15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

One step up from Irwin, and that's not nearly enough.

This short, cool nature name has been very popular in its native region in recent years, making the Basque Top 10 for the last few years on record.

Straightforward surname with potential thanks to the rise of Carson. The actress Greer Garson gives it a splash of Hollywood glamor.

Knowlton is a habitational surname, indicating one's ancestors lived in Knowlton, England. There were two historical English towns called Knowlton, one in Kent and the other in Dorset.

Another of the many boys' names starting with k. Kyden emphasizes the "Kai" sound and nickname while fitting in with the Aiden/Camden/Madden crowd.

See ORPHEUS.

The names may sound the same, but they have different origins and meanings. Take your pick.

This Hebrew form of Ethan is commonly heard in Israel. Other forms are Eitan and Eytan

Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson.

A distinctive English surname name that also carries the slightly ominous sense of the verb batten, as in "batten down the hatches." Batten was also a medieval first name related to Bartholomew.

Less popular than Camden by a lot and Kamdyn by a little. The prominent trend of substituting other vowels with a y continues to propel new spellings of names up the popularity list, which was the case when Camdyn made its first appearance on the US Top 1000 in 2010.