684 Boy Names That Start With B (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Thu Aug 31 2023
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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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- Boone
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"blessing, lucky"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Bennett
Origin:
English, medieval form of BenedictMeaning:
"blessed"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Bellamy
Origin:
English and Irish from FrenchMeaning:
"fine friend"
- Bartholomew
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"son of the furrow"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Barnaby
Origin:
English variation of Barnabas, AramaicMeaning:
"son of consolation"
- Bear
Origin:
Animal nameMeaning:
"bear"
- Basil
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"royal"
- Benedict
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Boaz
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"swiftness"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
- Balthazar
Origin:
PhoenicianMeaning:
"Baal protects the King"
- Brock
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"badger"