Two Syllable Names for Girls

This variation of Jayla had one of the highest increases in popularity between 2012 and 2013.

Intriguing twist on several familiar names, though many people will mistake this for Elsa, Eliza, and so on.

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

The name of a character in the once scandalous novel Valley of the Dolls now sounds a little more dated than the similar Arden.

Diminutive of Maxine, Maxima or Maximiliane

A sweet nature name, derived from sól "sun" and ey "island", which is the Icelandic word for the buttercup flower. In the Faroe islands it is also found as a short form of Sólja "buttercup".

An archipelago near the center of the Mediterranean, the name derives from the Greek word for honey. Malta has been heard as a girl’s name in the past and was used as a character name by both Dickens and Murakami.

While not generally thought of as unisex, this is a male name that, like Perry and Barry, has occasionally been used for girls over the years.

Nanna is a name from Norse mythology that is among the Top 30 names in contemporary Denmark. Popular in Norway in the 19th century, Nanna may also be considered a short form of a range of names, from Anna to Johanna to Marianne. As widespread as it is in Scandinavia, though, it's hard to imagine Nanna making a mark as a girl's name in modern day America, given its use as a name for grandmothers.

This spelling variation of Sunny is as bright and cheerful as can be. Given to just under 100 baby girls in 2022, Sunni (along with Sunny) is on the rise.

The name recently given to their daughter by Susan and Robert Downey, Jr. is pronounced like Avery and may be seen as a kree8tiv spelling variation of that popular unisex name or a girlish short form of Avraham, the Biblical Hebrew form of Abraham.

61 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. It's pronounced similarly to the Scandinavian name Signe/Signy.

Since this is strictly a male name in Slavic cultures, better to stick with the "Bella" spelling here.

The Puritans used it as a virtue name -- but today it would just be considered weird: silence is no longer golden.

A popular name in Belgium, made famous by model Cilou Annys.

One of the cool new surname-names for girls, likely influenced by the stardom of Patrick Dempsey (aka McDreamy).

Glinda is famous as the name of the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, invented by author L. Frank Baum. but has there ever been a real life, non-fictional Glinda? Not in the US last year. The name may be related to the Welsh Glenda, itself a 20th century invention.