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
friend, companion
Americancalm, serene, protective
Americanexalted father
Moroccanbroad hill
Americangentle wind
Americanfire, flame
Americanforest, woodland
Italianbuilt by God
Amishsword
Americanmuddy place, ditch
Americanshining, radiant, brilliant
Englishbroad valley, wide hill
Scottishsurname-derived given name
ScandinavianWest African form of Abu Bakr
West Africanone who burns, charcoal burner, distiller
Germanherald, messenger
Englishbroad meadow, wide clearing
Englishbroad valley, wide clearing
Englishstrong, brave
Turkishfirebrand, sword blade
Italiancutting edge of a sword or tool
Americanbrick, stone material
Americanfrom the riverbank settlement
Americancity of art and history
Americanbroad valley
Irishsmiling, one who smiles
Arabickeeper of the court
EnglishBrad's farm or town
Americanhigh, noble, strong
Irishone who bakes (occupational surname)
Germanbear strength
Americanterm of endearment for the firstborn or younges...
Filipinoblessed one
Portuguesegiven by God
Ukrainianson of encouragement
Englishplaceholder birth name turned given name
Americanresolute protector
Englishsteep meadow or woodland clearing
Englishherald of joy
Arabicspeckled, freckled
Americana Breton, from Brittany
Englishunder divine protection
Jewishson of consolation
Spanishwarrior, slayer
Scottishfrom the settlement near St. Botolph
Americanfrom the high place
Englishdescendant of Bladen
Americanvenerable, worthy of reverence
Frenchshort form of Gabriel
Catalanfrom the borough farm
Englishfrom Britain, Briton
Scandinavianarms (of God)
Americanspiritual wisdom
Buddhistblessed
Englishperson from Sebaste
Frenchstrong, noble, virtuous
Irishpeaceful ruler
Russianson of Owen, young warrior
Welshstrength, virtue, honor
Irishbear
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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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