“A” POPULAR LETTER

Parents love the letter “A,” even more than you might think. Long before visions of straight A’s on report cards are even in the picture, parents are choosing names that start with the letter “A.” Are they subtly urging their children toward those straight As? Hard to say, but here’s the breakdown…These are the “A” names that landed in the Top 20 in 2009 along with their ranks:

 

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

AVA = #5

ABIGAIL = #8

ADDISON = #12

ALEXIS = #13

ALYSSA = #19

ASHLEY = #20

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

ALEXANDER = #4

ANTHONY = #10

AIDEN = #12

ANDREW = #15

 

 

APPEALING “A” ALTERNATIVES

If you’re like most of the parents I talk to, you’re looking for a unique name that’s not weird. That perfect blend of uncommon, but easy to spell and pronounce. If that’s you, stay away from the names in above list and consider these “A” names instead:

 

GIRLS’ BABY NAMES

ADELAIDE

ALICE

ALLEGRA

ALTHEA

AMAIA or AMAYA

ANISE

ANNELISE

ARABELLE

ARIA

ASILAH

AVALON

AYELET

AZELEA

 

BOYS’ BABY NAMES

ABRAM

ADLER

ALISTAIR

ALONZO

AMOS

ANDERSON

ARCHER

ARCHIBALD

ASHER

 

 

 

WHAT’S YOUR GRADE?

It’s your turn to grade these “A” names. Let me know what you think! You can email me or leave a comment. When you leave your first comment, you’ll need to take a couple seconds to “register.” It’s a way to prevent spammers from clogging up comment sections with off-topic advertisements. Once you do register though, you won’t have to worry about it again and can leave all the comments you want.

 

Happy naming,

♥  Amanda

 

 

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