Naming a baby can be a difficult task. While some parents-to-be know even before conception what they’ll name their baby (or come to an agreement super-fast), other parents aren’t so sure and find themselves making huge lists and debating the perfect name for months. If you’re expecting twins, it can be double the fun — or double the stress!
The rhyming twin-naming method of decades past isn’t super-common today even though it’s pretty easy to do. Instead of giving twins names that rhyme, like Chad and Thad, parents are instead considering names with a similar feel or origin and pairing them up together to see how they roll off the tongue.
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If you have twins on board, consider these name sets for your baby name list.
Popular twin boy names
Every year, the Social Security Administration puts out a list of the top baby names for that year. While the SSA no longer publishes the most popular twin sets, we can still drum up a ton of perfect pairs for the most popular boy names.
- Noah and Eli
- Liam and Nolan
- William and Wesley
- Mason and Branson
- James and Simon
- Benjamin and Nathaniel
- Jacob and Jonah
- Michael and James
- Elijah and Samuel
- Ethan and Evan
- Alexander and Anthony
- Oliver and Levi
- Daniel and Christopher
- Lucas and Colin
- Matthew and Isaac
- Aiden and Gavin
- Jackson and Owen
- Logan and Keegan
- David and Elliott
- Joseph and Henry
Popular twin girl names
For twin girls, we looked at the top 20 girl names in 2016 and paired each up with a similar name for her twin.
- Emma and Anna
- Olivia and Julia
- Ava and Ivy
- Sophia and Phoebe
- Isabella and Gabriella
- Mia and Anya
- Charlotte and Violet
- Abigail and Isabelle
- Emily and Emma
- Harper and Sloane
- Amelia and Victoria
- Evelyn and Eleanor
- Elizabeth and Rebecca
- Sofia and Eva
- Madison and Jordan
- Avery and Riley
- Ella and Cora
- Scarlett and Astrid
- Grace and Claire
- Chloe and Lila
Fraternal boy/girl twin names
Since the SSA’s twin name data went bye-bye, so too did the popular fraternal twin matchups. Don’t fret, though — we have you covered here with boy-girl sets that aren’t too obscure (and also aren’t too matchy-matchy.)
- Elijah and Emily
- Jackson and Madison
- Liam and Mia
- Owen and Chloe
- Abigail and Benjamin
- Emma and Jack
- Aiden and Avery
- Oliver and Charlotte
- Henry and Amelia
- Nolan and Regan
- Peyton and Ashton
- Levi and Violet
- Caroline and Harrison
- Aidan and Nadia
- Emma and James
- Grayson and London
Same first letter
Another tactic to take when choosing twin names is to pick names that begin with the same letter. This allows you to individualize the names while also linking them together, so they’re more matchy-matchy, but overall, they’re less rhyme-y. Here are a few ideas for twin names that begin with the same first letter.
- Zoey and Zachary
- Christine and Caitlin
- Aiden and Alex
- Bethany and Benjamin
- Nicholas and Noelle
- Taylor and Trent
- Elizabeth and Ethan
- August and Anthony
- Samuel and Sophia
- Connor and Camilla
- Landon and Lucy
- Lincoln and Lily
- Sebastian and Savannah
- Parker and Piper
Celeb twin names
If all else fails, look to the stars — those of the celebrity sort, that is. These celebs had babies two at a time, and maybe you’ll find inspiration in their children’s names.
- Ella and Alexander, children of Amal and George Clooney
- Knox and Vivienne, children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
- Emme and Max, children of Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony
- Phinnaeus and Hazel, children of Julia Roberts and Danny Moder
- Marion and Tabitha, children of Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick
- Moroccan and Monroe, children of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon
- Dolly and Charlie, children of Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell
- D’Lila and Jessie, children of Sean Combs and Kim Porter
- Gideon and Harper, children of Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
- Matthew and Gregory, children of Ray and Anna Romano
- Olivia and Malcolm, children of Denzel Washington and Pauletta Pearson
- Matteo and Valentino, children of Ricky Martin
- Eddy and Nelson, children of Céline Dion and René Angélil
- Stella and Grace, children of Dave Matthews and Jennifer Harper
- Honor and Xavier, children of Tilda Swinton and John Byrne
- Olivia and Lucas, children of Wanda Sykes and Alex Niedbalski
- Dakota and Danilee, children of Chuck Norris and Gena O’Kelley
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