Boy or Girl?

I was just wondering what your first thought would be if you read these names: boy or girl?
[name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Francis[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Harley[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Christian[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name]
[name]Casey[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]

Sorry the list is so long! If you wouldn’t mind telling me where you are from that would be great!

Thanks, [name]Rachel[/name] x

FL

[name]Sidney[/name]: Boy
[name]Rowan[/name]: Boy
[name]Francis[/name]: Girl
[name]Morgan[/name]: Girl, but I prefer it on boys
[name]Piper[/name]: Girl
[name]Quinn[/name]: Girl
[name]Harvey[/name]: Boy
[name]Laurence[/name]: Boy but I think it could work for a girl
[name]Harley[/name]: Boy
[name]Elliot[/name]: Boy
[name]Paige[/name]: Girl
[name]Taylor[/name]: Girl
[name]Reese[/name]: Spelled this way, girl
[name]Riley[/name]: Boy
[name]Bailey[/name]: Girl
[name]Finley[/name]: Boy
[name]Avery[/name]: Boy
[name]Marley[/name]: Boy
[name]Christian[/name]: Boy
[name]Alexis[/name]: Girl, but I prefer it on boys
[name]Casey[/name]: Boy
[name]Erin[/name]: Girl
[name]Vivian[/name]: Girl

[name]Hi[/name], I’m from the UK :slight_smile:

[name]Sidney[/name] - boy
[name]Rowan[/name] - undecided
[name]Francis[/name] - boy with this spelling, girl with the [name]Frances[/name] spelling
[name]Morgan[/name] - boy
[name]Piper[/name] - girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - girl
[name]Harvey[/name] - boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - boy (although I think its great on a girl)
[name]Harley[/name] - boy
[name]Elliot[/name] - boy
[name]Paige[/name] - girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - girl
[name]Reese[/name] - girl, but boy with the [name]Rhys[/name] spelling
[name]Riley[/name] - boy
[name]Bailey[/name] - girl
[name]Finley[/name] - boy
[name]Avery[/name] - boy
[name]Marley[/name] - girl
[name]Christian[/name] - boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - girl
[name]Casey[/name] - girl
[name]Erin[/name] - girl
[name]Vivian[/name] - girl

I’m in the southern US (raised in the [name]North[/name]), and for me, this is the breakdown:

Boys:
[name]Sidney[/name] (I usually hate Y substitutes, but to me [name]Sydney[/name] is more feminine, and [name]Sid[/name] sounds like an old man.)
[name]Rowan[/name]
[name]Francis[/name] (I love [name]Frances[/name] for a girl way more than [name]Francis[/name] for a boy.)
[name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Quinn[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Laurence[/name]
[name]Harley[/name]
[name]Elliot[/name]
[name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Finley[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Christian[/name]
[name]Casey[/name]

Girls:
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Alexis[/name] (it’s my name. Not fond of it, especially as it is a unisex name, but I do hear it more on girls. Only knew one male [name]Alexis[/name].)
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Vivian[/name]

[name]Alexis[/name]

I’m from the Midwestern US…

[name]Sidney[/name] - Boy ([name]Sydney[/name] is a girl, though!)
[name]Rowan[/name] - Girl (If only for [name]Brooke[/name] Shields’ daughter…)
[name]Francis[/name] - Boy ([name]Frances[/name] is a girl, though!)
[name]Morgan[/name] - Girl (But the last one I knew was a boy…)
[name]Piper[/name] - Girl!
[name]Quinn[/name] - Girl (But it could work on a boy, too…)
[name]Harvey[/name] - Boy!
[name]Laurence[/name] - Boy! ([name]Lauren[/name], [name]Loren[/name], [name]Laura[/name], [name]Laurel[/name], etc. can be for girls, though!)
[name]Harley[/name] - Boy…dog?
[name]Elliot[/name] - Boy (But I do know a female Eliotte…)
[name]Paige[/name] - Girl!
[name]Taylor[/name] - Girl (But I suppose [name]Taylor[/name] Lautner of Twilight fame is giving the boy-[name]Taylor[/name] some notoriety…)
[name]Reese[/name] - Girl ([name]Reece[/name] or [name]Rhys[/name] are more appropriate for boys!)
[name]Riley[/name] - Boy (I love [name]Reilly[/name], though, but this name is all boy for me…)
[name]Bailey[/name] - Girl (Or a dog of either gender…)
[name]Finley[/name] - Boy ([name]Finley[/name] on girls bugs me because [name]Finn[/name] seems like a very masculine nickname. [name]Findlay[/name] is my dog!)
[name]Avery[/name] - Girl!
[name]Marley[/name] - Girl (Or a dog of either gender…)
[name]Christian[/name] - Boy!
[name]Alexis[/name] - Girl (Though I could see [name]Alexei[/name] on a boy…)
[name]Casey[/name] - Boy (Though all the [name]Casey[/name]'s I’ve met of late are girls!)
[name]Erin[/name] - Girl ([name]Aaron[/name] is the male spelling in my book…)
[name]Vivian[/name] - Girl!

