Baby Boy Names That Start With B
Browse 172 baby boy names that start with B, with meanings and origins from the audited name pool. This page is the gender-specific companion to the broad B baby-name list, so it stays focused on boy names rather than mixing in every possible starting-letter match.
Browse Baby Boy Names Beginning With B
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Baby Boy Names That Start With B List
172 curated ideas with quick meanings or usage notes.
#1
Benjamin
Meaning: Son of the right hand
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#2
Bobby
Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: English / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#3
Bodhi
Meaning: Awakening, enlightenment
Origin: Sanskrit
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#4
Brody
Meaning: Muddy place or ditch
Origin: Scottish / Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#5
Blake
Meaning: Dark or pale
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#6
Beau
Meaning: Handsome
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#7
Billy
Meaning: Resolute protector
Origin: English / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#8
Brodie
Meaning: Ditch or muddy place
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#9
Barnaby
Meaning: Son of encouragement
Origin: Aramaic / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#10
Bailey
Meaning: Bailiff or fortification
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#11
Bertie
Meaning: Bright or famous
Origin: Germanic / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#12
Barney
Meaning: Son of encouragement or brave as a bear
Origin: Aramaic / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#13
Bowen
Meaning: Son of Owen
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#14
Bradley
Meaning: Broad meadow
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#15
Bilal
Meaning: Moistening or fresh water
Origin: Arabic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#16
Bowie
Meaning: Yellow or fair-haired
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#17
Beauden
Meaning: Modern Beau name meaning handsome
Origin: Modern English / French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#18
Bodie
Meaning: Shelter or modern Bodhi-style form
Origin: English / Sanskrit-inspired
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#19
Bruno
Meaning: Brown or armour
Origin: Spanish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#20
Bryan
Meaning: High or noble
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#21
Ben
Meaning: Son or son of the right hand
Origin: Hebrew / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#22
Bear
Meaning: Bear
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#23
Brian
Meaning: High or noble
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#24
Brooklyn
Meaning: Brook land or place-name from Brooklyn
Origin: English / Dutch place name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#25
Bernard
Meaning: Brave as a bear
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#26
Buddy
Meaning: Friend, companion
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#27
Brandon
Meaning: Broom-covered hill
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#28
Brooks
Meaning: Of the brook
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#29
Benedict
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#30
Bentley
Meaning: Bent grass clearing
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#31
Benny
Meaning: Blessed or son of the right hand
Origin: English / Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#32
Bjorn
Meaning: Bear
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#33
Brady
Meaning: Broad or spirited
Origin: Irish / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#34
Bleu
Meaning: Blue
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#35
Boden
Meaning: Shelter or hill-shaped place name
Origin: English / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#36
Bohdi
Meaning: Awakening, enlightenment
Origin: Modern English / Sanskrit variant
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#37
Bruce
Meaning: From Brix or brushwood place
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#38
Bobbie
Meaning: Bright fame
Origin: English / Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#39
Baby
Meaning: Infant, little one
Origin: English word name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#40
Bryson
Meaning: Son of Brice
Origin: English / Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#41
Benji
Meaning: Son of the right hand
Origin: Hebrew / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#42
Blue
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#43
Blakely
Meaning: Dark woodland clearing
Origin: English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#44
Boaz
Meaning: Swiftness or strength
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#45
Banks
Meaning: Riverbank dweller
Origin: English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#46
Brayden
Meaning: Broad valley or descendant of Bradan
Origin: Irish / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#47
Basil
Meaning: Kingly
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#48
Bernie
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#49
Burhan
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#50
Baran
Meaning: Popular England and Wales given name
Origin: English usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#51
Bryce
Meaning: Speckled
Origin: Celtic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#52
Brett
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#53
Brendan
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#54
Brent
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#55
Braden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#56
Braxton
Meaning: Bracca's town
Origin: English surname / place name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#57
Brock
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#58
Bryant
Meaning: From Brian, high or noble
Origin: English / Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#59
Brennan
Meaning: Descendant of Braonan
Origin: Irish / English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#60
Bennett
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: English / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#61
Byron
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#62
Branden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#63
Brenden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#64
Brad
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#65
Brantley
Meaning: Firebrand clearing or broom clearing
Origin: English surname / place name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#66
Brendon
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#67
Barry
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#68
Blaine
Meaning: Yellow or slender
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#69
Braylon
Meaning: Modern Brayden and Waylon-style form; meaning varies by root
Origin: Modern English / Irish-influenced
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#70
Brayan
Meaning: High, noble; Bryan variant
Origin: Irish / Spanish usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#71
Braeden
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#72
Barrett
Meaning: Bear strength
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#73
Braydon
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#74
Beckett
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#75
Bret
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#76
Brenton
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#77
Brice
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#78
Brycen
Meaning: Speckled; Bryson or Bryce variant
Origin: Celtic / modern English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#79
Bo
Meaning: To live or wave-like
Origin: Scandinavian / Chinese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#80
Bradford
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#81
Brennen
Meaning: Popular U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#82
Beckham
Meaning: Becca's homestead or homestead by the stream
Origin: English surname / place name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#83
Bellamy
Meaning: Beautiful friend
Origin: French surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#84
Brewer
Meaning: Beer brewer or ale maker
