Gender-Neutral Baby Names & Unisex Names

This selection contains 52 spellings observed on both SSA sex lists in the site’s 2024 import. Groups describe the measured split in that year; they do not define gender identity or establish how a name is perceived in every community.

Every name below crossed both the boys’ and girls’ lists in 2024, with the smaller recorded count at least 20% of the larger count. This is an editorial selection rule, not a definition of who may use a name. A spelling missing from this local selection is not evidence of single-sex use. Choose a group to browse, and open any name for its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.

Evenly balanced

14 names · Closest recorded usage split in this selection

The names closest to a clean 50/50 split — worn by almost as many boys as girls, with no lean in either direction.

Leaning boy

19 names · Crossover names used more often for boys

Shared names that still tip masculine — given to both, but to more boys than girls.

Leaning girl

19 names · Crossover names used more often for girls

Shared names that tip feminine — given to both, but to more girls than boys.

How we decide a name is unisex

It is easy to call a name unisex; it is harder to prove it. Rather than rely on a feeling, every name on these pages is checked against the actual US birth data: it must appear on both the boys’ and the girls’ list for the same year, and the smaller side must reach at least a fifth of the larger. That keeps the lists honest — a name only shows up here if real families are genuinely using it for both. We then read each name’s boy/girl split straight from the same figures, which is what lets us sort them from the most evenly shared to the ones that lean clearly one way.

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Frequently asked questions

Which names are included in this selection?

An exact spelling must have an imported count on both SSA sex lists for 2024. The smaller count must be at least 20% of the larger count. This is an editorial inclusion rule; absence from the local selection does not establish single-sex use.

How is the usage split grouped?

The girls’ share is the imported girls’ count divided by the sum of the two observed sex-specific counts. This page calls a share from 42% through 58% balanced; other qualifying spellings are grouped by the larger recorded count.

Does the split describe every community or gender identity?

No. It describes recorded sex-specific US usage for one spelling and year. It cannot determine identity or how the name is perceived in another place, language, or generation.