Girl Dog Names That Start With B

  1. Brighton
    • Origin:

      English place-name
    • Description:

      Out-of-the-way place name (it's an antiquated holiday spot on England's south coast) that might make a brilliant choice. Actor/director Jon Favreau named his daughter Brighton Rose.
  2. Baylee
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of occupational name Bailey
    • Meaning:

      "law enforcer, bailiff"
    • Description:

      This Bailey variation is the second most popular spelling for girls, and while the -ee ending does make it more feminine, it feels more substantial in the original form. Bailee and Bayley are two other, less common alternatives.
  3. Babette
    • Origin:

      French, diminutive of Barbara
    • Description:

      A less common relic of the Claudette-Paulette-Annette era.
  4. Bobbi
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Roberta or Barbara, English
    • Meaning:

      "bright fame; foreigner"
    • Description:

      A vintage short form of Roberta or Barbara, Bobbi fits into the boyish nicknames for girls renaissance.
  5. Bora
    • Origin:

      Czech diminutive of Barbara or Albanian
    • Meaning:

      "snow"
    • Description:

      "Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities; Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives.
  6. Boo
    • Origin:

      Word name or nickname
    • Description:

      Boo may have started out as a nickname for the male character Arthur "Boo" Radley in To Kill A Mockingbird and these days may be closely associated with another male Boo, the "world's cutest dog" or with the adorable little girl in Monsters, Inc.
  7. Bindi
    • Origin:

      Australian Aboriginal
    • Meaning:

      "butterfly"
    • Description:

      In the Noongar language of Western Australia, Bindi means butterfly. Bindi is usually seen as a girls' name, as seen in Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Steve Irwin.
  8. Berkley
    • Origin:

      English variation of Berkeley
    • Meaning:

      "where birches grow"
    • Description:

      Berkeley, with an extra E, is the more familiar variation of this name, associated with the California school. But it's the streamlined Berkley that has proven itself to be more popular as a baby name, at least in the US.
  9. Bitsy
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      The archetypal diminutive, in every sense of the word. Bitsy enjoyed some use as a nickname in the era when children were named after family members and then called by a cute pet name: Chip, Skip, Babe, Bitsy. As a full name, it has made the US list only three times: in 1943, 1958 and 1962.
  10. Becky
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Rebecca
    • Description:

      One of those casual down-home names last popular in the 1960s.
  11. Babs
    • Origin:

      Nickname for Barbara or Babette
    • Meaning:

      "foreign woman"
    • Description:

      Babs is an old-fashioned nickname for Barbara, itself an old-fashioned name that was hugely popular in the 20th century but that's not (yet) on its way back in. If you really want a vintage-y nickname name with a lot of attitude that bucks the current friends, go for Babs instead of Betty or Bea.
  12. Baize
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "dark brown"
    • Description:

      This fabric word name would be a one-of-a-kind.
  13. Belphoebe
    • Origin:

      Invented literary name
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful shining one"
    • Description:

      The name of the character in Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" whom the poet intended as a representation of Queen Elizabeth I. While it will no doubt thrill your daughter's English professor, the addition of the "Bel" to already great Phoebe is on the fussy side.
  14. Bean
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped"
    • Description:

      Bean is a unisex word name with a cute and quirky feel. Early reader series Ivy and Bean features a young girl named Bean, short for Bernice Blue. It has appeal as a casual nickname or middle name, but it's harder to imagine as a given name.
  15. Baya
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "berry"
    • Description:

      The Spanish word for "berry" makes a deliciously intriguing word name possibility.
  16. Bardot
    • Origin:

      French surname
    • Description:

      Bardot joined the first and last names of other glamour girl icons such as (Jean) Harlow when David Boreanaz chose the surname of '50s French sex symbol Brigitte Bardot for his daughter. Bardot debuted in the US charts in 2022.
  17. Brady
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "one with broad eyes"
    • Description:

      Has the energetic-Irish-slightly-boyish image that many modern parents love.
  18. Bonita
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "pretty"
    • Description:

      Like Benita, had some popularity in the fifties.
  19. Bentley
    • Origin:

      English Surname
    • Meaning:

      "meadow with coarse grass"
    • Description:

      We can't account for the popularity of this name, for either a boy or a girl, given the first syllable, the tacky connotations with a luxury car, and the range of other options which are more harmonious to the ear. Nonetheless, nearly 200 girls were names Bentley in the US in 2015.
  20. Babe
    • Origin:

      Word name or diminutive of Barbara
    • Description:

      You can call your baby "babe," but don't name her that.