Most popular baby boy names (letter by letter) in the U.S. in 2023

Going letter by letter, what were last year’s most popular baby boy names?

Before we get to the lists, a few quick facts:

• The most common first letter for boy names in 2023 was J (used 10.98% of the time), followed by A (10.51%) and M (7.60%).
• The least common first letter for boy names in 2023 was U (used 0.15% of the time), followed by Q (0.16%) and X (0.40%).
• The first letter that increased the most in usage for boy names (from 2022 to 2023) was T.
• The first letter that decreased the most in usage for boy names (from 2022 to 2023) was J.

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Top boy names starting with A:

1. Alexander, 7,875 baby boys
2. Asher, 7,853
3. Aiden, 6,675
4. Anthony, 6,237
5. Angel, 4,865
6. Andrew, 4,781
7. Adrian, 4,646
8. Aaron, 4,551
9. Axel, 4,498
10. Amir, 3,620

Top boy names starting with B:

1. Benjamin, 10,172 baby boys
2. Brooks, 4,469
3. Bennett, 4,411
4. Beau, 4,090
5. Bryson, 2,434
6. Brayden, 2,274
7. Braxton, 2,128
8. Bentley, 1,906
9. Beckett, 1,865
10. Beckham, 1,829

Top boy names starting with C:

1. Carter, 5,847 baby boys
2. Caleb, 5,488
3. Cooper, 5,425
4. Charles, 5,395
5. Christopher, 5,171
6. Cameron, 5,069
7. Christian, 4,125
8. Colton, 3,696
9. Carson, 3,200
10. Connor, 2,855

Top boy names starting with D:

1. Daniel, 8,356 baby boys
2. David, 7,354
3. Dylan, 7,054
4. Dominic, 3,395
5. Damian, 3,281
6. Declan, 2,799
7. Diego, 2,734
8. Dawson, 2,439
9. Dean, 2,281
10. Dallas, 1,375

Top boy names starting with E:

1. Elijah, 11,452 baby boys
2. Ezra, 8,437
3. Ethan, 7,763
4. Elias, 6,980
5. Ezekiel, 5,569
6. Eli, 4,081
7. Everett, 3,808
8. Enzo, 3,796
9. Easton, 3,637
10. Emmett, 3,061

Top boy names starting with F:

1. Finn, 1,907 baby boys
2. Felix, 1,894
3. Finley, 1,171
4. Francisco, 1,121
5. Fernando, 967
6. Franklin, 776
7. Forrest, 737
8. Francis, 670
9. Fabian, 656
10. Frank, 646

Top boy names starting with G:

1. Gabriel, 6,745 baby boys
2. Grayson, 6,449
3. Gael, 3,616
4. Greyson, 3,065
5. Giovanni, 2,911
6. George, 2,689
7. Graham, 2,533
8. Griffin, 1,722
9. Grant, 1,539
10. Gavin, 1,512

Top boy names starting with H:

1. Henry, 10,941 baby boys
2. Hudson, 7,935
3. Hunter, 3,110
4. Harrison, 3,060
5. Hayden, 2,219
6. Hayes, 1,746
7. Holden, 1,171
8. Hendrix, 1,084
9. Harvey, 1,022
10. Hector, 828

Top boy names starting with I:

1. Isaac, 6,581 baby boys
2. Isaiah, 5,121
3. Ian, 4,538
4. Ivan, 2,384
5. Israel, 1,530
6. Ismael, 1,421
7. Iker, 915
8. Ibrahim, 774
9. Isaias, 700
10. Izaiah, 491

Top boy names starting with J:

1. James, 11,670 baby boys
2. Jack, 8,683
3. John, 7,750
4. Jackson, 7,284
5. Joseph, 7,237
6. Julian, 7,078
7. Jacob, 6,976
8. Jayden, 5,627
9. Josiah, 5,404
10. Joshua, 5,035

Top boy names starting with K:

1. Kai, 4,946 baby boys
2. Kayden, 3,120
3. Kingston, 2,511
4. Kaiden, 2,126
5. Kevin, 1,914
6. Knox, 1,770
7. Karter, 1,590
8. Kairo, 1,484
9. Kyrie, 1,474
10. Kash, 1,316

Top boy names starting with L:

1. Liam, 20,802 baby boys
2. Lucas, 10,842
3. Levi, 9,347
4. Leo, 8,120
5. Luca, 7,770
6. Luke, 7,217
7. Logan, 6,686
8. Lincoln, 4,842
9. Leonardo, 4,012
10. Luka, 3,650

Top boy names starting with M:

1. Mateo, 11,229 baby boys
2. Michael, 8,383
3. Mason, 7,237
4. Matthew, 7,190
5. Maverick, 6,962
6. Miles, 6,558
7. Micah, 3,875
8. Myles, 3,399
9. Milo, 2,950
10. Matteo, 2,503

Top boy names starting with N:

1. Noah, 18,995 baby boys
2. Nolan, 5,112
3. Nathan, 5,049
4. Nicholas, 3,242
5. Nathaniel, 2,507
6. Nicolas, 1,886
7. Nico, 1,462
8. Nash, 1,328
9. Niko, 1,033
10. Nasir, 739

Top boy names starting with O:

1. Oliver, 14,741 baby boys
2. Owen, 7,985
3. Oscar, 1,693
4. Omar, 1,306
5. Otto, 1,191
6. Onyx, 1,069
7. Odin, 897
8. Orion, 861
9. Oakley, 799
10. Ozzy, 526

Top boy names starting with P:

1. Parker, 3,792 baby boys
2. Peter, 1,738
3. Patrick, 1,596
4. Paul, 1,351 (tie)
5. Paxton, 1,351 (tie)
6. Phoenix, 1,243
7. Preston, 1,228
8. Prince, 885
9. Pablo, 850
10. Pedro, 753

Top boy names starting with Q:

1. Quinn, 685 baby boys
2. Quincy, 401
3. Quentin, 334
4. Quinton, 301
5. Quintin, 120
6. Quinten, 88
7. Quest, 84
8. Quadir, 70
9. Quade, 53
10. Qasim, 51

Top boy names starting with R:

1. Roman, 4,777 baby boys
2. Rowan, 4,195
3. Ryan, 4,020
4. Robert, 3,807
5. River, 3,084
6. Ryder, 2,822
7. Rhett, 2,183
8. Ryker, 1,976
9. Richard, 1,638
10. Riley, 1,627

Top boy names starting with S:

1. Sebastian, 8,865 baby boys
2. Samuel, 7,973
3. Santiago, 6,328
4. Silas, 4,070
5. Sawyer, 2,833
6. Stetson, 1,987
7. Simon, 1,398
8. Steven, 1,387
9. Saint, 1,059
10. Sonny, 924

Top boy names starting with T:

1. Theodore, 11,041 baby boys
2. Thomas, 6,598
3. Thiago, 4,505
4. Theo, 4,122
5. Tyler, 2,064
6. Tate, 1,845
7. Tucker, 1,802
8. Timothy, 1,733
9. Tatum, 1,492
10. Tristan, 1,373

Top boy names starting with U:

1. Uriel, 606 baby boys
2. Uriah, 378
3. Ulises, 221
4. Ulysses, 169
5. Umar, 152
6. Uziel, 111
7. Usman, 86
8. Unknown, 67
9. Uzziah, 65
10. Uri, 60

Top boy names starting with V:

1. Vincent, 2,982 baby boys
2. Victor, 1,687
3. Valentino, 575
4. Vicente, 441
5. Valentin, 372
6. Vincenzo, 352
7. Vihaan, 280
8. Van, 252
9. Vance, 236
10. Veer, 224

Top boy names starting with W:

1. William, 10,598 baby boys
2. Wyatt, 6,237
3. Waylon, 4,881
4. Wesley, 4,539
5. Weston, 4,356
6. Walker, 4,006
7. Walter, 1,272
8. Warren, 1,080
9. Wade, 971
10. Winston, 797

Top boy names starting with X:

1. Xavier, 3,413 baby boys
2. Xander, 1,700
3. Xzavier, 153
4. Xavi, 118
5. Xavion, 111
6. Xaiden, 101
7. Xavien, 94
8. Xavian, 91
9. Xion, 85
10. Xayden, 65

Top boy names starting with Y:

1. Yusuf, 610 baby boys
2. Yosef, 444
3. Yael, 328
4. Yehuda, 318
5. Yousef, 297
6. Yahir, 290
7. Yahya, 263
8. Yadiel, 242
9. Yaakov, 231
10. Yisroel, 228

Top boy names starting with Z:

1. Zion, 2,867 baby boys
2. Zachary, 2,112
3. Zayden, 1,898
4. Zayn, 1,413
5. Zane, 1,220
6. Zyaire, 1,029
7. Zander, 924
8. Zayne, 717
9. Zaire, 654
10. Zaiden, 567

Source: SSA