1483 Boy Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)

1483 Boy Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)

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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  1. Bennett
    • Origin:

      English medieval form of Benedict, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "blessed"
  2. Beau
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "handsome"
  3. Benjamin
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "son of the right hand"
  4. Bodhi
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "awakening, enlightenment"
  5. Beckett
    • Origin:

      English and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
  6. Brooks
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "of the brook"
  7. Brian
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "strong, virtuous, and honorable"
  8. Bram
    • Origin:

      Dutch variation of Abraham, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "father of multitudes"
  9. Blake
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired, dark"
  10. Bowen
    • Origin:

      Welsh, Chinese
    • Meaning:

      "son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"
  11. Banks
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
  12. Bruno
    • Origin:

      Germanic
    • Meaning:

      "brown"
  13. Bruce
    • Origin:

      Scottish and English from French
    • Meaning:

      "from the brushwood thicket"
  14. Blaise
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "to lisp, stammer"
  15. Brody
    • Origin:

      Irish, English, and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "broad eye or broad island"
  16. Byron
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "barn for cows"
  17. Bellamy
    • Origin:

      English and Irish from French
    • Meaning:

      "fine friend"
  18. Benedict
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "blessed"
  19. Bryce
    • Origin:

      Variation of Brice, Scottish surname
    • Meaning:

      "speckled, freckled"
  20. Barrett
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "bear strength"