15,000+ Two-Syllable Girl Names

This fashionable-sounding surname is surprisingly rare, considering its proximity to popular Ryder. Musical fans will recognise it as the fictional high school setting for Grease, after which singer Rydel Lynch was apparently named.

Old German variant of Elizabeth, newly appealing today.

With strong Wild West vibes, this word is rare but could work as a name.

In the Middle Ages, Anstice was the usual English form of Anastasia (even it was recorded in writing as Anastasia). It survives as a surname, but is so rare as a baby girl name that it has never appeared in the US official data. If you like the pared-down simplicity of Alice, this unique historical name could be for you.

Lowdy is a friendly variation of the traditional Cornish name Loveday. In medieval England, a loveday was when adversaries would meet to settle their dispute peacefully. Babies born during such days were sometimes dubbed Loveday in honor.

Akaste is the name of two figures in Greek mythology — one of the Oceanids who was a companion of Persephone, as well as the nurse of the daughters of king Adrastus of Argos.