Boy names that start with B

585 different boy names starting with B were given to five or more US boys in 2025, 84,526 babies in all, or 4.9% of recorded boys.

The most common was Benjamin, with 9,762 boys (#11 overall), followed by Bennett, Beau and Brooks. The table lists the top 100 by 2025 births, with each name’s change in national rank since 2024.

Since 2024, 51 of the 100 ranked names listed here moved up the national boy ranking and 46 moved down. The biggest climb was Bowden, from #2,603 to #1,944.

4 of the names listed are in the national top 100 for boys in 2025, and 59 are in the top 1,000. They run from 2 letters (Bo) to 8 (Brighton).

Only names where at least 10% of 2025 births were boys are included, so a name mostly given to the other sex is left out. Sparklines run from 1880 to 2025.