Boy Dog Names That Start With B

The Frenchified color name Bleu is notable in baby-naming history as the then-outrageous middle name of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's daughter Ella, born in 2000. Perhaps because blue is traditionally a color for boys, there are twice as many baby boys named Bleu as there are girls

Bleu

Popular in Poland, Moldova, Romania, and Russia, and familiar in the UK too, Bogdan is a rugged and strong sounding choice with a similar meaning to US favorite Theodore. Made up of the Slavic elements bogŭ and danŭ, it means "gift from God".
 
The Serbian and Macedonian diminutive form, Boban (BOB-un), adds a gentler element to the name, while Bohdan is an international variant.

Bogdan

Brogan is a cheerful Irish surname that would fit right in with the Logans and Br-starting names now trendy for boys. It's been on the pop list for the past three years, though it's sliding again. Its history includes Saint Brogan (Broccan in Gaelic), who was Saint Patrick's nephew and scribe.
 In "Shrek Forever After" Brogan was an ogre voiced by Jon Hamm. Supposedly, the character was almost called Gnimrahc--or Charming spelled backwards. Brogan is better.

Brogan

One of the new crop of boys' names that manage to be unconventional and macho at the same time — though Blade verges on the threatening. 

Blade

Branch is an attractive name with associations both with trees and with branching out into brave new worlds.  Baseball's Branch (born Wesley, with Branch as his middle name) Rickey broke the color barrier by hiring Jackie Robinson for the Dodgers.
Like Leaf, Branch makes a nice, not-so-obvious, addition to the tree category.

Branch

In the past this was seen as a jokey Southern colonel name, but we have heard of some parents considering it as a path to the likeable Beau. 

Beauregard

Bradford

Blane is the attractive surname name of an important sixth-century Scottish saint, though Blaine is a more familiar spelling. Ultimately from the Old Irish Bláán, it has the coloful and upbeat meaning of yellow. 
 Briefly popular in the 50s and 60s, Blane was the name (and spelling) of the heroine's preppy object of affection in the iconic 80s movie 'Pretty in Pink'.

Blane

Brad

Until recently it was rarely used as a proper name; Buddy Holly, for example, was christened Charles, and Salinger's Buddy Glass was born Webb. Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver did name his fourth child Buddy Bear Maurice--a fittingly named brother to Poppy Honey Rosie, Daisy Boo Pamela and Petal Blossom Rainbow, and singer Tom Fletcher has a double-nicknamed Buddy Bob.

Buddy

Burton originated as a habitation surname that now feels like a appropriate first. Actor Richard Burton, two-time husband of Elizabeth Taylor, was the most famous bearer.

Burtie makes an adorable short form.

Burton

A new, rising word name for boys that has the advantage of sharing sounds with more common names like Bryson and Braydon. And the disadvantage of getting confused with them.

Brazen

Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name. 

Berlin

Most Bills today are dads...or grandpas. The younger Williams are usually nicknamed Will, or called by their full names. 

Bill

Screen legend Marlon's surname has loads more swagger than his first. A little Brando might have to endure references to his famous namesake, though his peers may just assume its linked to popular Brandon, with the stylish -o ending of Milo, Arlo, and Hugo.

Brando

Mostly reserved as a term of endearment, you may be surprised to learn that Babyboy has been given to 2192 babies since the 1980s.
 
You'll probably be pleased to know however that it's likely most parents have only put the name down as a placeholder if they've needed to register their baby but haven't settled on the right name yet.

Babyboy

Now that the popularity of Brooke is waning, and surname style variant Brooks is on the rise, Brook seems live a newly fresh nature-inspired option.

Brook

Usually reserved as a term of endearment, Baby is likely used as a name when parents have yet to choose an official one but need to register their baby. For a girl, it can be considered a nickname for Barbara too. 

Baby

In this form, or as Sebastian or as Bas, Bastien is a fashionable Euro name with a possible future in America. 
 There is a one-act comic opera by Mozart titled Bastien and Bastienne.
 An alternate spelling is Bastian, which was used by Jeremy Sisto for his son.

Bastien

For the parent who might also have Buck and Ryder on his list. 