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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.

Sawyer

Meaning: woodcutter

Origin:English
100
Ezra

Meaning: help

Origin:Hebrew
21
Logan

Meaning: small hollow

Origin:Scottish
112
Kai

Meaning: sea

Origin:Hawaiian
22
Arlo

Meaning: between two hills

Origin:Irish or English
9
Finn

Meaning: fair or white

Origin:Irish
20
Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:English from Latin tree name
1172
Wren

Meaning: small bird

Origin:English
511
Willow

Meaning: willow tree

Origin:English tree name
1459
Ziggy The meaning of Ziggy is 'victorious protecto...
Origin:German, diminutive of Siegfried and Sigmund
456
Reese Reese is a gender-neutral name originating f...
Origin:Spelling variation of Rhys
1365
Royal

Meaning: royal

Origin:English word name
1
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
1159
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:Nature name, English word name
1784
Rue

Meaning: herb; regret

Origin:Nature name
1430
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Rain The name Rain is of American origin, and the...
Origin:Nature name
1468
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
1970
Harper

Meaning: harp player

Origin:English
1258
Avery

Meaning: ruler of the elves

Origin:English
630