Baby Names Starting with B
833 names, 672 with a documented meaning, from 21 origins.
Names 1–100 of 833 (page 1 of 9)
About this list
By gender: 441 for boys only, 329 for girls only, 63 recorded for both. 81% of the names in Baby Names Starting with B have a documented meaning.
By recorded origin: Arabic 134, Persian 43, Irish 7, Latin 7, Sanskrit 5, other 28. 609 names carry no language label.
246 names are in the 2024 US Social Security file. Best ranked: Benjamin (#11, boys), Bennett (#60, boys), Brooks (#67, boys), Beau (#69, boys), Brooklyn (#108, girls).
Counts are distinct names; a name recorded for both genders counts once. A documented meaning is a real gloss in our data, not an import placeholder. Origin is the label recorded in the dataset: "English", "Muslim" and "Quranic" are collection labels, not languages, so they are counted as no language label. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
Baby Names Starting with B
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender | US rank 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin | son of good fortune | Hebrew | Boy | #11 |
| Brooklyn | wetland, marsh | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #2280, Girl #108 |
| Bella | beautiful | Italian | Girl | #109 |
| Beckham | homestead | English | Boy | #168 |
| Braxton | badger | English | Boy | #170 |
| Bailey | outer castle wall | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #1266, Girl #182 |
| Blair | field, plain | English | Boy / Girl | Boy #2164, Girl #218 |
| Brady | descendant of Bradach | English | Boy | #309 |
| Bowen | son of owen | English | Boy | #321 |
| Bradley | broad, woodland | English | Boy | #364 |
| Bonnie | fine, beautiful | English | Girl | #441 |
| Blaire | Variant of Blair, which means “field, plain” | Scottish Gaelic | Girl | #446 |
| Brooklynn | Variant of Brooklyn, which means “wetland, marsh” | English | Girl | #468 |
| Beatrice | she who makes happy | Latin | Girl | #579 |
| Brixton | the stone of brixi (a saxon lord) | English | Boy | #652 |
| Bruno | brown | Germanic | Boy | #701 |
| Bethany | house of wretchedness | English | Girl | #727 |
| Birdie | little bird | English | Girl | #754 |
| Barbara | strange, foreign | Latin | Girl | #859 |
| Byron | at the byre or cattleshed | English | Boy | #881 |
| Benedict | blessed, well spoken of, to bless, to speak well of | Latin | Boy | #913 |
| Bailee | Variant of Bailey, which means “outer castle wall” | English | Girl | #989 |
| Bastian | Diminutive of Sebastian, which means “august, venerable, exalted” | Ancient Greek | Boy | #1001 |
| Belle | beautiful | French | Girl | #1004 |
| Betty | Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | English | Girl | #1008 |
| Brendan | high, exalted | Irish | Boy | #1009 |
| Baylee | Variant of Bailey, which means “outer castle wall” | English | Girl | #1016 |
| Bronson | a man named brown's | English | Boy | #1035 |
| Brennan | descendant of braonán, moisture, drop, descendant of branán, raven | English | Boy | #1054 |
| Bobby | Diminutive of Robert, which means “shining glory” | English | Boy | #1123 |
| Bexley | box tree, wood | English | Girl | #1125 |
| Brenda | sword | English | Girl | #1137 |
| Bilal | Water, moisture, freshness, river, sea. A Sahabi i.e. the companion of Prophet Muhammad. | Muslim | Boy | #1180 |
| Braden | salmon,, descendant of bradán | English | Boy | #1245 |
| Benton | bean, bentgrass, enclosure; settlement, town | English | Boy | #1305 |
| Barry | white, head | Irish | Boy | #1415 |
| Benji | Diminutive of Benjamin, which means “son of the right/south or son of days” | English | Boy | #1625 |
| Brent | steep | English | Boy | #1648 |
| Blythe | merry | English | Girl | #1860 |
| Basil | Brave, bold, valiant. | Muslim | Boy | #2007 |
| Bayleigh | Variant of Bailey, which means “outer castle wall” | English | Girl | #2143 |
| Boyd | blond, yellow, fair | English | Boy | #2206 |
| Baruch | blessed | Hebrew | Boy | #2254 |
| Binyamin | Name of the brother of Prophet Yusuf. | Muslim | Boy | #2303 |
| Bayan | Another name for the Quran | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #2341 |
| Betsy | Diminutive of Elizabeth, which means “my God is an oath” | English | Girl | #2400 |
| Brenden | Variant of Brendan, which means “high, exalted” | Irish | Boy | #2497 |
| Benyamin | The Prophet Yusuf (as) brothers name | Muslim | Boy | #3447 |
| Brogan | descendants of brógán, shoe | English | Boy | #3680 |
| Bushra | Good omen, good news,glad tidings,Face, Visage. | Muslim | Girl | #4028 |
