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Girl Names with 2 syllables

There are 1237 2-syllable names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are 2-syllable names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abby (English and German) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #221 and a usage of 0.0744%, followed in descending order by Abril (Spanish), Aileen (English and German), Abbie (English and Irish), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian), Abbey (English and Irish), and Aimee (English). The unusual 2-syllable names are Abba (English), Abbe (English), Addie (English and Irish), Addy (English), Adele (English, German, and Italian), Adell (English), Adelle (English), Aggie (English and Scottish), Aggy (English and Scottish), Agna (German), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Ailsa (Scottish), and Aine (Irish).

2-syllable names are classic favorites. Today they are still very popular as baby girl names, but not as much as they were in the past. Their usage peaked in 1949 with 64.287% of baby girls being given 2-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 466 2-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 25.029% with 311 2-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 2-syllable names, Emma (English, French, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8698%.

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Abba ... my father rejoices, ... of Hebrew origin and it is used largely ... form of Abigail ...

Abbe ... my father rejoices, ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variation of Abigail ...

Abbey Popularity Trend of Abbey
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 820 820 ... my father rejoices, ... language of origin is Hebrew ... predominantly used in English and Irish ...

Abbie Popularity Trend of Abbie
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 634 634 ... my father rejoices, ... largely used in the English and Irish ... form of Abigail ...

Abby Popularity Trend of Abby
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 221 221 ... my father rejoices, ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and ... form of Abigail ...

Abril Popularity Trend of Abril
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 437 437 ... April ... of English origin and it is used largely ... variation of April ... ranked at #437 then ...

Ada Popularity Trend of Ada
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 646 646 ... noble, honorable; ornament, ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... The name is of obscure origin ...

Addie Popularity Trend of Addie
from 1900 to 2007. ... son of Adam; noble, ... has its origins in the English and Germanic ... used largely in English and Irish ...

Addy ... noble, honorable; of ... mainly used in English and it is of ... form of Adelaide ...

Adele Popularity Trend of Adele
from 1900 to 2007. ... noble, honorable ... used chiefly in English, German, and ... Its origin is Germanic ... variant of Adela ...

Adell Popularity Trend of Adell
from 1900 to 2007. ... of a noble kind ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... form of Adelaide ...

Adelle Popularity Trend of Adelle
from 1900 to 2007. ... of a noble kind ... language of origin is Germanic and it is ... form of Adelaide ...

Aggie Popularity Trend of Aggie
from 1900 to 2007. ... kind, good; pure, chaste ... language of origin is Old Greek, and it is ... form of Agnes ...

Aggy ... kind, good; pure, chaste ... used predominantly in the English and ... derived from Old Greek origins ...

Agna ... pure, chaste ... used mostly in the German language and it ... form of Agnes ... a rare baby girl name ...

Agnes Popularity Trend of Agnes
from 1900 to 2007. ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... of Old Greek and Celtic origin ... used mainly in the Dutch, English, German, ...

Aileen Popularity Trend of Aileen
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 500 500 ... largely used in the English and German ... derived from Old French origins ... form of Eileen ...

Ailsa ... island of Alfsigr ... language of origin is Old Norse and it is used ... not ranked within the top 1000 ...

Aimee Popularity Trend of Aimee
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 833 833 ... beloved ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... variation of Amy ... an all-time favorite ...

Aine ... fire, brightness, splendor ... language of origin is Celtic and it is ... one of the oldest Irish names ...



Popularity Trend
for 2-syllable Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for 2-syllable Names
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