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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.

Drew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
423
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1600
Dove

Meaning: dove, a bird

Origin:Color and nature name
2736
Rome The name Rome is of Latin origin. This name ...
Origin:Place name
793
Cedar

Meaning: cedar tree

Origin:English and French from Latin tree name
851
Ocean

Meaning: ocean

Origin:English, nature name
598
Perry

Meaning: dweller near a pear tree

Origin:English
691
Amari

Meaning: eternal

Origin:Hebrew
836
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
597
Dakota

Meaning: friendly one

Origin:Place-name; Sioux
1926
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
2947
Marlowe

Meaning: driftwood

Origin:Variation of Marlow, English
2194
Montana

Meaning: mountainous

Origin:Spanish place-name; "mountainous"
3963
Jagger

Meaning: carter

Origin:English occupational name
867
Hollis

Meaning: near the holly bushes

Origin:English
955
Storm The name Storm is traditionally given as a b...
Origin:Word name
1053
Milan

Meaning: gracious, dear; union

Origin:Italian place name, Slavic, Sanskrit "gracious, dear; union"
1185
Kingsley

Meaning: king's meadow

Origin:English
1045
Santana The origin of Santana is Spanish and the mea...
Origin:Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
3203
Denali

Meaning: the great one

Origin:Place-name and Native American
4007