1167 Girl Names That Start With B (With Meanings and Popularity)

1167 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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  1. Beatrice
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings happiness; blessed"
  2. Blythe
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "happy, carefree"
  3. Bonnie
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful, cheerful"
  4. Beatrix
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings happiness; blessed"
  5. Blair
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "dweller on the plain"
  6. Bridget
    • Origin:

      Anglicized variation of Gaelic Brighid
    • Meaning:

      "strength or exalted one"
  7. Briar
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "a thorny patch"
  8. Billie
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, Wilma
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"
  9. Bronte
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "thunder"
  10. Birdie
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "bird"
  11. Blake
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "fair-haired, dark"
  12. Brynn
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Bryn, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "hill"
  13. Bianca
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "white"
  14. Bean
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped"
  15. Bea
    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Beatrice, Latin
    • Meaning:

      "she who brings happiness"
  16. Brooke
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "small stream"
  17. Bella
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Isabella, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
  18. Brianna
    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Brian
    • Meaning:

      "strong, virtuous and honorable"
  19. Brielle
    • Origin:

      Short form of Gabrielle, French, Cajun, Hebrew, Celtic
    • Meaning:

      "god is my strength; hunting grounds"
  20. Bernadette
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "brave as a bear"