Baby Names That Start With B
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. You also might want to check out our lists of Girl Names That Start With B, Boy Names That Start With B, or Unisex Names That Start With B.
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- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Beatrix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Bartholomew
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"
- Bonnie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"beautiful, cheerful"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Bennett
Origin:
English, medieval form of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"
- Blanche
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"white"
- Blair
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"dweller on the plain"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish and English from FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Briar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a thorny patch"
- Balthazar
Origin:
PhoenicianMeaning:
"Baal protects the King"
- Belle
Origin:
Short form of Isabelle or FrenchMeaning:
"beautiful"