Two Syllable Boy Names

Several animal names, from Fox to Wolf and even to Tiger, ccan work, but Cougar should stay in its cage. Even John Mellencamp has dropped it.

This spelling of Winton has gotten considerable buzz via jazz musician Wynton Marsalis.

The more popular Aiden becomes, the more spelling variations we see in the Top 1000. This version was as high as Number 271 in 2009, though we recommend choosing a different spelling if you're set on this uber-popular moniker.

Shakespeare's classic drunken fool. In fact, this name, carried to Britain by the Normans, was quite popular until it was brought into disrepute by the low-life character who haunts taverns with Falstaff in Shakespeare's history plays.

Male name in Choctaw culture.

A less-popular spelling of on-the-rise Cason.

Buffaloes are honored in Cherokee culture, as they were notoriously difficult to hunt yet an important food source.

Dashing unisex saint's name sometimes associated with the Cajun cadences of New Orleans.

Diminutive form of Tholf

Lorca is a Spanish place name from the province of Navarre, but more famous as the last name of the eminent Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who was the direct inspiration for the name of Leonard Cohen's daughter Lorca.

This upbeat, friendly surname name has appeared on television's Battlestar Galactica a handful of cartoons, and on a literary note, a character in Herman Melville's Moby Dick. Sports fans might think of Boomer Esiason, the NFL quarterback turned color commentator. He's not the only athlete to answer to the upbeat nickname.

Resonant place-name of the beautiful Southern California desert.

Strong and unusual Nordic name that would make a cool addition to the N-ending boy name trend.

Positive meaning -- and a choice of spelling variations.

Darth Vader, as in the Star Wars villain, is said to mean "dark father"