Popular and traditional American names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 133 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaliyah | Exalted; Sublime | 👧 Girl | English |
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abbey | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abbie | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abby | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abe | Father of many (from Abraham) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Abelardo | Noble and strong | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Abi | Father's joy (from Abigail) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Abigail | My father's joy | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Abner | Father of light | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ace | Number one; Excellent | 👦 Boy | English |
| Adalberto | Noble and bright | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Adam | The first man; Of the earth | 👦 Boy | Arabic, International, Hungarian |
| Adan | Of the earth (Adam) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Adèle | Noble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Adelina | Noble | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Adi | First; Noble; Jewel; Ornament | 🧒 Unisex | Sanskrit, Hebrew |
| Adolfo | Noble wolf | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Adonis | Lord; The beautiful youth of Greek myth | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Agustín | Great; Venerable | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Ahmad | Most praiseworthy | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Aidan | Little fire | 👦 Boy | Irish |
| Aiden | Little fire | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aileen | Light | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Aisha | Living; Wife of the Prophet; Alive | 👧 Girl | Arabic |
| Alaina | Handsome; Rock (feminine of Alan) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alana | Handsome; Rock (feminine of Alan) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Alanna | Handsome; Rock (feminine of Alan) | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Albert | Noble; Bright | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alberta | Noble and bright | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Alec | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alexa | Defender of people | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alexandria | Defender of people; The city of Alexandria | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Alexia | Defender | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Alfie | Elf counsel (from Alfred) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alfonso | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alfred | Elf counsel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Alice | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | International, Portuguese |
| Alicia | Noble; Of noble kind | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Alisha | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alissa | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Allie | Noble (from Alice or Allison) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Allison | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ally | Short form of Alexander or Alison | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Allyson | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alondra | Lark; Defender of mankind | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Alonso | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alonzo | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Altagracia | Our Lady of Altagracia | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Althea | Healing; Wholesome | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Álvaro | Guardian of all | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alvin | Elf friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alyson | Noble (Alice) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Alyssa | Noble; Rational | 👧 Girl | English |
| Amada | Beloved | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Amado | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amador | Lover | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amalia | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Amber | Amber; Golden | 👧 Girl | English |
| Amelia | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | English |
| America | America; Ruler of the home | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Amilcar | Friend of Melqart (Hamilcar) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amina | Trustworthy; Mother of the Prophet; Faithful | 👧 Girl | Arabic, Bosnian |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Amos | Carried by God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Amparo | Shelter; Our Lady of Refuge | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Amy | Beloved | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ana Maria | Grace and Mary | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Anabel | Grace; Lovable | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Anderson | Son of Andrew | 👦 Boy | English |
| Andre | Manly; Brave | 👦 Boy | English |
| Andrés | Andrew; Manly | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Andrew | Manly; Strong; Brave | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Andy | Manly; Brave (Andrew) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ángel | Angel; Messenger | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Angela | Angel; Messenger | 👧 Girl | Latin |
| Angeles | Angels (Our Lady of the Angels) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Angelita | Little angel | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Angie | Angel (Angela) | 👧 Girl | English, Arabic |
| Anibal | Grace of Baal (Hannibal) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Anita | Grace (Ana) | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Ann | Grace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anna | Grace (Анна); Favour | 👧 Girl | Hebrew, International, Ukrainian |
| Annie | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Anny | Grace (Anne) | 👧 Girl | English |
| Antony | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | English |
| April | April; To open | 👧 Girl | English |
| Aput | Snow | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Araceli | Altar of heaven | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Aracely | Altar of heaven | 👧 Girl | Spanish |
| Archie | Genuine; Bold (from Archibald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Areli | Lion of God | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Arely | Lion of God | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariana | Most holy (Ariadne) | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Arlene | Pledge; Oath | 👧 Girl | Irish |
| Armando | Soldier; Army man | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Arnold | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Arnoldo | Eagle power | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Arnulfo | Eagle wolf | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Áron | Exalted (Aaron) | 👦 Boy | Hungarian |
| Artemio | Of Artemis | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Arthur | Bear; Noble (the legendary king) | 👦 Boy | English, French, Portuguese |
| Arturo | Bear; Noble | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Asaf | Gatherer | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Asher | Happy; Blessed | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ashlee | Ash-tree meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ashleigh | Ash-tree meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ashley | Ash-tree meadow | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ashlyn | Ash-tree pool | 👧 Girl | English |
| Ashton | Ash-tree town | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Asia | Asia; Rising sun | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Athena | Athena, the goddess of wisdom | 👧 Girl | Greek |
| Aubrey | Elf ruler | 👧 Girl | English |