Wait, So [name_u]John[/name_u], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], [name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], [name_u]Charles[/name_u] are all Unisex now here on Nameberry? Damn this trend will just not stop will it? When are we ever gonna get girl names for Boys? Is there ever gonna be a balance? For goodness sake.
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If we are ever blessed to have a baby boy his name will most likely be [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] 
. It technically started out masculine and itâs grown on me for sure.
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Weâre just not gonna talk about the girl on tiktok that named her DAUGHTER RichardâŚ
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I mean I get [name_u]Henry[/name_u] as a nn for a girl for [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f], and I do recall there was a Disney movie, the black cauldron where a female pig was named [name_u]Henry[/name_u]. And if you look back at SSA in the early years, [name_u]Johnny[/name_u] was at one point used as girl names.
Itâs not an actual trend because it does date back in the late 1800s. But I still see the point of being tiresome of boy names on girls, because I really want [name_u]Addison[/name_u] and [name_u]Madison[/name_u] to be finally put back to being actually unisex.
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[name_f]My[/name_f] only issue with this trend is that you never see girl names being used on boys. There seem to be some kind of idea that using a boy name in a girl gives of the vibe of a cool, strong, independent girl. You never see people saying that that they want to use a girl name on a boy so he [name_u]Will[/name_u] come off as soft, gentle and caring.
We really limit how u can be as a boy way more than how we limit girls. Its way more ok go be a âboyishâ girl than it is to be a âgirlyâ boy. Its so sad to me and that also reflects in naming trends.
I wish it was equally ok to name a som [name_f]Emma[/name_f] as it is to name a girl [name_u]James[/name_u].
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The pig is actually Hen-Wren lol but I can totally understand mistaking that for [name_u]Henry[/name_u].
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If you want to use a girl name on a boy âŚ,âŚ.,
[name_f]Do[/name_f] it âŚ,?
I donât understand what complaining about it will do 
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You seem to spend a lot of time on Nameberry complaining about boys names being used for girls and wanting feminine names to be used for boys. Why worry so much about what other people are doing? If you want to call your son [name_f]Emma[/name_f], just do it.
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one of my favourites for a boy is Autumn 
(which by the way should totally be considered a unisex name because the last time I checked the season of autumn did not have a gender lol)
This is so eloquently said. Hear hear!
This is truly my biggest naming pet peeve. Hardly anyone (outside of namenerds like ourselves, and even within this group itâs a small minority) is enthusiastic about giving boys feminine names - many people say âitâs emasculatingâ, âheâll be bulliedâ, but will in the same breath attest that their daughter named Blake or James is âempoweredâ and âbada$$â. Itâs the same reason girls can wear pants but a boy couldnât get away with wearing a skirt, even though in many cultures men wear skirts and dresses. In Western culture we really have such stuffy ideas about âhow to be a boyâ and âhow to be a girlâ and itâs sad to see it being imposed on kids as early as the moment theyâre given a name.
But more than that I think it shows an inherent preference for the masculine in our society.
Giving your daughter a boyâs name (supposedly) lends her an air of coolness and strength while giving your son a girlâs name (supposedly) emasculates and weakens him. That doesnât make any sense to me.
Besides, so many great boys names have been âstolenâ by the girls over the years (Ashley, Addison, Kendall, Lauren etc.) and because of the way we view femininity, they have swung so far feminine as to be considered unusable by many because theyâre âtoo feminineâ - as if being feminine is a bad thing!
@EllieWilbury summed it up so well in this post which shows the double standard, even on nameberry, around this issue!
Sorry to post an absolute novel on this lol ! I have some strong feelings on this topic. I know some people say itâs ânot that deepâ or itâs a waste of time complaining, but I think itâs actually a really interesting piece of social commentary for many reasons, not the least of which is that the roles and limitations we place on our children have a direct effect on society as they grow up - name trends are such an interesting way of seeing where parents are at, and this is a really juicy one! This is after all a website dedicated to discussing names and name trends. But then I take periodic breaks from the boards so I donât know how often OP has brought this topic up 
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Wow, Iâm surprised Iâm the first to like your comment. You said this so clearly and beautifully. I was truly captivated!
I agree with everything you said â parents rarely give their sons feminine names, femininity is implicitly (sometimes explicitly) considered a smear upon manhood, and we donât allow boys/men the full range of emotional expression that we as humans naturally possess and should revel in. However, while I admit that itâs trendy to give daughters boy names, Iâm not going to condemn this gender-bending practice simply because injustice exists on the other side of the spectrum (not saying youâre doing that, just clarifying my position!). What does frustrate me in these conversations is that, inevitably, there are often those with good intentions who nevertheless insist that itâs an insult/blasphemy for girls to wear, and therefore, tarnish traditionally male names. They argue that we should value femininity, but I donât see how placing barriers on females accomplishes any progress?
My guess is that one day, enough names are going to be âstolenâ for females that the number of purely masculine names will dwindle to such small numbers, names will altogether transform into an almost totally unisex domain.
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Oh, dang. For the longest time it was [name_u]Henry[/name_u] 
thank you for clearing that up
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Well my name is Ruby and apparently that is unisex as well (though I have never met a male Ruby and probably never will)
Someone I know had a baby boy this year and named him [name_u]Laurel[/name_u] 
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Itâs really not that big a dealâŚ
Anybody can be named any nameâŚ
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I donât necessarily disagree with the sentiment behind the original post, just wanted to contribute to this dialogue. I think itâs an important conversation to have.
I say this as someone who tends to lean âboyâ for the majority of popular âunisexâ namesâŚ
One of my favorite âboyâ names is Indigo, I fell in love with it many years ago due to a book I liked. I only ever see it being used here on a girl. I also prefer (non exhaustive list) Jess/Jesse/Jessie, Addison, Ariel, Blair, Briar, Mandy, Mackenzie, and Lauren (spelled Loren), and Allie on a boy. All of these names are vast-majority-femme where I live at least, even though some/all are considered unisex.
Yet there is a non-zero likelihood Iâd use the name Ryan, Spencer, Collins, or Chandler on a girl.
Names only have the gender we assign to them! There may be confusion if we break the ârules,â but (unless you live somewhere where there happen to be name laws) there are no rules.
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the babyâs name is actually [name_u]Luca[/name_u], [name_m]Richard[/name_m] is just for the joke
I guess they are gender neutral. I think they become gender neutral when there is more than 5% of one gender and less than 95% of the other. I do like some girl names for boys (like [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and Juno)
Unfortunately itâs still seen as unattractive to most people for a boy too have a name that appears too soft. I tend to disagree but here we are.
So are we suggesting girl names that should go back to boys or could be boys names. Shall we be the change we wanna see in the world?
Hereâs my faves and suggestions:
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_u]Temple[/name_u]
[name_f]Sioux[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] + traditional boy name
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Chesney[/name_u]
[name_f]Mags[/name_f] or [name_f]Maggy[/name_f]
[name_u]Sandy[/name_u]
[name_u]Denny[/name_u]
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