US Popularity by Initial Letter

This is a list of the most common initial letters for American baby names of 2024. 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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q		 0.136% -1 -6.207%
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u		 0.144% +1 +4.348%
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x		 0.378% 0 +1.887%
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y		 0.553% 0 +3.364%
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v		 0.640% 0 +2.236%
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f		 1.092% 0 +1.299%
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p		 1.178% 0 -3.837%
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z		 1.501% 0 -2.279%
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i		 1.792% 0 -0.278%
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o		 2.135% 0 -0.605%
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g		 2.579% 0 -3.009%
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w		 2.751% 0 +2.726%
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h		 2.783% 0 +3.189%
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n		 3.119% 0 +2.531%
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t		 3.460% 0 +1.140%
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s		 4.202% 0 +2.990%
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d		 4.419% -2 -1.318%
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b		 4.452% +1 +2.134%
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r		 4.467% +1 +2.126%
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k		 4.840% 0 -4.480%
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e		 6.148% 0 +3.102%
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c		 6.532% 0 +1.713%
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m		 6.946% -1 -1.684%
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l		 7.009% +1 -0.384%
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a		 9.732% 0 -0.277%
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j		 9.966% 0 -2.361%
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Girls
Change
Rank Value Pct. Rank Pct.
26.
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u		 0.035% 0 -12.500%
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q		 0.205% 0 -5.530%
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x		 0.297% 0 +1.020%
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y		 0.499% 0 +1.012%
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f		 0.912% -1 -2.772%
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w		 0.972% +1 +4.292%
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t		 1.264% 0 -4.819%
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o		 1.612% 0 -2.362%
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z		 1.622% 0 -2.465%
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p		 1.875% -1 -5.921%
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v		 2.074% +1 +4.274%
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g		 2.342% 0 -0.847%
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d		 2.472% 0 +2.573%
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b		 2.528% 0 -1.863%
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i		 2.619% 0 +0.692%
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h		 3.068% 0 +0.163%
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n		 3.267% 0 -0.639%
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j		 3.890% 0 -1.892%
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r		 3.997% 0 -1.455%
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k		 4.577% 0 -4.387%
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c		 5.170% 0 +1.432%
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l		 6.759% -1 +0.341%
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s		 6.786% +1 +1.118%
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m		 8.391% 0 +0.287%
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e		 8.886% 0 +2.645%
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a		 15.151% 0 +0.785%
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