Short 2-letter baby names for boys & girls

Looking for a super-short baby name? Maybe it’s to contrast with a longer first or middle name — or maybe you just want it to fit well onto a personalized license plate. No matter your reason, we have found more than 50 teeny tiny names for you to consider!

Apart from a few names, like Bo and Zé, most super-short two-letter baby names are usually nicknames or abbreviations.

For example, you have the oldies-but-goodies like Ed (typically abbreviated names like Edward or Edwin) and Al (nicknames for names like Albert and Alan) — and then there are the mostly unisex initial names like JJ, DJ, TJ, etc.

We have tried to sort these lists to fall in line with the types of names typically used for boys or for girls, but of course, there are very few strict gender rules when it comes to naming your wee one.

Check out the 2-letter baby names below, and see if any sound like the perfect little fit!

Short 2-letter baby names for boys

1. Al
2. Bo
3. Cy – Short for Cyrus
4. Ed
5. Jé – Pronounced like Jay
6. Ke
7. Ki
8. Ky
9. Om
10. Oz
11. Ra – Name of the Egyptian sun god
12. Ry
13. Si
14. Sy
15. Ty
16. Té – Pronounced like Tay
17. Ya
18. Zé – Pronounced like Zay

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2-letter initial baby names for boys

1. AJ
2. CJ
3. DJ
4. JC
5. JD
6. JJ
7. JR
8. JT
9. KC (Variation of Kasey/Casey)
10. LJ
11. RJ
12. TJ

Short 2-letter baby names for girls

1. An
2. Bo – Like actress Bo Derek
3. Bé – Pronounced like Bey
4. Cy
5. Di – Short for Diane/Diana
6. El
7. Fi
8. Io
9. Jo
10. Li
11. Lo
12. Lu
13. Mé – Pronounced like May
14. Mo
15. Ra – Name of the Egyptian sun god
16. Su
17. Ty
18. Vi
19. Vy
20. Yi

You might also want to see this: 100 one-syllable girl baby names

2-letter initial baby names for girls

1. CC (Variation of Ceci)
2. CJ
3. DD (Variation of Didi/DeeDee)
4. DJ
5. JJ
6. KC (Variation of Casey/Kasey)