Neutral names starting with B

An alphabetical list of neutral names starting with B, continued from the names page, see for more information. These are neutral-gender names, otherwise known as unisex names. They are equally appropriate for girls, boys, and people of any gender. Nonbinary people don't have to have neutral names, and many notable nonbinary people have names that are usually either masculine or feminine. Neutral names can help make it safer for people to explore their gender expressions. In English-speaking countries, some of the most familiar gender-neutral names starting with the letter B include Bailey, Bernie, and Billie. However, there are many more unisex names from around the world that start with B, more than 30 of them, as listed below. Previous page: neutral names starting with A. Next page: neutral names starting with C.
== The list ==
Babe. 1. English, an epithet of affection. 2. English. Pet form of Barbara. Feminine. 3. American. Pet name for athletes, from the time of Babe Ruth.http://www.20000-names.com/androgynous_names_unisex_names.htm Archived on 17 July 2023 US Social Security Administration (SSA) data shows about 1,769 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 51% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BABE/index.html Keywords: affection, youth
Baby. English. Meaning "Baby."http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Baby.html Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.thenamemeaning.com/baby Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.babynames.com/name/baby Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 2,856 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 51% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BABY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: affection, youth
Bae. American. Meaning a term of endearment.https://www.babynames.com/name/bae Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 483 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 73% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BABY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: affection
Bai. Chinese. Meaning "white, pure" (白) or "one hundred, many" (百).http://www.behindthename.com/names/gender/unisex Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 1,528 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 58% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BAI/index.html Keywords: abundance, colours
Bailey. English. Meaning "Bailiff" or "Steward." Variants include Bailee and Baileigh.http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Bailey.htm Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.thenamemeaning.com/bailey Archived on 17 July 2023Melanie Mannarino. The Best Gender-Neutral Baby Name Book: The ultimate collection of unique unisex names. New York: Tiller Press, 2019. US SSA data shows about 1,284 people have had the given name Bailey, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BAILEY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Nonbinary characters in fiction with this name include Bailey Gilande in the video game Transistor. Notable nonbinary people include Bailey Cogan, the genderfluid lead singer and keyboardist for Minneapolis-based band 26 BATS! Keywords: occupations, trades
Bao. Chinese. Meaning "treasure, precious" (宝) or "praise" (褒). US SSA data shows about 9,630 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 53% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BAO/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: abundance, wealth
Bay. 1. English. Meaning "Sea inlet" or "The aromatic herb, bay" in English. 2. Vietnamese. Meaning "Seventh [that is, seventh-born, or born in the seventh month]" in Vietnamese.https://www.babynames.com/name/BAY Archived on 17 July 2023https://nameberry.com/search/unisex_names/B Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 2,517 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 67% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BAY/index.html Keywords: elements, nature, places, water
Baylor. English (Anglo-Saxon). Meaning "Horse trainer."http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Baylor.html Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 450 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 77% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BA/BAYLOR/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: animals, occupations, trades
Bee. English. Meaning "Bee," or a short form of many names starting with B.https://www.thenamemeaning.com/bee Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 9,068 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 64% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BEE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: animals, nature
Bennie. English. Neutral short form of masculine Benjamin, feminine Benjamina, and other names containing "ben."https://www.thenamemeaning.com/bennie Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 56,230 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 84% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BENNIE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023
Bergen. Meaning "Mountain" in ancient Germanic. US SSA data shows about 334 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 57% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BERGEN/index.html
Berkeley. English. Meaning "From the birch wood."https://www.babynames.com/name/berkeley Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 1,184 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 57% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BERKELEY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Variant: Berkley. Keywords: earth, nature, neutral inclined, places, plants
Berlin. From the name of a large city in Germany. US SSA data shows about 1,908 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 55% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BERLIN/index.html
Bern, Berne, Bernie, Berni, or Berny. English. Short for masculine names Bernard, feminine names Bernadette, Bernice, and so on. Bernard is a French name meaning "Brave" or "Bold as a bear."https://www.babynames.com/name/bern Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.babynames.com/name/berne Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 26,834 people have had the name Bernie, used as a masculine name 85% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BERNIE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: animals, courage, virtue
Bertie, Berti, or Berty. English and German. Short for many masculine and feminine names containing "bert," such as Albert, Alberta, Bertha, Herbert, Robert, Roberta, and so on. In the US, SSA data shows about 9,742 people with the name Bertie, used as a feminine name 94% of the time, which is not very gender neutral.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BE/BERTIE/index.html However, it has likely been used as a nickname for more people than these official records show.
Bex. English. Diminutive of Rebecca, Beckett, Beatrix and other names containing the "beck" sound.https://www.behindthename.com/name/bex/submitted
Bhavya. Sanskrit. Meaning "Auspicious, suitable, excellent."https://www.thenamemeaning.com/bhavya Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 51 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 81% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BH/BHAVYA/index.html Keywords: fortune
Bill, Billi, Billie, or Billy. Short for masculine names such as William, and feminine names such as Wilhelmina.http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Billie.htm Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows Billie as a feminine name 78% of the time, so it is the most neutral variant,https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BI/BILLIE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 whereas Bill and Billy show more strictly masculine use.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BI/BILL/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BI/BILLY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 These nicknames are likely used for more people than shown in those official records. Notable nonbinary people with this name include American rapper Billy Dean Thomas.