Origin: English occupational surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#85
Beom-seok
Meaning: model, tiger, or rule Beom plus stone, jewel, or clear Seok depending on hanja
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#86
Bada
Meaning: sea in native Korean
Origin: Korean
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#87
Bao
Meaning: Treasure, jewel, or protection
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#88
Bao An
Meaning: Protected peace or precious peace
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#89
Bao Long
Meaning: Precious dragon
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#90
Binh
Meaning: Peaceful, level, or calm
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#91
Buu
Meaning: Precious
Origin: Vietnamese
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#92
Boonmee
Meaning: has merit
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#93
Boonchai
Meaning: merit and victory
Origin: Thai
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#94
Bayani
Meaning: Hero
Origin: Tagalog
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#95
Baptiste
Meaning: Baptizer
Origin: French / Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#96
Blaise
Meaning: Lisping or stammering
Origin: French / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#97
Benson
Meaning: Son of Benedict
Origin: English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#98
Braylen
Meaning: Modern Brayden and Jaylen-style form; meaning varies by root
Origin: Modern English / Irish-influenced
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#99
Boston
Meaning: Botwulf's stone, or from Boston
Origin: English place name / surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#100
Briggs
Meaning: Bridges or dweller by bridges
Origin: English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#101
Branson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#102
Bronson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#103
Baylor
Meaning: One who delivers goods, or bailiff-related surname
Origin: English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#104
Brecken
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#105
Brentley
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#106
Boone
Meaning: Good, blessing
Origin: French / English surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#107
Bentlee
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#108
Benton
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#109
Blaze
Meaning: Flame or bright fire
Origin: English word name / Latin root
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#110
Bridger
Meaning: Bridge builder or dweller by a bridge
Origin: English occupational surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#111
Brysen
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#112
Brixton
Meaning: Brihtsige's stone; from the London place name
Origin: English place name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#113
Braiden
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#114
Brantlee
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#115
Brayson
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#116
Benicio
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: Spanish / Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#117
Bode
Meaning: Messenger or command; Germanic surname and given-name use
Origin: Germanic / Dutch
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#118
Briar
Meaning: Thorny shrub
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#119
Bishop
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#120
Bastian
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#121
Braylin
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#122
Beck
Meaning: Stream, brook, or baker by surname roots
Origin: English / German surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#123
Baker
Meaning: Baker
Origin: English occupational surname
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#124
Broderick
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#125
Bernardo
Meaning: Brave as a bear
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#126
Brogan
Meaning: Little shoe
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#127
Baron
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#128
Bronx
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#129
Benaiah
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#130
Brighton
Meaning: Bright town
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#131
Brigham
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#132
Beaux
Meaning: Handsome; Beau plural-style variant
Origin: French / modern English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#133
Bently
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#134
Braxtyn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#135
Britton
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#136
Boyd
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#137
Braxten
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#138
Barron
Meaning: Young warrior, nobleman, or baron variant
Origin: English surname / title
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#139
Braulio
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#140
Bryer
Meaning: Briar patch or thorny shrub; Bryar variant
Origin: English nature name
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#141
Brandt
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#142
Breck
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#143
Bryden
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#144
Blair
Meaning: Plain, field, or battlefield
Origin: Scottish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#145
Bradyn
Meaning: Distinctive U.S. given name
Origin: American usage
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#146
Bancroft
Meaning: Bean field or hillside enclosure
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#147
Barden
Meaning: Barley valley
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#148
Barclay
Meaning: Birch tree meadow
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#149
Bardon
Meaning: Barley hill
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#150
Booker
Meaning: Bookmaker or scribe
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#151
Burton
Meaning: Fortified town
Origin: English
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#152
Benito
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: Spanish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#153
Basile
Meaning: Kingly
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#154
Benoit
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: French
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#155
Baldwin
Meaning: Bold friend
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#156
Bernhard
Meaning: Brave as a bear
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#157
Berthold
Meaning: Bright ruler
Origin: Germanic
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#158
Basileios
Meaning: Kingly
Origin: Greek
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#159
Barak
Meaning: Lightning
Origin: Hebrew
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#160
Bran
Meaning: Raven
Origin: Irish
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#161
Bleddyn
Meaning: Wolf hero or little wolf
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#162
Bledri
Meaning: Wolf ruler or wolf strength
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#163
Brynmor
Meaning: Great hill
Origin: Welsh
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#164
Balbinus
Meaning: Stammerer
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#165
Blandinus
Meaning: Charming or flattering
Origin: Latin
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#166
Birger
Meaning: Helper or rescuer
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#167
Bjarke
Meaning: Little bear
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#168
Bjarne
Meaning: Bear
Origin: Scandinavian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#169
Baldassare
Meaning: Baal protect the king
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#170
Bartolomeo
Meaning: Son of Talmai
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#171
Benedetto
Meaning: Blessed
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
#172
Benvenuto
Meaning: Welcome
Origin: Italian
Note: Boy name beginning with B. Selected from the audited baby-name pool with meaning, origin, and gender metadata.
