Ara
Derivative of Armenian language. Ara was a legendary Armenian king. Less widespread today. Ara last appeared in 1970-1979 in the Top 2000. Cross-gender use.
Arry, Aroldo, Aralt, Araldo
Var. of Harold. Stems fr. Scandinavian, Old English languages. "Army ruler." Unconventional, but Araldo, Aroldo are comparable to popular -ldo last names Anzaldo (UPPER 23%), Ansaldo (50%).
Aram and variants
Aram, var. Arram
Source fr. Assyrian language. "High." Aram and Arram became less popular last year, dropping -256 rankings as children's names with Aram leading the fall.
Aramis
Aramis
In fiction, the famous swordsman from .. Less widespread today. Aramis last appeared in 2006 in the Top 2000.
Aaron and variants
Arun, Arron▼, Arran, Aronne, Arnie, Aron, Arin, Ari▲, Arend, Arek, Aren, Arand, Aran
Forms of Aaron. Based on Hebrew language. "Mountain of strength." Usage of Aran, Ari, etc. as baby names in 2018 was up 12.1% compared to a year ago.
Arcadio, var. Arkady, Arkadius, Arkadios, Arkadi, Arcadios, Arcadius
Origin fr. Spanish, Greek. Ancient place name .. Arkadius and variants are rarely found as first names, and Arcadio exists frequently (UPPER 100%) as a last name.
Arcelio, var. Aricelius, Aricelio, Arcelius
Derived fr. Spanish, Latin elements. "Altar of heaven." Arcelio, Arcelius, etc. are not Top 2000 names.
Archard, var. Archerd
Origin fr. Anglo German language. "Holy, powerful." Archard and Archerd are infrequently used men's names, and Archard is found often (TOP 65%) as a surname.
Archelaus, var. Arkelaus, Arkelaos, Archelaios
Origin fr. Greek language. "The people's ruler." Unconventional. Archelaus and variants are not found in the US Demographics.
Archer
Archer1▲
Root fr. Latin element. "Bowman." Common, with usage of 0.088% for Archer as a boys' name in 2018, higher than 0.079% a year ago. See also Archard.
Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ar- names: Ara, Aram, Aramis, Arch, Archer
Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ar- names: Archibald, Archie, Ardell, Arden, Aren
Top 2000 baby names ranking of Ar- names: Ari, Arin, Arnie, Aron, Arron, Arun
Archibald and variants
Archibald▼, var. Arquimbaldo, Arquibaldo, Archy, Archimbaldo, Archie1▼, Archimbald, Archibold, Archibaldo, Archer2▲, Archaimbaud, Archambault, Arch▼
Source fr. Old French, Old German languages. "Genuine, bold, brave." Archibald and variants became more popular in 2018, rising +193 rankings as children's names with Archie leading the rise.
Archie
Archie2▼
Derived fr. English, Old Germ