Let's try this again

Girl Names
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(Thank you to @sodallas3)

Earlier tonight I found an article about boys names for girls and I was curious on everyone’s thoughts -

They suggested the following as good “boys names for girls” -

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Barry[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Chris[/name_u]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_u]Daryl[/name_u]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
[name_m]Eli[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m]
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaden[/name_m]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Roan[/name_u]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]

Which do you agree with? Which would you remove and which would you add?

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From this list, the ones I like best for a little girl are:
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Roan[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]

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Thanks for posting it like this! I was intrigued but I couldn’t see the article:)

From the list I can see the following working:

Addison, Ainsley, Alex, Andy, Ari, Ashley, Aspen, Aubrey, August, Avery, Bailey, Bay, Blake, Bobbie, Brook, Campbell, Carroll, Casey, Charlie, Claude, Clay, Cory, Dana, Dakota, Drew, Eli, Elliott, Emerson, Flynn, Frankie, Gray, Harley, Harper, Ira, Jean, Jordan, Jude, Jules, Kelly, Kennedy, Lake, Madison, Max, Morgan, Parker, Pat, Peyton, Quincy, Quinn, Ray, Reagan, Reese, Riley, River, Sage, Sam,Stevie, Taylor, Toby, Val

I’d also consider Austen spelled this way, as in Jane Austen, Dylan spelled Dillon and Noah spelled Noa too.

A lot of these probably wouldn’t be my first choice as fns but I can picture them. Some I’m not sure on because either I dislike them in general or they’re like Adrian/Dorian etc and I feel like Adrienne/Dorianne may as well be used.

I’ve never considered Flynn for a girl before but I kind of like it. I also really like Toby, Reese, Quincey, Peyton, August and Aspen

I’d add Cody, Rory, Ellis, Pax, Jasper, Sol and Jay to the list

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I’m irritated that unisex nicknames ([name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Pat[/name_u], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]) that can be short for either traditional boys names or traditional girls names are somehow “boys names” for the purposes of this list. I also don’t personally consider transferred surnames ([name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u]) or names derived from words or the natural world ([name_u]Bay[/name_u], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Lake[/name_u]) to be inherently gendered. These aren’t BNOG to me - they’re unisex.

That said, the vast majority of these work indeed work on either sex, in my opinion. I may not like all of them, but I can see them working.

The ones that still feel “off” to me on a girl would be:
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_m]Clay[/name_m], [name_u]Daryl[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_m]Kaden[/name_m], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_u]Owen[/name_u], [name_u]Reed[/name_u], [name_u]Roan[/name_u], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m]

My favorites for girls are:
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Sage[/name_u]

(Also, [name_m]Wesley[/name_m] popping up on this list makes me laugh - I had a [name_f]Barbie[/name_f] doll I named [name_m]Westley[/name_m] when I was about seven!)

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[name_m]Don[/name_m]'t get me wrong, I’m annoyed by boys names on girls, but these boys names are used for girls names for quite some time and I would call this list “list of girls names or true unisex names that cased to be only boys names ages ago”.

But some of those “boys names on girls” are ridiculous even by unisex trend standard. I doubt even boys will get [name_u]Roy[/name_u] as first name today, since it’s dated and therefore not trendy even for girls.

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I love boy names for girls! My favorites from this list are [name_u]Dana[/name_u], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], and [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]. Some of my favorites are [name_m]Anakin[/name_m], [name_u]Ollie[/name_u], [name_m]Bjorn[/name_m], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_m]Harlan[/name_m], [name_m]Judah[/name_m], [name_m]Koa[/name_m], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m], and [name_m]Madden[/name_m]. I also like to change up the spelling on some names to make them look more like my idea of feminine. Those names are [name_m]Jason/name_m, [name_m]Adrian/name_m, [name_m]Grayson/name_m, [name_m]Franklin/name_m, [name_m]Lachlan/name_m, and [name_u]Mason/name_u.

