12,000+ boy names with meanings, origins, and SSA popularity data. Filter by first letter or sort by rank. Click any name for pronunciation, famous namesakes, sibling pairings, and a teasing-risk score.
1,857 boy names starting with B
son of the south
Hebrewblessed
Englishone who lives near a brook
Americanhandsome, beautiful
Americanson of strength
Englishfrom the brook
Englishhomestead by a stream
AmericanBrock's town
Americanstrife, quarrel
Englishdescendant of Bradán (salmon)
Irishclearing of coarse grass
Americanfrom the castle, place near the ditch
Scottishbroom-covered hill
Englishdark one, black
Englishspeckled, freckled
Scottishstrong, virtuous
Irishson of the young warrior
Welshfrom the bridges
Englishshelter, dwelling
Americanbroad meadow
Englishadministrator of justice
Americanone who lives near a riverbank
Englishson of Benedict/Benjamin
Englishto live, to dwell
ScandinavianBrandon's woodland clearing
Americangood, blessing
Americanfrom Brix (place name)
ScottishBotolph's town, market town
EnglishBrixis settlement
Englishinvented blend name, no classical meaning
Americanbeautiful friend, fair friend
Frenchwild rose bush
Americandark-haired, tawny
Germanbrook, small stream
Americanstrong, virtuous, honorable
Latin Americanmodern coined name, son of Bray
Americanson of Brice
Americanone who is well-spoken of
Spanishlisping
Americanbear
Swedishlives near a bridge
Englishshort form of Benedict: blessed
Englishmessenger, herald
Americanone who brings news
Americanthe brown one
Englishwild rose, thorny shrub
Englishat the cattle sheds, one from the byres
Englishson of the south
Americanwell-spoken
Englishfrom the place Brodie in Moray, Scotland
Scottishfrom Sebaste
Germanbrook, running water
Englishfine, elegant
Americanprince, chieftain
Irishyoung warrior, free man
Englishswiftness, fleetness
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Liam has been #1 on the SSA boys list every year since 2017. Noah, Oliver, James, and Elijah are consistently in the top five. The full ranked list is above.
Theodore, Finn, Atlas, and Jasper are all climbing. They sound contemporary without being invented, which means they'll age well on a resume.
Henry, Walter, Arthur, and Edmund are all up. Strong, one or two syllable names with history behind them are outperforming invented names right now. The pattern repeats every generation.
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