About Names That Start With

Most name lists online are copied from other lists. Names That Start With starts from the records instead. Every first name here was given to at least five babies in a year in the United States, and every last name is shared by at least 100 people in the US Census count.

That lets us show more than a list: how many babies got each name, the decade it peaked, whether it is rising or falling, and which names are still rare enough to stand out.

What you will find

• Girl, boy and all names for every letter from A to Z
• Last names by letter, ranked by how common they are
• Unisex and middle name lists
• A name finder for any first letters, endings and length

What we do not do

We do not invent names, and we do not guess at meanings or origins we cannot check. When we explain something beyond the data, we keep it to well-established facts.

Read how we check our pages on the fact-checking policy page, or reach us through the contact page.