15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

Spelling variant Ameer is much less popular than the original. An Amir is a ruler in the Arab world.

Bobo was the name of one of the most famous clowns in American circus history, who performed from the 1920s until the 1970s. But that's not the only reason this makes a less-than-optimal nickname.

Though it may have a slightly different pronunciation than Devin, this name is struggling to gain momentum.

Padgett is a last name turned first name, from the occupational term for a page or attendant. No babies of either sex were given the name in the US last year.

A name with two strong literary associations, one overwhelmingly negative -- Lolita's pedophilic narrator Humbert Humbert -- and one positive, in the preferable European version: Italian author Umberto Eco.

In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Rangi or Ranginui was a god of the sky, husband of the earth goddess Papa or Papatuanuku. This strong and simple Māori name would make for a fresh celestial choice.

The Basque name has enough Zs in it to make it look spaceaged and trendy, but it is in fact a traditional Basque name. Despite its wonderful meaning, it may be too close to the feminine English name Susan for usage in the Anglosphere.

A not uncommon surname in Northern England that remains uncommon as a first name everywhere.

Uppity name associated with muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair.

Hack is, unfortunately, both an unappealing word and sound.

A highly uncommon boys' name inspired by the elements.

Italian variation of Leon.