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A lot of these I think are more popular for girls (at least now) anyway. These are the ones I like for girls:

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u]
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] (moreso [name_f]Andi[/name_f], but maybe if it was a nn for something)
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] (as a nn for something like [name_f]Samantha[/name_f])
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]

8

Names I think are suitable on girls:

A
[name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_m]Adrian[/name_m] (prefer -enne spelling), [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], [name_u]Alex[/name_u], [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]August[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u]

B
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Blaine[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], [name_u]Brook[/name_u]

C
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u], [name_u]Carroll[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Chris[/name_u] (nickname only)

D
[name_u]Dana[/name_u], [name_u]Dakota[/name_u], [name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u]

E
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m] (nickname only), [name_u]Emerson[/name_u]

F
[name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]

H
[name_u]Harley[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u]

J
[name_u]James[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Jesse[/name_u], [name_u]Jordan[/name_u], [name_u]Jules[/name_u] (nickname only)

K
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]

L
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]

M
[name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Max[/name_u] (nickname only), [name_u]Morgan[/name_u]

P
[name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u]

Q
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]

R
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u], [name_u]Reese[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u]

S
[name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Stevie[/name_u]

T
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Tyler[/name_u]

V
[name_u]Val[/name_u] (nickname only)

. . . . . .

I don’t think names like [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] really count as they already have a female version, e.g. [name_f]Gabriela[/name_f] / [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f].

I also found a lot of these names are the “short” versions, and I would only use them as nicknames.

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I always struggle with unisex names, because where I grew up there’s no such thing. I can’t think of a single name that can be used for both genders there (there’s probably one or two). At least until very recently, because since last month names in Iceland will have no gender assigned at all.
Anyway, these are the names I can see on a little girl from this list:

[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]

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Names I already see as girl names (due to their popularity and usage in my area): [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Ainsley[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Aspen[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Brook/name_u, [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Dana[/name_u], [name_u]Dakota[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_u]Jean[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Morgan[/name_u], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_u]Reagan[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], and [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

Names I like/love on a girl: [name_u]Ari[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u] (as a nickname for [name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]), [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], and [name_u]Sage[/name_u]

Names I don’t think work on a girl: [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], [name_u]Ashton[/name_u], [name_m]Austin[/name_m] (maybe [name_u]Austen[/name_u]), [name_u]Barry[/name_u], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_m]Clay[/name_m], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_u]Daryl[/name_u], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_u]Flynn[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] (why not [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]?), [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Glenn[/name_u], [name_u]Ira[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m] (why not [name_u]Julianne[/name_u] or [name_f]Juliana[/name_f]?), [name_m]Kaden[/name_m], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u] (why not [name_f]Kyla[/name_f]?), [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m], [name_u]Toby[/name_u] (cute as a nickname), and [name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

I agree that this list is quite tame. Most of these names are already widely used for girls or are trending in the unisex direction.

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Girls
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Ari[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] - this may have been in the boys section had I not known a girl called [name_u]Ashton[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] - I have only ever met girls named [name_u]Casey[/name_u] and would find it quite odd to meet a male [name_u]Casey[/name_u]. I picture it all pink and girly - same with [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u].
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u] - similar to above.
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Francis[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] - I’ve known both male and female [name_u]Harley[/name_u]'s and actually like it on both. But instinct says girl.
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] - This was also one I found really strange to be a boys name! Only ever known girls with this name.
[name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] - I guess this should be in the unisex category as it is genuinely a true unisex name - but when I hear it I think girl.
[name_u]Val[/name_u]

Unisex

[name_u]Alex[/name_u] - this is a nickname. Works for both, but obviously full names are likely to be different.
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] - [name_u]Truly[/name_u] unisex, although preferably I’d use [name_f]Ashleigh[/name_f] for a girl
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] - another true unisex name which I don’t really like on either gender.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - same as above, although again this is more of a nickname.
[name_u]Chris[/name_u] - same with the nickname comments.
[name_u]Max[/name_u] - also a nickname, so could be [name_f]Maxine[/name_f] or [name_m]Maximus[/name_m].
[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u] - prefer it on a girl, but can see the appeal on a boy too

Boys names that I like on girls (these are names that I like on girls, or want to like on girls, but feel they really do belong to boys.)

