3 Letter Names
These 3 letter names come from US birth records: 385 girl names and 607 boy names have exactly 3 letters. The most used come first, then the top 3 letter names for every starting letter.
- Girl names
- 385
- Boy names
- 607
- Top girl name
- Amy
- Top boy name
- Joe
Most popular 3 letter names
Top 3 letter girl names
- Amy 690,250
- Ann 468,347
- Eva 262,740
- Ava 250,761
- Mia 216,490
- Ida 186,189
- Kim 179,492
- Sue 144,465
- Joy 134,424
- Zoe 121,774
- Mae 110,174
- Ana 100,329
- Kay 98,249
- Ada 94,492
- Lee 62,115
- Jan 54,508
- Mya 53,295
- May 48,226
- Ivy 47,086
- Pat 40,123
- Ora 38,952
- Iva 37,508
- Lou 33,665
- Ina 33,662
- Pam 33,125
- Tia 32,734
- Fay 31,745
- Lea 30,930
- Ola 29,541
- Luz 25,494
- Eve 24,666
- Ila 22,218
- Rae 21,797
- Nia 21,172
- Lia 18,049
- Gay 17,984
- Dee 15,832
- Gia 14,421
- Joe 11,319
- Nan 10,267
Top 3 letter boy names
- Joe 450,780
- Roy 404,333
- Lee 230,776
- Ian 222,202
- Ray 202,082
- Leo 198,092
- Jay 188,764
- Don 166,818
- Jon 165,892
- Jim 152,834
- Max 148,090
- Tom 139,231
- Sam 123,800
- Eli 115,184
- Dan 105,814
- Bob 92,913
- Guy 89,600
- Tim 83,034
- Ben 82,719
- Ted 74,811
- Rex 57,486
- Ira 53,249
- Ron 36,087
- Kai 36,000
- Kim 34,873
- Ken 32,640
- Van 27,384
- Pat 26,731
- Ali 25,827
- Jan 21,852
- Noe 20,770
- Gus 18,694
- Ned 17,202
- Hal 16,544
- Coy 16,389
- Asa 16,295
- Jax 14,300
- Ari 13,461
- Lon 9,807
- Ace 9,535
3 letter names by first letter
| Letter | Girl names | Boy names |
|---|---|---|
| A | Amy, Ann, Ava, Ana | Ali, Asa, Ari, Ace |
| B | Bea, Bev, Bre, Bay | Bob, Ben, Bud, Bee |
| C | Chi, Cyd, Cay, Cia | Coy, Cal, Che, Cam |
| D | Dee, Dia, Dea, Deb | Don, Dan, Dee, Dax |
| E | Eva, Eve, Era, Eda | Eli, Edd, Ean, Ely |
| F | Fay, Fae, Flo, Fia | Fay, Fox, Foy, Fue |
| G | Gay, Gia, Gae, Gao | Guy, Gus, Gil, Geo |
| H | Hoa, Hae, Hye, Hli | Hal, Huy, Hoy, Han |
| I | Ida, Ivy, Iva, Ina | Ian, Ira, Ike, Ivy |
| J | Joy, Jan, Joe, Joi | Joe, Jay, Jon, Jim |
| K | Kim, Kay, Kia, Kai | Kai, Kim, Ken, Kip |
| L | Lee, Lou, Lea, Luz | Lee, Leo, Lon, Len |
| M | Mia, Mae, Mya, May | Max, Mac, Mel, Mat |
| N | Nia, Nan, Nya, Noa | Noe, Ned, Nat, Neo |
| O | Ora, Ola, Oma, Ona | Ora, Ole, Ori, Oak |
| P | Pat, Pam, Pia, Peg | Pat, Pax, Phi, Per |
| Q | Quy, Que, Qui, Qua | |
| R | Rae, Ray, Ria, Roy | Roy, Ray, Rex, Ron |
| S | Sue, Sky, Sol, San | Sam, Sol, Sal, Sky |
| T | Tia, Tea, Toi, Thu | Tom, Tim, Ted, Tod |
| U | Una, Ula, Uma, Ura | Uri, Ugo, Uno, Uel |
| V | Vee, Via, Vie, Vay | Van, Val, Von, Vic |
| W | Wan | Wes, Wil, Wei, Wai |
| X | Xia, Xoe, Xin, Xan | Xai, Xue, Xao, Xen |
| Y | Yer, Yen, Yui, Yaa | Yan, Yul, Yug, Yaw |
| Z | Zoe, Zia, Zoi, Zya | Zev, Zeb, Zak, Zen |
3 letter names popular right now
- Ava #3 girl
- Mia #6 girl
- Zoe #41 girl
- Eli #54 boy
- Leo #61 boy
- Eva #73 girl
- Ian #76 boy
- Ivy #108 girl
- Max #126 boy
- Kai #126 boy
- Mya #173 girl
- Amy #174 girl
- Ana #211 girl
- Jax #222 boy
- Ace #290 boy
- Ali #310 boy
- Ada #321 girl
- Joy #334 girl
- Lia #337 girl
- Jay #384 boy
- Gia #401 girl
- Ari #402 boy
- Eve #436 girl
- Dax #456 boy
- Asa #490 boy
- Nia #496 girl
- Roy #537 boy
- Sam #539 boy
- Rex #609 boy
- Mae #654 girl
Other name lengths
Questions people ask
What are the most popular 3 letter girl names?
Amy, Ann, Eva, Ava, Mia, Ida, Kim, Sue.
What are the most popular 3 letter boy names?
Joe, Roy, Lee, Ian, Ray, Leo, Jay, Don.
Source: US Social Security baby name records, 1880 to 2017.