The most common first letter for baby boy names last year was J (used 10.7% of the time), followed by A (10.5%) and L (7.5%).
The least common first letter was Q (used 0.1% of the time), followed by U (0.2%) and X (0.4%).
So, what were the most popular boy names of 2024 within each letter group?
Top boy names starting with A:
- Asher
- Alexander
- Anthony
- Aiden
- Angel
Top boy names starting with B:
- Benjamin
- Bennett
- Brooks
- Beau
- Bryson
Top boy names starting with C:
- Carter
- Caleb
- Cooper
- Charles
- Christopher
Top boy names starting with D:
- Daniel
- Dylan
- David
- Dominic
- Damian
Top boy names starting with E:
- Elijah
- Ezra
- Ethan
- Elias
- Ezekiel
Top boy names starting with F:
- Felix
- Finn
- Finley
- Francisco
- Fernando
Top boy names starting with G:
- Gabriel
- Grayson
- Gael
- Giovanni
- George
Top boy names starting with H:
- Henry
- Hudson
- Harrison
- Hunter
- Hayden
Top boy names starting with I:
- Isaac
- Isaiah
- Ian
- Ivan
- Ismael
Top boy names starting with J:
- James
- Jack
- John
- Julian
- Joseph
Top boy names starting with K:
- Kai
- Kayden
- Kingston
- Kevin
- Kaiden
Top boy names starting with L:
- Liam
- Lucas
- Levi
- Luca
- Leo
Top boy names starting with M:
- Mateo
- Michael
- Matthew
- Maverick
- Miles
(Mason, which ranked third in 2023, dropped to sixth last year.)
Top boy names starting with N:
- Noah
- Nathan
- Nolan
- Nicholas
- Nathaniel
Top boy names starting with O:
- Oliver
- Owen
- Oscar
- Omar
- Otto
Top boy names starting with P:
- Parker
- Peter
- Patrick
- Paul
- Phoenix
Top boy names starting with Q:
- Quinn
- Quincy
- Quentin
- Quinton
- Quintin
Top boy names starting with R:
- Roman
- Rowan
- Ryan
- Robert
- River
Top boy names starting with S:
- Sebastian
- Samuel
- Santiago
- Silas
- Sawyer
Top boy names starting with T:
- Theodore
- Thomas
- Thiago
- Theo
- Tyler
Top boy names starting with U:
- Uriel
- Uriah
- Ulises
- Umar
- Ulysses
Top boy names starting with V:
- Vincent
- Victor
- Valentino
- Vicente
- Vincenzo
Top boy names starting with W:
- William
- Wyatt
- Wesley
- Waylon
- Weston
Top boy names starting with X:
- Xavier
- Xander
- Xzavier
- Xavi
- Xyleek
(Xyleek debuted impressively in the data last year.)
Top boy names starting with Y:
- Yusuf
- Yosef
- Yahya
- Yehuda
- Yahir
Top boy names starting with Z:
- Zion
- Zachary
- Zayden
- Zayn
- Zyaire
Source: SSA