200 gender-neutral baby names for boys AND girls

Rosie Colosi and Kait Hanson

Giving your child a gender-neutral name gives them wider berth to define themselves as they grow ... and they may have a special benefit for female children, too.

“When gender-neutral names first started appearing, many parents — especially parents of girls — saw benefits in a name whose gender could not be identified,” baby-naming expert Sherri Suzanne tells TODAY.com.

“They felt such a name would ‘level the playing field’ when it came to opportunities for their child. For example, a potential employer may be less able to disqualify, consciously or subconsciously, a woman from a traditionally male job — or vice versa — based on a resume from a Morgan or Taylor.”

Even Taylor Swift’s parents had the same thought when choosing her name!

“Most of today’s gender-neutral names are borrowed from surnames — Carter and Emerson, for example,” she says. “Since they are not typically associated with first names, they sound fresh.”

Gender-neutral names can be inspired by nature (like River or Ocean) or by places (like Brooklyn or Dakota).

"Gender-neutral names are used more nowadays than a generation ago and they continue to grow," Suzanne says.

200 Gender-Neutral Baby Names

If you are looking for a trendy unisex name, consider these 200 gender-neutral baby names for your new arrival:

  • Adair

  • Avery

  • Aidan

  • Angel

  • Addison

  • Ainsley

  • Arden

  • Ashton

  • Alex

  • Ali

  • Archer

  • Arlie

  • Ashley

  • Aspen

  • Aubrey

  • August

  • Averill

  • Avis

  • Bailey

  • Blake

  • Banks

  • Billie

  • Bo

  • Bobby

  • Bowen

  • Brett

  • Briar

  • Bronte

  • Brooklyn

  • Cameron

  • Campbell

  • Carmel

  • Carter

  • Carson

  • Carey

  • Casey

  • Cassidy

  • Chandler

  • Charlie

  • Clayton

  • Colby

  • Courtney

  • Dana

  • Darby

  • Dylan

  • Dakota

  • Dale

  • Darcy

  • Delaney

  • Devin

  • Drew

  • Easton

  • Elliott

  • Ellison

  • Emerson

  • Emery

  • Ender

  • Evelyn

  • Ezra

  • Finley

  • Frances

  • Frankie

  • Fenix

  • Flynn

  • Florian

  • Flannery

  • Gabriel

  • Genesis

  • George

  • Glen

  • Greer

  • Grey

  • Harper

  • Harlow

  • Hayden

  • Henley

  • Hudson

  • Indiana

  • Indigo

  • Indi

  • Ira

  • Izzy

  • Jordan

  • Jade

  • Jamie

  • James

  • Jayden

  • Jesse

  • Journey

  • Julian

  • Justice

  • Kai

  • Kim

  • Keegan

  • Kelsey

  • Keely

  • Kendall

  • Kennedy

  • Kelly

  • Kyle

  • Knox

  • Landyn

  • Layne

  • Lennox

  • Lindsay

  • Logan

  • Lake

  • Lee

  • Lacy

  • Lennon

  • Leslie

  • London

  • Luca

  • Madison

  • Mason

  • Max

  • Marley

  • Mackenzie

  • Michael

  • Micah

  • Milan

  • Memphis

  • Miller

  • Morgan

  • Noah

  • Noel

  • Noor

  • Noe

  • Nevada

  • Oakley

  • Onyx

  • Ollie

  • Parker

  • Pat

  • Peyton

  • Palmer

  • Phoenix

  • Perry

  • Piper

  • Presley

  • Paz

  • Quinn

  • Quincy

  • Ryan

  • Ramsey

  • Ray

  • Riley

  • Remi

  • Reagan

  • Remington

  • Reese

  • Ripley

  • Robin

  • Ricki

  • Riley

  • River

  • Rowan

  • Rory

  • Royal

  • Reid

  • Sage

  • Sawyer

  • Sloane

  • Sutton

  • Shiloh

  • Sean

  • Skye

  • Saint

  • Scout

  • Sinclair

  • Skyler

  • Sidney

  • Shaye

  • Tanner

  • Taylor

  • Tennessee

  • Terry

  • Tatum

  • Teagan

  • Tony

  • Tracey

  • Trinity

  • Tyler

  • Van

  • Vale

  • Walker

  • Winter

  • Wyatt

  • Whitney

  • Willie

  • Wilder

  • West

  • Wynn

  • Wren

  • Ximena

  • Yara

  • Yael

  • Zion

  • Zen

  • Zuni

This article was originally published on TODAY.com

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