Boys Names A: Meanings, Nicknames


Alija

Alijah was the preferred spelling for 523 American boys in 2013. Only 5 American boys were named Alija.

Alois

Alois was listed in U.S. birth statistics in 1880, attributed to 10 American baby boys. Its last appearance was in 1975 with 9 male births

Alonzo

Alonzo is a character in the musical “Cats,” based on T. S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats”

Aloysius

The Roman Catholic Church has one saint named Aloysius (Gonzaga) and a cardinal nearing sainthood: Aloysius Stepanic, beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1998

Alphonse

Most popular in the first decade of the 20th century, Alphonse last appeared in the Top 1000 most popular American male names in 1964

Alton

5 American boys were named Alton in 1962, the year that celebrity chef Alton Brown was born in Los Angeles, CA

Alva (Boy)

Alva was a more popular American name for boys than you might think, consistently appearing in the Top 500 from 1880 through 1940. Highest rank: 1882 – No. 162

Alvaro

Alvaro was the 5th most popular male name in Spain in 2012. Its rank in the USA that year was No. 903.

Alvin

Alvin was a Top 100 American male name between 1901 and 1938

Amadeo

53 American boys were named Amadeus in 2013; 44 were named Amadou; and 34 were named Amadeo

Amasa

8 American baby boys were named Amasa in 1925, the most on record for any year

Ambrose

At the turn of the 20th century, Ambrose was the 305th most popular American boy name. It only ranked higher than that once, at No. 294 in 1901

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