[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] - I used to love [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] on a girl, but now the thought seems strange
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] - [name_u]Blake[/name_u] Lively comes to mind, but ultimately I like this name on a boy
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] - Dislike on both. But can see on either or.
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] - this is more male, but if spelt [name_f]Andie[/name_f]/[name_f]Andi[/name_f] it could be cute on a girl
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] - I want to like this on a girl, but really I see this as a boys name
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u] - same as above, although I really like it on a girl, just something is stopping me.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - I kind of like [name_f]Karsyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Carsyn[/name_f] on a girl, but this spelling is boy.
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]* - I’ve added this one in myself, I’ve always loved [name_u]Carter[/name_u] on a girl, but recently accepted it’s more of a boys name.
[name_u]Cory[/name_u] - I’ve known girls named [name_f]Cori[/name_f]/[name_f]Corie[/name_f] - so in this case I think it depends on spelling.
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] - A very handsome boys name. Cute and quirky on a girl.
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - This was always a boys name to me - it’s one of my cousins names (and it’s very popular here in [name_m]Wales[/name_m].) However recently I’ve really grown to like it on a girl too.
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] - I have a nephew named [name_m]Eli[/name_m] and love it on a boy but I do see it cute on a girl too.
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - Something is drawing me to [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] on a girl lately! It’s really handsome on a boy though.
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] - I guess this is kind of unisex, I’ve only known boys with the name, apart from a girl called [name_m]Jorden[/name_m] (emphasise on the -enn sound) and a [name_f]Jordanne[/name_f].
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u] - this is a boys name to me, but it’s here because I have known a girl called [name_u]Kyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - again, a boys name, but I want to like it on girls.
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - This one I like on both, equally I think,
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] - This is like [name_u]Carter[/name_u], I used to love them both on girls!
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] - I’ve known both male and female [name_u]Riley[/name_u]'s/[name_u]Rylie[/name_u]'s.
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] - This would be boy to me if I hadn’t watched PLL, which drew it to me for a girl.
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u] - I always loved [name_u]Tyler[/name_u] on a girl but now it just doesn’t seem right.
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] - I want to like it on a girl, but not sure if I do.

Boys
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_m]Austin[/name_m]
[name_u]Barry[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u]
[name_u]Brett[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_m]Christian[/name_m]
[name_u]Claude[/name_u]
[name_m]Clay[/name_m]
[name_u]Dale[/name_u]
[name_u]Daryl[/name_u]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u] - I knew a girl called [name_u]Devon[/name_u] but I feel that spelling is unisex whereas [name_u]Devin[/name_u] appears more male to me.
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u]
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m]
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - I could kind of see feminine in this, though.
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m]
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u] - I know this has become unisex recently but to me it’s one of the solid standard boys names. Like calling your son [name_f]Rose[/name_f].
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] - When I was a kid I thought it was strange to hear boys called [name_u]Jesse[/name_u] because it made me think of [name_u]Jessie[/name_u] as in [name_f]Jessica[/name_f]. But now, spelt this way it’s a boys name.
[name_m]Julian[/name_m]
[name_m]Kaden[/name_m]
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u]
[name_u]Mason[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] - a true unisex name, I have known both girls and boys. But it sits boy with me.
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] - [name_u]Rhys[/name_u] is the more popular spelling where I live and it’s also my cousins name. I can kind of see [name_u]Reese[/name_u]/[name_u]Reece[/name_u] as a girls name.
[name_u]Roan[/name_u] - Also [name_u]Rohan[/name_u] would be boy, [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] for a girl (although latter is really unisex)
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u]
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] - this is definitely all boy, but the way it’s pronunciation in an American accent is the same way I would pronounce [name_f]Sian[/name_f] in my accent (sharn without emphasis on the r), which is a female name. ([name_u]Shawn[/name_u]/[name_m]Sean[/name_m]/[name_u]Shaun[/name_u]/[name_u]Sion[/name_u] are all pronounced shorn to me, again without the emphasis on the r.)
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]
[name_u]West[/name_u]
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u]

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I agree with these ones but don’t necessarily like them;[name_m]Adrian[/name_m] ([name_f]Adriane[/name_f])
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u]
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Barry[/name_u] ([name_u]Berry[/name_u])
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] (bc [name_u]Blake[/name_u] Lively)
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] (bc [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] [name_u]Diaz[/name_u])
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u] ([name_f]Carol[/name_f])
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] (bc [name_u]Drew[/name_u] Barrymore)
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] ([name_f]Frances[/name_f])
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] (only because I know so many – usually I’m against -son endings on girls))
[name_u]Max[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Pat[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] (as a nn)
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u] (as ann)
[name_u]West[/name_u]

I do like these ones on girls and in some cases prefer them;
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] (because of its popularity)
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_u]Brook[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Devin[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

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love these:

[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]

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Many of these names are, quite frankly, all girl and I could not see them used ever again for boys. I don’t like nor understand the appeal of the surname, unisex trend. To me, it’s incredibly boring.