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

I’m from the Northeast US

[name]Sidney[/name]: Boy. Had it been spelled [name]Sydney[/name], I’d think girl.
[name]Rowan[/name]: Boy
[name]Francis[/name]: Boy. Like [name]Sidney[/name], has this been spelled [name]Frances[/name], I’d think girl.
[name]Morgan[/name]: Girl (though I much prefer it on a boy, from a popularity standpoint, I’d say girl).
[name]Piper[/name]: Girl.
[name]Quinn[/name]: Either. I really can see this name on either gender.
[name]Harvey[/name]: Boy.
[name]Laurence[/name]: Boy.
[name]Harley[/name]: Girl.
[name]Elliot[/name]: Boy.
[name]Paige[/name]: Girl
[name]Taylor[/name]: Either, I know both male and female Taylors, so it can really go either way for me.
[name]Reese[/name]: Girl. If i saw [name]Rhys[/name], I’d think boy.
[name]Riley[/name]: Boy
[name]Bailey[/name]: Girl (same as [name]Morgan[/name], I prefer it on a boy, but popularity wise it has gone girl, so if I saw it on paper, I’d think girl)
[name]Finley[/name]: Boy
[name]Avery[/name]: Boy
[name]Marley[/name]: Girl
[name]Christian[/name]: Boy
[name]Alexis[/name]: Girl
[name]Casey[/name]: Boy
[name]Erin[/name]: Girl
[name]Vivian[/name]: Girl

[name]Hope[/name] that helps!

[name]Sidney[/name]: Boy
[name]Rowan[/name]: girl
[name]Francis[/name]: boy
[name]Morgan[/name]: girl
[name]Piper[/name]: girl
[name]Quinn[/name]: girl
[name]Harvey[/name]:boy
[name]Laurence[/name]:boy
[name]Harley[/name]:boy
[name]Elliot[/name]:boy but like on a girl
[name]Paige[/name]: girl
[name]Taylor[/name]: girl
[name]Reese[/name]: girl ([name]Rhys[/name] or [name]Reece[/name] on a boy)
[name]Riley[/name]: GIRL!
[name]Bailey[/name]: girl
[name]Finley[/name]: GIRL!
[name]Avery[/name]: girl
[name]Marley[/name]: girl
[name]Christian[/name]: boy
[name]Alexis[/name]: girl
[name]Casey[/name]: hard, i say boy
[name]Erin[/name]: girl
[name]Vivian[/name]: girl

Im from Belgium. I like the threath!

[name]Hi[/name] - from USA, [name]California[/name]:

[name]Sidney[/name] - boy (Although, there was a girl [name]Sydney[/name] in my daughter’s 1st grade class.)
[name]Rowan[/name] - boy
[name]Francis[/name] - boy ([name]Frances[/name] would be for a girl.)
[name]Morgan[/name] - girl (Years ago, I would have thought ‘boy.’)
[name]Piper[/name] - girl (Years ago, I would have thought boy.)
[name]Quinn[/name] - boy
[name]Harvey[/name] - boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - boy
[name]Harley[/name] - boy
[name]Elliot[/name] - boy
[name]Paige[/name] - girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - girl (A few years ago, I would have thought boy.)
[name]Reese[/name] - boy
[name]Riley[/name] - ?? (Would have been all boy a couple of years ago.)
[name]Bailey[/name] - ?? (Would have been all boy a couple of years ago.)
[name]Finley[/name] - boy
[name]Avery[/name] - girl
[name]Marley[/name] - ??
[name]Christian[/name] - boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - girl
[name]Casey[/name] - More boy
[name]Erin[/name] - girl
[name]Vivian[/name] - girl

I’m going to do this as hearing the name without seeing the spelling.

