15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

An attractive Turkish derived from an old-fashioned Turkish word meaning world, fate, or time — devran değişti is a phrase meaning "times have changed."

Though it lends itself well to the pleasant nickname Ty, it's also the name of an antibiotic powder for animals.

Though it has some distinguished political and tennis world associations, most modern parents would go for the more contemporary sounding Holden. Tilden Park is a beautiful hillside wilderness in the San Francisco Bay Area.

A cool and straightforward Vietnamese name, which resembles the increasingly popular Hawaiian name Koa.

Sabbath is a faith-inspired word name, like Sunday or Faith, that is attracting some notice since heavy metal musician Zakk Wylde chose it for his son. But then there's the band Black Sabbath, which gives the name a more devilish twist. While there's nothing intrinsically male or female about Sabbath as a first name, it squeaked onto the Social Security roster for five boys in 2012, but was not recorded for girls. Sabbath comes from the word for "day of rest" in many ancient cultures.

A zippy, lively name that has never been popular, but has never completely disappeared. It is best known for writer and wit Gore Vidal, and hairdresser Vidal Sassoon and his many products.

So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.

Originally a nickname for Mihael, the Slovene and Croatian form of Michael. But Miha has a life of its own — it's long been more common than Mihael in Slovenia.

A nouveau member of the Aidan/Braden/Jaden group. Yet another variation on a too-trendy genre -- never the most original way to go, even if there aren't yet many Zadens on your block. Still, a Z initial always adds zest and this is a name many boys would love to have for their very own.

A relatively popular Arabic name that featured in the French Top 500 for much of the second half of the 20th century and into the 21st. It is also used as a given name in Turkey, Iran and Israel, as well as being a relatively common surname (also spelled Nader). Notable bearers include an 18th century Shah of Iran, a 19th century King of Afghanistan and a former Prime Minister of Jordan.

This variation of Biblical Benjamin is used in Ethiopia. The name is also spelled Benyam or Biniyam.

A variant form of the Latin clan name Varius. It has been used for a major character in the online role-playing game World of Warcraft.

Zakai bears a lot of resemblance to the ancient Hebrew name Zaccai, but many modern parents are using it as an elaboration of the popular name Kai, blending it with Zack.

An English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses, but hardly heard since th 1950s.

Gentle but mighty, Oaklen is one of the "Oak" names that are currently on trend. Inspired by the surname Oakland, it entered the UK Top 1000 in 2022.

This common Russian name has a somewhat effete pencil-thin-moustached image here.

A surname occasionally used as a first, as in former attorney general Ramsey Clark. This spelling is now closely associated with the psychopathic Game of Thrones villain Ramsay Snow (later Ramsay Bolton), and so is probably best avoided as long as the show and books are popular.

Although this variation is less popular than ultra-trendy Aiden, this simplified spelling doesn't do anything for the name.

Yunus is the Arabic form of Jonah, also used in Turkish. In Islam, Yunus is a prophet.