B names for girls can sound soft and familiar or bold and unexpected. Bella and Brooklyn may already be on your radar, while Beatrix, Blythe, and Bronte offer a different kind of appeal.

If you’re searching for girl names that start with B, this list includes 249 options, each with a meaning or origin. Mark the ones that catch your attention, then come back to compare how they sound with your last name.

Girl Names That Start With B

The list is grouped by style, and the names are alphabetized within each section so they are easier to compare.

10 Popular Girl Names That Start With B

In 2025, Brooklyn ranked No. 118 among U.S. girl names, making it the highest-ranking B name in this section.¹ The names below are listed alphabetically.

1. Bailey — This English name means “bailiff” or “steward.”

2. Bella — Italian, Latin, and Spanish for “beautiful.”

3. Blair — A Scottish name meaning “dweller on the plain.”

4. Blakely — This name means “dark clearing” in English.

5. Bonnie — Scottish for “pretty.”

6. Brianna — An Irish name meaning “noble” or “strong.”

7. Brie — An English short form of Brianna, Gabriella, and similar names.

8. Brielle — The meaning of this name is “God is my strength” in French.

9. Brooklyn — An English place name derived from the New York City borough, whose Dutch source may mean “broken land” or “marshland.”

10. Brynlee — Old English and Welsh for “burned clearing.”

9 Familiar Girl Names That Start With B

1. Bethany — A Hebrew name meaning “house of figs.”

2. Bianca — This name means “white” or “fair” in Italian.

3. Braelynn — A modern English variant of Braelyn.

4. Briella — This Italian name means “God is my strength.”

5. Bristol — Old English for “site of the bridge.”

6. Britney — An English name meaning “from Great Britain.”

7. Brittany — This name means “from Great Britain” in Latin.

8. Brooke — English for “small stream.”

9. Brynn — This is a Welsh name for “hill.”

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1. Bambi — This is an Italian name that means “child.”

2. Barb — Latin for “foreign woman.”

3. Bat — This name means “son of Tolmai” in English.

4. Bay — A Latin name meaning “berry.”

5. Beanie — This cute B name for girls means “catlike” in English.

6. Beare — German for “strong as a bear.”

7. Becca — This name of Hebrew origin means “to bind” or “to tie.”

8. Bee — This name means “bringer of joy” in Latin.

9. Belle — A French name meaning “beautiful.”

10. Benni — This Latin name means “blessed.”

11. Beri — This name means “fruit” in Japanese and “my son” in Hebrew.

12. Bernie — Old High German for “brave as a bear.”

13. Bibi — A Persian name meaning “lady of the house.”

14. Bijou — French for “jewels.”

15. Billie — This name means “protector” in English.

16. Birdie — An Old English name meaning “bright” or “bird.”

17. Bizzy — This Hebrew name means “pledged to God.”

18. Blake — The meaning of this name is “dark” in English.

19. Bliss/Blyss — In English, this girl’s name means “joy” or “cheer.”

20. Blossom — English for “flower-like” or “to bloom.”

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21. Blue — This name is of English origin and refers to the color blue.

22. Bluebell — This name means “spring flower” in English.

23. Boo — A term of endearment for “sweetheart” in English.

24. Bradie — Irish Gaelic for “spirited.”

25. Breezy — This name means “windy” in English and “from the Iliad” in Spanish.

26. Britain — This is a Latin name for someone from Great Britain.

27. Britty — A Latin name meaning “from Brittany.”

28. Brynnan — This name means “exalted” or “hill” in Welsh.

29. Buffie/Buffy — English for “God is my oath.”

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1. Babie/Baby — This is typically a loving nickname for a partner in English but also makes a good girl B name.

