Two Syllable Names for Girls

Short for Samantha or long for Sam, Sammy is a sweet midcentury nickname name that we can see coming back.

Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.

Ivy League choice many will mistake for the Israeli favorite Yael, which has a different root and meaning.

The spelling variation Torrance starting being used on baby girls after the premiere of the 2000 movie Bring it On, in which Kirsten Dunst played Torrance Shipman, captain of the cheerleading squad. The Torrence spelling never caught on with girls in the same way, and is 83% male compared to Torrance's 55%.

Wateen is a girl's name possibly of Arabic origin. It was given to 39 baby girls in 2022, an increase from 11 babies in 2021. Wateen is also the name of the largest Telecom company in Pakistan.

Another candidate for mispronunciation.

Readers who remember J. D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey have probably forgotten that the character was male (nee Zachary). Nowadays the somewhat loopy spin on Zoe is associated with actress Zooey Deschanel.

An alluring option — literally — introduced in 1997.

No - not a creative spelling of Amber. Amba is an Indian name. Due to its meaning, Amba is a name often related with the Hindu goddess Parvati, who is a fertility deity.

A beautiful and little-known Arabic member of the super-stylish Lu- group of names, with a lovely natural meanings.