[name]Sidney[/name]- girl
[name]Rowan[/name]- girl (although where I’m from [name]Rowan[/name] is often pronnounced differently depending on gender)
[name]Francis[/name]- Girl (only then it’d be spelled [name]Frances[/name])
[name]Morgan[/name]- Girl
[name]Piper[/name]- Girl
[name]Quinn[/name]- Girl (but only becase of Glee really)
[name]Harvey[/name]- boy
[name]Laurence[/name]- boy
[name]Harley[/name]- boy
[name]Elliot[/name]- boy
[name]Paige[/name]-girl
[name]Taylor[/name]-girl
[name]Reese[/name]-boy (although with this spelling I’d automatically think girl)
[name]Riley[/name]-girl
[name]Bailey[/name]-boy
[name]Finley[/name]-boy
[name]Avery[/name]-girl
[name]Marley[/name]-girl
[name]Christian[/name]-boy
[name]Alexis[/name]-girl
[name]Casey[/name]-girl
[name]Erin[/name]-girl
[name]Vivian[/name]-girl

I’m in and from the NYC area:
[name]Sidney[/name]- definitely like it better on a boy, but would assume girl
[name]Rowan[/name]- boy
[name]Francis[/name]- boy with this spelling, but girl if it’s [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]- If older than 30, I’d assume boy; otherwise, girl. But I like it better on a boy
[name]Piper[/name]- boy
[name]Quinn[/name]- I’m actually not sure on this one. I wouldn’t automatically know. I like it on both, but I think Glee is going to make it all-girl.
[name]Harvey[/name]- boy.
[name]Laurence[/name]-boy.
[name]Harley[/name]- I’d probably assume girl, but I like it better on motorcycles.
[name]Elliot[/name]- boy.
[name]Paige[/name]- girl
[name]Taylor[/name]- I’d say about 3/4 of the Taylors I meet are girls, so I’d assume that. But I don’t really like it on either.
[name]Reese[/name]- This spelling, girl. [name]Reece[/name] or (especially) [name]Rhys[/name] is boy.
[name]Riley[/name]- probably girl, but I wouldn’t be too surprised to see it on a boy.
[name]Bailey[/name]- I’d definitely assume girl, but I’m not a fan either way.
[name]Finley[/name]- boy
[name]Avery[/name]- I’d assume girl, but I have met boy Averys. [name]Don[/name]'t like the name at all.
[name]Marley[/name]- girl
[name]Christian[/name]- boy
[name]Alexis[/name]- girl
[name]Casey[/name]- wouldn’t know
[name]Erin[/name]- girl, but boy if [name]Aaron[/name].
[name]Vivian[/name]- girl

[name]Sidney[/name] - girl
[name]Rowan[/name] - girl
[name]Francis[/name] - boy
[name]Morgan[/name] - boy
[name]Piper[/name] - girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - girl
[name]Harvey[/name] - boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - boy
[name]Harley[/name] - boy
[name]Elliot[/name] - boy
[name]Paige[/name] - girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - girl
[name]Reese[/name] - boy
[name]Riley[/name] - boy
[name]Bailey[/name] - hmm…girl
[name]Finley[/name] - boy
[name]Avery[/name] - girl (another toughie, I know a guy by the name, but think it makes a nicer girl’s name)
[name]Marley[/name] - dog
[name]Christian[/name] - boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - girl
[name]Casey[/name] - boy
[name]Erin[/name] - girl
[name]Vivian[/name] - girl

