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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.

Rio

Meaning: river

Origin:Spanish
1096
Jayden

Meaning: thankful

Origin:Variation of Jaden or Jadon, Hebrew
199
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234
Austin

Meaning: great, magnificent

Origin:English, shortened form of Augustine
318
Ash

Meaning: ash tree

Origin:Diminutive of Asher, English
284
Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
627
Rory

Meaning: red king

Origin:Irish
64
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Banks

Meaning: one who lives on the hillside or riverbank

Origin:English surname
421
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Asher

Meaning: fortunate, blessed, happy one

Origin:Hebrew
53
Ari

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
117
Finley

Meaning: fair-haired hero

Origin:Irish and Scottish
278
River A name as beautiful as River is another grea...
Origin:Nature name
114
Phoenix

Meaning: dark red

Origin:Arizona place-name and Greek
123
Lennox

Meaning: elm grove

Origin:Scottish
271
Remy

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French from Latin
50
Luca

Meaning: light or man from Lucania

Origin:Italian variation of Luke and Lucas
86
Everett

Meaning: brave as a wild boar

Origin:English variation of the German Eberhard
67
Hayden

Meaning: fire

Origin:English
158