1258 Baby Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)
Baby names that start with B tend to be trendy rather than traditional, with the exception of Benjamin, the top B name for boys. With its biblical pedigree and multicultural appeal, Benjamin has never been more fashionable. The top girl name beginning with B is Brooklyn, after the New York borough, which was introduced as a baby name when David and Victoria Beckham used it for their son.
Along with Brooklyn, other girl names beginning with B in the US Top 250 for girls include Bella, Brielle, Brianna, Bailey, and Brynlee. As well as Benjamin, boy names starting with B in the US Top 250 include Brayden, Bryson, Bennett, Brooks, and Braxton.
Many celebrities have given their children stylish and rare names beginning with B, such as Kate Hudson, who has a son named Bingham, and Hilary Duff, who named her daughter Banks. Other unique names with the initial B include the ravishing Beatrix and pan-European Bastian.
Here, our full selection of names that start with B, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Bennett
Origin:
English, medieval form of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"
- Blair
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"dweller on the plain"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Bonnie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"beautiful, cheerful"
- Beatrix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Briar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a thorny patch"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Blythe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"happy, carefree"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Boone
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"blessing, lucky"
- Billie
Origin:
English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, WilmaMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Basil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"royal"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"