Two Syllable Names for Boys

Samaad

Maloy

Worthie

Horice

Jaydien

Jikai

Literally referring to dawn, daybreak, and beginnings, Fajr is also the name of the Islamic morning prayer. While it is used predominantly for girls, it is sometimes given to boys too.

Fajr

A unisex choice that ranked in the Kazakh Top 100 names for girls, Merei is still used as a masculine name sometimes. Possibly meaning "prestige, respected, honor" and "fame", it might be related to the Arabic Amir or Turkish Emir, however, some sources also relate it to the Kazakh word for holiday or celebration. 

Merei

A surname-style choice, Foxley has a similar feel to the popular Wrenley, that is, it blends that popular -ley suffix with an animal name. Given to 4 boys in 2025 in England and Wales having made its debut back in 2017, Foxley may sound too much like foxy for some, but not too wordy for others. 

Foxley

Callin

A somewhat dark and gloomy feeling name, perhaps because of its connotations or its similarity to the words morbid and murdered. Mordred is adapted from the Welsh Medraut, itself derived from the Latin moderatus. An unusual choice for a baby, but a potentially cool name for a fictional character. 
 
In Arthurian legend, Mordred is sometimes portrayed as the nephew of King Arthur, who betrays Arthur by seducing Queen Guinevere and declaring himself king, thus sparking the battle of Camlann. In other versions, such as Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory, Mordred is Arthur's illegitimate son and, unaware of his true parentage, joins the Knights of the Round Table. When he discovers he is Arthur's son, he takes a key roll in the king's downfall, exposing the love affair of Guinevere and Lancelot and using the civil war to announce himself king.
 
In popular culture, he appears in the show BBC Merlin as a Druid boy, prophesized to kill Arthur. As a child, he is rescued by Morgana, Gwen, Arthur and Merlin, and later, as an adult, returns to the show, becoming a knight. When a girl he loves is executed for trying to kill Arthur, he joins forces with Morgana to bring down Camelot. 
 
Also appearing as Medrod, Modred, and Medraut, the name has never ranked in the US or UK stats.

Mordred

The Icelandic and Faroese variation of Ivor or Ívarr, ultimately an Old Norse name, familiar across Scandinavia and England and Wales. 

Ívar

Mattheau

Biju

Rilwan

Treivon

Blayton

Murel

Glenard

Two-syllable boy names are the most prevalent in the complete lexicon of male names in Anglophone cultures, with more than 15,000 choices on this complete list of every boys' name on Nameberry with two syllables.

, with the top two boy names Liam and Noah having two syllables each. Other common choices include Henry, Jackson, and Ethan.

 with two syllables include Orson, Roscoe, and Altan. Click here for a hand-curated list of the 

full list of over 15,000 two-syllable male names

, ordered by their current rank on Nameberry.

Two-Syllable Boy Names with meanings, origins, and popularity, including top two syllable names for boys and unique boy names with 2 syllables. (Page 1563)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names