Baby Names for Twins

It's confirmed! You're gonna be a mommy of not one, but two! The arrival of twin babies can give both, a double dose of happiness as well as headache. Now now now...before you start giving me any of those nasty looks, allow me to explain my earlier statement. Doubled is the happiness because you now have two sweet little angels instead of one, and double the 'headache' because you now have to come up with two baby names instead of one! But hey, that's one 'headache' all of us would love to have, wouldn't we? Well, for those of who are about to be blessed with two beautiful babies, this article has some baby name ideas for your darling duo.

There are many ways of selecting names for twin babies. Some prefer names starting with the same alphabet, some prefer rhyming names whereas a few opt for names having similar meanings. These days, you also happen to come across a few unique baby names wherein the twins are named after certain famous sportspersons, singers, movie stars, and even politicians! Celebrity baby names is also quite a popular trend these days. Let us begin with some popular baby names for twin boys.

For Twin Boys
The 'theme' or the reason behind grouping the two names together has been mentioned in brackets.
  • Jack and Jacob (same letter)
  • Adrian and Andrew (same letter)
  • Mark and Mitchell (same letter)
  • Keenan and Kyle (same letter)
  • Ryan and Bryan (rhyming)
  • Will and Bill (rhyming)
  • Jaden and Hayden (rhyming)
  • Brian and Carl (similar name meaning)
  • Orlando and Rodrigo (similar meaning)
  • Shawn and John (rhyming)
  • Jacob and Joseph (popularity)
  • Felix and Asher (similar meaning)
  • Dylan and Daniel (popularity)
  • Tyler and Taylor (popularity)
  • Mark and Michael (same letter)
  • Justin and Jason (same letter)
  • Steve and Stuart (same letter)
  • Michael and Damien(popularity)
  • Bob and Bryan (same letter)
  • Heath and Harold (same letter)
  • Mark and Matthew (popularity)
  • Martin and Nelson (great politicians)
  • Frank and Joe (remember the Hardy Boys?)
  • Pete and Andre (American tennis greats)
  • Rivaldo and Ronaldo (Brazilian football greats)
  • Chandler and Joey (television sitcom characters)
  • Bruce and Nolan (movie characters played by Jim Carrey)
  • George and Jerry (television sitcom characters)
For Twin Girls
Two beautiful baby girls! Surely you'd want their names to be as special and beautiful as they are. The following is a list of popular and interesting baby girl names for twins.
  • Aurelia and Flavia (similar name meaning)
  • Leila and Layla (same letter)
  • Alice and Freya (similar meaning)
  • Clarissa and Leanora (similar meaning)
  • Martina and Monica (tennis greats)
  • Venus and Victoria (same letter)
  • Julie and Jessica (same letter)
  • Amy and May (anagram)
  • Grace and Angela (popularity)
  • Kim and Katrina (same letter)
  • Anna and Emma (popularity)
  • Gabriella and Isabella (popularity)
  • Alicia and Maria (famous singers)
  • Lauren and Lindsay (same letter)
  • Carol and Claire(same letter)
  • Grace and Emily (popularity)
  • Britney and Christina (famous singers)
  • Nelly and Natalie (famous singers)
  • Tessa and Vanessa (rhyming)
  • Sophia and Olivia (popularity)
  • Hannah and Sarah (popularity)
  • Fiona and Felicity (same letter)
  • Annie and Alison (same letter)
  • Ashley and Elysha (anagram)
  • Nadia and Natasha (same letter)
  • Betty and Veronica (comic book characters)
  • Paris and Sydney (famous places)
  • Rachel and Monica (television sitcom characters)
For Mixed Twins (Boy and Girl)
If yours is a pair of mixed twins i.e. a girl and a boy, you could have a look at some of the following:
  • Kevin and Kara (same letter)
  • Alexander and Cleopatra (historical names)
  • John and Genelia (popularity)
  • Kevin and Cathy (popularity)
  • Jennifer and Benjamin (rhyme as Jen and Ben)
  • Nolan and Nicole (same letter)
  • Ethan and Emma (same letter)
  • Jessie and Julia (same letter)
  • Mark and Michelle (same letter)
  • Aston and Alicia (same letter)
  • Eve and Steve (rhyming)
  • Ross and Rachel (same letter)
  • Hector and Hannah (same letter)
  • Samuel and Sophia (same letter)
This was just a short list of baby names for your duo, which was meant to give you an idea of the different combinations or themes that you can take into consideration while coming up with baby names. Using your creativity, you can surely improve upon them and come up with a couple of really beautiful names for your twin angels.