I’m a big fan of unisex names, as a lot of them are gorgeous, and I also like the thought of my hypothetical future child not being stuck with a name that feels too masculine or too feminine for them. But often, I see a unisex name I would use for a girl in the Boy’s Names category, or vica versa, and I think; that doesn’t feel right! I guess we all have an idea of which gender a unisex name would go better with.
[name_m]Both[/name_m] hands up for unisex names being unisex, but I’m curious;
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - female (I don’t believe this is unisex; [name_u]Juneau[/name_u] is a place name so that may be considered unisex)
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male (form of Irish male name [name_m]Ciaran[/name_m])
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - either gender but prefer it on a boy
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - either gender but prefer it on a boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - male. The [name_f]Eliette[/name_f] spelling is a legitimate [name_m]French[/name_m] name that can be used for a girl.
[name_u]River[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male. I don’t mind it for a nickname for a girl named [name_u]Charlie[/name_u].
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - female. [name_m]Artemas[/name_m]/[name_m]Artemus[/name_m] are the male spellings.
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male. This is way to masculine-sounding for a girl.
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - either gender
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - male
FYI - Nameberry isn’t always correct when giving genders to names.
What would you think if you came across a child given a name you’d consider for the opposite sex?
It seems that most people are fine with giving girls unisex names or even traditional boys names but rarely practice the same for their sons. I find that misogynist. Why are boys names considered stronger and better than girls names? Unless a name is of family signifance, I just don’t find unisex names very appealing. Once they become prevalent for girls, most of them are never given to boys again. I’m not going to get into a debate regarding this matter because it’s been on numerous heated threads here on Nameberry. [name_f]My[/name_f] opinion is: men and women ARE different and I like that reflected in the names that are chosen. That’s just what I like.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- Girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]River[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- Girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- Girl (Although I think it sounds very masculine)
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- Boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- Girl
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- Girl (Thanks to The Blind Side. I much prefer it on a boy though)
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- either but I prefer it on male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- male
[name_u]River[/name_u]- either but prefer it on male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- Nn for either, as a fn Male
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- either
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Female because of [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - not sure lol
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- Girl (because of the film)
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- Boy (although a cute nn for [name_f]Aurora[/name_f])
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- Girl (First heard it on a female character in a book)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- Boy (although Scrubs makes it feel more girl-y)
[name_u]River[/name_u]- Girl (because of [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who)
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- Boy (again cute nn for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f])
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- Girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- I don’t know, I relate it both to the goddess and to [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] Fowl.
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- Boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- Boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- Boy (Heard it first on a male character in the Simpsons :P)
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- Boy (because of [name_m]Colin[/name_m])
I think I’d use [name_u]Navy[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u] or [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] on either sex (for fn), and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_u]Rory[/name_u] would be okay for nn for girls, fn for boys.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- girl, for sure.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]-- boy, for sure!
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]-- I think of the son on 8 simple rules, so boy.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]-- boy!
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]-- This spelling, I say girl. But [name_u]Rohan[/name_u]/Rohen is boy to me.
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]-- This spelling, boy. But [name_f]Eliette[/name_f]/Eliotte reads girl to me.
[name_u]River[/name_u]-- Boy. I could see this as a middle on a girl, but definitely not a first.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]-- Honestly, both. I know more girls than boy Charlies under the age of 6, so maybe I lean towards girl.
[name_u]Story[/name_u]-- Girly to me.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]-- Girl for sure!
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- Boy for sure!
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]-- I haven’t met a little [name_u]Navy[/name_u], but I could see it on both!
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]-- Boy!!
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]-- [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]-- For some reason, girl. [name_m]Collin[/name_m]/[name_m]Colin[/name_m] is masculine to me, but I think of the daughter on The Blind Side.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]: girl, because of the movie
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]: all boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]: I’ve heard it on both, but it sounds more masculine to me
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]: boy (mostly because of Mr. [name_u]Carson[/name_u] from Downton [name_u]Abbey[/name_u])
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]: absolutely all boy (it sounds so much like [name_u]Owen[/name_u] to me; I can’t fathom it on a girl)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]: boy
[name_u]River[/name_u]: boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]: boy, even if it’s a nn for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] ([name_f]Lottie[/name_f] is a much better nn, imo)
[name_u]Story[/name_u]: girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]: girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]: boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]: neither; this doesn’t seem like a name to me
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]: boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]: surprisingly boy
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]: boy
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it were on a male too.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Leaning slightly more towards male for me.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Neither. Oops.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Female.
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Leaning towards male.
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Leaning towards male.
I like unisex names. It’s nothing to do with feminism or believing male names are stronger or anything like that for me - I just like some sounds better for girls, some sounds better for boys, some sounds for both (most sounds for both, actually, if I’m being honest) and some sounds on neither. I actually think society in the future will be more androgynous and the lines between what is traditionally feminine and what is traditionally masculine will become blurred in all the different aspects of life; mannerisms, music, fashion, careers and jobs - and names. I think in fashion, careers and music, it’s already begun happening and I think it’s to be expected that names will become more unisex as time goes on and society progresses and develops. Anyway, to actually answer your question, if I came across a boy with a name that I would probably use for a girl or vice versa, I’d say, “ok,” and that’d be it. It’s not really that big of a deal and I’m not [name_f]Katie[/name_f] Hopkins, who judge kids on their name.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - both (but I prefer boy)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] - both (but I have it on my boy’s list)
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - both (no association)
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - both (no association)
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - boy (people use this for girls?)
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - both (but I prefer boy)
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - neither ([name_m]Colin[/name_m] or [name_m]Collin[/name_m] for a boy)
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Either
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Either
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Either
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- Girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]-boy (though this one could really go either way for me)
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]River[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- boy
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- if I heard it I would think girl, if I read it I would think boy
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- boy (but really could be either)
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- boy
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - strictly female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - strictly male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - strictly male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - strictly male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - female
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- girl
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- either
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]River[/name_u]- girl
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- boy, although great nn for a girl, ie nn for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- uh, no clue. I honestly can’t imagine it as either gender. Maybe boy?
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- boy
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- either
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - boy (this seems all boy to me but I’ve only heard it on a girl)
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - boy
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - both
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- boy (any son name)
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - boy
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - both because of [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] girls and 8 simple rules
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]River[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - both
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - umm neither
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - never seen this name. It looks like a boys name but other people said girls name
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - I would choose this for a girl over for a boy but I know of a girl and a guy with this name
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - girl
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]- Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]- I was not even aware this was considered unisex. This name is all male to me
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]- This one is tough, but I lean towards female.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]- Female
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]- Male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]- Male
[name_u]River[/name_u]- Female
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]- Male
[name_u]Story[/name_u]- Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]- Male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]- Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]- Male
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]- Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]- Female
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]- Male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - CANNOT DECIDE!!!
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male