Two Syllable Boy Names

One of the most popular of the creative spellings of this name.

Unusual name chosen for her son by actress Nia Long, who combined it with the even more unusual literary middle name, Zhivago.

The son at the end of many Scandinavian names makes them more consistent with modern American name tastes. While Nilsson may be the proper Scandinavian form of the name, many English speakers will try to spell it Nilson or Nelson.

A modern mashup of the popular Ky/Kai sound and the trendy -land ending. More than 60 boys were named Kyland in 2022.

Newly coined options, the letter Z, and strong A sounds all remain on trend for boys in the US and Zaylin ticks all the boxes. Like a mash up of Zaiden, Zayn and Waylon, Zaylin was given to around 70 boys in 2023. It is the second most popular spelling of the name, above Zaylan and Zaylon, but not so well used as Zaylen.

A casual take on Corbin.

Though not technically a one-person name, since 30 baby boys were named Shemar in 2016, Shemar stems from one specific person, prolific actor Shemar Moore. He has said that his parents came up with it by combining the first three letters of each of their first names, Sherrod and Marilyn.

This variation of Muhammad is common among Turkish Muslims.