15,000+ Two-Syllable Boy Names

  1. Creedence
    • Roko
      • Origin:

        Croatian variation of Rocco, Italian
      • Meaning:

        "rest"
      • Description:

        One of the coolest undiscovered international names, we love Roko for its simplicity, modern style, and freshness. It ranks among the top boy names in its native Croatia.
    • Talen
      • Ximenes
        • Origin:

          Spanish variation of Simon
        • Description:

          The J spelling -- both are pronounced as if they started with H -- is more common, but the X has more flair.
      • Sahib
        • Origin:

          Arabic
        • Meaning:

          "companion; owner"
        • Description:

          A Muslim Boy name that can have a sweet and amicable meaning — friend, or companion — or a less appealing one — master, or owner.
      • Arjen
        • Daris
          • Halldor
            • Griffy
              • Ruaridh
                • Marston
                  • Origin:

                    English
                  • Meaning:

                    "residence near a marshy place"
                  • Description:

                    Streamline it to Marsh, Mason, or Carson.
                • Zaylan
                  • Origin:

                    Modern invention of unknown meaning
                  • Description:

                    Newly coined options, the letter Z, and strong A sounds all remain on trend for boys in the US and Zaylan ticks all the boxes. Like a mash up of Zaiden, Zayn and Waylon, Zaylen was given to around 30 boys is 2023. Similar Zaylen is currently the most popular spelling of the name.
                • Pavlin
                  • Origin:

                    Variation of Pavel, Russian
                  • Meaning:

                    "small"
                  • Description:

                    Pavlin ups Pavel's style quotient by giving it a surname feel.
                • Dechen
                  • Origin:

                    Tibetan
                  • Meaning:

                    "great happiness"
                  • Description:

                    A joyful meaning and an appealing international name.
                • Grizzly
                  • Origin:

                    Word name
                  • Description:

                    Now that Bear is becoming a hot name, can Grizzly be far behind? A handful of baby boys did get this name last year in the US.
                • Reinwald
                  • Montrell
                    • Faxon
                      • Origin:

                        English
                      • Meaning:

                        "hair"
                      • Description:

                        A rare place name and surname, with possible potential as an alternative to Jaxon. Famous wearers of the surname include biologist brothers Charles Edward and Walter Faxon, and composer Nancy Plummer Faxon.
                    • Hutchings
                      • Origin:

                        Scottish surname, related to HUGH
                      • Meaning:

                        "mind, intellect"
                      • Description:

                        Hutchings, rarely heard as a first name, is a semi-patronymic denoting 'son of Hugh'. What it's got going for it is cute nickname Hutch, a cousin of Hitch and Huck.
                    • Villard
                      • Origin:

                        French from German
                      • Meaning:

                        "battle fortress"
                      • Description:

                        Creative surname choice, associated with the great French postimpressionist Edouard Villard.