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Unisex Names for Boys

Unisex names are becoming more numerous and more widely used every day. Unisex names for boys encompass those that originated as boy names but now are used for both genders along with unisex names from new sources like word names and nature names that are not traditionally gendered.

The top unisex names among baby boys include Ryan, Angel, Jordan, Parker, Sawyer, Rowan, Elliott, Karter, August, and River. Many of the top unisex names here also make the list of most popular unisex names for girls.

This list of gender neutral boy names also includes names from further down on the US name popularity list along with our website's own popularity list, which tends to skew more unisex. New names that make the grade include Honor, now split evenly between girls and boys; the traditional male name James, used increasingly for girls as well as boys; place names Jericho and Harlem along with nature names Ember and Willow.

All the gender-neutral names in common use for boys in the US are here. If you want names that are even more rare, start your search on the Unisex Names home page. The first 50 names below are ranked according to their current popularity on our website.

Holland Holland is a habitual name from Holland, The...
Origin:Dutch place-name
2019
Lee

Meaning: pasture, meadow

Origin:English
636
Kendall

Meaning: valley of the river Kent

Origin:English
1040
Leighton

Meaning: meadow town

Origin:English
1820
Ashton

Meaning: ash trees place

Origin:English
767
Legend

Meaning: hero or fable

Origin:English
556
Payton

Meaning: fighting man's estate

Origin:English variation of Patton or Peyton
3824
Rene

Meaning: reborn

Origin:French
2500
Khari

Meaning: kingly

Origin:West African
2079
Devon The name Devon has Celtic origins and the me...
Origin:English place-name
2357
Layton

Meaning: settlement with a leek garden

Origin:Old English
3242
Zyair

Meaning: the river that swallows all rivers

Origin:Variation of Zaire, Kongo
2687
Oakland

Meaning: oak land

Origin:American nature name or place name
2522
Charlie

Meaning: free man

Origin:English, diminutive of Charles
179
James

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:English variation of Jacob, Hebrew
33