Wondering which first letters were the most popular in 2020?
For baby girls, the most-used first letter was A, followed by E and M. The least-used first letter was U. More than 272,000 baby girls got an A-name last year, whereas fewer than 700 got a U-name.
The three most-used girl names per letter last year were…
- A: Ava, Amelia, Abigail
- B: Brooklyn, Bella, Brielle
- C: Charlotte, Camila, Chloe
- D: Delilah, Daisy, Daniela
- E: Emma, Evelyn, Ella
- F: Faith, Freya, Finley
- G: Gianna, Grace, Genesis
- H: Harper, Hazel, Hannah
- I: Isabella, Isla, Ivy
- J: Josephine, Jade, Julia
- K: Kinsley, Kennedy, Kaylee
- L: Luna, Layla, Lily
- M: Mia, Mila, Madison
- N: Nora, Nova, Natalie
- O: Olivia, Olive, Oakley
- P: Penelope, Paisley, Piper
- Q: Quinn, Queen, Quincy
- R: Riley, Ruby, Rylee
- S: Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett
- T: Taylor, Teagan, Trinity
- U: Unique, Uma, Una
- V: Victoria, Violet, Valentina
- W: Willow, Winter, Willa
- X: Ximena, Xiomara, Xena
- Y: Yaretzi, Yara, Yareli
- Z: Zoey, Zoe, Zara
For baby boys, the most-used first letter was J, followed by A and L. The least-used first letter was, again, U. More than 205,000 baby boys got a J-name last year, whereas fewer than 2,500 got a U-name.
The three most-used boy names per letter last year were…
- A: Alexander, Aiden, Asher
- B: Benjamin, Brooks, Bennett
- C: Carter, Charles, Christopher
- D: Daniel, David, Dylan
- E: Elijah, Ethan, Ezra
- F: Finn, Felix, Francisco
- G: Grayson, Gabriel, Greyson
- H: Henry, Hudson, Hunter
- I: Isaac, Isaiah, Ian
- J: James, Jacob, Jackson
- K: Kai, Kayden, Kingston
- L: Liam, Lucas, Logan
- M: Mason, Michael, Mateo
- N: Noah, Nathan, Nolan
- O: Oliver, Owen, Oscar
- P: Parker, Patrick, Peter
- Q: Quinn, Quentin, Quincy
- R: Ryan, Roman, Robert
- S: Sebastian, Samuel, Santiago
- T: Theodore, Thomas, Tyler
- U: Uriel, Uriah, Ulises
- V: Vincent, Victor, Valentino
- W: William, Wyatt, Wesley
- X: Xavier, Xander, Xzavier
- Y: Yusuf, Yosef, Yehuda
- Z: Zachary, Zion, Zayden
Finally, here are the totals for girls and boys side-by-side on the same chart:
Overall, the top first letter was A and the least popular first letter was (of course!) U.
