Name Explorer

Name & meaning	Babies 2025 · rank	5-year rank movement	Peak year
Bridger English surname transferred into given-name use	383#701	Up 230 rank positions in five years	2025
Buck Short form of Burkhard	76#1,993	Up 739 rank positions in five years	1919
Burt Short form of Burton	—Unranked	—	1956
Banks English surname transferred into given-name use	1,099#310	Up 443 rank positions in five years	2025
Briar Thorny shrub or bramble	397#686	Up 71 rank positions in five years	2023
Britton A Briton	46#2,770	Down 970 rank positions in five years	2006
Brandt Fire/ sword	30#3,673	Down 1,481 rank positions in five years	2007
Bilal Wetting, moistening	167#1,212	Up 76 rank positions in five years	2018
Berry Little bear, through Beryl	5#12,286	Down 5,192 rank positions in five years	1963
Brandan English equivalent of Brendan	10#7,749	Down 2,689 rank positions in five years	1993
Barron Descendant of Bearán	320#790	Up 523 rank positions in five years	2025
Boyce Wood	8#9,034	Down 1,447 rank positions in five years	1934
Bjorn Bear	298#829	Down 52 rank positions in five years	2024
Braulio English equivalent of Lalo	68#2,129	Down 79 rank positions in five years	2005
Brecken Literal meaning not recorded	159#1,252	Down 456 rank positions in five years	2017
Boden Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	333#769	Up 54 rank positions in five years	2023
Bradyn	36#3,254	Down 1,112 rank positions in five years	2008
Brandyn Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	11#7,260	Down 1,774 rank positions in five years	1992
Bode Messenger	347#748	Up 73 rank positions in five years	2025
Britt Short form of Birgitta	—Unranked	—	1960
Brannon Irish surname transferred into given-name use	13#6,504	Down 1,017 rank positions in five years	1998
Benicio Surname transferred into given-name use	405#672	Up 101 rank positions in five years	2025
Beverly Beaver clearing or beaver stream, through Beverley	—Unranked	—	1926
Boris Possibly short	37#3,188	Down 637 rank positions in five years	1970
Brain	—Unranked	—	1982
Brixton The stone of Brixi (a Saxon lord)	349#744	Down 128 rank positions in five years	2021
Blane Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	27#3,962	Down 380 rank positions in five years	1957
Brennon Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	16#5,646	Down 3,092 rank positions in five years	2009
Benjiman	11#7,254	Down 2,195 rank positions in five years	1921
Bartholomew Possibly son + Talmai; Ptolemy	39#3,092	Up 1,344 rank positions in five years	1969
Brentley Modern coinage; no established literal translation	75#2,009	Down 914 rank positions in five years	2014
Bentlee Variant of Bentley	94#1,730	Down 838 rank positions in five years	2012
Brogan Possibly descendants of Brógán	34#3,387	Down 1,018 rank positions in five years	2011
Barbara Strange, foreign	—Unranked	—	1942
Burke Fortress	49#2,649	Down 533 rank positions in five years	2013
Blayne Literal meaning not recorded	42#2,944	Down 10 rank positions in five years	2009
Bonnie Fine, beautiful	—Unranked	—	1934
Baxter Baker (person who bakes and sells bread, etc), through bæcestre	38#3,137	Down 444 rank positions in five years	2014
Braedon Descendant of Bradán, through Braden	12#6,857	Down 2,706 rank positions in five years	2006
Bertrand Bright + rim (of a shield)	—Unranked	—	1924
Beck Stream	259#913	Up 122 rank positions in five years	2025
Benjamen Meaning and linguistic origin unconfirmed	7#9,827	Down 1,671 rank positions in five years	1990
Brysen	63#2,233	Down 1,008 rank positions in five years	2017
Betty My God is an oath, through Elizabeth	—Unranked	—	1934
Brien Meaning unconfirmed; recorded in an 1884 name reference	7#9,860	Down 144 rank positions in five years	1963
Boaz In him + strength, through בעז	268#891	Up 220 rank positions in five years	2025
Bradlee Broad + woodland, through Bradley	24#4,267	Down 1,714 rank positions in five years	2012
Butch Manly, masculine	—Unranked	—	1956
Bernice Bringing victory, through Berenice	—Unranked	—	1922
Brook Small stream	15#5,893	Up 127 rank positions in five years	1961

Page 3 of 38