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Girl Names with 2 syllables

There are 2305 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 2008 with a rank of #259 and a usage of 0.064%, followed in descending order by Abril (Spanish), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Czech, and Hebrew), Abbie (English and Irish), and Abbey (English and Irish). The unusual 2-syllable names are Abba (English), Abbe (English), Abra (English), Adair (English and Scottish), Addie (English, Irish, and Hebrew), Addy (English), Adele (Czech, English, French, German, and Italian), Adell (English), Adelle (English), Aga (Polish), Agape (Greek), Agate (English), Aggie (English and Scottish), Aggy (English and Scottish), and Agna (English and German).

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 1901 with 67.460% of baby girls being given 2-syllable names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 455 2-syllable names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2008, their total usage was 25.040% with 322 2-syllable names listed among the top 1000. Among all 2-syllable names, Emma (English, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, and Italian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 0.9043%.

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Abba my father rejoices, ... has its origins in the Hebrew language and ... 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 2008.
2008 Rank: 822 822 my father rejoices, ... language of origin is Hebrew ... predominantly used in English and Irish ...

Abbie Popularity Trend of Abbie
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 737 737 my father rejoices, ... largely used in the English and Irish ... form of Abigail ...

Abby Popularity Trend of Abby
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 259 259 my father rejoices, ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, English and ... form of Abigail ...

Abra mother of a mighty nation, mother of the multitude ... mainly used in the English language and ...

Abril Popularity Trend of Abril
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 522 522 April ... of English origin and it is used largely ... variation of April ... ranked at #437 then ...

Ada Popularity Trend of Ada
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 598 598 noble, honorable; of ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... used largely in the English, German, ...

Adair wealthy spear, owner ... language of origin is Scottish ... predominantly used in English and Scottish ...

Addie Popularity Trend of Addie
from 1900 to 2008. son of Adam; noble, ... has its origins in the Germanic, English, ... form of Adiel ...

Addy of a noble kind; noble ... has its origins in the Germanic and Old ... used largely in English ...

Adele Popularity Trend of Adele
from 1900 to 2008. noble, honorable ... used chiefly in Czech, English, French, ... Its origin is Germanic ... variant of Adela ...

Adell Popularity Trend of Adell
from 1900 to 2008. of a noble kind ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... form of Adelaide ... was #426 in rank then ...

Adelle Popularity Trend of Adelle
from 1900 to 2008. of a noble kind; noble, ... language of origin is Germanic and it is ... form of Adelaide ...

Aga pure, chaste; kind, ... mainly used in Polish and its language of ... variation of Agnes ...

Agape love ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... The name was borne by two early minor saints ...

Agate the agate stone ... language of origin is Latin and it is ... an unusual baby girl name ...

Aggie Popularity Trend of Aggie
from 1900 to 2008. the agate stone; pure, ... language of origin is Latin and Old Greek, and ... form of Agatha ...

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

Agna pure, chaste; kind, ... used mostly in the English and German ... of Old Greek origin ... form of Agatha ...


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