Two Syllable Names for Girls

The hard initial T gives Toryn and Torin a harsh, rather masculine sound, yet the Y softens Toryn visually. Parents embrace Toryn equally for girls and boys.

Amy and all her sisters and cousins was such a popular name that this version was among the Top 1000 girl names in the US until the mid-90s. Last year only 32 baby girls were names Amie.

Accessible, aromatic Indian name.

Though trendy Arlo is increasingly unisex -- especially since Leighton Meester and Adam Brody gave it to their daughter -- this is a more explicitly female way to spell it. It was one of the fastest-rising girls' names of 2017 and will be among the trendy unique unisex names of the future.

There are many lovely day/month/seasonal names -- and this is one of the most intriguing.

A pretty name with that fashionable V intitial, little known outside of Latvia.

Ricki has also been used, but like Vikki and Nikki, Rikki has also had its day.

Name with genuine roots that nevertheless feels synthetic.

One of the many liquid, vowel-heavy names that are so fashionable right now.

This invented spelling is much less popular than its biker counterpart. Regardless, it is on the rise and has been in the US Top 1000 since 2012.

Compelling Z name mentioned in the Old Testament and one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.

From Hebrew, Oria is a variation of Oriya, created by combining Ori meaning "light" with yah indicating God. From Italian, it is a variation of the Latin Aurea, a golden Saint name, once popular in Spain.

Lieke is the more common variation of this name in the Netherlands, but the more intuitive Lieka spelling may be preferable if you're raising a child in a country that predominantly speaks English.