Baby names starting with B
The girl and boy names starting with B given most often in the US in 2025.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
Among baby names starting with B, the most given in the US in 2025 were Brooklyn, Bella, Benjamin, Bennett. The two lists below rank up to 40 girl names and 40 boy names by the number of babies, from Social Security data; use the search box for any other name.
Ranked by the number of babies in 2025.
Girls
- Brooklyn 2,300
- Bella 2,129
- Brielle 2,071
- Blair 1,806
- Blakely 1,638
- Bailey 1,446
- Brianna 1,372
- Brynlee 1,282
- Blake 1,035
- Brooke 972
- Briella 845
- Blaire 802
- Bonnie 785
- Briar 778
- Brynn 767
- Brooklynn 608
- Bianca 594
- Beatrice 583
- Brinley 481
- Briana 431
- Birdie 422
- Billie 409
- Baylor 407
- Bridget 385
- Bristol 382
- Bethany 362
- Belen 345
- Bellamy 341
- Brynleigh 338
- Braelynn 325
- Berkley 301
- Bennett 290
- Brittany 281
- Bexley 268
- Barbara 264
- Brylee 255
- Baylee 248
- Belle 247
- Beverly 246
- Bernadette 241
Boys
- Benjamin 9,762
- Bennett 6,268
- Beau 5,165
- Brooks 4,877
- Beckett 2,518
- Bryson 2,416
- Beckham 2,185
- Barrett 2,138
- Braxton 2,131
- Bentley 1,649
- Baker 1,640
- Brayden 1,545
- Brody 1,492
- Brandon 1,326
- Bodhi 1,301
- Bowen 1,292
- Bodie 1,249
- Benson 1,214
- Banks 1,099
- Blake 1,080
- Brady 1,071
- Bryan 1,005
- Brian 979
- Briggs 921
- Bryce 919
- Baylor 822
- Bradley 794
- Boone 762
- Bo 698
- Brantley 606
- Bruce 558
- Boston 451
- Benicio 405
- Briar 397
- Bridger 383
- Bryer 382
- Bellamy 374
- Braylen 366
- Bruno 351
- Brixton 349
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.