The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1969 Starting On B.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on B? These were the 100 most popular names
from 1969 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys
this specific year.
| Rank | Name | How Unique? | Total births this year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Brian | 1 in 54 (1.86%) | 31,712 |
| 51 | Bryan | 1 in 264 (0.38%) | 6,469 |
| 53 | Bradley | 1 in 266 (0.38%) | 6,400 |
| 72 | Bruce | 1 in 421 (0.24%) | 4,046 |
| 78 | Billy | 1 in 454 (0.22%) | 3,752 |
| 82 | Bobby | 1 in 469 (0.21%) | 3,635 |
| 91 | Benjamin | 1 in 505 (0.2%) | 3,374 |
| 92 | Brent | 1 in 507 (0.2%) | 3,360 |
| 95 | Brett | 1 in 536 (0.19%) | 3,183 |
| 99 | Barry | 1 in 557 (0.18%) | 3,062 |
| 145 | Brad | 1 in 815 (0.12%) | 2,092 |
| 200 | Bernard | 1 in 1,373 (0.07%) | 1,242 |
| 208 | Byron | 1 in 1,450 (0.07%) | 1,176 |
| 216 | Brandon | 1 in 1,569 (0.06%) | 1,087 |
| 219 | Bill | 1 in 1,619 (0.06%) | 1,053 |
| 261 | Bret | 1 in 2,238 (0.04%) | 762 |
| 274 | Bryant | 1 in 2,432 (0.04%) | 701 |
| 316 | Bradford | 1 in 3,083 (0.03%) | 553 |
| 320 | Ben | 1 in 3,111 (0.03%) | 548 |
| 323 | Bart | 1 in 3,175 (0.03%) | 537 |
| 340 | Blake | 1 in 3,452 (0.03%) | 494 |
| 368 | Brendan | 1 in 4,050 (0.02%) | 421 |
| 379 | Bob | 1 in 4,440 (0.02%) | 384 |
| 395 | Benny | 1 in 4,749 (0.02%) | 359 |
| 400 | Bryon | 1 in 4,776 (0.02%) | 357 |
| 424 | Bennie | 1 in 5,554 (0.02%) | 307 |
| 432 | Blaine | 1 in 5,780 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 477 | Boyd | 1 in 7,894 (0.01%) | 216 |
| 485 | Brady | 1 in 8,158 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 540 | Bryce | 1 in 10,397 (0.01%) | 164 |
| 544 | Buddy | 1 in 10,525 (0.01%) | 162 |
| 569 | Bert | 1 in 11,924 (0.01%) | 143 |
| 605 | Bradly | 1 in 13,976 (0.01%) | 122 |
| 619 | Blair | 1 in 14,827 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 630 | Barton | 1 in 15,224 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 631 | Benito | 1 in 15,224 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 636 | Brant | 1 in 15,361 (0.01%) | 111 |
| 669 | Brain | 1 in 18,139 (0.01%) | 94 |
| 671 | Bobbie | 1 in 18,334 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 676 | Brock | 1 in 18,945 (0.01%) | 90 |
| 683 | Brenton | 1 in 20,060 (0%) | 85 |
| 712 | Billie | 1 in 22,734 (0%) | 75 |
| 720 | Bernardo | 1 in 23,681 (0%) | 72 |
| 751 | Bennett | 1 in 27,065 (0%) | 63 |
| 758 | Brendon | 1 in 27,952 (0%) | 61 |
| 763 | Barrett | 1 in 28,418 (0%) | 60 |
| 795 | Bartholomew | 1 in 32,171 (0%) | 53 |
| 804 | Burton | 1 in 33,433 (0%) | 51 |
| 815 | Barney | 1 in 34,797 (0%) | 49 |
| 824 | Broderick | 1 in 36,278 (0%) | 47 |
| 834 | Baron | 1 in 37,890 (0%) | 45 |
| 835 | Britt | 1 in 37,890 (0%) | 45 |
| 847 | Beau | 1 in 39,653 (0%) | 43 |
| 851 | Brien | 1 in 40,597 (0%) | 42 |
| 857 | Barron | 1 in 41,587 (0%) | 41 |
| 868 | Benson | 1 in 43,720 (0%) | 39 |
| 869 | Bernie | 1 in 43,720 (0%) | 39 |
| 875 | Brooks | 1 in 44,870 (0%) | 38 |
| 918 | Bertram | 1 in 53,283 (0%) | 32 |
| 919 | Bruno | 1 in 53,283 (0%) | 32 |
| 930 | Brion | 1 in 55,002 (0%) | 31 |
| 942 | Boris | 1 in 56,836 (0%) | 30 |
| 1043 | Brennan | 1 in 77,503 (0%) | 22 |
| 1074 | Buford | 1 in 85,253 (0%) | 20 |
| 1090 | Baldemar | 1 in 89,740 (0%) | 19 |
| 1104 | Burt | 1 in 94,726 (0%) | 18 |
| 1120 | Brice | 1 in 100,298 (0%) | 17 |
| 1145 | Booker | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1146 | Brannon | 1 in 106,567 (0%) | 16 |
| 1173 | Britton | 1 in 113,671 (0%) | 15 |
| 1199 | Benedict | 1 in 121,790 (0%) | 14 |
| 1200 | Buck | 1 in 121,790 (0%) | 14 |
| 1217 | Berry | 1 in 131,159 (0%) | 13 |
| 1218 | Blas | 1 in 131,159 (0%) | 13 |
| 1219 | Brook | 1 in 131,159 (0%) | 13 |
| 1259 | Boyce | 1 in 142,089 (0%) | 12 |
| 1260 | Bud | 1 in 142,089 (0%) | 12 |
| 1289 | Baltazar | 1 in 155,006 (0%) | 11 |
| 1344 | Baruch | 1 in 170,507 (0%) | 10 |
| 1345 | Basil | 1 in 170,507 (0%) | 10 |
| 1346 | Basilio | 1 in 170,507 (0%) | 10 |
| 1347 | Bo | 1 in 170,507 (0%) | 10 |
| 1348 | Bonifacio | 1 in 170,507 (0%) | 10 |
| 1384 | Brandy | 1 in 189,452 (0%) | 9 |
| 1412 | Benigno | 1 in 213,133 (0%) | 8 |
| 1413 | Brandt | 1 in 213,133 (0%) | 8 |
| 1444 | Barrington | 1 in 243,581 (0%) | 7 |
| 1445 | Bertrand | 1 in 243,581 (0%) | 7 |
| 1446 | Buster | 1 in 243,581 (0%) | 7 |
| 1524 | Baldomero | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1525 | Benuel | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1526 | Bradd | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1527 | Brenda | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1528 | Butch | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1529 | Byran | 1 in 284,178 (0%) | 6 |
| 1653 | Bailey | 1 in 341,013 (0%) | 5 |
| 1654 | Bartolo | 1 in 341,013 (0%) | 5 |
| 1655 | Benedetto | 1 in 341,013 (0%) | 5 |
| 1656 | Benton | 1 in 341,013 (0%) | 5 |
| 1657 | Bernice | 1 in 341,013 (0%) | 5 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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