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
lightning bolt, flash of light
Hebrewbright flash, lightning
Turkishfrom the Bexton place
Englishbroad valley, wide meadow
Americanpraised, praised be God
Jewishbrewer, one who brews
Americanshort form of Beckett (bee cottage)
Englishfirebrand, bold warrior
Americanbrave as a bear, bold bear
Englishcombination of brae (hillside) and -lon suffix
Americancarrier of burdens
Americanwoodland settlement
Englishblessing
Swahilimodern American creation
Americansettlement by the bridge
Americanson of Benjamin
Americaneloquent, articulate (from Bayan)
Muslimbarn for cows, cowshed
Americandescendant of Bradan (salmon)
Americandescendant of Braol
Americaninvented modern variant
Americangift from God, God given
Ukrainianflat-footed
Spanishfalcon; hawk
Persiansettlement by the bridge
Englishbear (totem name)
Germanvalley settlement
Englishfull moon
Arabicson of Owen
Welshkingly, of royal bearing
Spanishbrother, brotherly
Irishsacred cosmic power
JewishBrock's settlement (place name origin)
Americanof Ibelin (place name origin)
Frenchone thousand million, immense wealth
Americancopper-tin alloy; warm reddish-brown metal
Americandescendant of the victorious one
Irishbramble, prickly plant
Americanthorny shrub, wild rose
Englishfrom the broad wood
Englishmoisture that quenches thirst
Arabicsmall stream, flowing water
Englishhilltop lake
Americandark or fair (dual origin)
Englishlittle bear, dear bear
Ashkenazi Jewishraven warrior
Welshbroad stone settlement
Americanprotect, guard
Chinesebear
Germanoffering, tribute, sacrifice
Indianone who bakes bread
Americanvictory
Americanfrom Sebaste (via Sebastian)
Englishland of the Celtic people
Englishsalmon
ScottishBeorhtsige's town
Englishson of Roderick
ScottishCan't narrow it down? Run a tournament.
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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