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350 Gender-Neutral Baby Names

Whether boy or girl, these gender-neutral monikers are always out of this world!

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Updated: April 28, 2023

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Picking a gender-neutral baby name is becoming very popular, and there are tons of reasons why parents are turning to unisex names when picking the perfect moniker for their baby-to-be.

We pulled together 350 baby names that work well as boy names and girl names, and did the painstaking research for you. We researched the origin of each baby name, its meaning, and checked the Social Security database and digital media to see whether they are popular this year.

Here is the Complete List of Unisex Baby Names!

Addison	Old English	Child of Adam.	Yes
Adlai	Hebrew	My ornament.	No
Adrian	Latin	Dark one.	No
Aiden	Irish Gaelic	Fiery one.	Yes
Ainsley	Irish Gaelic	One's own meadow.	No
Alby	Irish	From Alba.	No
Alex	Greek	Defender of mankind.	No
Alexis	Greek	Helper.	Yes
Ali	Arabic	Exalted, noble.	No
Amari	African - Yoruba	Strength.	No
Amen	Egyptian	Power of the universe.	Yes
Amory	Old German	Home ruler.	No
Andie	Greek	Element Andros (man).	No
Andy	Greek	Element Andros (man).	No
Angel	Greek	Messenger/angel.	No
Archer	Old French	Bowman.	No
Arden	Latin	Ardent, fiery, enthusiastic.	No
Ari	Hebrew	Lion.	No
Ariel	Hebrew	Lion of God.	Yes
Armani	Hebrew	Castle.	Yes
Arrow	Celtic	Stream or bowman.	No
Arya	Persian	Lion.	No
Ash	Hebrew	Happy, cheerful.	Yes
Ashley	Old English	From the ash tree meadow.	Yes
Ashton	Old English	From the ash-tree village.	Yes
Aspen	English	Trembling tree.	Yes
Aubrey	Old French	Elf ruler.	Yes
Auden	Old English	Old friend.	No
August	Latin	Worthy of respect.	Yes
Austin/Austen	Latin	Great, magnificent.	Yes
Avery	Old English	Elven ruler.	Yes
Avis	Germanic	Desired.	No
Azariah	Hebrew	God has helped.	Yes
Bailey	Old English	Bailiff, law enforcer.	Yes
Baker	Old English	Occupation/baker.	No
Bay	Vietnamese	Born on Saturday.	No
Bellamy	Old French	Handsome friend.	No
Bergen	Norse	Lives on the hill.	No
Bevan	Welsh	Son of Evan.	No
Billy/Billie	English	Resolute protector.	No
Blaine	Irish Gaelic	Thin, slender.	No
Blair	Scots Gaelic	A plain.	No
Blake	Old English	Pale-skinned or Dark.	No
Blue	American	Color or sad.	No
Bobby/Bobbie	Germanic	Shining.	No
Bowie	Scots Gaelic	Blond.	No
Brady	Old English	From the broad island.	Yes
Brennan	Irish Gaelic	Descendant of Brennan.	Yes
Brent	Old English	From the steep hill.	No
Breslin	Irish Gaelic	Violent.	No
Brett	Latin	From Britain.	No
Briar	Old French	Heather.	No
Brighton	Hebrew	One who is loved.	Yes
Bronwyn	Welsh	White bosom, fair.	No
Brook	Old English	From the brook.	Yes
Brooke	Old English	Small stream.	No
Brooklyn	English	One who lives near a brook.	Yes
Caelan	Irish Gaelic	Mighty warrior.	No
Cameron	Scots Gaelic	Crooked nose.	Yes
Campbell	Scots Gaelic	Crooked mouth.	Yes
Carmel	Hebrew	Garden.	No
Carmen	Latin	Song.	No
Carroll	Old English	Man.	No
Carson	Old English	Son of the marsh- dwellers.	No
Carter/Karter	Old English	Cart driver.	Yes
Casey	Irish Gaelic	Watchful, observant.	Yes
Cassidy	Irish Gaelic	Ingenious, clever.	No
Celyn	Welsh	Holly.	No
Chandler	Old French	Candle merchant.	No
Channing	Irish Gaelic	Young wolf.	Yes
Charleston	English	Town of king Charles.	No
Charlie/Charley	English	Independent.	Yes
