The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2020 Starting On B.
Looking for a boy baby name starting on B? These were the 100 most popular names
from 2020 - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Benjamin | 1 in 121 (0.83%) | 12,264 |
| 93 | Brooks | 1 in 385 (0.26%) | 3,861 |
| 101 | Bennett | 1 in 413 (0.24%) | 3,601 |
| 109 | Beau | 1 in 444 (0.23%) | 3,344 |
| 111 | Brayden | 1 in 452 (0.22%) | 3,287 |
| 115 | Bryson | 1 in 463 (0.22%) | 3,206 |
| 131 | Braxton | 1 in 535 (0.19%) | 2,777 |
| 141 | Bentley | 1 in 575 (0.17%) | 2,582 |
| 168 | Brandon | 1 in 648 (0.15%) | 2,293 |
| 179 | Brody | 1 in 695 (0.14%) | 2,137 |
| 193 | Barrett | 1 in 746 (0.13%) | 1,992 |
| 209 | Blake | 1 in 821 (0.12%) | 1,810 |
| 210 | Beckett | 1 in 828 (0.12%) | 1,795 |
| 233 | Brantley | 1 in 949 (0.11%) | 1,565 |
| 234 | Bryce | 1 in 962 (0.1%) | 1,544 |
| 251 | Beckham | 1 in 1,068 (0.09%) | 1,391 |
| 259 | Bryan | 1 in 1,111 (0.09%) | 1,337 |
| 271 | Brian | 1 in 1,200 (0.08%) | 1,238 |
| 273 | Bradley | 1 in 1,221 (0.08%) | 1,217 |
| 294 | Bodhi | 1 in 1,302 (0.08%) | 1,141 |
| 304 | Brady | 1 in 1,397 (0.07%) | 1,064 |
| 395 | Bowen | 1 in 1,976 (0.05%) | 752 |
| 437 | Briggs | 1 in 2,293 (0.04%) | 648 |
| 450 | Baylor | 1 in 2,362 (0.04%) | 629 |
| 498 | Bruce | 1 in 2,697 (0.04%) | 551 |
| 501 | Braylen | 1 in 2,736 (0.04%) | 543 |
| 516 | Baker | 1 in 2,869 (0.03%) | 518 |
| 538 | Braylon | 1 in 3,014 (0.03%) | 493 |
| 541 | Bo | 1 in 3,032 (0.03%) | 490 |
| 548 | Benson | 1 in 3,089 (0.03%) | 481 |
| 569 | Boone | 1 in 3,302 (0.03%) | 450 |
| 601 | Bodie | 1 in 3,580 (0.03%) | 415 |
| 604 | Boston | 1 in 3,598 (0.03%) | 413 |
| 608 | Brycen | 1 in 3,633 (0.03%) | 409 |
| 613 | Brixton | 1 in 3,660 (0.03%) | 406 |
| 674 | Bryant | 1 in 4,383 (0.02%) | 339 |
| 691 | Brock | 1 in 4,558 (0.02%) | 326 |
| 716 | Bellamy | 1 in 4,953 (0.02%) | 300 |
| 721 | Brendan | 1 in 5,037 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 722 | Bruno | 1 in 5,037 (0.02%) | 295 |
| 733 | Briar | 1 in 5,195 (0.02%) | 286 |
| 756 | Banks | 1 in 5,544 (0.02%) | 268 |
| 764 | Ben | 1 in 5,628 (0.02%) | 264 |
| 767 | Brennan | 1 in 5,650 (0.02%) | 263 |
| 775 | Benicio | 1 in 5,759 (0.02%) | 258 |
| 782 | Bjorn | 1 in 5,896 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 783 | Brecken | 1 in 5,896 (0.02%) | 252 |
| 812 | Byron | 1 in 6,296 (0.02%) | 236 |
| 824 | Boden | 1 in 6,460 (0.02%) | 230 |
