1503 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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- Bartholomew
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"
- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Barnaby
Origin:
English variation of Barnabas, AramaicMeaning:
"son of consolation"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish, English, FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Boone
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"blessing, lucky"
- Bernard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong, brave as a bear"
- Benedict
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Boden
Origin:
English or German surname, variation of Beauden, FrenchMeaning:
"hill shaped like a bow; floor; beautiful"
- Beck
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small stream"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Bobby
Origin:
Diminutive of RobertMeaning:
"bright fame"
- Bowie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"blond, yellow"
- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
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