How To Use This B Baby Names List
Use the list above as a research set, then narrow it by sound, meaning, origin, and how the name pairs with the family name. The generator preset is useful for quick discovery, while this page is better for comparing a larger fixed set of B names.
Gender Mix
This focused page currently includes 172 baby boy names beginning with B. For a wider comparison, browse the full baby names that start with B list.
Sound And Flow
Say each name with the surname and listen for repeated sounds, awkward initials, and rhythm. Short B names can feel direct, while longer names may offer more nickname options.
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B Name Snapshot
This snapshot is calculated from the names on this page, so it changes with the actual B shortlist rather than using generic baby-name advice.
Length Mix
Short names
18
Compact names that can pair well with longer surnames or double-barrel middle names.
Examples: Beau, Ben, Bear, Bleu, Baby, Blue.
Medium names
131
Balanced names with enough sound to feel complete while still staying easy to say.
Examples: Bobby, Bodhi, Brody, Blake, Billy, Brodie.
Long names
23
Longer names that often bring formal style, rhythm, and nickname options.
Examples: Benjamin, Brooklyn, Benedict, Brantley, Bradford, Beom-seok.
Common Endings
Ending sounds affect flow with the surname and can make names feel softer, sharper, brighter, or more traditional.
Ends in N
53
Examples: Benjamin, Bowen, Beauden, Bryan, Ben, Brian.
Ends in E
24
Examples: Blake, Brodie, Bertie, Bowie, Bodie, Bruce.
Ends in Y
19
Examples: Bobby, Brody, Billy, Barnaby, Bailey, Barney.
Ends in R
11
Examples: Bear, Brewer, Baylor, Bridger, Briar, Baker.
Popular B Baby Names In U.S. SSA 2025 Data
These are the highest-count B names in the U.S. SSA 2025 baby-name data. Treat this as a U.S. popularity signal, then use the full list above for meanings, origins, and a wider mix of styles.
Boy names
- Benjamin rank #11 - 9,762 births
- Bennett rank #40 - 6,268 births
- Beau rank #60 - 5,165 births
- Brooks rank #64 - 4,877 births
- Beckett rank #141 - 2,518 births
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby name data, 2025. SSA public files include names with at least five births in a year; non-name records are excluded from this editorial summary.
Useful Styles In This List
Popular and familiar
Recognisable names that are useful when you want the shortlist to feel familiar rather than experimental.
Examples: Benjamin, Bobby, Bodhi, Brody, Blake, Beau, Billy, Brodie.
Classic
Longer-lasting names that tend to work beyond one naming trend or birth year.
Examples: Benjamin, Bobby, Billy, Barnaby, Bertie, Barney, Bradley, Bruno.
Modern
Contemporary-feeling names, shorter forms, and names that fit current baby-name browsing habits.
Examples: Bodhi, Brody, Blake, Beau, Bailey, Bowie, Beauden, Bodie.
Nature
Names connected with plants, seasons, sky, water, animals, landscape, or natural imagery.
Examples: Brodie, Bradley, Bilal, Bear, Brandon, Brooks, Bentley, Bjorn.
Spiritual and meaning-led
Names where meaning, faith tradition, virtue, or symbolic use may matter more than sound alone.
Examples: Benjamin, Bodhi, Bodie, Ben, Benedict, Bohdi, Benji, Bao An.
Distinctive
Less expected choices that may suit parents looking beyond the most familiar shortlist.
Examples: Benson, Braylen, Boston, Briggs, Branson, Bronson, Baylor, Brecken.
How To Use This List
Use the entries as a starting point for characters, projects, profiles, quizzes, team names, stories, or naming research. The short explanations help the joke land without turning the page into a dictionary.
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