If you’re expecting twins, you may find that it’s hard enough for you and your partner to agree on one name, let alone two! My husband and I had a difficult time. For some reason, we agreed almost immediately on two girls’ names–Sydney and Hayley–but figuring out boys’ names was a different story. Needless to say, we soon found out we were expecting two boys! Finally, we decided we’d each pick a name, and as long as the other person didn’t violently object to it, we’d go with that. I liked the name Caleb, and my husband was okay with it, so that was a “go.” My husband liked the name Austin, but I really didn’t like the association with the Austin Powers movies, so I told him we could use Austin only if we spelled it like Jane Austen, giving it a more literary connection. Therefore, we finally settled on Austen and Caleb. As often happens, they appear now to be the perfect names for our kids, as we couldn’t imagine them being anything other than “Caleb” and “Austen.”
Another issue in naming twins is whether to give them sound-alike names or different ones. Sound-alike names can be adorable, but experts usually advise that twins have very different names in order to help them establish their own identities and not confuse people. Nevertheless, I haven’t heard of too many twins who were permanently scarred by having sound-alike names, so you and your partner should do what you feel is best!
Finally, if you’re still stumped as to what to name your twins, I suggest you check out the Social Security Administration’s list of most popular names for twins in 2005. Here it is:
1 Jacob, Joshua
2 Matthew, Michael
3 Daniel, David
4 Faith, Hope
5 Ethan, Evan
6 Taylor, Tyler
7 Isaac, Isaiah
8 Joseph, Joshua
9 Nathan, Nicholas
10 Madison, Mason
11 Hailey, Hannah
12 Madison, Morgan
13 Alexander, Andrew
14 Elijah, Isaiah
15 Jordan, Justin
16 Mackenzie, Madison
17 Alexander, Nicholas
18 Caleb, Joshua
19 Emma, Ethan
20 Jonathan, Joshua
21 Emily, Ethan
22 Alexander, Benjamin
23 Andrew, Matthew
24 Benjamin, Samuel
25 James, John
26 Matthew, Nicholas
27 Brandon, Brian
28 Ella, Emma
29 Alexander, Zachary
30 Dylan, Tyler
31 Hannah, Sarah
32 Madison, Matthew
33 Christian, Christopher
34 Faith, Grace
35 Jacob, Jordan
36 Jacob, Matthew
37 Jaden, Jordan
38 Alexander, Anthony
39 Brandon, Bryan
40 Emily, Sarah
41 Ethan, Nathan
42 Jacob, Joseph
43 Jordan, Joshua
44 Landon, Logan
45 Olivia, Sophia
46 Ashley, Emily
47 Elizabeth, Emily
48 Elizabeth, Katherine
49 Jeremy, Joshua
50 John, Joseph
51 Nathan, Noah
52 Nicholas, Noah
53 Nicholas, Zachary
54 Alexander, Christopher
55 Christopher, Michael
56 Jacob, Zachary
57 Jason, Justin
58 Abigail, Allison
59 Amy, Emily
60 Andrew, Nicholas
61 Benjamin, William
62 Christopher, Nicholas
63 Ella, Ethan
64 Gabriella, Isabella
65 Isabella, Sophia
66 Jeremiah, Joshua
67 Megan, Morgan
68 Samuel, Sophia
69 Aidan, Ava
70 Alexander, Alexis
71 Andrew, Anthony
72 Andrew, Ethan
73 Andrew, William
74 Ava, Olivia
75 Caleb, Jacob
76 Jacob, Nicholas
77 Jacob, Ryan
78 Jake, Luke
79 Jayden, Jordan
80 John, William
81 Mark, Matthew
82 Natalie, Nathan
83 Nathaniel, Nicholas
84 Ryan, Tyler
85 Abigail, Emily
86 Anna, Emma
87 Anthony, Michael
88 Anthony, Nicholas
89 Austin, Justin
90 Benjamin, Jacob
91 Brian, Brianna
92 Christopher, Matthew
93 Daniel, Samuel
94 Gabriel, Michael
95 Haley, Hannah
96 Jada, Jaden
97 Jayden, Jaylen
98 Jonathan, Joseph
99 Kyle, Ryan
100 Logan, Lucas
101 Logan, Luke
102 Matthew, Ryan
103 Parker, Payton
104 Parker, Peyton
105 Reagan, Riley
106 Tanner, Tyler
I like Tayve’onn and Jayve’onn
I like Alexander and Nicholas for boys and
Presley and Parker for girl/boy and Rebecca and Rachel for girl twins