[name]Sidney[/name] - Girl(my sisters name)
[name]Rowan[/name] - Boy
[name]Francis[/name] - Boy
[name]Morgan[/name] - Girl
[name]Piper[/name] - Girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - Girl
[name]Harvey[/name] - Boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - Boy
[name]Harley[/name] - Boy
[name]Elliot[/name] - Boy
[name]Paige[/name] - Girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - Girl(also sisters name haha)
[name]Reese[/name] - Boy
[name]Riley[/name] - Boy
[name]Bailey[/name] - Girl
[name]Finley[/name] - boy
[name]Avery[/name] - Girl
[name]Marley[/name] - Boy
[name]Christian[/name] - Boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - Girl
[name]Casey[/name] - Boy
[name]Erin[/name] - Boy( I think [name]Aaron[/name] is for a girl since my sisters best friends name is spelt that way)
[name]Vivian[/name] - Girl

So here are the results so far:
Boy-girl:
[name]Harvey[/name] 100% boy
[name]Laurence[/name] 100% boy
[name]Christian[/name] 100% boy
[name]Elliot[/name] 100% boy
[name]Finley[/name] 92% boy
[name]Francis[/name] 83% boy
[name]Harley[/name] 82% boy
[name]Casey[/name] 82% boy
[name]Riley[/name] 73% boy
[name]Sidney[/name] 66% boy
[name]Rowan[/name] 64% boy
[name]Avery[/name] 58% girl
[name]Reese[/name] 58% girl
[name]Morgan[/name] 58% girl
[name]Quinn[/name] 70% girl
[name]Bailey[/name] 73% girl
[name]Marley[/name] 80% girl
[name]Taylor[/name] 82% girl
[name]Piper[/name] 92% girl
[name]Erin[/name] 92% girl
[name]Paige[/name] 100% girl
[name]Vivian[/name] 100% girl
[name]Alexis[/name] 100% girl

Thanks for all the responses! Keep them coming!

[name]Rachel[/name]

I’m from [name]California[/name], but currently live in [name]North[/name] [name]Carolina[/name]

[name]Sidney[/name]- Boy (every female i have met with this name is [name]Sydney[/name])
[name]Rowan[/name]- Boy
[name]Francis[/name]- Boy, female is [name]Frances[/name]
[name]Morgan[/name]- This one can really go either way, my first thought was boy
[name]Piper[/name]- girl
[name]Quinn[/name]- boy
[name]Harvey[/name]- boy
[name]Laurence[/name]- boy
[name]Harley[/name]- boy or girl (boy as an actual name- but i am inclined to say yes as an avid batman reader)
[name]Elliot[/name]- boy
[name]Paige[/name]- girl
[name]Taylor[/name]- ok this is another totally unisex name to me, i have known many boys and girls. But boy first.
[name]Reese[/name]- Girl. [name]Rhys[/name] is boys
[name]Riley[/name]- boy
[name]Bailey[/name]- girl
[name]Finley[/name]- boy
[name]Avery[/name]- boy
[name]Marley[/name]- hmm, im not sure. Never met one. Prolly girl
[name]Christian[/name]- boy
[name]Alexis[/name]- girl
[name]Casey[/name]- boy. [name]Kasey[/name] is a girl.
[name]Erin[/name]- Girl. [name]Aaron[/name] is boy.
[name]Vivian[/name]- girl definatly

[name]Sidney[/name]- girl
[name]Rowan[/name]- boy
[name]Francis[/name]- boy
[name]Morgan[/name]- boy
[name]Piper[/name]- girl
[name]Quinn[/name]- boy
[name]Harvey[/name]- boy
[name]Laurence[/name]- boy
[name]Harley[/name]- boy
[name]Elliot[/name]- boy
[name]Paige[/name]- girl
[name]Taylor[/name]- girl
[name]Reese[/name]- boy
[name]Riley[/name]- girl
[name]Bailey[/name]- girl
[name]Finley[/name]- boy
[name]Avery[/name]- girl
[name]Marley[/name]- girl
[name]Christian[/name]- boy
[name]Alexis[/name]- girl
[name]Casey[/name]- girl
[name]Erin[/name]- girl
[name]Vivian[/name]- girl

