Dog Names That Start With B

Bruna

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

The middle name of the Travoltas' Ella is used twice as often -- 36 to 18 babies in the US last year -- for boys as for girls, leaning even more to the male side than the traditional Blue.

Bleu

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

A name with a sound that is both unique and familiar, Beulah is a Biblical name, reminiscent of Bella, Luna, and Selah. In the Bible, Beulah is a place, applied to the land of Israel by the prophet Isaiah. Its meaning, "married", comes from the idea that the Israelites would "marry" the land, though other sources interpret it as meaning "inhabit".
 
Used as a given name since the Protestant Reformation and favored by the 17th century Puritans, Beulah was also popular in the US in the early half of the 20th century. It declined in use around the 1950s, likely because of The Beulah Show. 
 
While the radio and TV sitcom was notable for being the first to feature an African-American title character, it was equally controversial for relying on stereotypes and racial caricatures. In a recent year, the name was given to just 26 girls, though it may be worth noting that this is double the number it was chosen for a decade prior.
 
Noteworthy Beulahs include the mathematician Beulah Armstrong, synchronized swimmer Beulah Gundling, literacy campaigner Beulah Thumbadoo, inventor Beulah Louise Henry, artist Beulah H. Brown, and the educator and activist Beulah Burke.
 
So is Beulah totally off the table? That's down to your judgement and perception, but singer-songwriter Brit Taylor did opt to use it for her daughter, Beulah Anne, in 2025.

Beulah

She's the bff of Blair, Blake, and Brooke who shop at Bergdorf's, Bonwits and Bendel's.

Blaine

You say Bryn, he says Bryana -- here's a name you might agree on. 

Brynna

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. 

Bronco

Blu is a new (nu?) spin on an increasingly popular color name, also spelled Blue and Bleu by celebrity parents. Blu is the spelling used for one of the (male) Waldrop quintuplets, but the name is gender neutral.

As Bas, it's a popular name in The Netherlands, but Baz, as in director Luhrmann, has potential for independent life too.
Curiously, Australian-born Moulin Rouge director Luhrmann was born neither Sebastian nor Basil, but had the name Mark Anthony on his birth certificate; his nickname arose from his supposed resemblance to a British TV fox puppet named Basil Brush.

This Italian form of Benedict sidesteps the Benedict Arnold association that still clouds the English version. 

Benedetto

Once you get past the pronunciation hurdle, a smooth and elegant choice. In French, it's spelt with a circumflex: Benoît.

Benoit

This one's cutting right to the chase, but with such names as Justice and Peace on the rise, why not?  And we guarantee your seven-year-old son will love it, though your 17-year-old, maybe not so much.  Could be used as a middle name, as Talisa Soto and Benjamin Bratt did.

Bravery

Although Disney's cute deer was a male, Bambi has always been used for girls. It first appeared on the charts in 1943, the year after the Disney movie was released. Bambi featured in the Top 1000 from 1954-1964 — a decade where girl names ending in I, like Lori and Teri, were big — and again from 1977-1982.
 
We once said that Bambi sounds far too flimsy to face the modern world, but the times are changing. Names that end in I are once again en vogue, and Love Island star Molly-Mae Hague recently named her daughter Bambi. It's too early to tell, but a Bambi renaissance may be upon us.

Bambi

An old-fashioned nickname in the Bud/Buzz/Biff mold; this one's kind of belligerent. Michelle Hicks and Jonny Lee Miller moved outside the box when they used it for their son--given the safer middle name of Timothy.

Buster

Buxton

After a century of association with horses and cows, this name just could be ready for revival by a fearless baby namer -- after all, it did happen to Jessie and Becky. 
 Bessie has been in use since the seventeenth century and is found as characters in Jane Eyre and in Sean O'Casey's play The Plough and the Stars. More recently, she was an animated automotive character in the movie Cars.
 On the popularity lists until 1975, Bessie was a Top 25 name from 1880 to 1906, reaching Number 9 in 1889. Notable namesakes include the great blues singer Bessie Smith, and Bessie Coleman, the first African-American female aviator.
 And if you want to go more refined, you could simplify to Bess.

Bessie

Female dog names that start B with currently in the Top 100 dog names include 

Dog names currently trending on Nameberry include 

. Unique female dog names that start with B include 

Male dog names that start with B in the Top 100 dog names include 

Beau, Bentley, Blu, Bruno, Benji, Bailey, Bandit, Benny, Buster, Baxter, Bruce, Brody 

. Unique male dog names that start with B include 

Male and female dog names that start with B, with meanings and origins (Page 11)