 0.035% +1 +29.630%
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u		 0.026% -1 -16.129%
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x		 0.014% 0 +16.667%
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