| Bahar | Sea | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #4105 |
| Bassam | Smiling, Likes to smile, Cheerfull face | Muslim | Boy | #4184 |
| Bashir | Bringer of glad tidings, Harbinger, bringer of good news. | Muslim | Boy | #4690 |
| Barak | Meanings "blessing" in Arabic. | Muslim | Boy | #5222 |
| Burak | Horse like animal that carried the Prophet (PBUH) dur | Muslim | Boy | #5222 |
| Baraka | Blessings, abundance | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #5430 |
| Baaz | falcon / hawk known as the northern goshawk in English. | Muslim | Boy | #5644 |
| Badr | Full moon | Muslim | Boy | #5878 |
| Behr | Wave. | Muslim | Boy | #5878 |
| Bali | Bali is a Turkish-Persian name for girls that means made of honey, like honey. It is formed from the Turkish word Bal (honey) and the Persian attribution suffix i. | Turkish | Girl | #6144 |
| Belal | Satisfies thirst, also it is the Name of the Prophet's Muezzin (one who calls the islamic call for prayer) | Muslim | Boy | #6171 |
| Basma | Smile. | Muslim | Girl | #6369 |
| Baraa | one who cure, sahabi name( al baraa ibnu malik) | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #6443 |
| Baz | falcon / hawk known as the northern goshawk in English. | Muslim | Boy | #6443 |
| Borna | Borna is a Persian name for boys that means young, brave. | Persian | Boy / Girl | #6811 |
| Burhan | Proof, evidence. | Muslim | Boy | #6811 |
| Barkat | Bounty, blessing, Abundance, prosperity, blessing, auspicious | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #7223 |
| Basel | Brave | Muslim | Boy | #7224 |
| Bijan | Persian ancient hero of legend | Muslim | Boy | #7725 |
| Bari | Free from sins, Virtue, Doubtless | Muslim | Boy | #8947 |
| Basir | Endowed with insight, Sagacious, Bringer of glad tidings, One of the ninety-nine names of Allah (swt) | Muslim | Boy | #8947 |
| Baki | Variant transcription of BAQI | Muslim | Boy | #9864 |
| Bakr | Camel, first born, the eldest child, Old Arabic name | Arabic | Boy | #9864 |
| Bashar | Man, mankind, Herald, bringer of glad tidings.. | Muslim | Boy | #9864 |
| Batool | Pure, Chaste, Virgin (Devoted to Allah) | Muslim | Girl | #10241 |
| Barack | Variant transcription of BARAK | Muslim | Boy | #10889 |
| Bardia | Bardia is a Persian name for boys that means high in status, magnificent. | Persian | Boy | #10889 |
| Bilaal | WATER, FRESHNESS | Muslim | Boy | #10889 |
| Baran | Baran is a Persian and Kurdish name for girls that means rain. | Persian | Girl | #12120 |
| Bahr | Ocean | Muslim | Boy / Girl | #12301 |
| Basem | Smiling | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Basim | Smiling, Happy | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Basit | One who stretches, enlarges. | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Bassem | Variant transcription of BASIM | Muslim | Boy | #12301 |
| Baraah | Innocence | Muslim | Girl | #13427 |
| Bareerah | Pious, The freed slave of Sayyidina Ayshah RA a well-known women companion, she lived upto the times of Khalifah Yazid bin Muawiyah RA | Muslim | Girl | #13427 |
| Basha | good tidings | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Bisma | Smile, Grina | Muslim | Girl | #15243 |
| Baadi | Distinct, evident, plain, Clear | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baadir | Shining | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baahi | Glorious, magnificent. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baahir | Dazzling, Brilliant, Prevailing. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baakir | early,Early morning | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baaligh | Major, (Adult) | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baan | Baan is an Arabic name for girls that means tall, slender and attractive. Its literal meaning is moringa, a type of tree. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Baanah | Baanah is an Arabic name for girls that means tall, slender and attractive. Its literal meaning is moringa, a type of tree. Baan is the general name of the tree, while Baanah means one moringa tree. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Baaqa | Baaqa is an Arabic name for girls that means bouquet, bunch of flowers. | Arabic | Girl | |
| Baaqir | Deeply learned, Genius,Wise, Intelligent, Clever | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baar | Just, Pious. | Muslim | Boy | |
| Baare | Brilliant, superior, outstanding. | Muslim | Boy |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.