[name]Sidney[/name] - boy
[name]Rowan[/name] - girl
[name]Francis[/name] - boy
[name]Morgan[/name] - boy
[name]Piper[/name] - girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - girl
[name]Harvey[/name] - boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - boy
[name]Harley[/name] - girl
[name]Elliot[/name] - boy
[name]Paige[/name] - girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - girl
[name]Reese[/name] - girl
[name]Riley[/name] - girl
[name]Bailey[/name] - girl
[name]Finley[/name] - girl
[name]Avery[/name] - girl
[name]Marley[/name] - girl
[name]Christian[/name] - boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - girl
[name]Casey[/name] - boy
[name]Erin[/name] - girl
[name]Vivian[/name] - girl

And here are some caveats -
[name]Sydney[/name] - girl
[name]Frances[/name] - girl
[name]Harley[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Finley[/name], [name]Avery[/name], [name]Marley[/name] - boy if over 20 or so
[name]Taylor[/name] - boy if over 30
[name]Rhys[/name] - boy
[name]Reece[/name] - boy?
[name]Alexis[/name] - boy if Latino or Russian
[name]Kasey[/name] or any other spelling variant - girl
[name]Aaron[/name] - boy

[name]Rowan[/name] and [name]Morgan[/name] I feel pretty unsure about and would want to see the middle name (or the person!)

Midwestern US, born & raised in the South

[name]Sidney[/name] - if I heard it, girl; if I saw it spelled like this, boy
[name]Rowan[/name] - boy
[name]Francis[/name] - boy spelled like this
[name]Morgan[/name] - girl
[name]Piper[/name] - girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - girl
[name]Harvey[/name] - boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - boy
[name]Harley[/name] - girl
[name]Elliot[/name] - boy
[name]Paige[/name] - girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - girl
[name]Reese[/name] - girl
[name]Riley[/name] - boy
[name]Bailey[/name] - boy
[name]Finley[/name] - boy
[name]Avery[/name] - tough. girl, I think
[name]Marley[/name] - girl
[name]Christian[/name] - boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - girl
[name]Casey[/name] - boy
[name]Erin[/name] - girl
[name]Vivian[/name] - girl

[name]Sidney[/name] - Boy
[name]Rowan[/name] - Girl
[name]Francis[/name] - Boy. But with an E, girl.
[name]Morgan[/name] - Ehhhh. I think it’s too masculine for a girl but too feminine for a boy. Gut reaction though, boy.
[name]Piper[/name] - Girl
[name]Quinn[/name] - Boy
[name]Harvey[/name] - Boy
[name]Laurence[/name] - Boy
[name]Harley[/name] - Boy
[name]Elliot[/name] - Boy, but I like it on a girl, too.
[name]Paige[/name] - Girl
[name]Taylor[/name] - Girl
[name]Reese[/name] - Girl
[name]Riley[/name] - Boy
[name]Bailey[/name] - Boy
[name]Finley[/name] - Boy
[name]Avery[/name] - Girl
[name]Marley[/name] - Boy
[name]Christian[/name] - Boy
[name]Alexis[/name] - Girl
[name]Casey[/name] - Boy
[name]Erin[/name] - Girl. but [name]Aaron[/name], is a boy.
[name]Vivian[/name] - Girl

I’m from Australia :slight_smile:

[name]Sidney[/name] - I knew a girl with this spelling so I always think of a girl
[name]Rowan[/name]- boy
[name]Francis[/name]- this is a hard one, but my first thought was girl despite the spelling
[name]Morgan[/name]- again, tough one but boy
[name]Piper[/name] - girl (this is not unisex to me)
[name]Quinn[/name]- girl
[name]Harvey[/name]- boy (again I don’t see this as unisex)
[name]Laurence[/name]- definatly boy
[name]Harley[/name]- boy
[name]Elliot[/name]- boy
[name]Paige[/name]- girl (not unisex imo)
[name]Taylor[/name]- girl
[name]Reese[/name]- boy
[name]Riley[/name]- boy
[name]Bailey[/name]- bpy
[name]Finley[/name]- boy
[name]Avery[/name]- not sure, leaning towrds boy
[name]Marley[/name]- girl
[name]Christian[/name]- boy (again I don’t see this as unisex)
[name]Alexis[/name]- definatly girl
[name]Casey[/name]- girl
[name]Erin[/name]- girl
[name]Vivian[/name]-girl