2. Ballina — An Aboriginal name meaning “place of plenty.”

3. Barbie — Latin for “foreign woman.”

4. Basila — This name means “brave” in Arabic.

5. Beebee — A Persian name meaning “lady of the house.”

6. Beenie — This name is of Latin origin and means “catlike.”

7. Belia — Spanish for “God’s promise.”

8. Bellarose — This name means “beautiful flower” in Latin.

9. Benedita — This Portuguese name means “blessed.”

10. Benita — Italian for “blessed.”

11. Beyla — This name is Spanish for “dance.”

12. Beyoncé — A modern name derived from the Louisiana Creole surname Beyincé.

13. Bia — Arabic for “blessed” and Portuguese for “joy.”

14. Bibiana — This name means “lively” in Latin and Spanish.

15. Bindi — This name means “butterfly” or “little spear” in Noongar language.

16. Blessing — An English word name referring to a gift, favor, or source of happiness.

17. Bodhi — This name means “awakening” or “enlightenment” in Sanskrit.

18. Bonita — This is a Spanish name for “pretty.”

19. Breena — An Irish name meaning “fair palace.”

20. Briann — In Irish, this name means “high” or “exalted.”

21. Bridget/Brydget — Celtic for “strength” or “exalted one.”

22. Brienna — This name means “strong” in Celtic and “noble” in English.

23. Brightyn — This is an Old English name that means “radiant” or “shining.”

24. Brita — A Scandinavian name meaning “exalted.”

25. Brydjette — Gaelic for “exalted one.”

26. Bryona — This pretty name means “strong” in Irish.

27. Byla — A Spanish name meaning “dance.”

18 Victorian Girl Names That Start With B

1. Banshee — This Irish name means “a woman who calls out.”

2. Baptista — Latin for “baptized one.”

3. Bathsheba — This name means “daughter of the oath” in Hebrew.

4. Batsheva — This is a variation of Bathsheba. It is also Hebrew for “daughter of the oath.”

5. Bell — This name is English and French for “beautiful.”

6. Bellamira — A Portuguese name meaning “beautiful woman.”

7. Bellicent — Gaelic for “brilliant.”

8. Belvidera — This Italian name means “a fair sight.”

9. Beryl — Greek for “sea-green jewel.”

10. Bethan — A Hebrew and Welsh name meaning “God is my oath.”

11. Bethania — This is the Spanish form of the Hebrew name Bethany, which means “house of figs.”

12. Blodwen — This name means “white flower” in Welsh.

13. Briar — English for “thorny patch.”

14. Brighid — This Irish name means “strength.”

15. Brilliana — An English name meaning “God is my strength.”

16. Bronte — This name means “thunder” in Greek.

17. Brunhild/Brunhilda — Scandinavian for “ready for battle.”

18. Bryghid — This name means “strength” in Irish and Scandinavian.

18 Old-Fashioned Girl Names That Start With B

1. Barbara — This name means “foreign” or “stranger” in Greek.

2. Bartine — Italian for “son of Talmai.”

3. Belen — A Spanish name meaning “house of bread.”

4. Belinda — Spanish for “beautiful” and German for “serpent.”

5. Bernadette — This name means “brave as a bear” in German and French.

6. Bernadine — French for “strong.”

7. Bernice — A Greek name meaning “bringer of victory.”

8. Bertie — This French name means “famous” or “noble.”

9. Bette — This name means “God is my oath” in Hebrew.

10. Bettie/Betty — Hebrew for “pledged to God.”

11. Beulah — This Hebrew name means “married.”

12. Beverly — An English name meaning “from the beaver stream.”

