Choosing a name for your baby boy is an exciting part of preparing for his arrival. It can also feel a little overwhelming when so many names, meanings, and styles catch your attention.

The letter B brings together familiar favorites and less expected choices. This list of boy names that start with B includes 200 options and a meaning or origin for each one, giving you more context as you make a shortlist.

Boy Names That Start With B

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10 Popular Boy Names That Start With B

According to the Social Security Administration’s 2025 data, Benjamin ranked No. 11 among U.S. boy names, making it the highest-ranking name in this section. The names below are listed alphabetically.¹

1. Barrett — This name means “warlike” or “mighty as a bear” in English and Irish.

2. Beau — A French name meaning “handsome.”

3. Beckham — This English name means “homestead by the stream.”

4. Benjamin — This popular name means “son of the right hand” in Hebrew.

5. Bennett — Latin for “blessed.”

6. Bentley — An English name meaning “meadow with coarse grass.”

7. Braxton — This old English name means “badger.”

8. Brayden — Irish Gaelic for “salmon.”

9. Brooks — This name means “water” in German and “small stream” in English.

10. Bryson — An English name meaning “son of a nobleman.”

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1. Bacchus — The Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine.

2. Baen — A Scottish name meaning “fair-skinned.”

3. Bahir — Arabic for “luminous” or “sparkling.”

4. Bale — This name means “valley” in English and French.

5. Banner — Old French for “flag or ensign bearer.”

6. Banning — An Irish name meaning “small, fair one.”

7. Barker — This name means “tanner of leather” in English.

8. Barnabas — Hebrew for “son of consolation” or “son of encouragement.”

9. Beaux — A French name meaning “handsome.”

10. Becker — This is a German name for someone who bakes bread.

11. Benaiah — This name means “God builds” in Hebrew.

12. Benton — English for “town in the bent grass.”

13. Bilbo — J.R.R. Tolkien created this name for his novel “The Hobbit.”

14. Bjorn — A Scandinavian name meaning “bear.”

15. Blair — This name is Scottish for “field” or “plain.”

16. Bode — German for “command” or “messenger.”

17. Boswell — This is an English habitational name from Beuzeville-la-Giffard in Seine-Maritime, France.

18. Bosworth — An English name meaning “fenced farm near the woods.”

19. Bowman — This is a Middle English occupational name for an archer or hunter with a bow.

20. Boyd — Gaelic for “yellow” or “blond.”

21. Boyden — This name means “blond” in Scottish.

22. Braddock — An English name meaning “broad spreading oak.”

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23. Bram — This name means “father of multitudes” in Hebrew.

24. Brantlee — Old Norse for “fiery torch.”

25. Braylen — An English name meaning “broad valley.”

26. Brewster — This is an English and Scottish occupational name for someone who brews beer.

27. Brick — This name means “good guy” or “mason” in English.

28. Brighton — English for “bright town.”

29. Bristol — An Old English name meaning “site at the bridge.”

30. Brockton — This name of English origin means “badger settlement.”

31. Brooke — English for “small stream” and German for “water.”

32. Buford — This unique name means “ford near the aviary” in English.

33. Buckley — This name means “deer meadow” in English and “large mountains” in Irish.

34. Burton — An English name meaning “fortified settlement.”

35. Byrne — Gaelic for “descendant of Bran.”

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1. Baldric — Old German for “brave ruler.”

