1483 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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- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Bram
Origin:
Dutch variation of Abraham, HebrewMeaning:
"father of multitudes"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Bowen
Origin:
Welsh, ChineseMeaning:
"son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"
- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
- Bruno
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"brown"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish and English from FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Brody
Origin:
Irish, English, and ScottishMeaning:
"broad eye or broad island"
- Byron
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"barn for cows"
- Bellamy
Origin:
English and Irish from FrenchMeaning:
"fine friend"
- Benedict
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Bryce
Origin:
Variation of Brice, Scottish surnameMeaning:
"speckled, freckled"
- Barrett
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"bear strength"