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Names starting with B

The 50 most given girls’ and boys’ names starting with B in 2025.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #118Brooklyn“wetland, marsh”2,300 babies
  2. #136BellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”2,129 babies
  3. #143BrielleEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1972, with 6 babies2,071 babies
  4. #169Blair“field, plain”1,806 babies
  5. #191BlakelyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #191 vs #1,407 in 20251,638 babies
  6. #208Bailey“outer castle wall”1,446 babies
  7. #222BriannaEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #82 in 2015, #222 in 20251,372 babies
  8. #243BrynleeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1995, with 5 babies1,282 babies
  9. #295Blake“black”1,035 babies
  10. #313BrookeEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1996, with 6,724 babies; 972 in 2025972 babies
  11. #362BriellaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1993, with 7 babies845 babies
  12. #384BlaireVariant of Blair, meaning “field, plain”802 babies
  13. #396Bonnie“fine, beautiful”785 babies
  14. #400BriarEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #835 in 2015, #400 in 2025778 babies
  15. #407BrynnEditor’s note Down from #259 in 2015 to #407 in 2025 in the US767 babies
  16. #488BrooklynnVariant of Brooklyn, meaning “wetland, marsh”608 babies
  17. #500BiancaForm of Blanche, meaning “white”594 babies
  18. #508Beatrice“she who makes happy”583 babies
  19. #608BrinleyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #608 vs #5,927 in 2025481 babies
  20. #661BrianaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1994, with 5,000 babies; 431 in 2025431 babies
  21. #670Birdie“little bird”422 babies
  22. #691BillieDiminutive of William, meaning “will + helmet”409 babies
  23. #694BaylorEditor’s note Used for both: 33% of US babies named Baylor in 2025 were girls407 babies
  24. #724BridgetEditor’s note Down from #534 in 2015 to #724 in 2025 in the US385 babies
  25. #728BristolEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 6 babies382 babies
  26. #751Bethany“house of wretchedness”362 babies
  27. #785BelenEditor’s note 345 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales345 babies
  28. #797Bellamy“fair + friend”341 babies
  29. #807BrynleighEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 2001, with 5 babies338 babies
  30. #837BraelynnEditor’s note 325 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales325 babies
  31. #887BerkleyEditor’s note 301 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales301 babies
  32. #912BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”290 babies
  33. #928BrittanyEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1989, with 37,792 babies; 281 in 2025281 babies
  34. #960Bexley“box tree + wood”268 babies
  35. #968Barbara“strange, foreign”264 babies
  36. #992BryleeEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #477 in 2015, #992 in 2025255 babies
  37. #1,008BayleeEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1997, with 968 babies; 248 in 2025248 babies
  38. #1,013Belle“beauty, beautiful”247 babies
  39. #1,016BeverlyVariant of Beverley, meaning “beaver + clearing”246 babies
  40. #1,034BernadetteEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 1,494 babies; 241 in 2025241 babies
  41. #1,069BaileeEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1982, with 8 babies227 babies
  42. #1,080BraelynEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #470 in 2015, #1,080 in 2025224 babies
  43. #1,113BettyDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”212 babies
  44. #1,163BriaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1973, with 10 babies199 babies
  45. #1,183BrynleyEditor’s note 196 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales196 babies
  46. #1,225BlessingEditor’s note Used for both: 80% of US babies named Blessing in 2025 were girls184 babies
  47. #1,299BlossomFrom the word “blossom”171 babies
  48. #1,348BrayleeEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #561 in 2015, #1,348 in 2025164 babies
  49. #1,359BeatrixLatin, meaning “female wayfarer, traveller”162 babies
  50. #1,467BailaEditor’s note 146 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales146 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #11Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”9,762 babies
  2. #40BennettForm of Benedict, meaning “blessed, well spoken of”6,268 babies
  3. #60BeauEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #203 in 2015, #60 in 20255,165 babies
  4. #64BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”4,877 babies
  5. #141BeckettEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1992, with 6 babies2,518 babies
  6. #152BrysonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #152 vs #1,066 in 20252,416 babies
  7. #168Beckham“homestead”2,185 babies
  8. #171BarrettEditor’s note 2,138 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales2,138 babies
  9. #172BraxtonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #172 vs #2,014 in 20252,131 babies
  10. #215BentleyEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #92 in 2015, #215 in 20251,649 babies
  11. #217BakerFrom a surname for “a baker, or owner of a communal oven”1,640 babies
  12. #229BraydenVariant of Braden, meaning “descendant of Bradán”1,545 babies
  13. #236BrodyEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2008, with 6,299 babies; 1,492 in 20251,492 babies
