Here are 7 interesting insights and charts from the 3.3 million names given to babies in the United States (US) in 2020.

1) 90% of all baby girl names in the US end with letters A, E, N, Y, H, or I


The 5 most popular girl names ending with letters A, E, N, Y, H & I are:

  • A - Olivia, Emma, Ava, Sophia, Amelia
  • E - Charlotte, Penelope, Chloe, Grace, Ellie
  • N - Evelyn, Madison, Lillian, Addison, Brooklyn
  • Y - Emily, Avery, Zoey, Riley, Lily
  • H - Elizabeth, Hannah, Leah, Aaliyah, Savannah
  • I - Naomi, Leilani, Remi, Kehlani, Alani

2) Given above, it should come as no surprise that the baby names ending with letters A, E, & Y are mostly girls

3) Similarly, in some cases, the starting letter of the babies name can be predictive of gender


The 5 most popular girl names starting with letters V, S, & A are:

  • V - Victoria, Violet, Valentina, Vivian, Valerie
  • S - Sophia, Sofia, Scarlett, Stella, Skylar
  • A - Ava, Amelia, Abigail, Avery, Aria

The 5 most popular boy names starting with letters U, W, & J are:

  • U - Uriel, Uriah, Ulises, Ulysses, Umar
  • W - William, Wyatt, Wesley, Waylon, Weston
  • J - James, Jacob, Jackson, Jack, Joseph

4) Almost half (49%) of all baby boys in US have names ending with either letters N, R or S


The 5 most popular boy names ending with letters N, R & S are:

  • N - Benjamin, Mason, Ethan, Logan, Jackson
  • R - Oliver, Alexander, Asher, Carter, Christopher
  • S - James, Lucas, Thomas, Charles, Elias

5) More than half (53%) of all baby names are either 5 or 6 letters long

Bonus Chart - A, J, & M are the most frequent starting letters for baby names

About the Data

Data Source - Social Security Administration (SSA)

Code & files for the analysis - GitHub