Chris/Kris	Greek	Carrier of Christ.	No
Christian	Greek	Anointed, Christian.	No
Clancy	Irish Gaelic	Red-haired.	No
Clarke	Anglo-Irish	Clerk.	No
Clay	Old English	From the place of clay.	No
Clayton	Old English	From the clay- estate or town.	No
Cleo	Greek	Glory, fame.	No
Cody	Old English	Pillow.	No
Corey	Irish Gaelic	From the hollow.	No
Cypress	Greek	Long-lived, adaptable.	No
Dakota/Dakotah	NAm. Indian - Dakota	Friend.	Yes
Dale	Old English	From the valley.	No
Dallas	Scots Gaelic	From Dallas, Scotland.	No
Dana/Dane	Hebrew	From Denmark.	No
Darby	Old English	From the deer park.	No
Darrel/Darryl/Daryl	French	Darling.	No
Dawson	Old English	Son of David.	No
Delta	Greek	Fourth.	No
Denver	Old English	From the green valley.	Yes
Devin	Irish Gaelic	Poet, bard.	No
Devon	Old English	From Devon.	No
Dominique	French	Of the Lord.	Yes
Dorian	Greek	From Doris.	No
Drew	Welsh	Wise.	No
Dylan	Welsh	Son of the sea.	No
Easton	Old English	From East town.	No
Eastyn	English	Area of land to the east.	No
Eddie	English	Rich in friendship.	No
Eden	Hebrew	Pleasure, delight.	No
Egypt	Greek	That troubles or oppresses.	No
Eli	Hebrew	On high, the highest.	No
Ellery	Old English	From the elder tree island.	No
Elliot/Elliott	Greek	Jehovah is God.	No
Ellis	Hebrew	For life/for God.	No
Ellison	Old English	Son of Ellis.	No
Emerson	Old German	Emery's son.	Yes
Emery/Emory	Germanic	Brave, powerful.	Yes
Erin	Irish Gaelic	From Ireland.	No
Ever	Hebrew	Strong as a boar.	No
Everest	English	Highest in the world.	No
Fabian	Latin	Possibly Bean- grower.	No
Finley	Irish Gaelic	Fair-haired warrior.	Yes
Finn	Old German	From Finland.	Yes
Florian	Latin	Blooming.	No
Flynn	Irish Gaelic	Son of the red-haired man.	No
Francis/Frances	Latin	Liberated.	No
Frankie	French	Free one/Frenchman.	Yes
Gabriel	Hebrew	Hero of God.	No
Gene/Jean	English	Wellborn.	No
Gentry	Middle English	Nobility of birth or character.	No
Gillian/Jillian	English	Youthful.	No
Glen/Glenn	Irish Gaelic	Of the secluded valley.	No
Gray/Grey	Old English	Gray haired.	No
Greer	Scots Gaelic	Watchful, alert.	No
Hadley	Old English	From the heather meadow.	Yes
Halo	Greek	Divine aura.	No
Hampton	English	One living in Hampton.	No
Harley	Old English	From the long field.	Yes
Harlow	Old English	From the army hill.	Yes
Harper	Old English	Harp player.	Yes
Haskell	English	Wisdom.	No
Haven	Old English	From the safe harbor.	No
Hayden	Old English	From the hedged valley.	Yes
Hero	Greek	Heroic warrior.	No
Holland	English	From Holland.	No
Hollis	Old English	Near the holly bushes.	Yes
Honor	Latin	Honor/virtue.	Yes
Hudson	Old English	Hugh's son.	No
Hunter	Old English	Hunter.	Yes
Indiana	English	The country India.	No
Indigo	Latin	Dark blue.	No
Jackie/Jaqui	English	God is gracious.	No
Jade	Spanish	Jade.	No
Jaden/Jayden/Jaidyn	Hebrew	Jehovah has heard.	Yes
Jael	Hebrew	Mountain goat.	Yes
James/Jamie/Jayme	Hebrew/Spanish	Supplanter.	No
Jan	Hebrew	Supplanter.	No
Jaziah	Hebrew	God helps.	No
Jean	Hebrew	Gift from God.	No
Jesse/Jessie	Hebrew	Wealthy.	No
Jody	Hebrew	Praise.	No
Joe	Hebrew	May Jehovah add.	No
Jordan	Hebrew	Descend.	Yes
Journey	Anglo-French	Day's journey.	No
Jules	French	Youthful.	Yes
Julian	Latin	Jove's child.	No
Justice	English	Just/righteous.	Yes
Kaden	Irish Gaelic	Battler.	Yes
Kadin	Arabic	Friend.	Yes
Kai	Japanese	Forgiveness, mercy.	Yes
Kamryn/Camryn	Irish Gaelic	Crooked nose.	Yes
Keegan	Irish Gaelic	Small and ardent.	Yes