  14. #261Brandon“broom shrub + hill, dune”1,326 babies
  15. #265BodhiEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1976, with 5 babies1,301 babies
  16. #266Bowen“son of Owen”1,292 babies
  17. #275BodieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #958 in 2015, #275 in 20251,249 babies
  18. #279BensonEditor’s note Up from #472 in 2015 to #279 in 2025 in the US1,214 babies
  19. #310BanksEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #310 vs #1,406 in 20251,099 babies
  20. #316Blake“black”1,080 babies
  21. #321Brady“broad + eye”1,071 babies
  22. #336BryanEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #166 in 2015, #336 in 20251,005 babies
  23. #339BrianSame root as Brendan, meaning “prince, king”979 babies
  24. #356BriggsEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #745 in 2015, #356 in 2025921 babies
  25. #357BryceEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 2000, with 4,319 babies; 919 in 2025919 babies
  26. #386BaylorEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #811 in 2015, #386 in 2025822 babies
  27. #403Bradley“broad + woodland”794 babies
  28. #423BooneEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #944 in 2015, #423 in 2025762 babies
  29. #449BoSwedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”698 babies
  30. #499BrantleyEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #122 in 2015, #499 in 2025606 babies
  31. #536BruceEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1956, with 14,660 babies; 558 in 2025558 babies
  32. #620BostonEditor’s note Down from #605 in 2015 to #620 in 2025 in the US451 babies
  33. #672BenicioEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #672 vs #1,613 in 2025405 babies
  34. #686BriarEditor’s note Used for both: 34% of US babies named Briar in 2025 were boys397 babies
  35. #701BridgerFrom the word “bridge”383 babies
  36. #703BryerEditor’s note 382 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales382 babies
  37. #721Bellamy“fair + friend”374 babies
  38. #725BraylenEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #725 vs #4,275 in 2025366 babies
  39. #740Bruno“brown”351 babies
  40. #744BrixtonEditor’s note 349 US babies in 2025, but under 3 in England & Wales349 babies
  41. #748Bode“messenger”347 babies
  42. #768BrayanEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #768 vs #1,897 in 2025334 babies
  43. #769BodenEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1987, with 7 babies333 babies
  44. #781BlazeEditor’s note Down from #707 in 2015 to #781 in 2025 in the US326 babies
  45. #790Barron“descendant of Bearán”320 babies
  46. #804BrewerEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #3,513 in 2015, #804 in 2025310 babies
  47. #810BrockVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”306 babies
  48. #814Benedict“blessed, well spoken of”305 babies
  49. #829BjornSwedish, from Old Norse Bjǫrn, meaning “bear”298 babies
  50. #840BennyEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1948, with 1,065 babies; 293 in 2025293 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #48Bonnie“fine, beautiful”882 babies
  2. #91BellaForm of Isabel, meaning “my God is an oath”515 babies
  3. #121Beatrice“she who makes happy”401 babies
  4. #151BillieDiminutive of William, meaning “will + helmet”331 babies
  5. #177BetsyDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”278 babies
  6. #265BeatrixLatin, meaning “female wayfarer, traveller”173 babies
  7. #346BlossomFrom the word “blossom”124 babies
  8. #353BrookeEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #107 in 2015, #353 in 2025121 babies
  9. #391BettyDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”108 babies
  10. #396Belle“beauty, beautiful”105 babies
  11. #483BeauEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #483 vs #2,859 in 202582 babies
  12. #520BobbieDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”77 babies
  13. #526BrielleEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,204 in 2015, #526 in 202576 babies
  14. #526BronteVariant spelling of Brontë, meaning “descendant of a person named…76 babies
  15. #531BriannaEditor’s note Down from #525 in 2015 to #531 in 2025 in England & Wales75 babies
  16. #542BiancaForm of Blanche, meaning “white”73 babies
  17. #551BarkatEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #551 vs #3,903 in 202572 babies
  18. #551Blair“field, plain”72 babies
  19. #585Bethany“house of wretchedness”67 babies
  20. #596Blake“black”65 babies
  21. #610Birdie“little bird”64 babies
  22. #622BaaniEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #622 vs #3,712 in 202563 babies
  23. #661BobbiEditor’s note Up from #891 in 2015 to #661 in 2025 in England & Wales57 babies
  24. #705Bailey“outer castle wall”52 babies
  25. #705Bella-RoseEditor’s note Down from #395 in 2015 to #705 in 2025 in England & Wales52 babies
  26. #816BeaDiminutive of Beatrice, meaning “she who makes happy”44 babies
  27. #845BridgetEditor’s note Down from #735 in 2015 to #845 in 2025 in England & Wales42 babies
  28. #951Brooklyn“wetland, marsh”37 babies
  29. #1,051BibiEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,051 vs #5,410 in 202532 babies
  30. #1,166Bambi“young girl”28 babies
  31. #1,229Bonnie-RaeEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,705 in 2015, #1,229 in 202526 babies
  32. #1,271BluebellEditor’s note About 1 in 10,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records25 babies
  33. #1,271BriarEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #400 vs #1,271 in 202525 babies