| 828 | Bode | 1 in 6,489 (0.02%) | 229 |
| 839 | Blaze | 1 in 6,604 (0.02%) | 225 |
| 841 | Braden | 1 in 6,663 (0.02%) | 223 |
| 852 | Bobby | 1 in 6,785 (0.01%) | 219 |
| 860 | Bentlee | 1 in 6,911 (0.01%) | 215 |
| 864 | Branson | 1 in 6,943 (0.01%) | 214 |
| 871 | Brayan | 1 in 7,042 (0.01%) | 211 |
| 875 | Brodie | 1 in 7,110 (0.01%) | 209 |
| 882 | Bronson | 1 in 7,213 (0.01%) | 206 |
| 891 | Blaine | 1 in 7,320 (0.01%) | 203 |
| 920 | Bridger | 1 in 7,739 (0.01%) | 192 |
| 929 | Bear | 1 in 7,904 (0.01%) | 188 |
| 946 | Blaise | 1 in 8,120 (0.01%) | 183 |
| 962 | Brett | 1 in 8,491 (0.01%) | 175 |
| 1004 | Bishop | 1 in 9,287 (0.01%) | 160 |
| 1007 | Billy | 1 in 9,345 (0.01%) | 159 |
| 1036 | Beck | 1 in 9,906 (0.01%) | 150 |
| 1075 | Boaz | 1 in 10,690 (0.01%) | 139 |
| 1092 | Braydon | 1 in 11,172 (0.01%) | 133 |
| 1100 | Benedict | 1 in 11,519 (0.01%) | 129 |
| 1140 | Benton | 1 in 12,487 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 1141 | Brentley | 1 in 12,487 (0.01%) | 119 |
| 1160 | Bastian | 1 in 12,921 (0.01%) | 115 |
| 1175 | Benny | 1 in 13,267 (0.01%) | 112 |
| 1195 | Bowie | 1 in 13,632 (0.01%) | 109 |
| 1202 | Brayson | 1 in 13,887 (0.01%) | 107 |
| 1232 | Bilal | 1 in 14,568 (0.01%) | 102 |
| 1254 | Bronx | 1 in 15,162 (0.01%) | 98 |
| 1270 | Brysen | 1 in 15,478 (0.01%) | 96 |
| 1285 | Bernard | 1 in 15,977 (0.01%) | 93 |
| 1294 | Beaux | 1 in 16,329 (0.01%) | 91 |
| 1316 | Barron | 1 in 17,079 (0.01%) | 87 |
| 1330 | Barry | 1 in 17,689 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 1331 | Brantlee | 1 in 17,689 (0.01%) | 84 |
| 1368 | Braiden | 1 in 18,574 (0.01%) | 80 |
| 1380 | Brent | 1 in 19,297 (0.01%) | 77 |
| 1399 | Bernardo | 1 in 20,080 (0%) | 74 |
| 1445 | Benaiah | 1 in 21,851 (0%) | 68 |
| 1471 | Braylin | 1 in 22,514 (0%) | 66 |
| 1485 | Brenden | 1 in 22,860 (0%) | 65 |
| 1509 | Braxtyn | 1 in 23,586 (0%) | 63 |
| 1636 | Bryer | 1 in 28,575 (0%) | 52 |
| 1644 | Benito | 1 in 29,135 (0%) | 51 |
| 1653 | Brenton | 1 in 29,718 (0%) | 50 |
| 1674 | Baruch | 1 in 30,956 (0%) | 48 |
| 1675 | Brexton | 1 in 30,956 (0%) | 48 |
| 1738 | Benji | 1 in 34,556 (0%) | 43 |
| 1739 | Bodi | 1 in 34,556 (0%) | 43 |
| 1740 | Broderick | 1 in 34,556 (0%) | 43 |
| 1761 | Brigham | 1 in 35,378 (0%) | 42 |
| 1784 | Bailey | 1 in 36,241 (0%) | 41 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026
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