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.
Top boy names starting with A:
- Alexander, 7,875 baby boys
- Asher, 7,853
- Aiden, 6,675
- Anthony, 6,237
- Angel, 4,865
- Andrew, 4,781
- Adrian, 4,646
- Aaron, 4,551
- Axel, 4,498
- Amir, 3,620
Top boy names starting with B:
- Benjamin, 10,172 baby boys
- Brooks, 4,469
- Bennett, 4,411
- Beau, 4,090
- Bryson, 2,434
- Brayden, 2,274
- Braxton, 2,128
- Bentley, 1,906
- Beckett, 1,865
- Beckham, 1,829
Top boy names starting with C:
- Carter, 5,847 baby boys
- Caleb, 5,488
- Cooper, 5,425
- Charles, 5,395
- Christopher, 5,171
- Cameron, 5,069
- Christian, 4,125
- Colton, 3,696
- Carson, 3,200
- Connor, 2,855
Top boy names starting with D:
- Daniel, 8,356 baby boys
- David, 7,354
- Dylan, 7,054
- Dominic, 3,395
- Damian, 3,281
- Declan, 2,799
- Diego, 2,734
- Dawson, 2,439
- Dean, 2,281
- Dallas, 1,375
Top boy names starting with E:
- Elijah, 11,452 baby boys
- Ezra, 8,437
- Ethan, 7,763
- Elias, 6,980
- Ezekiel, 5,569
- Eli, 4,081
- Everett, 3,808
- Enzo, 3,796
- Easton, 3,637
- Emmett, 3,061
Top boy names starting with F:
- Finn, 1,907 baby boys
- Felix, 1,894
- Finley, 1,171
- Francisco, 1,121
- Fernando, 967
- Franklin, 776
- Forrest, 737
- Francis, 670
- Fabian, 656
- Frank, 646
Top boy names starting with G:
- Gabriel, 6,745 baby boys
- Grayson, 6,449
- Gael, 3,616
- Greyson, 3,065
- Giovanni, 2,911
- George, 2,689
- Graham, 2,533
- Griffin, 1,722
- Grant, 1,539
- Gavin, 1,512
Top boy names starting with H:
- Henry, 10,941 baby boys
- Hudson, 7,935
- Hunter, 3,110
- Harrison, 3,060
- Hayden, 2,219
- Hayes, 1,746
- Holden, 1,171
- Hendrix, 1,084
- Harvey, 1,022
- Hector, 828
Top boy names starting with I:
- Isaac, 6,581 baby boys
- Isaiah, 5,121
- Ian, 4,538
- Ivan, 2,384
- Israel, 1,530
- Ismael, 1,421
- Iker, 915
- Ibrahim, 774
- Isaias, 700
- Izaiah, 491
Top boy names starting with J:
- James, 11,670 baby boys
- Jack, 8,683
- John, 7,750
- Jackson, 7,284
- Joseph, 7,237
- Julian, 7,078
- Jacob, 6,976
- Jayden, 5,627
- Josiah, 5,404
- Joshua, 5,035
Top boy names starting with K:
- Kai, 4,946 baby boys
- Kayden, 3,120
- Kingston, 2,511
- Kaiden, 2,126
- Kevin, 1,914
- Knox, 1,770
- Karter, 1,590
- Kairo, 1,484
- Kyrie, 1,474
- Kash, 1,316
Top boy names starting with L:
- Liam, 20,802 baby boys
- Lucas, 10,842
- Levi, 9,347
- Leo, 8,120
- Luca, 7,770
- Luke, 7,217
- Logan, 6,686
- Lincoln, 4,842
- Leonardo, 4,012
- Luka, 3,650
Top boy names starting with M:
- Mateo, 11,229 baby boys
- Michael, 8,383
- Mason, 7,237
- Matthew, 7,190
