US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2020. 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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u		 0.134% 0 -0.741%
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q		 0.167% 0 -2.907%
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x		 0.396% 0 -3.883%
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y		 0.439% 0 -4.772%
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v		 0.584% 0 -3.471%
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f		 1.056% 0 +1.246%
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p		 1.318% 0 +1.307%
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z		 1.390% 0 +1.608%
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i		 1.749% 0 -1.962%
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o		 2.018% 0 +3.170%
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w		 2.476% 0 +0.610%
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h		 2.624% 0 +4.417%
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g		 2.916% 0 -1.486%
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n		 3.032% 0 -0.230%
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t		 3.111% 0 +2.201%
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s		 3.720% 0 -0.508%
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r		 4.309% 0 +1.293%
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b		 4.662% 0 +0.043%
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d		 4.702% 0 -1.714%
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k		 5.125% 0 +3.368%
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e		 5.838% 0 +0.742%
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c		 6.695% -1 -2.462%
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m		 6.907% +1 +0.803%
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l		 6.940% 0 -0.158%
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a		 9.629% 0 +1.604%
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j		 11.252% 0 -3.598%
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Girls
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Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
26.
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u		 0.036% 0 +9.091%
25.
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q		 0.228% -1 -1.724%
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x		 0.231% +1 +4.054%
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y		 0.435% 0 -3.118%
22.
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w		 0.703% 0 +6.354%
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f		 0.915% 0 0.000%
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t		 1.391% 0 -4.135%
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o		 1.564% 0 +3.782%
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z		 1.636% 0 +2.506%
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v		 1.849% 0 -3.648%
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p		 2.123% 0 0.000%
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d		 2.210% 0 +3.030%
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i		 2.406% -1 +1.263%
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g		 2.500% +1 +13.071%
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b		 2.850% 0 -1.076%
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h		 3.113% -1 -1.984%
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n		 3.181% +1 +3.414%
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r		 4.129% 0 +0.536%
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j		 4.163% 0 -3.701%
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k		 5.213% -1 -1.716%
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c		 5.274% +1 -0.265%
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l		 6.422% 0 +1.038%
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s		 6.452% 0 -0.309%
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m		 8.075% 0 -0.859%
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e		 8.644% 0 -0.035%
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a		 15.574% 0 -1.168%
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