1194 Girl Names That Start With B (With Meanings and Popularity)
Girl names that start with B have gone through a complete style overhaul in recent decades, with long-time stalwarts such as Barbara and Betty losing favor to newer B baby names for girls.
Today, the most popular girl names that start with B include many spelling variations of Brianna and Bailey. Along with Brianna and Bailey, other popular B names for girls in the US Top 300 include Brooklyn, Bella, Brielle, Brooke, Brynlee, and Blakeley.
England’s Top 200 girl names include two other choices that start with B: Bonnie and Beatrice. In Sweden, the top B names for girls are Bonnie and Bianca, while in Spain Blanca and Berta rank in the Top 100.
Berries may also be intrigued by B-starting classic names like Beatrix and Bridget or unique B names such as Bellamy and Birdie.
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with B, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Brielle
Origin:
Short form of Gabrielle, French, Cajun, Hebrew, CelticMeaning:
"god is my strength; hunting grounds"
- Blythe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"happy, carefree"
- Bonnie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"beautiful, cheerful"
- Briar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a thorny patch"
- Beatrix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
- Barbara
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"foreign woman"
- Blair
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"dweller on the plain"
- Bella
Origin:
Diminutive of Isabella, ItalianMeaning:
"beautiful"
- Bronte
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"thunder"
- Billie
Origin:
English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, WilmaMeaning:
"resolute protection"
- Belle
Origin:
Short form of Isabelle or FrenchMeaning:
"beautiful"
- Brooke
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small stream"
- Bea
Origin:
English diminutive of Beatrice, LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness"
- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Betsy
Origin:
Diminutive of ElizabethMeaning:
"pledged to God"
- Bailey
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"law enforcer, bailiff"
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