- Maverick, 6,962
- Miles, 6,558
- Micah, 3,875
- Myles, 3,399
- Milo, 2,950
- Matteo, 2,503
Top boy names starting with N:
- Noah, 18,995 baby boys
- Nolan, 5,112
- Nathan, 5,049
- Nicholas, 3,242
- Nathaniel, 2,507
- Nicolas, 1,886
- Nico, 1,462
- Nash, 1,328
- Niko, 1,033
- Nasir, 739
Top boy names starting with O:
- Oliver, 14,741 baby boys
- Owen, 7,985
- Oscar, 1,693
- Omar, 1,306
- Otto, 1,191
- Onyx, 1,069
- Odin, 897
- Orion, 861
- Oakley, 799
- Ozzy, 526
Top boy names starting with P:
- Parker, 3,792 baby boys
- Peter, 1,738
- Patrick, 1,596
- Paul, 1,351 (tie)
- Paxton, 1,351 (tie)
- Phoenix, 1,243
- Preston, 1,228
- Prince, 885
- Pablo, 850
- Pedro, 753
Top boy names starting with Q:
- Quinn, 685 baby boys
- Quincy, 401
- Quentin, 334
- Quinton, 301
- Quintin, 120
- Quinten, 88
- Quest, 84
- Quadir, 70
- Quade, 53
- Qasim, 51
Top boy names starting with R:
- Roman, 4,777 baby boys
- Rowan, 4,195
- Ryan, 4,020
- Robert, 3,807
- River, 3,084
- Ryder, 2,822
- Rhett, 2,183
- Ryker, 1,976
- Richard, 1,638
- Riley, 1,627
Top boy names starting with S:
- Sebastian, 8,865 baby boys
- Samuel, 7,973
- Santiago, 6,328
- Silas, 4,070
- Sawyer, 2,833
- Stetson, 1,987
- Simon, 1,398
- Steven, 1,387
- Saint, 1,059
- Sonny, 924
Top boy names starting with T:
- Theodore, 11,041 baby boys
- Thomas, 6,598
- Thiago, 4,505
- Theo, 4,122
- Tyler, 2,064
- Tate, 1,845
- Tucker, 1,802
- Timothy, 1,733
- Tatum, 1,492
- Tristan, 1,373
Top boy names starting with U:
- Uriel, 606 baby boys
- Uriah, 378
- Ulises, 221
- Ulysses, 169
- Umar, 152
- Uziel, 111
- Usman, 86
- Unknown, 67
- Uzziah, 65
- Uri, 60
Top boy names starting with V:
- Vincent, 2,982 baby boys
- Victor, 1,687
- Valentino, 575
- Vicente, 441
- Valentin, 372
- Vincenzo, 352
- Vihaan, 280
- Van, 252
- Vance, 236
- Veer, 224
Top boy names starting with W:
- William, 10,598 baby boys
- Wyatt, 6,237
- Waylon, 4,881
- Wesley, 4,539
- Weston, 4,356
- Walker, 4,006
- Walter, 1,272
- Warren, 1,080
- Wade, 971
- Winston, 797
Top boy names starting with X:
- Xavier, 3,413 baby boys
- Xander, 1,700
- Xzavier, 153
- Xavi, 118
- Xavion, 111
- Xaiden, 101
- Xavien, 94
- Xavian, 91
- Xion, 85
- Xayden, 65
Top boy names starting with Y:
- Yusuf, 610 baby boys
- Yosef, 444
- Yael, 328
- Yehuda, 318
- Yousef, 297
- Yahir, 290
- Yahya, 263
- Yadiel, 242
- Yaakov, 231
- Yisroel, 228
Top boy names starting with Z:
- Zion, 2,867 baby boys
- Zachary, 2,112
- Zayden, 1,898
- Zayn, 1,413
- Zane, 1,220
- Zyaire, 1,029
- Zander, 924
- Zayne, 717
- Zaire, 654
- Zaiden, 567
Source: SSA
