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B

29 names

Names starting
with B.

13 girls · 13 boys

B is a hard plosive consonant that gives names a punchy, grounded opening. Our database lists 29 given names that begin with it — 13 for girls and 13 for boys.

At the top of each list, Betty (#1187 in 2023) leads the girls while Brian (#317) leads the boys.

The most-used B names on this page draw from English, Old English, French traditions, which is roughly the cultural footprint you'd expect from U.S. naming patterns.

The boy/girl split for B is fairly even, with neither side dominating.

Girl names

Starting with B.

A pet form of Elizabeth (Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oath' or 'God of plenty'), used independently since the 18th century

Girl ·Old English

From the Old English place name beofor ('beaver') + leah ('clearing'), originally a town and abbey in Yorkshire

From the region of Brittany in northwestern France — the name itself comes from the Britons who fled there from Roman Britain

From the Scots adjective bonnie meaning 'pretty', 'cheerful', or 'good' — ultimately from Old French bon ('good')

Feminine of Brian — from Old Irish bri meaning 'hill', extended to 'noble' or 'strong'

Girl ·Old English

From Old English broc meaning 'stream' or 'small river' — originally a surname for someone who lived beside one

Girl ·Ancient Greek

From Greek Berenikē — pherein ('to bring') + nikē ('victory'); 'bringer of victory'

A diminutive of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath'

A short form of Elizabeth, from Hebrew Elisheva meaning 'my God is an oath' or 'God of plenty'

Broken land; after the New York borough

From the English word for the distilled spirit (from Dutch brandewijn, 'burnt wine')

Bouchra بُشْرَى

"Good news, glad tidings

Boy names

Starting with B.

From the Old Irish element bri meaning 'hill' (with an extended sense of 'noble' or 'high'); often translated as 'strong' or 'virtuous'

Son of the right hand; son of the south

From an Old English place name, "broom-covered hill" (brōm + dūn)

Variant spelling of Brian — from Old Irish bri meaning 'hill' or, by extension, 'noble' or 'strong'

From the Norman-French family name de Brus, brought to Britain after 1066 and ultimately from a place name in Normandy

A diminutive of Robert, from Germanic hrod ('fame') + beraht ('bright'); 'bright fame'

Boy ·Old English

From the Old English brad ('broad') + leah ('wood, clearing'); 'broad meadow'

Boy ·Old English

From Old English blæc ('black') or blac ('pale, fair') — a nickname-surname applied to either a dark-complexioned or fair-haired person

Anglicized form of Irish Bairre, a short form of Fionnbharr meaning 'fair-headed'

A short form of William, from Germanic wil ('will, desire') + helm ('helmet, protection'); 'resolute protector'

A modern American spelling of Braden, from the Irish surname Ó Bradáin meaning 'descendant of Bradán' (from Irish bradán, 'salmon')

An English spelling of the Scottish Brice, ultimately from Celtic Brictius — possibly from briga ('hill') or brixs ('speckled, freckled')

Bilal بِلَال

"Water, freshness, that which quenches the throat