2. Baldwin — This German name means “brave, bold friend.”

3. Ballard — German for “strong.”

4. Bandit — An English name meaning “thief.”

5. Barak — This name means “lightning” in Hebrew.

6. Baron — The meaning of this name is “nobleman” in English.

7. Bear — This name means “strong” in German and “bear-like” in English.

8. Benhail — A Hindi name meaning “son of strength.”

9. Bernardo — Portuguese for “strong as a bear.”

10. Bidzil — A Navajo name meaning “he is strong.”

11. Blade — An English name meaning “knife” or “sword.”

12. Boaz — In Hebrew, this name means “in strength.”

13. Bosco — This is an Italian name for someone living or working in a wood.

14. Brant — Old Norse for “torch” or “sword.”

15. Brendan — This name means “prince” in Irish.

16. Brennan — This Irish name means “sorrow” or “teardrop.”

17. Brutus — A Latin name meaning “heavy.”

18. Bryant — English for “honorable” or “virtuous.”

19. Burke — This name means “from the fortress” in French.

21 Old-Fashioned Boy Names That Start With B

1. Balfour — A Scottish name meaning “village near the pasture.”

2. Balthazar — This name means “protect the king” in Hebrew and Arabic.

3. Barnaby — English for “son of consolation.”

4. Barney — This name means “strong as a bear” in English.

5. Barry — An Irish name meaning “fair-haired.”

6. Bartholomew — English and Hebrew for “son of Talmai.”

7. Bartleby — This name means “son of the furrow” in English.

8. Barton — This is an English name used for families living on a farm.

9. Basil — In Greek, this name means “royal” and “brave.”

10. Bastian — German and Latin for “venerable.”

11. Baxter — An English occupational name for a baker.

12. Beaumont — This Old French name means “beautiful mountain.”

13. Beauregard — This name means “beautiful gaze” in French.

14. Benedict — A Latin name meaning “blessed.”

15. Bernard — German for “brave as a bear.”

16. Bert — This name means “bright” in French.

17. Bertrand — This name means “glorious raven” in French.

18. Booker — This English name means “scribe.”

19. Boris — A Slavic name meaning “battle glory.”

20. Bradford — This “B” name for boys means “wide river crossing” in Old English.

21. Byron — The meaning of this name in English is “barn for cows.”

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1. Babar — This Persian name means “tiger.”

2. Bahjat — This name means “happiness” in Arabic.

3. Bain — A Scottish Gaelic name that means “white” or “fair.”

4. Bakari — Swahili for “noble oath.”

5. Baloo — This name means “bear” in Hindi.

6. Banjeet — This Indian name means “victory of the forest” in Punjabi.

7. Barlett — A French name meaning “bright” or “famous.”

8. Bashir — Arabic for “bringer of good news.”

9. Bassett — This English name means “of low stature.”

10. Beale — This name means “handsome” in French.

11. Beecher — A Middle English name for someone who lives near a beech tree.

12. Benoit — This name means “blessed” in French and Latin.

13. Bergeron — French for “shepherd.”

14. Berklee — This Old English name means “birch tree meadow.”

15. Berlyn — A German name meaning “son of Berl.”

16. Bertram — This name means “bright raven” in German.

17. Bharat — This name means “to bear” or “to carry” in Sanskrit.

18. Biff — This name comes from an English slang word that means “to strike.”

19. Bingham — English for “hollow homestead.”

20. Birk — German for “strong protector” and Scottish for “birch tree.”

21. Blakeman — An English name meaning “black,” “pale,” or “white.”

22. Blitz — This name means “lightning” in German.

23. Bogart — Gaelic for “orchard” and French for “bow strength.”

24. Bolivar — This name means “river bank” in Spanish.

25. Borislav — This Slavic name means “battle glory.”

26. Boromir — This name means “faithful jewel” in the language created by J.R.R. Tolkien called Sindarin.

27. Boudoin — A French name meaning “bold friend.”

28. Bouvier — This is an Old French occupational name for a herdsman.

29. Bowser — English and French for “good sir.”

30. Brando — This name means “sword” in Italian.

31. Brinley — An English name meaning “burnt meadow.”

32. Britton — This name means “from Britain” in English and French.

33. Burgess — This name means “inhabitant of a borough” in Middle English.

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1. Banjo — This is an English name referring to the musical instrument.