13. Bidelia — This name is of Irish origin and means “exalted.”

14. Bobbie — English for “bright fame.”

15. Brandyce — This name means “of Brandy” in English.

16. Brett — A Middle English name meaning “of Briton.”

17. Bunny — This name means “little rabbit” or “bringer of victory” in English.

18. Burnett — Old French for “brown.”

17 Vintage Girl Names That Start With B

1. Babette — French for “God is my oath.”

2. Bea — This name means “bringer of joy” in Latin.

3. Beatrice — A Latin name meaning “blessed one.”

4. Beatrix — Hungarian and Latin for “voyager.”

5. Belladonna — This vintage name means “beautiful lady” in Italian.

6. Bernardina — This name has French and Old German origins and means “strong, brave bear.”

7. Bertha — An Old High German name meaning “bright one.”

8. Bessie — The meaning of this name is “pledged to God” in Hebrew.

9. Betsy — Hebrew for “worshipper of God.”

10. Blanche — This French name means “white.”

11. Blythe — In Old English, Blythe means “happy” or “cheerful.”

12. Bohemia — A place name taken from the historical region that forms much of the Czech Republic.

13. Brenda — A Scandinavian name meaning “sword.”

14. Brendolyn — Irish for “beacon on the hill.”

15. Brenna — This name means “little raven” in Gaelic.

16. Brigitta — This vintage girl’s name means “strong” in Latin and “exalted” in German.

17. Byrdene — An English name meaning “little bird.”

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1. Baelynn — An English name meaning “bailiff.”

2. Barley — Old English for a grower and seller of barley.

3. Basil — This name is of Greek origin and means “royal.”

4. Baylor — This name means “one who delivers goods.”

5. Bebe — A French name meaning “baby.”

6. Beccalynn — This name is a combination of two names. Becca means “to bind” in Hebrew, and Lynn means “lake” in Welsh.

7. Beckett — Old English for “little brook.”

8. Becki/Becky — An English and Hebrew name that means “to bind.”

9. Bentley — This name means “meadow with coarse grass” in English.

10. Berrie/Berry — This is an English name meaning “small fruit.”

11. Berrit — Scandinavian for “exalted one.”

12. Bert — This name means “bright” in English and German.

13. Bess — English and Hebrew for “God is my oath.”

14. Beth — A Hebrew name meaning “my God is abundance.”

15. Bethann — This country girl’s name means “house of figs” in Hebrew.

16. Bethel — This name is Hebrew for “house of God.”

17. Bettina — Italian for “God is my oath.”

18. Blenda — A Latin name meaning “dazzling.”

19. Bo — This Scandinavian name means “to live.”

20. Bowen — This name is of Welsh origin and means “son of Owen.”

21. Bradly — Old English for “broad meadow.”

22. Braedyn — This English name means “broad hill.”

23. Braeleigh — This name also means “broad hill” in English.

24. Brandi/Brandy — A Dutch name meaning “burnt wine.”

25. Bree — Irish for “noble” or “power.”

26. Brinley — This name means “burnt meadow” or “burnt clearing” in English.

27. Briony/Bryony — A Greek name meaning “climbing plant.”

28. Brogan — This name means “little shoe” in Irish.

29. Bryleigh — English for “gracious and strong.”

30. Brytt — This name means “high goddess” in Celtic and Swedish.

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1. Bailee — This name means “bailiff” or “fortification” in English.

