In 2010, the most popular first letters for boy names were J, A and C. Here’s the breakdown:
- J – 15.765% (of the baby boys born in 2010 were given a J-name)
- A – 10.476%
- C – 8.868%
- M – 6.521%
- D – 6.495%
- B – 5.713%
- E – 5.400%
- L – 5.338%
- K – 4.420%
- R – 4.205%
- T – 3.952%
- S – 3.709%
- N – 3.294%
- G – 3.261%
- I – 1.986%
- H – 1.916%
- W – 1.907%
- P – 1.566%
- O – 1.257%
- Z – 1.236%
- F – 0.853%
- V – 0.613%
- X – 0.462%
- Y – 0.402%
- Q – 0.230%
- U – 0.155%
The 2010 numbers indicate that, since 2009, there’s been a decrease in the popularity of K- and T-names and an increase in the popularity of C- and M-names.
Note: This analysis doesn’t account for all of the baby boys born in 2010, but it does account for most of them (nearly 1.9 million).
Wow. I wouldn’t have guessed that F names were that unpopular lately. (As well as W’s for the girls.)