Two Syllable Names for Girls

Sohvi is the Finnish translation of Sophia, although Sofia ranks as the most popular variation in Finland.

A potential successor to River, albeit without the appealing connection to nature.

Attractive form still très Parisienne.

Popular in Israel, sounds a lot more current than Doris.Brings to mind Dickens' Little Dorrit, though Dorrit was the surname of its heroine Amy.

Model Lucky Blue Smith welcomed daughter Rumble Honey in 2020, introducing a new name to the pool and putting it among the craziest celebrity baby names of the year. We don't see Rumble inspiring many copycats.

Cute but slight mix of stylish sounds Cam and Bree, chosen by Rick Schroder for his daughter.

Daya, popularized in the US as the name of a character on Orange Is The New Black, the variation Daia has recently been chosen as a name by Dutch rapper Willie Wartaal for his daughter, born in March 2016.

This spelling makes a dated name slighly more modern.

Female form of Neal, now more popular in Ireland than its male counterpart.

Ayden in all its variations is becoming more unisex. Still, there were only 47 girl Aydens born last year vs. 3600+ baby boys with the Ayden spelling alone.

Nature girl played by Audrey Hepburn in "Green Mansions," it now has an old-style bohemian feel.

It looks like an alternative spelling of Izzy/Issy (and may well have been used as such), but Issey is actually a Cornish place and saint's name.

Vintage first appeared on the US charts in 2019 (though it didn't return the following year). It brings to mind the finer things in life, with connotations of high quality, originality, and purposeful living. With that in mind, it feels like a natural addition to the trend of modern value names, which also includes Legacy, Luxe and Kulture.

In Greek mythology, Briseis is a princess captured by Achilles during the Trojan War, who later becomes the object of the dispute between Achilles and Agamemnon which drives the plot of Homer’s Iliad. The name is a patronymic, meaning daughter of Briseus, which itself is a Greek name of unknown meaning.

Linked to one of the great screen beauties, but has never appealed much to Americans.