American boy names starting with B

Of Irish origin meaning "strong and noble," Brian is tied to legendary king Brian Boru and saw decades of popularity in the U.S.

Son of the Right Hand, Meadow with Coarse Grass, Benjamin, Bärenstarke

Good, A Blessing

A Small Fresh Water Stream, Breaking Forth, Bach, Modeled on An English Place Names

Brown, Shield, Transfer: Bear

From the Village Near a Bridge, Diminutive of Brigham

Son of Benedict

Blessed, Happy

Friend, Messenger, Herald

Book Binder, Bleacher of Cloth, Beech-tree, Scribe Or Bookbinder

Plain, Field, Child of the Fields, Flat Area

Bread Baker, Baker

Mount, Hilltop, High Place, Steep Hill

Beverage Brandy, Name of a Liquor

Warrior, From the Land that was Burned, The Title of Nobility Used as a First Name

Form of Robert, Bright, Fame, Glorious Shining

From the Fortified Hill Or Castle

Son of Tolomé, Bright Raven, Hill, Shining

The Blessed, Blessed

Bethlehem, God is with Us

Strange, Bright Renown, Foreign, Gloriously Shiny

Fair-haired, Blond, Yellow Gold

One who Sings Ballads, Poet, From Baird, Bard

Handsome Friend, Good-looking Companion

Son of Bryce

Cheerful, Happy, Carefree, Free Spirit

The Word Bryn with the Meaning Hill, Hill

Person who Breaks Things, To Break, Smash

The Words Burh Which Means Protection Fortress Castle, Bright Settlement, Place Name, Fortified Enclosure