Keelan	Irish Gaelic	Small, slim.	No
Keely	Irish Gaelic	Beautiful, graceful.	No
Kei	Japanese	Awe.	No
Keith/Keath	Scottish	Large forest.	No
Kelly	Irish Gaelic	Warrior.	Yes
Kelsey	Old English	Possibly from the island.	Yes
Kendall	Old English	From the valley of Kent.	Yes
Kennedy/Kennedi	Irish	Helmeted head.	Yes
Kensley	English	Clear spring.	Yes
Kerry	Irish Gaelic	Dark one or From Kerry.	No
Kevin	Irish Gaelic	Handsome.	No
Kieran	Irish Gaelic	Dark one.	Yes
Kiley	Irish Gaelic	Beautiful, handsome.	No
Kim/Kym	English	Bold family/kin.	No
Kingsley	Old English	From the king's meadow.	No
Kylar	Irish	A wood or church.	Yes
Kyle	Scots Gaelic	Narrow spit of land.	No
Kylin	Irish Gaelic	Feminine of Kyle.	No
Kyrie	Irish Gaelic	Dark.	No
Lake	Old English	Lives by a stream.	No
Landry	French	Powerful ruler.	Yes
Lane	Old English	From the lane.	No
Lee/Leigh	Old English	Dweller near the woods.	No
Lennon	Irish Gaelic	Small cloak.	Yes
Lennox	Scots Gaelic	With many elm trees.	No
Leslie/Lesley	Scottish	Garden of hollies.	No
Lincoln	Old English	From the town by the pool.	No
Linden	English	Lime tree.	No
Lindsay	Old English	From the island of linden trees.	No
Logan	Irish Gaelic	From the small hollow.	Yes
London	English	City of London.	No
Lonnie	Germanic	Ready for battle.	No
Loren	Germanic	Lives in Lourentum.	No
Lou	Polynesian	Leaf.	No
Lucian/Lucy-Ann	Latin	Bringer of light.	No
Lumi	Finnish	Light bringer.	No
Lyric	American	Of the lyre/song.	Yes
Macey/Macy	English	Villages of Normandy.	No
Mackenzie	Irish Gaelic	Son of the wise ruler.	Yes
Madison	Old English	Son of the mighty warrior.	Yes
Marley	Old English	From the meadow near a lake.	Yes
Marlo	Hebrew	Bitter (Marilyn).	Yes
Marlow	Old English	From the hill near the lake.	No
Mason	Old French	Stoneworker.	Yes
Max	Latin	Greatest.	Yes
Maxwell	Old English	From Maccus' well.	Yes
Memphis	Latin	Enduring and beautiful.	Yes
Merit	Latin	Deserving.	No
Merritt	Old English	Little famous one.	No
Micah	Hebrew	Who is like God~?	Yes
Michael	Hebrew	Who is like God~?	No
Micky	Hebrew	Who is like God~?	No
Milan	Hindu	Meeting.	No
Miller	Old English	Miller.	No
Monroe	Irish Gaelic	River delta or Red marsh.	No
Montana	Spanish	Mountain.	Yes
Morgan	Welsh	Possibly Great.	Yes
Moriah	Hebrew	God is my teacher.	No
Murphy	Irish Gaelic	Sea fighter.	Yes
Navy	English	Dark blue, warships.	No
Nevada	Spanish	Snowy.	No
Nicky	English	Victory.	No
Nico	Greek	Victorious people.	No
Nikita	Greek	Victor.	No
Noel/Noelle	French	Born at Christmas.	Yes
Oakley	Old English	From the oak tree meadow.	Yes
Ocean	English	Ocean.	Yes
Ode	African - Nigerian	Born while travelling.	No
Ore	Old English	Man of the mountains.	No
Oswin	Old English	Divine friend.	No
Owen	Welsh	Wellborn.	Yes
Paris	Old English	From Paris.	No
Parker	Old English	Park keeper.	Yes
Pat	English	Patrician, noble.	No
Payson	English	Son of peace.	No
Payton/Peyton	Old English	From a small town.	Yes
Peace	Old English	Peace.	No
Perry/Perrie	English	Dwells by the pear tree.	Yes
Phoenix	Greek	Bird reborn from ashes.	No
Piper	Old English	Pipe player.	Yes
Poet	English	One who writes verse.	No
Quincy	Old French	From the estate of the 5th son.	No
Quinn	Irish Gaelic	Wise.	Yes
Raleigh	Old English	From the deer meadow.	No
Ramsey	Scottish	Wild island.	Yes
Raphael	Hebrew	God has healed.	No
Ray	English	Behaves regally.	No
Rayne/Rain	French	Strong counselor.	Yes
Reagan	Irish	Descendant of Riagan.	Yes
Rebel	Germanic	Little respect for authority.	No
Reed	Old English	Red haired.	No
Reese	Welsh	Ardent, fiery, enthusiastic.	No
Regan	Irish Gaelic	Little king.	Yes
Reilly	Irish	Courageous.	Yes
Remi	French	Rower of a boat.	No
Remington	Old English	From the raven- family town.	No
Remy	Old French	From Rheims.	No
Rene/Renee	French	Born again or reborn.	No
Revel	English	Little respect for authority.	No
Ridley	Old English	From the red meadow.	No
Riley/Ryley	Irish Gaelic	Courageous.	Yes
Rio	Spanish	River.	No
Ripley	Old English	From the loud man's meadow.	No
River	English	River or riverbank.	No
Roan	Frisian	Raven.	No
Robin/Robyn	Germanic	Bright, shining, famous.	No
Rorey	Irish Gaelic	Red king.	No
Rory	Irish Gaelic	Red.	No
Roux ('Roo')	French	Little red one.	No
Rowan	Old English	Rowan tree.	Yes
Royal	Old French	Royal, noble.	Yes
Rudy	Germanic	Famed wolf.	No
Rumi	Japanese	Beauty, flow.	No
Ryan	Irish Gaelic	Illustrious.	Yes
Rylan	Irish	Island meadow.	No
Sage	Latin	Wise, healthy.	No
Sailor	English	Occupation/sailor.	No
Salem	Arabic	Peaceful, complete.	Yes
Sam	Hebrew	God has heard.	Yes
Samar	Arabic	Night talk.	No
Sasha	Slavic	Man's defender.	No
Sawyer	English	Occupation/wood sawing.	No
Scout	French	Gatherer of information.	No
Sean	Irish Gaelic	God is gracious.	No
Seneca	Latin	Keepers of a great place.	No
Shae	Irish	Supplanter.	No
Shannon	Irish Gaelic	Old, ancient.	No
Shawn	Hebrew	God is gracious.	No
Shay	Irish	Courteous.	Yes
Shiloh	Hebrew	The one to whom it belongs.	No
Sidney	Old English	From St Denis.	Yes
Sky/Skye	Old English	Of the Isle of Skye.	Yes
Skyler/Skylar	Dutch	Giving shelter.	Yes
Sloan/Slone	Irish Gaelic	Warriors.	No
Spencer	Old English	Provisioner.	No
Sterling/Stirling	English	High quality, pure.	No
Stevie	Greek	Crown, victorious.	No
Storm	Old English	Storm.	Yes
Sunny	Old English	Bright, happy.	No
Sutton	Old English	From the southern town.	No
Sydney	Old French	From Saint Denis.	No
Sydney/Sidney	Old English	Lives by a wide meadow.	No
Tanner	Old English	Leather tanner.	Yes
Tate	Old English	Happy, cheerful.	Yes
Tatum	English	Cheerful bringer of joy.	Yes
Taylen	French	Occupation/tailor.	No
Taylor	Old English	Tailor.	Yes
Tennessee	American Indian	Meeting place.	No
Tennyson	Old English	Son of Dennis.	No
Teri/Terry	Germanic	Smooth.	No
Texas	Caddo	Friends, allies.	No
Timber	American	Wood, strong.	No
Tobin	English	God is good.	No
Toby/Tobey	Middle English	The goodness of God.	No
Tony/Toni	English	Worthy of praise.	No
Tory/Tori	English	Victorious.	No
Tracy	Old French	Domain of Thracius.	No
Trinity	Latin	Triad.	No
Tristan	Welsh	Possibly Sad.	No
Tru/True	English	Honest.	Yes
Tyler	Old English	Maker of tiles.	No
Umber	French	Shade.	No
Unique	Latin	Only one.	No
Val	English	Strong.	No
Valentine	Latin	Strong.	No
Vesper	Latin	Evening star/prayer.	No
Vick	Latin	Conqueror.	No
Wallis/Wallace	Welsh	From Wales.	No
Wesley	Old English	From the western meadow.	No
West	Germanic	Lives in the west.	No
Whitney	Old English	From the white island.	No
Wilder	Germanic	Hunter.	No
Winn/Wynn	Welsh	Handsome.	Yes
Winter	Old English	Winter.	No
Wisdom	Greek	Wise, smart.	Yes
Wren	Old English	Wren, a bird.	No
Wyatt	Old French	Small fighter.	No
Wynne	Welsh	Fair, pure.	No
Xen	Japanese	variant transcription of Zen.	No
Xoan	Hebrew	god is good.	No
Yael	Hebrew	Strength of God.	Yes
Zephyr	Greek	West wind.	No
Zion	Hebrew	Risen up.	No

Conclusions

Some just can't wait until their second ultrasound to pick the perfect baby name, so they pick a name that is gender-neutral that will fit a baby boy or girl perfectly. Some parents want to pick a name and don't want to know the gender at all, and some simply just like the sound of a gender-neutral name like Riley, Addison, Sam, or Avery. Still others like to be on top of baby name trends, and right now unisex baby names are more popular than ever, especially among more educated, urban, and progressive parents - they are funky and cool, and are still pretty unique in the grand scheme of things.

Picking a gender-neutral name doesn't have to be a political statement, it's just a growing preference among modern parents. True, your grandma might not like it, but she'll get over it! Speaking of grandma, here's a list of some awesome gender-neutral baby gift ideas! Be sure to also check out our simple list of the most popular baby names of the year.

All the baby names listed here work well for girls and boys. Some of them might sound a bit more like a feminine name, and some more like a masculine name, so you'll need to use your (and your partner's!) judgment when finding the perfect baby name. Picking a unisex baby name is an important experience for moms and dads, and you might find that things get pretty controversial! Remember that annoying kid from preschool? Can't have that name! And that terrible person all over the news last year? Can't have that name!

Our advice when picking a gender neutral name is to try to steer clear of the most popular names, for a few reasons. First, your child will likely end up with the same name as another child in their class or playgroup, which can be a little annoying for parents looking for something more unique. Second, the trendy names tend to peak and then fizzle, leaving a small batch of adults with an obscure name that is no longer appreciated as much as it was. Third, think about what the obvious nick-names will be for your baby - for example, some people like the name Sydney or Sidney but not the nick-name Sid, or the name Dakota but not the nick-name Cody. Most importantly, pick something that both you and your partner agree upon, and you can easily imagine using that name when your child is a baby, toddler, teenager, and adult. Some names are great for babies but hard to imagine with an adult, and you won't realize that until you put some thought into it.

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