2. Barley — A name of English origin for someone who grows or sells barley.

3. Barnes — This name is used in English for someone who works in or lives near a barn.

4. Benson — This name means “son of Benjamin” in Hebrew.

5. Billy — German for “resolute protector.”

6. Blaine — Gaelic for “yellow” and Irish for “slender.”

7. Bo — A Scandinavian name meaning “to live.”

8. Boone — This name means “good” in French and “blessing” in English.

9. Brad — English for “broad meadow.”

10. Branson — This English name means “son of Brand.”

11. Brecken — In Irish, this name means “little freckled one.”

12. Brett — A Celtic name meaning “of Briton.”

13. Briggs — This name means “bridge” or “hill” in English.

14. Bronco — This name means “wild horse” in Spanish.

15. Bubba — English for “brother.”

16. Buck — An English name meaning “deer” or “cowboy.”

17. Buddy — This name means “friend” in English.

18. Butch — This name is English for “manly.”

17 Modern Boy Names That Start With B

1. Baker — An English occupational name for someone who bakes.

2. Banks — This name means “edge of the river” in English.

3. Bard — Irish for “poet.”

4. Baylor — An English name meaning “one who delivers goods.”

5. Benji — This name means “son of the right hand” in Hebrew.

6. Benz — This name is of Latin origin and means “blessed.”

7. Birch — English for “dweller in a birch wood.”

8. Blaze — A Latin name meaning “flame.”

9. Boden — This Scandinavian name means “shelter.”

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10. Bodhi — Sanskrit for “awakening” or “enlightenment.”

11. Brae — This name means “hill” or “borderland” in French.

12. Branch — This name is Latin for “extension.”

13. Brayan — Celtic for “high” or “noble.”

14. Bridges — An English name meaning “bridge keeper.”

15. Brixton — This name means “stone of Brixti” in English.

16. Bronson — The meaning of this name in English is “son of brown.”

17. Bronx — English for “Bronck’s land.”

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1. Bailey — Old English for “bailiff.”

2. Bellamy — This name means “handsome friend” in French and Irish.

3. Ben — Hebrew for “son.”

4. Benito — This Latin name means “blessed.”

5. Bennie — In Hebrew, this name means “son of my right hand.”

6. Bernie — This name means “strong as a bear” in German.

7. Bertie — A French name meaning “noble” and “famous.”

8. Bix — This is a short form of the German name “Bismarck,” meaning “iron.”

9. Bodie — Scandinavian for “shelter.”

10. Boomer — This name means “gatekeeper” or “loud” in English.

11. Bowie — A Scottish name meaning “yellow-haired” or “blond.”

12. Briar — This name means “thorny patch” in English.

13. Brogan — This is an Irish name that means “sturdy shoe.”

14. Bucky — An American name that means “little buck” in English.

15. Buster — English for “tough guy.”

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1. Bach — This is a German name for someone who lived by a stream.

2. Baird — A Scottish name meaning “minstrel” or “poet.”

3. Barrington — This name is English for “fair-haired.”

4. Batista — This name means “to dip” in Greek and Latin.

5. Bauer — This German name can mean “neighbor” or “farmer.”

6. Beck — English and German for “stream.”

7. Bishop — An English name meaning “overseer.”

8. Bond — This name is English for “farmer.”

9. Boothe — English and Scandinavian for “dwelling place.”

10. Bosley — This English name means “meadow near the woods.”

11. Boston — An English place name that means “town by the woods.”

12. Bowen — Welsh for “son of Owen.”

13. Bradshaw — This Old English name means “broad thicket.”

14. Brawley — Irish for “descendant of Brolach” and English for “meadow at the slope of a hill.”

15. Bridger — An English name for someone who lives near a bridge.

16. Brigham — This name means “bridge settlement” in English.

17. Brock — This English name means “to badger.”

18. Broderick — Welsh for “son of Rhydderch.”

19. Bruce — This English and Scottish name means “the willowlands.”

20. Bruno — A German name meaning “brown.”

21. Buchanan — This name is Gaelic, meaning “from the seat of the canon.”

22. Buzzy — Scottish for “village in the woods.”

10 Common Boy Names That Start With B

1. Beckett — This name is Old English for “beehive.”

2. Blake — Old English for “dark.”

3. Bobby — A German name meaning “bright fame.”

4. Brady — This name means “broad meadow” or “large chested” in Irish.

5. Bradley — This name means “broad clearing” in Old English.

6. Brandon — A Celtic name meaning “prince” or “chieftain.”

7. Brian — Irish for “high” or “noble.”

8. Brody — This name means “ditch” in Gaelic.

9. Bryan — The meaning of this name is “strong” in Irish.

10. Bryce — A Scottish name meaning “speckled.”

Whether you’re drawn to a familiar favorite or a B name you had not considered before, give your top choices a little time. Seeing each name written out and hearing it with your last name can make the decision feel clearer.

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