From Arav to Azim, baby boy names that start with the letter A will mean your boy is always first in line when they get to school! Here's our pick of boy names beginning with the 1st letter of the alphabet that score a straight A with us...

Ad

1. Aarav

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: peaceful

2. Aaron

  • Origin: (probably) Egyptian
  • Meaning: mountain of strength; Aaron was the brother of Moses

3. Abba

  • Origin: Latin
  • Meaning: the superior or father of a monastery

4. Abdullah

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: servant of Allah
  • Also: Abdul

5. Abel

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve

6. Abelard

  • Origin: middle English
  • Meaning: steadfast, noble strength

7. Abner

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: father of light

8. Abraham

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: father of many nations
  • Also: Abe, Abie, Ham, Abram

9. Absalom

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: father of peace; Absalom was the rebellious son of King David

10. Adam

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: red, describing the colour of skin

11. Ade

  • Origin: Nigerian
  • Meaning: royal

12. Adil

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: honest
  • Also: Adeel

13. Aditya

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: the sun

14. Adolphus

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: noble wolf
  • Also: Adolf, Adolph

15. Adrian

  • Origin: Latin
  • Meaning: someone from the Adriatic region: a version of Hadrian, the Roman Emperor

16. Advik

  • Origin: Hindi
  • Meaning: unique

17. Ahmed

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: praiseworthy; one of the names of the prophet Muhammad
  • Also: Ahmad

18. Aidan

  • Origin: Old Irish
  • Meaning: small fire
  • Also: Edan

19. Ajay

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: invincible

20. Alan

  • Origin: Celtic
  • Meaning: unknown
  • Also: Allan, Allen, Alun, Alain (French)

21. Alastair

  • Origin: Gaelic
  • Meaning: defender of men
  • Also: Alasdair, Alistair

22. Albert

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: noble and bright
  • Also: Al, Bert

Looking for names for boys starting with other letters of the alphabet?

Complete your baby boy name shortlist by clicking on the letter you’re after 

 

 B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z 

23. Aldous

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: old
  • Also: Aldo (American form)

24. Aldwyn

  • Origin: Anglo-Saxon
  • Meaning: old friend
  • Also: Aldwin

25. Alexander

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: defender of men
  • Also: Al, Alec, Alex, Sandy, Lex, Sacha (Russian short form)

26. Alexis

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: Helper or defender

27. Alfred

  • Origin: Old English
  • Meaning: good counsellor
  • Also: Alf, Alfie, Fred

28. Algernon

  • Origin: Old French
  • Meaning: whiskered
  • Also: Algie, Algy

29. Ali

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: excellent or noble

30. Aloysius

  • Origin: Latin/Old German
  • Meaning: brave warrior

31. Alpheius

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: successor; in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph

32. Amari

  • Origin: Mixed African
  • Meaning: strength

33. Ambrose

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: pertaining to the immortals
  • Also: Emrys (Welsh form)

34. Amin

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: trustworthy

35. Amit

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: without limit

36. Amos

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: bearer of a burden

37. Anand

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: happiness or joy

38. Andrew

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: manly
  • Also: Andy, André (French), Dandie, Drew

39. Aneurin

  • Origin: Welsh
  • Meaning: noble or honourable
  • Also: Nye

40. Angus

  • Origin: Gaelic
  • Meaning: one choice
  • Also: Aonghus (Irish form)

41. Annan

  • Origin: Gaelic
  • Meaning: water; a Scottish place name

42. Anthony

  • Origin: Latin
  • Meaning: worthy of praise
  • Also: Antony, Tony

43. Aonghas

  • Alternative form of Angus (see above)

44. Alpheius

  • Origin: Greek
  • Meaning: in Greek mythology, the hunter who fell deeply in love with Arethusa, the sea-nymph

45. Alphonse

  • Origin: Old high German
  • Meaning: derived from adal meaning noble, and funsa meaning ready or apt

46. Archibald

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: genuinely bold
  • Also: Archie

47. Arjun

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: white, bright or shining

48. Arlen

  • Origin: Irish Gaelic
  • Meaning: pledge, promise

49. Armaan

  • Origin: Sikh, Arabic
  • Meaning: longing, wishing

50. Arnold

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: power of an eagle
  • Also: Arnie

51. Arthur

  • Origin: Celtic
  • Meaning: a bear
  • Also: Art, Arty, Arturo (Italian and Spanish forms)

52. Arun

  • Origin: Sanskrit
  • Meaning: reddish brown

53. Asa

  • Origin: Hebrew
  • Meaning: Physician

54. Ashley

  • Origin: Old English
  • Meaning: ash field
  • Also: Ash

55. Ashraf

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: more noble

56. Aslam

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: safer

57. Athol

  • Origin: Gaelic
  • Meaning: new Ireland: a Scottish and Irish place name
  • Also: Atholl

58. Aubrey

  • Origin: Old German
  • Meaning: spirit ruler
  • Also: Auberon, Oberon

59. Augustus

  • Origin: Latin
  • Meaning: venerable or consecrated
  • Also: Austin, Gus

60. Axel

  • Origin: Scandinavian
  • Meaning: father of peace

61. Aylmer

  • Origin: Old English
  • Meaning: noble and famous
  • Also: Elmer (American form)

62. Aylwin

  • Origin: Old English
  • Meaning: noble friend
  • Also: Alwin

63. Azibo

  • Origin: Malawi
  • Meaning: earth

64. Azim

  • Origin: Arabic
  • Meaning: determined

About our author Catherine Ball

Catherine Ball is a freelance journalist who specialises in writing about parenting and health. She has been a journalist for 20 years, writing for a wide range of regional and national publications. She is also mum to 4 children between the ages 3 and 12, so has drawn up many, many lists of baby names over the past few years.

Illustration: Emma Winchester

Ad

Read more:

Ad
Ad
Ad