1486 Boy Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Thu Aug 22 2024
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Boy names that start with B are led today by Benjamin, the top-ranked B name for boys in the US, making the Top 10.
Along with Benjamin, boy names starting with B in the US Top 200 include Brayden, Bryson, Bennett, Bentley, Beau, and Brooks.
In the UK, Billy and Bobby are back, ranking in the Top 200 names for boys along with B names Blake, Brody, Bodhi, Brodie, and Benjamin.
Unique B names for boys that we recommend range from classic Barnaby to occupational name Booker to nature name Birch.
Here, our full selection of boy names that start with B, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry .
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- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Bartholomew
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Bowie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"blond, yellow"
- Barrett
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bear strength"
- Bellamy
Origin:
English and Irish from FrenchMeaning:
"fine friend"
- Brody
Origin:
Irish, English, and ScottishMeaning:
"broad eye or broad island"
- Bowen
Origin:
Welsh, ChineseMeaning:
"son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish, English, FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Bear
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"bear"
- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
- Bram
Origin:
Dutch variation of Abraham, HebrewMeaning:
"father of multitudes"
- Billy
Origin:
English, diminutive of WilliamMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Barnaby
Origin:
English variation of Barnabas, AramaicMeaning:
"son of consolation"