That being said, most surnames were given as boys’ first names. Once they are hijacked by girls, I no longer see them as workable for a boy.
ALL BOY = leave it be, ladies.

[name_u]Addison[/name_u] - hijacked, now ALL GIRL
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m] -spelled this way is ALL BOY. Girl = [name_f]Adrienne[/name_f]
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] - ALL BOY although common nn for boys and girls; not appropriate as a girl’s first name
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] - ALL BOY although common nn for boys and girls; not appropriate as a girl’s first name
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] - hijacked decades ago
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] - on it’s way to being hijacked thru [name_f]Ashlyn[/name_f] and all the other kre8tiv renditions. I don’t understand the appeal of any names with “[name_u]Ash[/name_u]” in them. Feels dirty…
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] - I can’t imagine a boy or girl with this name
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] - hijacked
[name_u]August[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_m]Austin[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - hijacked, now ALL GIRL
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] - hijacked, now ALL GIRL
[name_u]Barry[/name_u] - although a bit dainty for boys, it’s squarely ALL BOY
[name_u]Bay[/name_u] - I can’t imagine a boy or girl with this name
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] - ALL BOY yet unfortunately on it’s way to being hijacked. Was such a great name for boys…
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] - common nn for girls and boys; not appropriate as a formal first name
[name_u]Brett[/name_u] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Brook[/name_u] - I can’t imagine a boy with this name. ALL GIRL
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] - hijacked. Now ALL GIRL.
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u] - I can’t imagine either sex with this name. It’s a bulky mouthful.
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u] - too old-fashioned for current use
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - on it’s way to being hijacked due to [name_u]Karsen[/name_u] and [name_f]Karsyn[/name_f] and all the other Kre8tiv renditions
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] - somewhat dainty for a boy, so I see this as ALL GIRL.
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - ALL BOY, yet common nn for girls; not appropriate as a girl’s first name
[name_u]Chris[/name_u] - common nn for boys and girls; usually short for [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] (ALL BOY) or [name_f]Christine[/name_f].
[name_m]Christian[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Claude[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_m]Clay[/name_m] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Cory[/name_u] - kind of dainty for a boy so I see this as ALL GIRL.
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] - I can’t imagine a boy being named this today. ALL GIRL
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Dale[/name_u] - ALL BOY, but so unattractive and old-fashioned.
[name_u]Daryl[/name_u] - ALL BOY but so unattractive and old-fashioned
[name_u]Devin[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - ALL BOY, but unfortunately hijacked. It was such a great name for boys…
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] - spelled this way is ALL BOY. Girl = [name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] -common nn for girls and boys; not appropriate as a first name
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u] - ALL BOY, albeit old-fashioned and unattractive.
[name_u]Gray[/name_u] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] - hijacked although I can’t imagine using this name for a boy or girl
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]James[/name_u] - ALL BOY but is gaining the misfortune of being hijacked.
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] - ALL BOY for a little [name_m]French[/name_m] boy
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] - a bit dainty for boys so I could see this as ALL GIRL
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] - hijacked, now ALL GIRL
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] - ALL BOY although it’s common nn for girls; not appropriate as a girl’s first name
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_m]Kaden[/name_m] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] - has been more of a girls name for decades. Can’t imagine a little boy with this name today.
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] - Was this ever a boy’s name? Well, it’s been hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Lake[/name_u] -I can’t imagine a boy or girl with this name
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u] - ALL BOY, albeit old-fashioned
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Mason[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Max[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Pat[/name_u] - common nn for girls and boys; not appropriate as a formal first name
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] - a wonderful name for boys, but has unfortunately been hijacked. Can’t imagine a boy with this name now
[name_u]Ray[/name_u] - as a stand-alone ALL BOY…but we have to deal with Raylyn, RayAnn, etc
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] - hijacked
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]River[/name_u] - ALL BOY, albeit on the dainty side
[name_u]Roan[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Roy[/name_u] - ALL BOY and so unattractive and old-fashioned, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] - hijacked and I can’t imagine a boy with this name
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] - ALL BOY although it’s a common nn for boys and girls; not appropriate as a girl’s first name.
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] - it’s spelled [name_m]Sean[/name_m] and it’s ALL BOY
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u] - common nn for girls; not appropriate as a formal first name for a boy or girl.
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] - hijacked and one that needs to be hijacked into outer space
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] - although somewhat dainty for boys, let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u] - ALL BOY
[name_u]Val[/name_u] - common nn for girls; too old-fashioned for boys
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] - ALL BOY
[name_u]West[/name_u] - is this a name? Let it stay with the boys
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u] - so unattractive, let it stay with the boys

