Boy Names That Start With B

611 names with at least 100 people alive

Brian, Brandon and Benjamin are the boy names starting with B with the most people alive in the US: about 1,032,499 people are named Brian. Among boys born in 2025, the most popular name starting with B was Benjamin, given to 9,762 babies. Names that neither sex holds more than 80% of, such as Blair, are on the gender-neutral names page.

Most Popular Boy Names Starting With B in 2025

Babies of that sex given each name in 2025, from Social Security records. Names given to boys and girls count here by the boys alone.

Top 20 in 2025

#	Name	Babies
1	Benjamin	9,762
2	Bennett	6,268
3	Beau	5,165
4	Brooks	4,877
5	Beckett	2,518
6	Bryson	2,416
7	Beckham	2,185
8	Barrett	2,138
9	Braxton	2,131
10	Bentley	1,649
11	Baker	1,640
12	Brayden	1,545
13	Brody	1,492
14	Brandon	1,326
15	Bodhi	1,301
16	Bowen	1,292
17	Bodie	1,249
18	Benson	1,214
19	Banks	1,099
20	Blake	1,080

All Boy Names Starting With B

Ranked by people alive in the US today. A name counts as a boy name when more than 80% of the people alive with it are male; the peak year is when the most babies got it.

#	Name	People alive	Peak year
1	Brian	1,032,499	1972
2	Brandon	742,477	1992
3	Benjamin	719,177	1989
4	Bryan	355,124	1985
5	Bradley	279,001	1980
6	Bruce	247,089	1956
7	Blake	198,818	2012
8	Billy	194,756	1934
9	Bobby	183,842	1935
10	Brett	148,664	1986
11	Brayden	136,119	2010
12	Barry	126,917	1962
13	Bryce	121,910	2000
14	Brent	121,822	1970
15	Brady	93,723	2007
16	Brendan	87,644	1999
17	Bryson	82,173	2017
18	Brody	80,960	2008
19	Bernard	71,374	1924
20	Brad	70,219	1960
21	Bennett	69,723	2025
22	Bill	67,565	1947
23	Beau	65,167	2025
24	Braxton	65,108	2014
25	Bentley	62,501	2012
26	Byron	56,779	1964
27	Brooks	56,094	2025
28	Bryant	45,615	1989
29	Braden	45,455	2005
30	Brock	41,707	2003
31	Ben	38,854	1918
32	Bob	36,303	1959
33	Brennan	34,612	2009
34	Barrett	32,925	2025
35	Brantley	31,709	2014
36	Beckett	30,311	2025
37	Benny	27,623	1948
38	Blaine	27,152	2001
39	Branden	26,815	1992
40	Bret	26,302	1959
41	Brenden	25,106	2000
42	Bradford	24,365	1953
43	Bennie	23,282	1929
44	Beckham	20,450	2024
45	Brendon	19,334	1998
46	Braylon	18,767	2009
47	Brayan	16,343	2006
48	Bo	15,306	2025
49	Bodhi	14,748	2025
50	Braydon	14,150	2009
51	Brice	14,077	1998
52	Brenton	13,986	1984
53	Braylen	13,939	2011
54	Brycen	13,859	2011
55	Braeden	13,668	2005
56	Bowen	13,269	2025
57	Bryon	12,815	1970
58	Benson	12,726	2025
59	Bart	12,064	1959
60	Bruno	11,982	2022
61	Boyd	11,696	1922
62	Boston	11,440	2014
63	Brodie	11,427	2008
64	Buddy	11,372	1935
65	Benito	10,948	2025
66	Bronson	10,175	2015
67	Bert	10,125	1918
68	Bernardo	9,400	1995
69	Briggs	9,375	2024
70	Blaise	9,029	2015
71	Brennen	9,010	2009
72	Blaze	8,948	2022
73	Brant	8,632	1970
74	Bodie	8,596	2025
75	Baker	8,592	2025
76	Bradly	8,576	1990
77	Broderick	8,406	2009
78	Branson	7,934	2014
79	Braiden	7,690	2010
80	Benton	7,476	2016
81	Burton	7,045	1925
82	Bridger	6,858	2025
83	Boone	6,613	2025
84	Benedict	6,582	2025
85	Banks	6,533	2025
86	Baron	6,218	2008
87	Brecken	5,876	2017
88	Basil	5,830	1924
89	Bishop	5,765	2021
90	Barney	5,737	1919
91	Bilal	5,733	2018
92	Brandt	5,721	2007
93	Barton	5,536	1960
94	Brandan	5,536	1993
95	Bernie	5,261	1960
96	Bentlee	5,100	2012
97	Bjorn	5,100	2024
98	Brandyn	5,038	1992
99	Brogan	4,962	2011
100	Bradyn	4,935	2008

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