2705 Baby Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)
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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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Beatrice
Latin
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
Bodhi
Sanskrit
"awakening, enlightenment"
Brooks
English
"of the brook"
Benjamin
Hebrew
"son of the right hand"
Bennett
English medieval form of Benedict, Latin
"blessed"
Beau
French
"handsome"
Beckett
English and Irish
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
Briar
English
"a thorny patch"
Blythe
English
"happy, carefree"
Bellamy
English and Irish from French
"fine friend"
Bartholomew
Aramaic
"son of the furrow"
Bruce
Scottish, English, French
"from the brushwood thicket"
Bonnie
Scottish
"beautiful, cheerful"
Bridget
Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
"strength or exalted one"
Bowen
Welsh, Chinese
"son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"
Banks
English surname
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
Blair
Scottish
"dweller on the plain"
Benedict
Latin
"blessed"
Bianca
Italian
"white"
Brielle
Short form of Gabrielle, French, Cajun, Hebrew, Celtic
"god is my strength; hunting grounds"
