Two Syllable Names for Girls

A meaningful Yoruba name historically bestowed on long-awaited daughters.

Though rapper Chingy's (real name: Howard) Alzea is a boy, this name seems more appropriate for girls.

Sadler is another new entrant in the trendy occupational surname category, one particularly prime for a horse lover. It is extremely rare, but also extremely gender-balanced in the US. For girls, it could make for an unconventional route to Sadie.

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.

Scottlyn gives the once widely-used Scott a new lease of life, by blending it with the trendy -lyn suffix. Currently given to nearly 70 girls each year, when considered alongside its other spelling variants — Scottlynn, Scotyln, and Scotlynn — it begins to feel like a name in the Top 1000. Throw unexpectedly popular Scottie into the mix and Scottlyn and co. feel like familiar, on-trend choices.

Combine spiritual Zen with the trendy -ley ending and you've got Zenley.