Two Syllable Names for Boys

While Yimo recently ranked as a Top 10 name for girls in its native China in recent years, it is a unisex name, associated with the plant Coix lacryma-jobi, also known as 'Job's tears' and adlay millet. Alternatively, with different characters, "resolute jasmine", "profitable desert" and "righteous bubble" may be other interpretations of the name.

Yimo

Rudhav

An uplifting Finnish word name, Toive translates to "wish" in English and may therefore be associated with hope too. Used predominantly for girls, it is occasionally given to boys in Finland too.

Toive

Courtnee

A name with an intriguing meaning, Yuxi may be interpreted as "speak night tide" or "language of the evening tide", giving it an mystical quality. Currently popular for girls in China, it is a unisex name and may be alternatively interpretated as meaning "rain + splendid".

Yuxi

Part Oakley, part Wilder, Wildoak is a rugged yet whimsy word name, in the same vein as Wildflower, Prairie, Pine, and Lionheart. It could work as a bold middle name for those who want something with a stylish sound, a nature-connected meaning, and an untamed, wild-hearted feel.

Wildoak

Tyius

Zedan

Racyn

Tygan

Jaquell

A Greek form of the Latinized Phaedrus, this name has the vibrant meaning of "bright". It appears in the title of a dialogue written by Plato, in which Phaidros (or Phaedrus) is an Athenian aristocrat.
 
The name has also been borne by a Roman fabulist, who first versed Aesop's Fables into Latin, and more recently appeared in Natasha Pulley's novel, The Hymn to Dionysus.

Phaidros

Cordie

Jaidynn

Samridh

Ervie

Jaxden

Lawsyn

Shakel

Taetum

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 558)

15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names