15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

Coined in the 1940s: an acronym of "radio detection and ranging".

Do you really want to name your baby after a hotel? Or a famous-for-being-famous starlet?

Formal name lacking any sparkle or sheen.

Eetu is a perennial favorite in Finland, but is rarely if ever used in the States - probably because of the unfamiliar (to most people) spelling and pronunciation.

Winner is an uplifting word name that can work for girls or boys. It was recently chosen by rapper Nya Lee for her daughter.

A WASPy surname that fits in with names like Clayton, Layton, and Payton. Drayton peaked in 2012, when it was given to 78 baby boys in the US.

A rare surname name that could follow in the footsteps of Harlow, Marlow, Winslow et al.

Ikram is an Arabic name used for both girls and boys, though in the US it was given to no babies of any gender last year. The male version is sometimes spelled Ikraam.

Worldly choice that translates well.

Manius is one of the lesser-used Roman forenames, far less popular than Lucius, Marcus et al, both in ancient times and today. Its meaning is actually uncertain: another possible origin is from manes, deities of the underworld.

Much less popular than more traditional spellings.

May cut it in Budapest, but not in Boise. Just Fritz would be preferable.