Bird or Byrd. English. Meaning "Bird."https://www.thenamemeaning.com/bird Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 176 people with the given name Bird, used as a masculine name 83% of the time, so it is the more neutral version, whereas Byrd is used as a masculine name 91% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BI/BYRD/index.html Keywords: animals, nature
Blair, Blær, Blaer, or Blaire. Scottish, English, Gaelic. From a family name meaning "Plain, field, battlefield." In the US, SSA data shows about 31,560 people with the given name Blair, used as a masculine name 52% of the time,https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLAIR/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 so it is the most neutral version, whereas Blaire is used as a feminine name 98% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLAIRE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: nature, places, war, history
Blake. Irish or British. Blake means someone who has light or fair coloring, or means dark/dark-haired in Galloway, Ireland, stemming from the word Blaac.https://www.nameoftheyear.com/blake-name-meaning/ Famous non-binary people include actor Blake Appelqvist.https://www.starobserver.com.au/artsentertainment/non-binary-actor-blake-appelqvist-on-starring-in-the-musical-bonnie-clyde/214820
Blakeley or Blakely. English. Meaning "Dark forest." In the US, SSA data shows about 214 people with the given name Blakeley, used as a feminine name 88% of the time,https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLAKELEY/index.htmlwhereas there have been about 1,203 people with the variant Blakely, used as a feminine name 78% of the time, so it is the more neutral version.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLAKELY/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: colours, fantasy, nature, places
Bliss. English. Meaning "Perfect joy."http://www.babynames.com/name/Bliss Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 1,435 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLISS/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: emotions, happiness
Blue. English. Meaning "The colour blue." Variants include Blu.http://www.babynames.com/name/Blue Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Blu.html Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 223 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 73% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BL/BLUE/index.html Keywords: colours. Notable nonbinary people with this name include American comics creator Blue Delliquanti and Canadian drag performer Blue Wild Rye.
Bo. 1. Short for many masculine, feminine, and unisex names.http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Bo.htm Archived on 17 July 2023 2. (波). Chinese. Meaning "sea" or "waves." Unisex. 3. Romani. Meaning "Colonist, settler." Masculine. 4. Swedish. Meaning "Householder." Masculine. Keywords: nature, water
Bob, Bobbi, Bobbie, or Bobby. English. Short for the masculine name Robert, feminine names Barbara and Roberta, and unisex name Robin. Robert and its variations go back to an ancient Germanic name Hredobeorht, meaning "Shining with fame" in ancient Germanic. US SSA data shows Bob and Bobby are strictly used as masculine names, while Bobbi is strictly feminine. Bobbie is the most neutral variant, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BO/BOBBIE/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 More people likely go by these nicknames than shown in official records. Notable nonbinary people with this name include American actor Bobbi Salvör Menuez. The Peacock comedy series Rutherford Falls (2021) features a nonbinary character named Bobbie, played by nonbinary actor Jesse Leigh.
Breck, Brecken, or Breckin. Irish and Welsh. Meaning "Freckled."http://www.babynames.com/name/Breckin Archived on 17 July 2023https://www.thenamemeaning.com/breckin Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Breck.html Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Brecken.html Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Breckin.html Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 2,150 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 82% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRECK/index.html Keywords: appearance
Briar or Brier. English. Meaning "Thorny shrub" in English.https://www.thenamemeaning.com/briar Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.babynames.com/name/Brier Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 436 people named Briar, used as a masculine name 66% of the time;https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIAR/index.html US SSA data shows about 167 people go by the variant Brier, also 66% masculine.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIER/index.html Keywords: nature, plants
Brighton. From the surname, from the place name, meaning "Bright town." US SSA data shows about 181 people with this given name, used as a masculine name 64% of the time;https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIGHTON/index.html Keywords: travel, two syllables.
Brin. Welsh. Variant of Bryn, which see.http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Brin.html Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 399 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 89% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIN/index.html
Brit. English, Irish, and Scandinavian. Meaning "Exalted," from Brigit. Also a nickname for names such as Brittany.http://www.babynames.com/name/Brit Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.babynames.com/name/Britt Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 2,484 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 82% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIT/index.html
Britain. English. Meaning "From Great Britain."http://www.babynames.com/name/Britain Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 325 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 54% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRITAIN/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023
Britton. English. Meaning "From Brittany."http://www.babynames.com/name/Britton Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 4,513 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 78% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRITTON/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023
Brixton. American English. This became a given name in the 2000s. From the name of the district in the city of London, England.https://www.behindthename.com/name/brixton/submitted Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 14 people have had this given name, used as a masculine name 88% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRIXTON/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023
Brook. English. Popular as a neutral name starting in the 1970s. From the surname. Meaning "A small stream" in English.https://www.behindthename.com/name/brook Archived on 17 July 2023 US SSA data shows about 12,820 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 76% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BROOK/index.html
Bryn, Bryne, or Brynn. Welsh. Meaning "Hill." Other variants include Brin.http://www.babynames.co.uk/meaning_origin_name_Bryn.htm Archived on 17 July 2023http://www.ourbabynamer.com/meaning-of-Bryne.html Archived on 17 July 2023 In the US, SSA data shows about 3,260 people have had this given name, used as a feminine name 84% of the time.https://www.mynamestats.com/First-Names/B/BR/BRYN/index.html Archived on 17 July 2023 Keywords: nature, places
== See also ==
* Names
* Gender neutral language
== References ==
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