US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2021. Note you can hover your cursor over a row to see more details.

Boys · Girls

Boys			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
2.	a	9.600%	0	-0.312%
8.	b	4.654%	+1	-0.150%
5.	c	6.611%	0	-1.255%
9.	d	4.571%	-1	-2.765%
6.	e	5.844%	0	+0.103%
21.	f	1.103%	0	+4.352%
14.	g	2.879%	0	-1.269%
15.	h	2.689%	0	+2.438%
18.	i	1.699%	0	-2.803%
1.	j	10.906%	0	-3.058%
7.	k	5.024%	0	-1.913%
3.	l	7.170%	0	+3.284%
4.	m	6.815%	0	-1.318%
13.	n	3.090%	0	+1.947%
17.	o	2.090%	0	+3.465%
20.	p	1.279%	0	-2.959%
25.	q	0.169%	0	+1.198%
10.	r	4.397%	0	+2.042%
11.	s	3.784%	0	+1.720%
12.	t	3.185%	0	+2.379%
26.	u	0.137%	0	+2.239%
22.	v	0.594%	0	+1.712%
16.	w	2.638%	0	+6.543%
24.	x	0.387%	0	-2.273%
23.	y	0.447%	0	+1.822%
19.	z	1.449%	0	+4.320%

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Girls			Change
Rank	Value	Pct.	Rank	Pct.
1.	a	15.350%	0	-1.438%
12.	b	2.777%	0	-2.527%
6.	c	5.232%	0	-0.834%
15.	d	2.266%	0	+2.534%
2.	e	8.729%	0	+0.960%
21.	f	0.934%	0	+2.077%
14.	g	2.412%	-1	-3.520%
11.	h	3.088%	0	-0.803%
13.	i	2.484%	+1	+3.285%
9.	j	4.135%	-1	-0.625%
7.	k	5.007%	0	-3.896%
5.	l	6.482%	0	+0.934%
3.	m	8.063%	0	-0.149%
10.	n	3.305%	0	+3.898%
18.	o	1.699%	+1	+8.562%
16.	p	2.114%	0	-0.424%
25.	q	0.235%	0	+3.070%
8.	r	4.203%	+1	+1.792%
4.	s	6.543%	0	+1.426%
20.	t	1.362%	0	-2.014%
26.	u	0.039%	0	+8.333%
17.	v	1.822%	0	-1.514%
22.	w	0.830%	0	+18.234%
24.	x	0.254%	0	+9.957%
23.	y	0.430%	0	-1.376%
19.	z	1.641%	-1	+0.306%

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