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Boy Names with 2 syllables

There are 3152 2-syllable names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are 2-syllable names 1 to 20. Aaron was the most popular among these names in 2008 with a rank of #50 and a usage of 0.3916%. The name is primarily used in English, German, Hebrew, and Polish, and it was followed in popularity by the English, French, German, Portuguese, and Spanish Abel and the English, Hebrew, and Russian Abram. The unusual 2-syllable names are Abba (Hebrew), Abbas (Arabic and Urdu), Abbey (English), Abbot (English), Abby (English), Abdel (Arabic), Abdul (Arabic), Abdul Hakim (Arabic and Urdu), Abele (Italian), Abell (English), Abert (English), Abid (Arabic), Abie (English), Able (English), Abner (English), Abrams (English), and Abu (Arabic).

2-syllable names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. At the height of their usage in 1951, 68.391% of baby boys were given 2-syllable names. There were 587 2-syllable names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. 2-syllable names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2008, 464 2-syllable names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 47.836%. Within all 2-syllable names, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Jacob was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #1 and a usage of 1.0355%.

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Aaron Popularity Trend of Aaron
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 50 50 enlightened, exalted, ... largely used in the English, German, ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be ...

Abba father ... used predominantly in the Hebrew language ... an infrequently used baby name for boys ...

Abbas somber ... of Arabic origin, and it is used mainly ... not widely used as a baby name for boys ...

Abbey father of light, father ... used chiefly in the English language, ... form of Abner ...

Abbot priest ... an English name of Old English origin ... not regularly used as a baby name for ...

Abby father of light, father ... used chiefly in the English language, and ... form of Abner ...

Abdel servant of; servant ... origin and use are both in the Arabic language ... variant form of Abdul ...

Abdul Popularity Trend of Abdul
from 1900 to 2008. servant of; servant ... used chiefly in Arabic and its origin is ... form of Abdallah ...

Abdul Hakim servant of the Intelligent ... of Arabic origin, and it is used ... not regularly used as a baby name ...

Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 360 360 breath, vapor; son ... used predominantly in the English, ... origin of the name is obscure; it could be ...

Abele breath, vapor; son ... used chiefly in Italian and its origin ... variant of Abel ...

Abell breath, vapor; son ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variant of Abel ...

Abert nobly famous ... has its origins in the Germanic language ... variation of Albert ...

Abid worshipper of god ... origin, as well as its use, is in the Arabic ... not listed in the top 1000 names ...

Abie father of a multitude ... has its origins in the Hebrew language and ... form of Abraham ...

Able breath, vapor; son ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variant spelling of Abel ...

Abner Popularity Trend of Abner
from 1900 to 2008. father of light, father ... primarily used in the English language ... has been more common in America than in ...

Abram Popularity Trend of Abram
from 1900 to 2008.
2008 Rank: 548 548 high father; father ... used predominantly in English, Hebrew, ... was possibly an independent name of ...

Abrams father of a multitude ... used chiefly in the English language ... variant form of Abraham ...

Abu father ... origin and use are both in the Arabic language ... uncommon as a baby boy name ...


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