US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2023. 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		 0.138% 0 -2.817%
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q		 0.145% 0 -6.452%
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x		 0.371% 0 -2.625%
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y		 0.535% 0 +9.407%
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v		 0.626% 0 +4.508%
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f		 1.078% 0 -2.532%
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p		 1.225% 0 -1.289%
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z		 1.536% 0 +3.504%
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i		 1.797% 0 +3.454%
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o		 2.148% 0 -1.332%
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g		 2.659% -2 -3.799%
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w		 2.678% 0 -0.778%
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h		 2.697% +2 +0.522%
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n		 3.042% 0 +0.896%
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t		 3.421% 0 +4.203%
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s		 4.080% 0 +3.265%
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b		 4.359% -1 -1.313%
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r		 4.374% +1 -0.839%
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d		 4.478% 0 -0.798%
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k		 5.067% 0 -0.491%
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e		 5.963% 0 +1.068%
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c		 6.422% 0 -1.473%
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l		 7.036% -1 -0.943%
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m		 7.065% +1 +2.051%
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a		 9.759% 0 +0.484%
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j		 10.207% 0 -2.892%
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Girls
Change
Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
26.
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u		 0.040% 0 +5.263%
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q		 0.217% 0 -3.556%
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x		 0.294% 0 +5.755%
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y		 0.494% 0 -3.516%
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w		 0.932% 0 +2.756%
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f		 0.938% 0 -1.780%
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t		 1.328% 0 +0.606%
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o		 1.651% -1 -3.676%
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z		 1.663% +1 +0.241%
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v		 1.989% 0 +2.105%
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p		 1.993% 0 -2.780%
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g		 2.362% -1 +1.417%
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d		 2.410% +1 +3.611%
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b		 2.576% -1 -3.701%
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i		 2.601% +1 +0.697%
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h		 3.063% 0 -0.777%
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n		 3.288% 0 -1.350%
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j		 3.965% 0 -1.393%
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r		 4.056% 0 -2.570%
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k		 4.787% 0 -1.258%
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c		 5.097% 0 -0.449%
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s		 6.711% -1 +0.374%
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l		 6.736% +1 +1.783%
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m		 8.367% 0 +1.554%
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e		 8.657% 0 +0.174%
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a		 15.033% 0 +0.200%
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