Popular and traditional American boy names that start with “A”, with meanings and origin. 62 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Mountain of strength; Brother of Moses; High mountain; Exalted | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Abe | Father of many (from Abraham) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Abelardo | Noble and strong | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Albert | Noble; Bright | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alec | Defender of people (Alexander) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alexander | Defender of people | 👦 Boy | International |
| Alfie | Elf counsel (from Alfred) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Alfonso | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alfred | Elf counsel | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ali | Exalted; Noble | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Allan | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | Celtic |
| Allen | Handsome; Rock | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ally | Short form of Alexander or Alison | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Alonso | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alonzo | Noble and ready | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Álvaro | Guardian of all | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Alvin | Elf friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Amado | Beloved | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amador | Lover | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amilcar | Friend of Melqart (Hamilcar) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Amit | Infinite; Boundless; Friend | 👦 Boy | Sanskrit, Bengali, Hebrew |
| Amos | Carried by God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Anibal | Grace of Baal (Hannibal) | 👦 Boy | Spanish |
| Antony | From the Roman family name Antonius | 👦 Boy | English |
| Aput | Snow | 🧒 Unisex | Inuit |
| Archie | Genuine; Bold (from Archibald) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Ari | Lion | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Ariel | Lion of God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| 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 |
| Ashton | Ash-tree town | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Augusto | Venerable; Majestic | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Austin | Great; Venerable (Augustine) | 👦 Boy | English |
| Avery | Elf ruler | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Avi | My father | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Avraham | Father of many (Abraham) | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |