Have you ever met someone with a name that made you do a double-take?
Perhaps it was a name you usually link with a specific gender, but someone of the opposite gender was using it.
We call these unisex names, and they have become increasingly popular in recent years.
In this blog post, we’ll dive into gender-neutral names, exploring their origins, meanings, and trendy nicknames.
Whether you’re a parent-to-be looking for name inspiration or just curious about the rise of unique names, this post is for you.
Each name comes with its popularity ranking as well. You’ll know a name is extraordinary if there’s no ranking since it’s outside the top 1000 popular baby names listed on the US SSA website.
Let’s dive into the exciting universe of unisex names!
Cute Unisex Names
- Angel – #67
Latin Messenger (Anne, Annie, Angie, Ange)
- Asa – #496
Hebrew Doctor, healer (Ace, Acie)
- Ash
Hebrew Happy (Ashy, Asher, Ace, Acey)
- Avery – #19
English Ruler of the elves (Ave, Avie, Vera)
- Bailey – #162
English Bailiff, berry clearing (Bay, Bail, Billie, Ball)
- Billie – #941
English Determination, strength (Bill, Belly, Bella, Bell)
- Bobbie
English Foreign, stranger (Bob, Bee, Bibi, Bea)
- Carey
Irish Dark, black (Care, Rey, Riri, Car)
- Cody – #312
Gaelic Helpful person (Co, Coco, Code, Dee, DeeDee)
- Eden – #121
Hebrew Place of pleasure and delight (Ed, Eddie, Edie, Den, Denny)
- Emery – #89
English Industrious, power (Em, Emmy, Emma, Ree, Riri)
- Evan – #116
Welsh God is gracious (Ev, Eve, Evie, Van, Vanny)
- Hollis
English Holly tree (Hol, Holl, Holly, Liese, Lee)
- Indigo – #906
English A deep blue dye (Indy, Gogo, Dee, Ina)
- Jay – #377
Latin To rejoice (JJ, Blue Jay)
- Jesse – #201
English God exists (Jess, Jessie, Jay, Essie, JJ)
- Joey – #916
Hebrew God will increase (Jo, Jojo, Joe)
- Jules
Latin Youthful (Joo, Jul, Julie)
- Kendall – #305
English The Kent river valley (Ken, Kenny, Candy, Dolly, Doll)
- Kit
English Bearing Christ (Kitty, Kitt, Kitta)
- Lennon – #236
Irish Lover (Len, Lenny, Non, Lenn)
- Lennox – #599
Scottish With many Elm trees (Len, Lennie, Nox, Nyx)
- Maddox – #174
Welsh Fortunate (Mad, Maddie, Dock, Docks, Doxy)
- Mika
Hebrew Gift from God (Mi, Mimi, Mickey, Kiki)
- Noa – #330
Hebrew Motion (No, Nono, Noah)
- Remy – #357
French Oarsman, remedy (Rem, Rems, Mimi, Mem)
- Riley – #37
Old English Courageous, valiant (Riri, Rile, Lee, Leigh, Ley)
- Rumi
Japanese Beauty, lapis lazuli (Roo, Room, Mimi, Rum)
- Taylor – #192
French Tailor, To cut cloth (Tay, Taytay, Tail, Lor, Lory)
- Teddy
French Wealthy protector (Ted, Eddy, Eddie, Ed)
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Badass Unisex Names
- Ash
Hebrew Happy (Ace, Ashie, Asher, Acey)
- Auden
English Old friend, Half Danish (Aud, Audie, Den, Denny, Audi)
- Blaine – #986
Gaelic Yellow (Blay, Blainie, Nini)
- Brody – #186
Irish Ditch, muddy place (Bro, Brobro, Rody, Ody, Dee)
- Brooklyn – #63
English Broken land (Brooke, Brookes, Broo, Lyn, Lyney)
- Casey – #446
Irish Vigilant, watchful (Case, See, Sey, Ace, Aces, Acey)
- Chase – #125
French Huntsman (Chasey, Ace, Acey, Aces, Chases)
- Dakota – #270
Sioux Friend, friendly (Dak, Cody, Kota, Koty, Dax)
- Dallas #270
Scottish From the dales, the valley meadows (Dall, Dally, Doll, Dolly, Lassie, Lass)
- Devon – #781
English Deep valley dwellers (Dev, Devy, Von, Vonny)
- Dominique
French Of the Lord (Dom, Domi, Mini, Mimi, Minique, Monique)
- Eli – #64
Hebrew High, elevated (El, Ellie, Elle, Ella, Lee, Leigh)
- Grey – #716
Old English The color between white and black (Gray, Greys, Rey, Reya)
- Harley – #306
Old English Hare’s meadow (Har, Harl, Ley, Lee, Quinn)
- Harper – #10
English Someone who plays the harp (Harp, Harpy, Harps, Happy, Har)
- Hunter – #86
English One who hunts, pursuer (Hunt, Hun, Hunny, Hunts)
- Kennedy – #70
Irish Armored (Ken, Kenny, Kay, Eddy, Ed, Ned)
- Lake
English A body of water (Lakes, Lakey, Wakey, Ake)
- Lark
English A playful, lighthearted songbird (Larks, Larkey, Larker, Lars, Lar)
- Lee – #698
English Meadow, clearing in the woods (Lees, Leigh, Ley, Lala, Lili)
- Linden
English Made from Linwood (Lin, Lynn, Den, Denny, Linney)
- Max – #159
Latin Greatest (Maxie, Mackie, Mack)
- Micah – #107
Hebrew Who is like God? (Mike, My, Mimi, Mikey, Mika)
- Navy – #452
English Fleet of ships (Nav, Navie, Vee, Vivi)
- Palmer – #329
English Pilgrim, palm bearer (Pal, Pally, Palm, Palma, Mer)
- Rain
English Abundant blessing from above (Ray, Rainer, Rainey, Raina)
- Reign – #608
English Rule, sovereign (Rei, Reia, Rainie, Rainer, Raina)
- Ren
Japanese Lotus (Renna, Renny, Ren, Riri, Remy)
- River – #151
English A flowing body of water (Riv, Rive, Riva, Iver, Ive)
- Rory – #396
Gaelic Red king (Ro, Roro, Roar, Ri, Riri)
- Sage – #179
Greek Wise one (Say, Saysay, Sagey, Sag)
- Sawyer – #114
English Woodcutter (Saw, Saws, Sawl, Sully, Sul)
- Skyler – #556
English Scholar, sky (Sky, Skies, Kyle, Kyler, Skylie)
- Spencer – #315
English Steward, administrator (Spen, Spence, Pence, Pency, Penny)
- Sydney – #249
Old English Wide meadow (Syd, Nee, Nini, Syddie, Synnie)
- Tatum – #279
English Cheerful, full of spirit (Tay, Taytay, Tate, Tum, Tummy)
- Torin
Irish Chief (Tor, Tori, Rin, Rinnie, Torn, Thor, Thorn)
- Willow – #39
English Freedom, Willow tree (Will, Willy, Willa, Lolo, Low)
- Wren – #251
English Small songbird (Wrennie, Wrenna, Riri, Ren)
- Yara – #659
Arabic Water lady, small butterfly (Ya, Yaya, Yar, Rara)
- Zola – #990
Zulu Peaceful, calm (Zo, Zozo, Zol, Lala)
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Unique and Uncommon Unisex Names
- Aidan – #286
Gaelic Little fire (Aidy, Addie, Add, Dan, Danny)
- Ashley – #172
Old English Dweller near the ash tree meadow (Ash, Ashie, Ley, Lee, Lili)
- Basil
Greek Royal, kingly (Bas, Baz, Bazzy, Syl, Sylla)
- Bellamy – #765
Norman Handsome friend (Bell, Bella, Belly, Belle, Ella, Amy, Ames)
- Cedar
Latin Cedar tree (Ced, Seed, Dara, Dar, Cece)
- Channing
Old French Young wolf, an official of the church (Chan, Ning, Channie, Chanman, Chansy)
- Cobalt
German Goblin, troublemaker (Cob, Cobby, Corb, Balt, Balty)
- Collins – #326
Irish Holly (Coll, Collie, Lins, Lin, Colls)
- Courtney
French Short nose (Court, Courts, Nee, Nini)
- Darcy
Irish Dark-haired, a descendant of the dark (Dar, Dara, Darce, Cece, Ceece)
- Embry
English Flat-topped hill (Em, Emmy, Emma, Bry, Bree)
- Evelyn – #9
English Desired, wished for (Eve, Ev, Evie, Lyn, Lynney, Eva)
- Ever
English Always (Eve, Eva, Evie, Vera)
- Ezra – #37
Hebrew Help (Ez, Ezzy, Ezzi, Eezi, Rara)
- Greer
Scottish Alert, watchful (Gree, Gru, Reer, Riri)
- James – #5
Hebrew Supplanter (Jay, JJ, Jamie, Jame, Ames)
- Lindsay
English Island of linden trees (Lin, Linney, Lind, Lindy, Say, Saysay)
- Lynn
Welsh Lake (Lynn, Lynnie, Lynna)
- Madison – #29
Old German Strength in battle, son of Matthew (Mad, Maddie, Madi, Son, Sonny, Addie)
- Marlowe – #896
French From the hill by the lake (Marl, Mar, Marley, Lowe, Lolo)
- Mason – #18
Old French One who works with stone (Mace, Massie, Son, Sonny, Mass)
- Monroe – #525
Scottish Mouth of the river (Roe, Mon, Monie, Roe, Roro, Row)
- Moss
English Peat bog (Mossie, Massie, Mossa, Mass)
- Nova – #32
Latin New (Nov, Nove, Novie, Nono, Va)
- Onyx – #406
Greek Fingernail, claw (On, Nyx, Nixie, Onnie)
- Phoenix – #248
Greek Dark red, crimson (Phoe, Phoen, Nyx, Nyxie)
- Presley – #212
Old English Priest’s meadow (Pres, Prezzie, Ley, Lee)
- Reese – #147
Welsh Ardent, fiery (Riri, Ree, Reesey)
- Rene – #964
French Reborn, born again (Riri, Ren, Renny, Renee)
- Rook
English Dark hair, raucous voice (Rookie, Roo, Rooroo, Roro, Row)
- Rylan – #338
Old English Land where rye is grown (Ry, Rye, Len, Lenny, Ryl)
- Shannon
Irish Wise river (Shan, Shanny, Hannon, Han, Non, Nono)
- Sheridan
Gaelic Seeker (Sheri, Sher, Rida, Dan, Danny)
- Sky – #717
English Sky (Skye)
- Story
English Tale (Stor, Riri, Ry, Stow)
- Teagan – #254
Welsh Attractive (Teague, Teag, Tea, Gan, Ganny, Eag)
- Tracy
Irish War-like, fighter (Trace, Tracer, Race, Racer, Cece, Cy)
- Vesper
Latin Evening star (Ves, Vesp, Perry, Per, Viv, Vivi)
- Zephyr
Greek West wind (Zeph, Zeff, Phy, Zepp, Zephy, Zee)
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Unisex Names That Sound More Masculine
- Adrian – #61
Latin Son of Adria (Adri, Addie, Rian, Drian, Dre)
- Alex – #194
Greek Defender of humankind (Lex, Allie, Lexie, Al)
- Ashton – #147
English Ash tree town (Ash, Ashie, Ton, Tonnie, Asher)
- August – #121
Latin Esteemed, venerable (Aug, Augs, Auggie, Gus, Gust)
- Beckett – #198
Old English Beehive (Beck, Kett, Kettie, Becky, Bex, Becca)
- Blake – #205
English Dark, bright (Blay, Lake, Bay, Lakey, Blakey)
- Cameron – #62
Scottish Crooked nose (Cam, Cammy, Ron, Ronnie, Cams, Camero)
- Chandler – #604
English Candle Maker (Chan, Chanman, Chanchan, Ler, Lerry)
- Charlie – #189
German Free man (Charl, Char, Carl, Carly, Lee)
- Devin – #389
Irish Poet, divine (Dev, Deve, Vin, Vinnie, Devy)
- Drew – #509
Welsh Wise (Drews, Drewy, Dew, Dewy)
- Dylan – #44
Welsh Son of the sea (Dyl, Dilly, Lan, Lanny, Dee)
- Elliot – #160
Hebrew The Lord is my God (El, Ellie, Ella, Elle, Leo, Liot)
- Evan – #116
Welsh God is gracious (Eva, Eve, Evie, Vans, Vannie)
- Frankie
Latin French man, free (Fran, Frank, Franks, Ranks, Rankie, Kiki)
- Hayes – #229
English Hedged area (Hay, Haze, Hazey, Hayser)
- Holland – #638
Dutch Wooded land (Holl, Holly, Hollis, Land, Lando, Landy)
- Jaden – #307
English Precious stone (Jade, Jadey, Jay, JJ)
- Jamie – #624
Hebrew He who supplants (Jam, Jammie, Jams, Mimi, Amy, Ames)
- Jordan – #88
Hebrew To go down (Jor, Jord, Jordie, Dan, Danny)
- Jude – #150
Greek Praised (Judy, Dee, Deedee, Joo, Juju)
- Kai – #71
Welsh Keeper of the keys (Kay, Kyle, Key, Kaikai)
- Kieran – #488
Irish Little dark one (Key, Kie, Ran, Ranny)
- Landon – #73
English Long hill (Lan, Lanny, Don, Donny, Land, Lando)
- Logan – #21
Scottish Hollow (Log, Loggy, Logs, Gan, Ganny)
- Miller – #591
English One who grinds grain (Millie, Mills, Mill)
- Milo – #127
Slavic Dear, beloved (Mil, Millie, Mile, Miller, Mils, Lolo)
- Morgan – #612
Old Welsh Sea protector, sea defender (Morg, More, Mora, Gan, Organ)
- Parker – #93
Old English Park keeper (Park, Parks, Parkey, Par, Pars)
- Perry
Latin Traveler, pilgrim (Per, Pear, Pears, Pez, Pep, Riri)
- Rhys – #413
Welsh Ardent, fire (Rhysie, Roo, Riri)
- Rowan – #106
Irish Little red-head (Ro, Roro, Row, Ann, Annie, Anna)
- Rusty
English Red-headed (Rust, Russ, Russy, Tee, Roo)
- Ryan – #66
Irish Little king (Ry, Ryguy, Ray, Rian)
- Sam – #657
English God has heard (Sammy, Samsam, Sams)
- Shiloh – #581
Hebrew He who it is (Shy, Shay, Chey, Lolo, Lo)
- Tate – #305
English Cheerful (Taty, Tatum, Tay, Taytay, Tat)
- Terry
English Power of the tribe (Ter, Terbear, Riri)
- Tyler – #157
Old French One who lays tiles or bricks, doorkeeper of an inn (Ty, Tyl, Tile, Ler, Lerry)
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Unisex Names That Sound More Feminine
- Addison – #45
Old English Son of Adam (Addie, Ad, Audi, Son, Sonny)
- Alexis – #341
Greek Helper, defender (Alex, Lex, Lexie, Lexis, Al, Allie)
- Amari – #333
Yoruba Strength, builder (Ama, Mari, Maria)
- Arden
English Great forest (Ar, Ard, Ardie, Artie, Den, Denny)
- Ariel – #222
Hebrew Lion of God (Ari, Riel, Aerie, Elle, Ella, Ellie)
- Aubrey – #65
German Elf ruler (Aub, Aubey, Brey, Rey, Riri)
- Blair – #315
Scottish Plain, meadow (Blairie, Lair, Larry, Lare, Blairs)
- Briar – #515
English Thorny bush of wild roses (Bree, Bry, Ry, Ria, Riri)
- Brook
English A small stream (Broo, Bry, Brooky, Brooks)
- Camryn – #383
English Crooked nose (Cam, Cammy, Ryn, Rynny)
- Dana
Arabic The most perfectly sized, valuable pearl (Dan, Danny, Ann, Anna, Annie)
- Delaney – #269
Irish Dark challenger (Lane, Laney, Dela, Dell, Nini)
- Elisha
Hebrew God is my salvation (Eli, Elis, Lisa, Lisha, Shasha)
- Ellis – #594
Welsh Kind, benevolent (Elle, El, Ellie, Ella, Liese)
- Emerson – #167
German Brave, powerful (Em, Emma, Emmy, Son, Sonny)
- Emory – #477
German Brave, powerful (Em, Emmy, Emma, Ems, Riri)
- Finley – #211
Scottish Fair hero (Finn, Fin, Finney, Ley, Lili)
- Hayden – #290
Old English Of the hay fields (Hay, Hays, Hazey, Den, Denny)
- Juno
Latin Queen of heaven (June, Junie, Joo, Junebug, Nono)
- Kelly – #849
Irish Lively, bright-headed (Kell, Kells, Kella, Kellan, Key, Kiki)
- Kelsey – #622
English Ship’s victory (Kel, Kelly, Kels, Cece, Kella, Key)
- Kerry
Irish Black-haired (Ker, Keke, Riri, Key)
- Lane
English Path, roadway (Laney, Lanes, Lan, Lanny, Len)
- Lark
English A playful, lighthearted songbird (Larks, Larkey, Larker)
- Laurie
Latin Symbol of victory (Laur, Laura, Riri)
- Leslie – #620
English Joy (Les, Lili, Ley, Lee)
- Marley – #215
English Marshy meadow (Marl, Mari, Mar, Ley, Lili)
- Paige – #300
Latin Young helper, mate of young nobles (Pay, Paypay)
- Payton – #266
English Fighter’s estate (Pay, Paypay, Ton, Toni, Tonia)
- Quinn – #80
Irish Wise, sense, reason (Qui, Quinnie, Queen)
- Raven – #409
English Dark-haired, wise (Rave, Rav, Ravie, Avie, Ven, Venny)
- Reagan – #126
Irish Little ruler, regal (Rea, Riri, Gan, Ganny, Reag)
- Reese – #147
Welsh Ardent, fiery (Reese, Reesey, Riri)
- Sloane – #143
Irish Raider (Slow, Slowie, Sloaney)
- Stevie – #284
Greek Crown (Steve, Stev, Evie, Eva, Eve, Vivi, Vie)
- Sutton – #244
English From the southern homestead (Sutt, Sue, Tony, Toni, Ton)
Unisex First And Middle Names Combo
- Avery Morgan
- Jordan Taylor
- Casey Elliot
- Cameron Reese
- Hayden Skyler
- Blair Rowan
- Alex Jordan
- Sydney Quinn
- Robin Finley
- Skylar Jamie
- Riley Addison
- Kendall Marley
- Jamie Parker
- Taylor Ryan
- Emery Sage
- Morgan Drew
- Alex Bailey
- Cameron Avery
- Casey Riley
- Charlie Taylor
- Dakota Lee
- Devon Ashley
- Drew Morgan
- Emerson Blair
- Finley Reese
- Frankie Quinn
- Hayden Ryan
- Jamie Parker
- Jules Morgan
- Kai Avery
- Kieran Taylor
- Logan Avery
- Morgan Addison
- Parker Jordan
- Payton Bailey
- Phoenix Blake
- Quinn Ellis
- Riley Parker
- River Sage
- Robin Taylor
- Rowan Bailey
- Ryan Skylar
- Sage Jordan
- Sam Parker
- Sawyer Avery
- Taylor Riley
- Terry Jordan
- Tyler Bailey
- Alexi Devon
- Ari Robin
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Wrapping Up Unisex Names
We’ve explored the unique world of names that can fit anyone, no matter their gender. How cool is that?
I hope this post gave you some inspiration for your next baby name or at least a newfound appreciation for the beauty of unisex names.
Thanks for reading, and remember, there are no rules with names – so get creative.
You’ll find more unisex names in our names that mean blue and pink names posts.
Catch you on the flip side!
