Preparing for Baby 300 Popular Baby Names Ending in A, N, and Y By Jennifer White Jennifer White has authored parenting books and has worked in childcare and education fields for over 15 years. Learn about our editorial process Jennifer White Fact checked by Fact checked by Donna Murray, RN, BSN on February 20, 2020 facebook twitter Donna Murray, RN, BSN has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Rutgers University and is a current member of Sigma Theta Tau, the Nursing Honor Society. Learn about our editorial process Donna Murray, RN, BSN Updated on February 20, 2020 Print More in Pregnancy Preparing for Baby Weeks and Trimesters Your Body Your Baby Twins or More Staying Healthy Complications & Concerns Pregnancy Loss Prenatal Care Labor and Delivery View All In This Article Table of Contents Expand Girl Names Ending in A Boy Names Ending in A Girl Names Ending in N Boy Names Ending in N Girl Names Ending in Y Boy Names Ending in Y View All Back To Top When deciding what to name your baby, you may be looking for names that end in specific letters. Some of the most popular endings include A, N, and Y. This allows you to blend the name with the child's last name or with the names of the child's siblings. Be aware that matching the end letters might be a challenge with boy/girl twins as the popularity of these three (A, N, Y) letter endings for names are significantly different between the sexes. Verywell / Brianna Gilmartin According to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA) top list of girl names in 2018, seven of the top 10 names for girls end in A, while one, Evelyn, ends in N. The Y doesn't appear until Emily at number 12. It is much more common for boy names to end in N rather than in A or Y. Top names ending in N include Benjamin, Logan, Mason, and Ethan. The most common Y names are Henry at number 16 and Anthony at number 38. If none of those currently popular appeal to you, consider that you may be calling William "Billy" or Thomas "Tommy." As a bonus, some of the popular boy names ending in Y are gender-neutral, with Riley and Avery appearing on lists for both boys and girls. Joshua is the most common boy name ending in A, appearing at number 41, and there are only 17 boy names ending in A in the SSA 2018 top 1,000 list of boy names. Your choices will include names that are more unique than his peers will have. If you are satisfied with the "ah" sound rather than being a stickler about the name ending in A, you need to look no farther than Noah and Elijah, which are in the top 10 most popular boy names. The -ah ending is often seen in Biblical male names, including those two plus Isaiah, Josiah, Jeremiah, Micah, Jonah, Nehemiah, and Zachariah. Girl Names Ending in A AlexaAmeliaAnnaAriaArianaAuroraAvaBellaCamilaElenaEllaEmmaGabriellaIsabellaLaylaLunaMayaMiaMilaNoraOliviaSamanthaSophia/SofiaStellaVictoria Boy Names Ending in A AkiraAsaCubaDakotaDanaElishaEzraHamzaHoseaIlyaIndianaIraKoaKodaJoshuaLuca/Lucca/LukaMishaMusaMustafaNicolaNikitaNovaPashaSantanaSasha/SaschaSenecaSequoiaVanyaYehuda Girl Names Ending in N AddisonAdelynAllisonAutumnBrooklynEdenEmersonEvelynHaydenJocelynJordynLaurenLillianLynnLondonMadelynMadisonMorganPayton/PeytonQuinnRaelynnReaganRowanTeaganVivian Boy Names Ending in N AaronAdan/Aden/Aidan/Aiden/AydenAdrian/Adrien BenjaminCameron CarsonChristianColton Dylan Easton Ethan Grayson Hudson Jackson/Jaxon Jayden John/Jonathan Julian Landon Lincoln Logan Mason Nathan Nolan Owen Ryan Sebastian Girl Names Ending in Y AshleyAubreyAudreyAveryBaileyEmeryEmilyEverlyFinleyHadleyHaileyIvyKennedyKimberlyKinsleyLilly/LilyLucyMaryMelodyPaisleyRileyRubySerenitySydneyTrinityZoey Boy Names Ending in Y Andy Anthony Avery Bentley Bradley Brady Brantley Brody Cody Corey Finley Grady Gregory Harvey HenryJay Jeffrey Jeremy Johnny OakleyRiley Rory Timothy Troy Wesley Zachary Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Get diet and wellness tips to help your kids stay healthy and happy. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit Article Sources Verywell Family uses only high-quality sources, including peer-reviewed studies, to support the facts within our articles. Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy. Social Security Administration. Popular Names in 2018. 2018.