2687 Baby Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)

2687 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 300 for girls include Bella, Brielle, Blakely, Blake, and Blair. As well as Benjamin, boy names starting with B in the US Top 300 include Bennett, Brooks, Beau, Beckett, and Beckham.

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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  1. Bartholomew
    • Origin:

      Aramaic
    • Meaning:

      "son of the furrow"
  2. Beatrice
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings happiness; blessed"
  3. Bennett
    • Origin:

      English medieval form of Benedict, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "blessed"
  4. Beau
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "handsome"
  5. Brooks
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "of the brook"
  6. Beckett
    • Origin:

      English and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
  7. Benjamin
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "son of the right hand"
  8. Bodhi
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "awakening, enlightenment"
  9. Bridget
    • Origin:

      Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
    • Meaning:

      "strength or exalted one"
  10. Blythe
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "happy, carefree"
  11. Blair
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "dweller on the plain"
  12. Brian
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "strong, virtuous, and honorable"
  13. Bonnie
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful, cheerful"
  14. Beatrix
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings happiness; blessed"
  15. Barnaby
    • Origin:

      English variation of Barnabas, Aramaic
    • Meaning:

      "son of consolation"
  16. Bowie
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "blond, yellow"
  17. Briar
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "a thorny patch"
  18. Bianca
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "white"
  19. Bruce
    • Origin:

      Scottish, English, French
    • Meaning:

      "from the brushwood thicket"
  20. Bella
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Isabella, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"

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