2. Banan — This Arabic name means “fingertips.”

3. Banks — An English name meaning “edge of the river.”

4. Bao — This name means “treasure” in Chinese and Vietnamese.

5. Barsa — Arabic for “rain.”

6. Basilie — A Greek name meaning “royal.”

7. Basma — This name means “smile” in Arabic.

8. Beau — Old French for “handsome” or “beautiful.”

9. Beena — This Arabic name means “musical instrument.”

10. Behati — This name means “blessed” or “one who brings happiness” in Afrikaans.

11. Bellamy — French and Irish for “good friend.”

12. Belva — A Latin name meaning “beautiful view.”

13. Benicia — This name is of Spanish origin and means “blessed one.”

14. Berkeley — This name means “birch tree meadow” in English.

15. Betania — Hebrew for “house of figs.”

16. Bevin — An Irish name meaning “fair lady.”

17. Bian — In Vietnamese, this unique name means “secretive.”

18. Biata — This name means “blessed” in French.

19. Bijaya — This name is Hindu for “victory.”

20. Bimini — In the Lucayan language, Bimini means “two islands.”

21. Bjork — Scandinavian for “birch.”

22. Blakemore — An English name meaning “from the dark moor.”

23. Blayre — Scottish for “plain” or “field.”

24. Blaze — This is a Latin name that means “fire” or “flame.”

25. Bodie — This name means “messenger” or “shelter” in Scandinavian.

26. Bohdana — A Slavic name meaning “God’s gift.”

27. Bojana — This name is Slavic for “battle.”

28. Bong-Cha — This name in Korean means “superior daughter.”

29. Bowie — This Scottish name means “blond” or “yellow-haired.”

30. Bradlea — An English name meaning “broad meadow.”

31. Brandin — Old English for “beacon on the hill.”

32. Bren — This name means “flame” in Irish.

33. Briahna — The meaning of this name is “noble” in Irish.

34. Brielli — Dutch for “God is my strength.”

35. Briona/Brionah — An Irish name meaning “a woman of many virtues.”

36. Brioni — Greek and Italian for “climbing plant.”

37. Bristyl — This name means “place by the bridge” in English.

38. Brityne/Brittyne — This name means “from Brittany” in Latin.

39. Brixley — An English name meaning “bright meadow.”

40. Bronya — This Polish name means “protection.”

41. Buhjah — Arabic for “joy” or “delight.”

42. Buj — This name means “a person like a lotus flower” in Arabic.

43. Bumma — An English name meaning “of free and creative spirit.”

44. Busaina — The meaning of this name in Arabic is “beautiful woman.”

45. Byna — This Latin name means “of the Sabine people,” an ancient Italian tribe.

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1. Baani — In Hindi, this name means “earth.”

2. Baba — This Latin name means “foreign woman.”

3. Babar — A Persian name meaning “tiger.”

4. Babeth — This name means “God who provides satisfaction” in English.

5. Badr — Arabic for “full moon.”

6. Baelei/Baeli — An Old English name meaning “steward of the king’s castle.”

7. Baethan — This name means “foolish” in Irish.

8. Baleen — French for “whale.”

9. Beda — This name means “warrior maiden” in German.

10. Bedika — A Hindu name meaning “platform.”

11. Bellona — This Latin name means “fighter.”

12. Belya — This name means “off the beaten path” in English.

13. Bevlyn — Old English for “beaver stream.”

14. Bidya — A Hindu name meaning “knowledge.”

15. Bienna — This name is derived from the Spanish word “bien,” which means “good.”

16. Blaine — A Scottish name meaning “yellow.”

17. Blaithin — This rare name means “little flower” in Irish.

18. Blerta — Albanian for “green.”

19. Bobette — French and German for “bright fame.”

20. Bobinette — This name means “bright fame” in Old English and German.

21. Bo-Katan — A modern fictional name associated with the Star Wars character Bo-Katan Kryze.

22. Boglarka — This name means “buttercup” in Hungarian.

23. Bokil — An Arabic name meaning “one who excels in every field.”

24. Bora — Turkish for “storm” and Korean for “purple.”

25. Boun — This name means “to prepare” in Old Norse.

26. Bracken — The meaning of this name is “speckled” in Gaelic.

27. Branca — A Portuguese name meaning “the white one.”

28. Brand — This is a word in English that a manufacturer uses for a product or service.

29. Breanda — Old Norse for “sword.”

30. Breean — An English name meaning “high, noble, and exalted.”

31. Breeta — This name means “powerful” in Scandinavian.

32. Brianni — Irish Gaelic for “noble” or “exalted.”

33. Bridey — This Gaelic name means “strength” or “exalted one.”

34. Brinessa — This name combines Brianna and Vanessa, so it is both Irish and English. It means “noble” and “butterfly.”

35. Brish — An Irish name meaning “to break.”

36. Brisha — This name means “beloved” in Hindu.

37. Brittan — This name can mean “from Brittany” or “from Britain” in English.

38. Brittknee — In Latin, this name means “from Brittany.”

39. Brittnaye — This is another alternate spelling of Brittany. It is also of Latin origin and used for someone from Brittany.

40. Brodie — Irish and Scottish for “little ridge.”

41. Bronach — An Irish name meaning “sorrowful.”

42. Bronta — This name means “thunder” in Greek.

43. Brylee — This English name means “briar clearing.”

44. Bua — Vietnamese for “amulet.”

45. Busara — The meaning of this name is “wisdom” in Swahili.

46. Busayna — An Arabic name meaning “gorgeous lady.”

Some names stand out right away, while others become favorites after a little time. Keep your favorite B names nearby for a few days, say them with your last name, and think about the nicknames you might naturally use.

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