  34. #1,271BronwynEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,271 vs #3,903 in 202525 babies
  35. #1,315BeatrizSame root as Beatrice, meaning “she who makes happy”24 babies
  36. #1,315BethelEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,315 vs #3,389 in 202524 babies
  37. #1,315BlessingEditor’s note 8 letters, ending in -ng like Aisling and Phuong24 babies
  38. #1,315BridieEditor’s note About 1 in 11,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records24 babies
  39. #1,362BriellaEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #362 vs #1,362 in 202523 babies
  40. #1,362BushraEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,362 vs #3,459 in 202523 babies
  41. #1,407BetsiDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”22 babies
  42. #1,407BlakelyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #191 vs #1,407 in 202522 babies
  43. #1,407BowieEditor’s note Used for both: 17% of England & Wales babies named Bowie in 2025 were girls22 babies
  44. #1,454Bonnie-MaeEditor’s note 10 letters, ending in -ae like Esmae and Rae21 babies
  45. #1,512BayanEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -an like Layan and Ocean20 babies
  46. #1,512BlaireVariant of Blair, meaning “field, plain”20 babies
  47. #1,512BronwenWelsh, meaning “white-breasted”20 babies
  48. #1,584BettieDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”19 babies
  49. #1,639BetsieDiminutive of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”18 babies
  50. #1,639BiankaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,639 vs #7,491 in 202518 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #61Benjamin“son of the right/south or son of days”808 babies
  2. #94BobbyDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”544 babies
  3. #106BrodyEditor’s note Up from #148 in 2015 to #106 in 2025 in England & Wales491 babies
  4. #108BeauEditor’s note Up from #193 in 2015 to #108 in 2025 in England & Wales487 babies
  5. #110BillyDiminutive of William, meaning “will + helmet”481 babies
  6. #115BodhiEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #305 in 2015, #115 in 2025470 babies
  7. #144Blake“black”367 babies
  8. #158BrodieEditor’s note Up from #277 in 2015 to #158 in 2025 in England & Wales331 babies
  9. #185Barnaby“prophet’s son”273 babies
  10. #257Barney“growing with barley + island”179 babies
  11. #260Bailey“outer castle wall”178 babies
  12. #264BertieDiminutive of Bertram, meaning “bright + raven”173 babies
  13. #329Bowen“son of Owen”129 babies
  14. #352Bradley“broad + woodland”119 babies
  15. #360BearEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #856 in 2015, #360 in 2025117 babies
  16. #376BeaudenEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #376 vs #1,677 in 2025110 babies
  17. #379BowieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,902 in 2015, #379 in 2025109 babies
  18. #408BilalEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #408 vs #1,212 in 202599 babies
  19. #438BodieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,380 in 2015, #438 in 202589 babies
  20. #487BenShort form of Benjamin, meaning “son of the right/south or son of…79 babies
  21. #497BryanEditor’s note Down from #456 in 2015 to #497 in 2025 in England & Wales77 babies
  22. #556BjornSwedish, from Old Norse Bjǫrn, meaning “bear”70 babies
  23. #563BennyEditor’s note Up from #996 in 2015 to #563 in 2025 in England & Wales69 babies
  24. #573BrianSame root as Brendan, meaning “prince, king”68 babies
  25. #585BrooksVariant of Brook, meaning “swamp, marsh”66 babies
  26. #602Bruno“brown”64 babies
  27. #702Benedict“blessed, well spoken of”50 babies
  28. #745Brooklyn“wetland, marsh”46 babies
  29. #763BoazEditor’s note Up from #1,511 in 2015 to #763 in 2025 in England & Wales44 babies
  30. #782BernardGerman, from Old High German Bernhart, meaning “bear”42 babies
  31. #822BleuEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,673 in 2015, #822 in 202539 babies
  32. #822Brandon“broom shrub + hill, dune”39 babies
  33. #856BruceEditor’s note Down from #586 in 2015 to #856 in 2025 in England & Wales37 babies
  34. #873BodenEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #2,319 in 2015, #873 in 202536 babies
  35. #873Brady“broad + eye”36 babies
  36. #934BentleyEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #215 vs #934 in 202533 babies
  37. #934BobbieDiminutive of Robert, meaning “shining glory”33 babies
  38. #1,066BrysonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #152 vs #1,066 in 202528 babies
  39. #1,066BuddyFrom the word “buddy”28 babies
  40. #1,093BenjiDiminutive of Benjamin, meaning “son of the right/south or son of…27 babies
  41. #1,093BensonEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #279 vs #1,093 in 202527 babies
  42. #1,124BasilEditor’s note About 1 in 10,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records26 babies
  43. #1,124BernieEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,124 vs #8,243 in 202526 babies
  44. #1,124BohdiEditor’s note About 1 in 10,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records26 babies
  45. #1,153BabyEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,153 vs #6,143 in 202525 babies
  46. #1,153Burhan“proof”25 babies
  47. #1,197BluEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #1,197 vs #2,884 in 202524 babies
  48. #1,197BraydenVariant of Braden, meaning “descendant of Bradán”24 babies
  49. #1,226BenaiahEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #3,373 in 2015, #1,226 in 202523 babies
  50. #1,307Blair“field, plain”21 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).