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[name_m]Just[/name_m] quick opinions -

[name_u]Addison[/name_u] - Girl. NN [name_f]Addi[/name_f]/[name_f]Di[/name_f]/[name_f]Dee[/name_f] is such a feminine nn
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m] - Boy - I can’t picture it on a girl as I know/knew so many.
[name_u]Aidan[/name_u] - Boy - as above
[name_u]Ainsley[/name_u] - Girl
[name_u]Alex[/name_u] - Unisex NN. Unisex Name
[name_u]Andy[/name_u] - Unisex - After [name_m]How[/name_m] To Lose A [name_m]Guy[/name_m] In 10 Days.
[name_u]Ari[/name_u] - Unisex. Prefer as a NN
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Ashton[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]August[/name_u] - Boy. I find this name masculine in sound, I can’t picture it on a girl
[name_m]Austin[/name_m] - Boy. I find this name masculine in sound, I can’t picture it on a girl
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Barry[/name_u] - um, very old gen… Makes me think male but I could see a girl using it as a NN and then it gets Unisex…
[name_u]Bay[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Blaine[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Bobbie[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Brett[/name_u] - Boy. I find this name masculine in sound, I can’t picture it on a girl
[name_u]Brook[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u] - Unisex. [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] [name_u]Diaz[/name_u] made it so.
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u] - Boy. I love it on a Boy but I guess Unisex. [name_u]Bell[/name_u] as NN is cute and unexpected name for it
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u] - Girl, I can’t picture a boy wearing this name these days
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Unisex (thanks to a friend of a friend using it on her baby girl)
[name_u]Casey[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u] - Unisex (Thanks FRIENDS!)
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Unisex NN - Unisex Name. I used to find it masculine until the NN for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] came along. And now I kinda love it either way.
[name_u]Chris[/name_u] - NN, not a name for a birth certificate [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. Unisex NN
[name_m]Christian[/name_m] - Unisex
[name_u]Claude[/name_u] - Boy. I find this name masculine in sound, I can’t picture it on a girl. [name_f]Claudia[/name_f] for a girl [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
[name_m]Clay[/name_m] - Unisex
[name_u]Cory[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] - Girl! PLEASE! [name_u]Love[/name_u] this on a girl soooo much with NN [name_u]Day[/name_u].
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more girl
[name_u]Dale[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Daryl[/name_u] - Boy BUT I can see why it could go to the girls
[name_u]Devin[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Dorian[/name_u] - Boy. I find this name masculine in sound, I can’t picture it on a girl
[name_u]Drew[/name_u] - Girl/Unisex - [name_u]Drew[/name_u] Barrymore made it so
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u] - Boy/Unisex - [name_u]Drew[/name_u] Barrymore made it so (Charlies Angels)
[name_m]Eddie[/name_m] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_m]Eli[/name_m] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] - NN [name_f]Emme[/name_f] is cute. Unisex
[name_u]Finn[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Francis[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u] - NN can be used on either gender so Unisex.
[name_m]Gabriel[/name_m] - Unisex BUT I feel spelling is essential, this way for a boy and a girl [name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f].
[name_m]Garrett[/name_m] - Boy
[name_u]Glenn[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Gray[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Harley[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Harper[/name_u] - Girl, too many pop culture female references.
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u] - I prefer it on a boy but Unisex
[name_u]Ira[/name_u] - Unisex to me but more male.
[name_u]James[/name_u] - Boy. I can’t picture it on a girl
[name_u]Jean[/name_u] - Girl.
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u] - Unisex NN. Unisex Name. I would add an ‘i’ for a girl - [name_u]Jessie[/name_u].
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Jude[/name_u] - Boy, too linked to [name_u]Jude[/name_u] [name_m]Law[/name_m] for me
[name_u]Jules[/name_u] - I’m not a fan of the name so can I say alien? No… ok. I prefer it on a boy but could go either.
[name_m]Julian[/name_m] - Unisex but spelling change for a girl, [name_u]Julianne[/name_u].
[name_m]Kaden[/name_m] - I prefer this on boys too much to see it unisex
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] - Unisex.
[name_u]Kyle[/name_u] - Boy. [name_f]Kylie[/name_f] is the feminine equiv. [name_f]IMO[/name_f].
[name_u]Lake[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - Boy but it has started going to the girls.
[name_u]Lyle[/name_u] - Boy.
[name_u]Madison[/name_u] - Unisex but prefer it a girl
[name_u]Mason[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Max[/name_u] - NN is unisex, so the name is Unisex
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] - Unisex. Thanks, [name_u]Morgan[/name_u] [name_m]Freeman[/name_m]!!
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] - Boy. Too many Boys named this one to swing yet.
[name_u]Owen[/name_u] - Boy. Too tied to [name_u]Owen[/name_u] [name_m]Wilson[/name_m]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u] - Unisex, prefer it on a boy or alien.
[name_u]Pat[/name_u] - NN is unisex. Can’t see it as a full name
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u] - To the girls with ye!
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Ray[/name_u] - I can see it as unisex these days as [name_f]Star[/name_f] Wars Character is [name_u]Rey[/name_u].
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u] - Unisex but prefer it on a girl
[name_u]Reed[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] - Unisex
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] - Unisex.
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Unisex but Dr Who character makes me prefer it on a girl
[name_u]Roan[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Roy[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Rudy[/name_u] - Neither. Leave it to NNs.
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] - These days, Unisex but I prefer it on a boy
[name_u]Sage[/name_u] - Unisex - most nature names should be unisex, flowers are the only names I find to make me think solidly feminine.
[name_u]Sam[/name_u] - Unisex NN, Unisex name.
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Shawn[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_m]Tanner[/name_m] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u] - Unisex, [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] Swift dated [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] _ like a few years ago.
[name_u]Toby[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u] - Could be unisex but swings more boy
[name_u]Val[/name_u] - NN so It could swing either was
[name_m]Wesley[/name_m] - Boy
[name_u]West[/name_u] - Unisex but sounds more boy
[name_u]Wylie[/name_u] - Boy

