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Names: B

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4,265 names starting with "B"

What the Data Says About Names Starting with B

The Social Security Administration's national baby-name archive contains 4,265 distinct names beginning with the letter B, out of roughly 104,000 total names tracked since 1880. On this page (sorted by name), the leading entry is Bostin with 37 cumulative births. Within the 50 names on this page, 40 are classified as boys' names and 10 as girls' names in SSA records — reflecting the overall letter-level split for {letter}. Every name shown has appeared five or more times in at least one year of SSA data — rarer spellings fall below the disclosure threshold and are not included.

Of the 50 names displayed, 24 currently rank within SSA's annual top 1,000 for their gender — making them actively popular rather than historical-only entries. Combined, these 50 names represent 68,220 births across all years of the SSA archive. Letter-level patterns reveal broader naming conventions: some letters (J, M, S) dominate both boys' and girls' name distributions, while others (U, Y, Q, X, Z) are comparatively rare starting letters in English naming traditions. The distribution of names starting with B reflects both the English-language convention inherited from the Anglo-American majority and the steady contribution of international names (Spanish, Arabic, Asian, African origins) added to the U.S. naming pool over the past century.

All figures on this page derive from publicly released SSA baby-name files, which record the first name on every Social Security card application for U.S. births. Names are tracked by exact spelling, so homophones and near-variants (Sarah and Sara, Aiden and Ayden) count as separate entries; combining them would substantially change the ordering. Peak-year and rank data are drawn from the same SSA files and reflect name-year records with five or more occurrences. This listing is paginated in groups of 50 — across all letter-B names, there are 86 total pages at this sort order. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute naming, legal, or genealogical advice.

Showing 2,151–2,200 of 4,265

Sort by: Name (A–Z) Most Popular Current Rank
Name Gender Total Births
Bostin Boy 37
Boston Boy 10,901
Boston Girl 1,043
Bostyn Girl 739
Bostyn Boy 299
Bostynn Girl 74
Boswell Boy 5
Bou Boy 5
Boubacar Boy 527
Boudica Girl 5
Boudreaux Boy 17
Boulder Boy 10
Boun Boy 5
Bourne Boy 22
Bouvier Boy 5
Bow Boy 260
Bow Girl 5
Bowan Boy 123
Bowdee Boy 7
Bowden Boy 656
Bowdie Boy 40
Bowdrie Boy 46
Bowdy Boy 157
Bowdyn Boy 5
Bowe Boy 181
Bowen Boy 13,187
Bowen Girl 326
Bower Boy 5
Bowie Boy 2,235
Bowie Girl 1,285
Bowin Boy 42
Bowman Boy 1,022
Bowyn Boy 210
Bowyn Girl 48
Boy Boy 923
Boyan Boy 109
Boyce Boy 5,518
Boyce Girl 58
Boyd Boy 27,680
Boyd Girl 65
Boyde Boy 81
Boyden Boy 23
Boyed Boy 5
Boyer Boy 23
Boykin Boy 117
Boynton Boy 6
Boysie Boy 63
Boyu Boy 5
Boz Boy 5
Bozeman Boy 5

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Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

Source: SSA Baby Names Methodology — names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a year are excluded for privacy.

Data sourced from official U.S. government datasets. See our methodology for details.