769 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"
- Brooks
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"of the brook"
- Beau
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"handsome"
- Beckett
Origin:
English and IrishMeaning:
"bee hive, little brook or bee cottage"
- Bodhi
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"awakening, enlightenment"
- Bennett
Origin:
English medieval form of Benedict, LatinMeaning:
"blessed"
- Benjamin
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"son of the right hand"
- 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"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Bowen
Origin:
Welsh, ChineseMeaning:
"son of Owen; wave of writing, wave of literature"
- Bruce
Origin:
Scottish, English, FrenchMeaning:
"from the brushwood thicket"
- Bodie
Origin:
Variation of Bodhi or Bode, Sanskrit, GermanMeaning:
"enlightenment, awakening; order, command"
- Brian
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"strong, virtuous, and honorable"
- Banks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"one who lives on the hillside or riverbank"
- Birdie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"bird"
- Bryce
Origin:
Variation of Brice, Scottish surnameMeaning:
"speckled, freckled"
- Bianca
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"white"
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