771 Unisex Names That Start With B (With Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Fri Jan 30 2026
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Unisex names that start with B include one of our favorite choices: Berry (naturally!).
Top unisex baby names that start with B and rank in the US Top 1000 for both boys and girls include Blake, Bellamy, Briar, and Baylor.
Unique B-starting unisex names that are fairly evenly split between the sexes include Brighton and Blue. Some names to watch in this category are rapid risers Blair, Briar, and Banks, which has boomed in popularity after Hilary Duff used it for her daughter in 2018.
Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with the letter B, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.
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- Beatrice
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Blythe
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"happy, carefree"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- Bonnie
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"beautiful, cheerful"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Blair
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"dweller on the plain"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish, English, FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Briar
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"a thorny patch"
- Blake
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"fair-haired, dark"
- Boone
Origin:
English from FrenchMeaning:
"blessing, lucky"
- Bernadette
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"brave as a bear"
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Bernard
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"strong, brave as a bear"
- Beck
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"small stream"
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