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My favorites:

[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Campbell[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]

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I’m all for boy’s names on girls! (I’m probably a little biased since I have one.) Out of this list I really like [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_u]Chandler[/name_u], [name_u]Elliott[/name_u], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]Noah[/name_u] (speller [name_f]Noa[/name_f]), [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Peyton[/name_u], [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], and [name_u]Taylor[/name_u]. But [name_u]Aidan[/name_u], [name_m]Austin[/name_m], [name_u]Barry[/name_u], [name_u]Bobbie[/name_u], [name_u]Brett[/name_u], [name_m]Christian[/name_m], [name_u]Claude[/name_u], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_u]Daryl[/name_u], [name_u]Dorian[/name_u], [name_m]Eddie[/name_m], [name_m]Eli[/name_m], [name_u]Frankie[/name_u], [name_m]Gabriel[/name_m], [name_m]Garrett[/name_m], [name_u]Glenn[/name_u], [name_m]Julian[/name_m], [name_u]Kyle[/name_u], [name_u]Lyle[/name_u], [name_u]Quincy[/name_u], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_u]Rudy[/name_u], [name_u]Shawn[/name_u], [name_u]Stevie[/name_u], [name_m]Tanner[/name_m], [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], [name_m]Wesley[/name_m], and [name_u]Wylie[/name_u] all all names I wouldn’t consider naming a little girl. It’s either I don’t like the name in general or it just sounds way to masculine to me and I couldn’t picture it on a girl.

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Why would you choose any of these? Spider-[name_m]Man[/name_m] is the best gender neutral name. My husband was really stuck on it for our first, and she happened to be a girl. Now I have a wonderful girl named Spider-[name_m]Man[/name_m] [name_f]Clover[/name_f] [name_u]Payton[/name_u]!

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To me, this list seems quite tame. Many of these names have been used on girls for a long time - names like [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] and [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] are far from being exclusively male at this point. I would be far more surprised to meet a boy named [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] than a girl.

I find it hard to imagine a girl named [name_u]Barry[/name_u] or [name_u]Roy[/name_u] though, since on boys those names are extremely dated (at least where I live).

Isn’t it interesting how “BNOGs” tend to be either transferred surnames of British or Irish origin, word names or unisex nicknames like [name_u]Alex[/name_u]? Most of these names fit into one of those three categories.