A brand-new baby is a beautiful thing. But while you\u2019re gearing up to be burping, breastfeeding (or bottle-feeding), and bouncing that boisterous little human around the clock once they arrive, you better believe you\u2019re going to want one brilliant and bold name for that beaming sweet face you\u2019re about to spend so many blissful bedtimes (and early mornings) with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maybe you want some alliterative twin names (Ben and Branson?) or first-middle pair (Bryce Briar?) or maybe you\u2019re just plain bonkers over your hometown of Brooklyn, Boise or Brisbane and want to name your kid thusly. We won\u2019t judge. Whatever brought you a-Googling \u201cbaby names beginning with B,\u201d rest assured you\u2019ve landed in the right place. Here are our picks guaranteed to bewitch \u2014 and blossom as baby grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Classic \u2018B\u2019 names for girls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

• Bella (not just forTwilight<\/em>fans)<\/li>
• Beatrice\/Beatrix (from Gaelic, meaning \u201cbringer of joy\u201d)<\/li>
• Betty (Boop or Draper, bombshells galore)<\/li>
• Beth (the wisest sister inLittle Women<\/em>, a trueOscar-winning baby name)<\/li>
• Bitsy (of Hebrew origin, meaning \u201cpledged to God\u201d)<\/li>
• Brigit\/Brigid\/Brigitte (anIrish baby namemeaning\u201cthe high one\u201d or \u201cstrength\u201d)<\/li>
• Brooke (Shields leaves some glam shoes to fill)<\/li>
• Bethany (aBiblical baby namefrom the Hebrew)<\/li>
• Bianca (someTaming of the Shrew<\/em>or maybe10 Things I Hate About You<\/em>inspo?)<\/li>
• Beverley (Hills, Cleary, all kinds of human and geographical favorites!)<\/li>
• Bernice\/Berenice (She\u2019s abadass who bobbed her hair. Enough said.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

  Trendy \u2018B\u2019 names for girls<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Belladonna (witchy)<\/li>
  • Bellatrix (witchier)<\/li>
  • Brianna (aCeltic name meaning \u201cstrong\u201d or \u201cshe ascends\u201d)<\/li>
  • Baileigh\/Bailee (the sound of a human born in 2020 for sure)<\/li>
  • Birdie (Busy Philipps snagged this cutie for her daughter)<\/li>
  • Bluebell (nature namesare all the rage)<\/li>
  • Blossom (see?!)<\/li>
  • Blythe (Anglo-Saxon name meaning \u201chappy,\u201d daww)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Classic \u2018B\u2019 names for boys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    • Benjamin (Hebrew name meaning, believe it or not, \u201cson of the right hand\u201d)<\/li>
    • Bob\/Bobby (Bobby come on over for dinner\u2014 when quarantine is over)<\/li>
    • Bradley (Cooper, Whitford, either way he\u2019ll probably be a Democrat)<\/li>
    • Barnaby (fans of Charles Dickensmay enjoy this one)<\/li>
    • Billy (this one is pretty unisex but the \u201cy\u201d version is usually a dude)<\/li>
    • Barney (Stinson! The Purple Dinosaur! Either way, he\u2019s got a sure sense of humor)<\/li>
    • Barry (there\u2019s truly a part of us that wants to see a resurgence of tiny Barrys in 2020)<\/li>
    • Brian (masculine of Brianna,meaning \u201che ascends\u201d)<\/li>
    • Bernard (\u201cstrong as a bear\u201d \u2014 the less-common variation Bjornalso means this)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Trendy \u2018B\u2019 names for boys<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      • Barric (an English name meaning \u201cgrain farm\u201d)<\/li>
      • Brooks (creeks, streams, rivers, all soothing!)<\/li>
      • Brody (Irish name meaning \u201cfrom the muddy place,\u201dand if that ain\u2019t 2020 I dunno what is)<\/li>
      • Buck (meaning\u201cweaver\u201d in Greek)<\/li>
      • Bowie (talk about a rock star baby name)<\/li>
      • Beau (or Bo, sweet and simple and oh-so Southern)<\/li>
      • Bear (cuddlier than Buck, but still wild)<\/li>
      • Balthazar(one of the wise Magi)<\/li>
      • Bastian (forNeverending Story<\/em>diehards everywhere)<\/li>
      • Basil (Fawlty, The Great, you pick)<\/li>
      • Beck (guaranteed to NOT be a \u201cLoser,\u201d baby)<\/li>
      • Benedict (thankfully, we have Cumberbatch instead of Arnold to be #1 namesake)<\/li>
      • Bentley (if you want to be all bougie about it)<\/li>
      • Brantley(becoming more popular according to the Social Security Administration)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Unisex \u2018B\u2019 names<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        • Blue (Beyonc\u00e9 approved, come on)<\/li>
        • Bo (between Diddley and Burnham, we know who we\u2019d pick)<\/li>
        • Billie (Lady Day is one iconic namesake)<\/li>
        • Blaine (David Blaine the magician? No?)<\/li>
        • Bertie (derived fromFrench meaning \u201cintelligent, glorious raven\u201d\u2014 I mean!!)<\/li>
        • Bobbie (bonus if you have girl twins named Billie and Bobbie)<\/li>
        • Blaze (you can\u2019t say no to a kid named Blaze)<\/li>
        • Bryce (named after the canyon, this will be one deep kid)<\/li>
        • Blake (Lively vs. Shelton?)<\/li>
        • Bronx (my personal favorite borough, andAshlee Simpson\u2019s too apparently)<\/li>
        • Bailey (one of the few names that sounds great for a boy, girl, OR dog)<\/li>
        • Beckett (because aren\u2019t we all livingWaiting for Godot<\/em>right now?)<\/li>
        • Bergen (from Old German and Scandinavian, meaning \u201clives on the mountain\u201d)<\/li>
        • Bond (meaning \u201ctied to the land,\u201d from Middle and Old English)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Game of Thrones<\/em><\/strong> \u2018B\u2019 baby names<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Who knew?! Clearly, \u2018B\u2019 is a favorite letter for the Game of Thrones<\/em> gang o\u2019 names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

          • Brienne(member of Renly Baratheon\u2019s Kingsguard)<\/li>
          • Benjen (younger brother of Eddard Stark and a member of the Night\u2019s Watch)<\/li>
          • Bran(oh, Bran. The fourth child of Eddard and Catelyn Stark)<\/li>
          • Bronn (a swordsman loyal to House Lannister)<\/li>
          • Brynden (head of House Tully and the Lord of Riverrun)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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