Two Syllable Names for Boys

Ashai

Ashaun

This Biblical name, which comes complete with cool nickname Ash, belonged to a son of Benjamin. Ashbel Smith was an American medical student befriended by James Fenimore Cooper when they were in Paris in the 1830s.

Ashbel

Ashden

Ultimately derived from the Old Norse Ásmundr, Asmund is the Scandinavian and Manx form, predominantly used in Denmark, Sweden and Norway. In the case of Norway, however, it is much more popularly written as Åsmund, though Aasmund and Asmund are both used too. 
 
Compromised of the Old Norse elements ás and mund, it means "God is protector" and is a cognate of the Old English Osmond.

Asmund

Aundre

Auner

Avaan

Avyon

Axzel

Ayal is a boys' name used in modern Israel but virtually unknown in the US. Even more popular in Israel is the female form, Ayala.

Ayal

Aydenn

Aylon

Aymar

Ayyash

Ayzaan

Azeez

Azeir

Azhir

A German occupational surname deriving from the German word Bad, meaning "bath". Its most famous bearer in recent years has been (the notorious) RBG – former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, making this a great feminist name or a nod to a lawyer in the family. Its simple, dynamic, er-ending sound fits right in with the likes of Hunter, Carter and Baker.

 Bader also has a separate derivation from Arabic, where it means "full moon" and is also transcribed as Badr or Badar.

Bader

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 368)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names