Br- baby names and what they mean, with 86 results. Br- names are used more often as masculine names. These boy names reached the height of their popularity 4 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 4.5%) and have become much less widespread since (ADOPTION 2.2%, ▼51%), with names such as Brian becoming somewhat dated. The trendier baby names in this list are Brooks (#161), Bryson (#93), Briggs (#641), Braxton (#130) and Brysen (#858), while Bridges (TOP 1%) and Brannan (3%) are conventional Br- surnames. Here is the list of Br- names for girls.

Bracken - Branson

Bracken
Plant name .. Bracen is a moderately popular boys' name.

Brad¹▼, var. Bradd¹
Derivative of Old English. "Broad, wide." Brad (cf. Barad, Bograd) is a popular -rad suffix last name.

Bradburn
Derivative of Old English language. "Wide stream." Not that common as a birth name, Bradburn occurs more commonly as a last name.

Braddock
Based on Old English language. "Broad-spreading oak." Braddock, like the similar Craddock, occurs more often as a last name.

Braden▼, var. Braydon▼, Brayden, Braydan, Braidin, Braedon▼, Braiden▼, Braeden▼, Bradon, Bradin, Bradden, Braddon, Bradan
Based on Irish, Gaelic element. "Descendant of Bradán." Braden, Bradon, Braeden, Braedon, Braiden, Braydan, Brayden and Braydon are more popular as birth names among these variations.

Bradford▼, var. Brad²▼, Bradfurd, Braddford
Root fr. Old English language. "Broad ford." Braddford and Bradfurd are more unusual as birth names among the variant forms of Bradford.

Bradley▼, var. Bradney, Bradly▼, Bradlie, Bradleigh, Bradlea, Bradlee, Bradd², Brad³▼
Source fr. Old English element. "Broad meadow." Adoption of Bradly and forms was at a high during 1970-1979 and is now diminished, with Brad becoming less trendy.

Brady▼, var. Braydie, Braidy, Braidie, Braedy, Bradey, Bradie
Derivative of Irish, Gaelic word. "Descendant of Brádach." Brady (TOP 1%) and Bradey (51%) exist regularly as surnames.

Bram¹, Brahm
Forms of Abraham. Origin fr. Hebrew element. "Father of a multitude (of nations)." Brahm and Bram are not in the Top 2000.

Brainard, var. Braynard, Brainerd
From Old English element. "Courageous raven." Unique. Brainard, Braynard, similar to Brevard, Bearnard, have the favored -ard ending.

Bram²
Form of Abram. Derivative of Hebrew. "High father." Not that popular as a birth name, Bram exists more commonly as a last name. See also Bron.

Bram³, var. Brann, Bran, Bramm
Source fr. Scottish, Irish, Gaelic. "Bramble." Brams, Brad are familiar last names.

Bramwell, var. Branwyll, Branwill, Branwell, Bramwyll, Brammell, Bramwel
Based on Old English. "Broom well; raven well." Bramwell (TOP 12%) and Brammell (47%) appear commonly as last names.

Branch
Derived fr. Latin. "Paw; extension." Branch became more popular in 2018, gaining +306 positions as a baby name to reach #1695. See also Branko.

Brand¹, var. Brantlie, Brantley, Brant▼, Brandt, Brander, Brando, Brandell
Origin fr. Old Norse, Old English words. "Sword; fiery torch, beacon." Usage of Brant as a boys' name has fallen off circa the 1970s.

Brandon▼, var. Brennan▼, Branton, Brannon¹, Brandyn▼, Branden▼, Brandin, Brandan▼, Brand²
Root fr. Old English. "Broom, gorse hill." Common, with usage of 0.204% for Brandon and variants as baby names in 2018, though lower than 0.221% the previous year.

Branislav, var. Bronislaw, Branko
Stems fr. Slavic element. "Glorious defender." Bronislaw is familiar as a baby name compared to Branislav, Branko.

Branley, var. Branly, Branlie, Branlee, Branlea
Source fr. Old English word. "Raven meadow." Not in Top 2000.

Brannon², var. Brannen, Branna
Derivative of Irish, Gaelic word. .. An elaboration of "bran", meaning "raven". Less widespread today. Brannon was the version last listed (2007) in the Top 2000.

Branson▲, var. Branston, Bransen
Based on English word. "Son of Brand." Used frequently as baby names, Branson, Branston, etc. are pronounced like the familiar Bronson.