15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Deegan
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "dark-haired"
    • Description:

      This name shares sounds with Keagan and Teagan, but has its own roots in Irish culture. Freestyle Motocross rider Brian Deegan may be partly responsible for this name's entrance into the US Top 1000.
  2. Orange
    • Origin:

      Fruit and color name
    • Description:

      No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen.
  3. Kostya
    • Origin:

      Russian, diminutive of Konstantin
    • Description:

      An accessible Russian nickname...but could "cost ya".
  4. Idir
    • Origin:

      Berber
    • Meaning:

      "alive"
    • Description:

      A simple and straightforward choice from northwest Africa.
  5. O'neil
    • Gershom
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "stranger, exodus"
      • Description:

        Old Testament name of a son of Moses used by the Puritans, and now by Orthodox Jews.
    • Jemiah
      • Aulay
        • Origin:

          Scottish and Manx
        • Meaning:

          "ancestor's descendant"
        • Description:

          Variant of Auley
      • Dublin
        • Origin:

          Irish place-name
        • Description:

          With Galway and Ireland in play as names (not to mention Shannon and Kerry), there's no reason this one can't work, too.
      • Arlan
        • Tomer
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "palm tree"
          • Description:

            Tomer was once a Top 100 name in Israel — it fell out in 2016.
        • Magni
          • Origin:

            Nordic
          • Meaning:

            "great"
          • Description:

            Magni is a powerful name from Norse mythology: he’s the son of Thor and the giant Járnsaxa. A more modern variant is Magne, which is currently climbing fast in Denmark.
        • Finan
          • Origin:

            Irish, variation of Fionnan
          • Description:

            With Finn, Finley, Finnegan, and Flynn in the charts, Finan offers another way to get to that popular sound. A spelling variant of Fionnan, Finan is an Irish name that means "little, white and blessed".
        • Amore
          • Origin:

            Italian
          • Meaning:

            "love"
          • Description:

            An increasing number of parents are using the Italian word for love as a baby name in the US.
        • Euros
          • Origin:

            Welsh
          • Meaning:

            "gold"
          • Description:

            Derived from the Welsh word for gold, pronounced differently from the European currency.
        • Delroy
          • Origin:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "servant of the king"
          • Description:

            One of the more subtle of the names with a royal meaning, Delroy has a vintage flavor and would be a distinctive choice today.
        • Sylvian
          • Origin:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "of the forest"
          • Description:

            Variant of the more popular Sylvain
        • Bayram
          • Origin:

            Turkish
          • Meaning:

            "festival"
          • Description:

            Though Bayram is not well known in the US, it's a name that easily crosses cultures because it sounds exactly like the English name Byram, a variation of Byron. Bayram is the Turkish word for “holiday” or “festival”. Like Felix and Asher, Bayram is a name with a happy, uplifting meaning. It was in Turkey's Top 100 until 2003.
        • Feargus
          • Ashor