Two-Syllable Baby Names
Baby names with two syllables, ranked by current U.S. popularity. Compare counts, trends, and the history of this name length.
- Girls, 2025
- 48.1%
- vs 48.5% in 2000
- Girls' names in use
- 7,847
- 29,676 recorded since 1880
- Girls' peak
- 1882
- at 76.4% of names
- Boys, 2025
- 60.6%
- vs 63.0% in 2000
- Boys' names in use
- 8,606
- 27,669 recorded since 1880
- Boys' peak
- 2012
- at 65.3% of names
How this name length has fared since 1880
Share of published U.S. births, year by year.
| Save name | Name & meaning | History 1926–2025, yearly counts; individually scaled | Babies 2025 · rank | 5-year rank movement | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Who is like God? | 8,094#21 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 1957 | ||
Beloved | 6,794#35 | Down 7 rank positions in five years | 1955 | ||
He will add | 7,303#29 | Down 3 rank positions in five years | 1956 | ||
Twin | 6,917#34 | Up 11 rank positions in five years | 1952 | ||
God is my judge | 8,085#22 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 1985 | ||
Gift of Yahweh | 7,003#32 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 1983 | ||
Manly; masculine | 4,497#73 | Down 21 rank positions in five years | 1987 | ||
Lady, princess | 2,710#90 | Down 4 rank positions in five years | 1982 | ||
Traditionally heel-holder or supplanter; possibly may God protect | 6,152#43 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 1998 | ||
Whole; great | 12,754#3 | Down 1 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Home ruler | 12,020#5 | Up 4 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Meaning uncertain; Hebrew Aharon name family | 4,041#80 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 1989 | ||
Nobility, through the Adalheidis family | 3,547#65 | Up 11 rank positions in five years | 1921 | ||
He gave | 4,975#63 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Rest; repose, in the masculine Hebrew name | 20,358#2 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Firm, enduring, strong | 7,852#24 | Down 11 rank positions in five years | 2004 | ||
Favor; grace | 3,973#56 | Down 17 rank positions in five years | 2000 | ||
Free man, through Charles | 13,400#2 | Up 3 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Toward the tide | 6,208#41 | Up 1 rank positions in five years | 2001 | ||
Little hollow | 5,576#53 | Down 37 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Ruby gemstone | 3,554#64 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1924 | ||
Will + helmet, through William | 20,818#1 | Steady | 2024 | ||
Other in the Norman name; also a diminutive | 5,831#29 | Down 14 rank positions in five years | 2010 | ||
Life through Eve; voice in Persian; other roots uncertain | 7,732#11 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Stoneworker | 6,291#39 | Down 28 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
He will laugh; he will rejoice | 5,953#47 | Down 8 rank positions in five years | 2007 | ||
Probably from Lucania | 10,219#10 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Probably dog; alternative whole-heart explanation | 5,217#58 | Down 2 rank positions in five years | 2002 | ||
Short form of Maria; also Italian “mine” | 11,078#6 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Noble strength | 2,919#86 | Down 26 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Hazel tree; light brown colour | 6,318#21 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Clear; bright; famous | 3,601#63 | Up 40 rank positions in five years | 1918 | ||
Son of Jack | 6,582#36 | Down 19 rank positions in five years | 2013 | ||
Angel; messenger from the Greek root | 4,757#67 | Up 9 rank positions in five years | 2006 | ||
Lion | 8,173#19 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Little fire, through Aidan | 5,046#62 | Down 38 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Probably weary or grieved; alternative cow-related origin | 3,880#58 | Down 13 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Young green shoot | 6,203#23 | Up 2 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
Modern variant of Jaden; sometimes linked to Jadon | 4,653#70 | Down 33 rank positions in five years | 2009 | ||
West meadow or clearing | 5,578#52 | Up 46 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Welsh form of Owain; also Irish Eoghan | 7,190#31 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2016 | ||
Light | 6,176#25 | Up 25 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Possibly joined or attached | 9,642#12 | Up 6 rank positions in five years | 2022 | ||
Brave in battle, through Wigheard | 6,480#38 | Down 9 rank positions in five years | 2017 | ||
Star in Latin; also pillar through Styliani | 4,136#52 | Down 10 rank positions in five years | 2018 | ||
Occupational carter; also Irish son of Arthur | 6,024#45 | Down 12 rank positions in five years | 2015 | ||
Honor or Arabic light; also a short form of Eleanor | 6,380#20 | Up 10 rank positions in five years | 2025 | ||
Lily flower | 6,673#18 | Up 17 rank positions in five years | 2011 | ||
Hay clearing, through Hayley | 2,556#104 | Down 23 rank positions in five years | 2003 | ||
Farmer or worker of the earth, through George | 2,619#99 | Up 78 rank positions in five years | 2025 |
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Sources & methodology
Meaning summaries use Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and referenced name histories. Each name’s detail page includes its sources.
Syllables use recorded Wiktionary pronunciations when available and spelling estimates otherwise; pronunciations can vary. The list shows the most popular names for each sex. Historical shares are measured over published names only. Rankings and counts come from official SSA birth records. “—” means fewer than five published applications for that sex and year.