Lives at the Castle Ford

Broad Ford, Wide River-crossing

Glory and Brilliant, Bright Fame, Gloriously Shiny, Short Form of Robert

Black, Pale Meadow, Dark, Pale-skinned

Bent Grass Settlement, Town, Homestead, Moor Dweller

Son of Brandon, Son of Brand

Delight, Joyful, Joy, Intense Happiness

Nobleman, Freeman, The Title of Nobility Used as a First Name, Young Warrior

From the Broad Valley, Descendant of Bradan Salmon

Place Name, Small Stream, Brook

Sword, Firebrand

White, Blonde, Pale-skinned, Dark

Lee, Proud, Firebrand, Sword

Dark, A Dark-Skinned-Man

Farmer, Tied to the Land

Surname, From the Broad Ridge, Brother, Form of Roderick

Brown, Colour Name, Russet-complected, The Color

Butler, Forest, Knot in a Tree, Cup Bearer

Small Stream, Brook, Place Name

God is Fullness, Strangers, The Foreign

Diminutive of Bartholomew, Ploughman, Farmer's Son, From the Barley Farm

House of the Canon

Pastry Maker, Baker

Variant of Brent, Hill, Hilltop, Settlement Associated with Bryni

Pale Green Gemstone, White, Fair, Botanical Name

Descendant of Bran, Mac Branain, Broom Covered Hill

Beau Which Means Handsome Sweetheart Admirer, Handsome Look

To Puff Up, Friend, Messenger, Herald

Beacon, Sword, Fiery Torch, Firebrand

Bear-strength, Bear-like, Bonnet, Bear

A Burned-Off Clearing, From the Land that was Burned, Noble Man, Leader

Brilliant and Raven, Will, Shining Pledge, Bright Warrior

The Exalted One, Sublime

Immerse, The Baptist

Descendant of Brághadach, Spirited, Wide Island

Broad Meadow, Wide Forest Clearing, Big Clearance Sale

Pale Bridge

The Archer

The Blessed

Black Brook

Dwelling Place, Lives in a Hut, Small Enclosure

From the Manor Farm

Royal Kingly, King Like, Basil the Herb, The Great

Near the Stream or Brook, Running Water, Son of Brooke

Ditch

Birch Tree Clearing, From the Birch-tree Meadow

Dweller Near the Wood, Son of the Forest

The Red, Son of Tolmai, Auburn-haired, Russet-haired

Brook

Place Name, The Bare Hillside, Barley Hill

Meadow of Grass, Wood

Place Name of Where Barley was Grown

Virtuous, Consideration, The Blessed One, Hill

Son, Small Victorious One

One who Sings Ballads, Minstrel, A Singer-poet, Poet

Brewer, One who Brews Ale

Monarch, Royal, Kingly

Bright Head, Lives at the Barrier, Marksman, White

Son of God Nebo, Near the Barns, Barley House

Dweller by the Bridge

Bold, Princely Friend, Brave

Bright Town, The One who is Loved, A Brit

Sheltered

Assembly Place By the Bridge

Bread Baker, Baker

Variant of Byrd, Like a Bird, Unusual Nature Name

Sheltered

Introduced to Britain During the Norman Conquest, Brilliant and Raven, Shiny Shield, Wise Person

Slender, Yellow, Thin, Lean

Prayer, Consecration

Pot-Shaped Hollow

Shining, Place Name, Bright, Where Birch Trees Grow

Son

Quick-moving, Speckled, Noble, Son of a Nobleman

Brit, From Britain, A Native of Brittany

The Breton, Prince, From Britain, Native of Brittany

From the Western Stream, Water, Modeled on An English Place Names, Bach

Boar Pasture, From the Valley of the Boar

Bridges

Lovely Hill

Proud, Broom Town Town Covered with Broom

Where Birches Grow, Birch Tree Clearing, Place Name

Handsome

Place Name, From the Brook

Beuzes Settlement

From the Brook, The Stream, Place Name

One who Trims Or Shaves Beards

Spotted, Son of a Nobleman, Great Ambition, Noble

Mountain, From the Fortified Hill Or Castle

Bear, Hard, Brave, Hardy

Sheltered

Ditch

Orchard

Bent Grass Clearing

Quickness, Quick, Swift, Strong

Sharp, Pointed, Creator, Brilliant

Place Name, Where Birches Grow, From the Birch Tree Meadow

Beans Paddock

Form of Brice, Bridge, Brick, Quick-moving

From the Broom Covered Meadow, Broom Clearing

Hill

Pious, Form of Barretta, Another Name for God, Innocent

Beacon on the Hill, Prince

From the Borderline

From the Fortified Hill Or Castle, Mountain

Bear, Form of Birney, Brown, Lives on the Brook Island

Shoe

Fair, Bear-strength, Head, Fair-haired

Handsome

Hill, Son of Tolmai, Slava, Bron

Fern

Bärenstarke, Courageous, Hardy, Bear-brave

To Help, Shepherd

Diminutive of Beacher, Close to Beech Trees, Place Name

One who Leases a Bay

Burned Nettle

Small Victorious One, Son

Brave as a Bear, Hardy, Bear-brave, Strong

Stream

Place Name, Fortified, Meadow with Knotty-trunk Trees

Gift of God

Barons Home, From the Nobleman's Home

Meadow with Knotty-trunk Trees, Place Name, Wooden Fort

Pretty Valley, Lives in the Beautiful Glen, Place Name

High Hill, Brian, Virtuous, He Ascends

Place Name, Near the Beech Tree

The Baptist

God Save the King, God or Lord Protect the King

The White, Glossy

From the Castle on a Slope, Lives on the Castle's Hill

From Sebaste, Honored

Beaver-stream

Glory, Knife

Bright, Place Name, Where Birch Trees Grow, Shining

Brock's Town, Bracc's Settlement

Strength, Noble, Hill Place, Esteem

Son of the One who Abounds in Furrows

Branch

Reddish, Fortified

One who Reads the Banns, Small, Blond Child

From Boston Massachusetts, A Place Name

Field of Beans

Handsome

From the Valley, Piece in Large

Salmon, From the Broad Valley, Descendant of Bradan

Learning, Knowledge, Sheltered, Brother

Grim Bear, Form of Bernard, Courageous, Hard

Pale, Fair, White