May 12, 2026
Unisex & Gender-Neutral Baby Names (2026)
Searches for gender-neutral names have grown faster than almost any other baby-name category. The intent is not always political: some parents want a name that travels, some want to delay gendered expectations, some simply like the sound of Rowan or Amal.
True unisex names are used for more than one gender in living communities. Word-names and nature names often join that set later. We keep the list to names tagged unisex or used that way in our catalog, each with a meaning.
What 'unisex' actually means in the data
A name can be unisex in one country and strongly gendered in another. Always check the origin page. Kai is a sea name in Hawaiian usage and a familiar unisex short name in several others; that is different from forcing a clearly masculine historical name onto a daughter because it is trendy this year.
If you want flexibility without confusion at school, prefer two-syllable names with an open vowel and a meaning that is not itself gendered (light, hope, forest — not 'king' or 'queen').
Boy & unisex names
- JordanTo flow down · Hebrew
- TaylorTailor · Old English
- LeslieGarden of hollies · Gaelic
- JessieGod beholds · Hebrew
- MarionBeloved · French
- CaseyVigilant · Irish
- JackieSupplanter · Hebrew
- JohnnieGod is gracious · Hebrew
- AveryRuler of the elves · Old English
- JaimeSupplanter · Spanish
- RocioDew · Spanish
- CelineHeavenly · French
- KwameBorn on a Saturday · Akan
- NeoGift · Tswana
- ChiomaGood God · Igbo
- AmritNectar of immortality · Punjabi
- GurpreetLove of the Guru · Punjabi
- HarpreetLove of God (Hari) · Punjabi
- JaspreetLove of praising God · Punjabi
- NavjotNew light · Punjabi
- EkamOne · Punjabi
- GurnoorThe light of the Guru · Punjabi
- JasmeetFriend of glory and praise · Punjabi
- MeetFriend · Gujarati
- AaryaNoble · Marathi
- KaiSea or ocean · Hawaiian
- RowanPure · Scandinavian
- AtlasPure · Greek
- EzraPure · Scandinavian
- RiverDeeply connected to the earth · Old English
- SageInspired by distant bright stars · Old English
- EdenPure · Hawaiian
- WrenDeeply connected to the earth · French
- MarloweInspired by distant bright stars · Latin
- RemiFull of grace · Japanese
- FinleyFull of grace · Greek
- RowenFull of grace · Hawaiian
- HarlowPure · Japanese
- SkylerA classic timeless spirit reimagined for the modern world. · Scandinavian
- PhoenixFull of grace · French
- DallasDeeply connected to the earth · Greek
- AmariPure · Old English
- SoraPure · French
- RileyCourageous · Irish
- HardeepLamp of God · Punjabi
- HarjeetVictory of God · Punjabi
- HarmeetFriend of God · Punjabi
- HarnoorLight of God · Punjabi
- HarpalNurtured by God · Punjabi
- ManpreetLove of the heart · Punjabi
- MandeepLamp of the heart · Punjabi
- ManjeetVictory of the heart · Punjabi
- ManmeetFriend of the heart · Punjabi
- ManleenAbsorbed in the heart · Punjabi
- MannoorLight of the heart · Punjabi
- ManpalNurtured by the heart · Punjabi
- JasdeepLamp of glory · Punjabi
- JasjeetVictory of glory · Punjabi
- JasnoorLight of glory · Punjabi
- JaspalNurtured by glory · Punjabi
- GurdeepLamp of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurjeetVictory of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurmeetFriend of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurpalNurtured by the Guru · Punjabi
- SukhpreetLove of peace · Punjabi
- SukhdeepLamp of peace · Punjabi
- SukhjeetVictory of peace · Punjabi
- SukhmeetFriend of peace · Punjabi
- SukhleenAbsorbed in peace · Punjabi
- SukhnoorLight of peace · Punjabi
- SukhpalNurtured by peace · Punjabi
- NavpreetLove of the new · Punjabi
- NavdeepLamp of the new · Punjabi
- NavjeetVictory of the new · Punjabi
- NavmeetFriend of the new · Punjabi
- NavleenAbsorbed in the new · Punjabi
- NavnoorLight of the new · Punjabi
- NavpalNurtured by the new · Punjabi
- RampreetLove of God · Punjabi
- RamdeepLamp of God · Punjabi
Girl & unisex names
- JordanTo flow down · Hebrew
- TaylorTailor · Old English
- LeslieGarden of hollies · Gaelic
- JessieGod beholds · Hebrew
- MarionBeloved · French
- CaseyVigilant · Irish
- JackieSupplanter · Hebrew
- JohnnieGod is gracious · Hebrew
- AveryRuler of the elves · Old English
- JaimeSupplanter · Spanish
- RocioDew · Spanish
- CelineHeavenly · French
- KwameBorn on a Saturday · Akan
- NeoGift · Tswana
- ChiomaGood God · Igbo
- AmritNectar of immortality · Punjabi
- GurpreetLove of the Guru · Punjabi
- HarpreetLove of God (Hari) · Punjabi
- JaspreetLove of praising God · Punjabi
- NavjotNew light · Punjabi
- EkamOne · Punjabi
- GurnoorThe light of the Guru · Punjabi
- JasmeetFriend of glory and praise · Punjabi
- MeetFriend · Gujarati
- AaryaNoble · Marathi
- KaiSea or ocean · Hawaiian
- RowanPure · Scandinavian
- AtlasPure · Greek
- EzraPure · Scandinavian
- RiverDeeply connected to the earth · Old English
- SageInspired by distant bright stars · Old English
- EdenPure · Hawaiian
- WrenDeeply connected to the earth · French
- MarloweInspired by distant bright stars · Latin
- RemiFull of grace · Japanese
- FinleyFull of grace · Greek
- RowenFull of grace · Hawaiian
- HarlowPure · Japanese
- SkylerA classic timeless spirit reimagined for the modern world. · Scandinavian
- PhoenixFull of grace · French
- DallasDeeply connected to the earth · Greek
- AmariPure · Old English
- SoraPure · French
- RileyCourageous · Irish
- HardeepLamp of God · Punjabi
- HarjeetVictory of God · Punjabi
- HarmeetFriend of God · Punjabi
- HarnoorLight of God · Punjabi
- HarpalNurtured by God · Punjabi
- ManpreetLove of the heart · Punjabi
- MandeepLamp of the heart · Punjabi
- ManjeetVictory of the heart · Punjabi
- ManmeetFriend of the heart · Punjabi
- ManleenAbsorbed in the heart · Punjabi
- MannoorLight of the heart · Punjabi
- ManpalNurtured by the heart · Punjabi
- JasdeepLamp of glory · Punjabi
- JasjeetVictory of glory · Punjabi
- JasnoorLight of glory · Punjabi
- JaspalNurtured by glory · Punjabi
- GurdeepLamp of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurjeetVictory of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurmeetFriend of the Guru · Punjabi
- GurpalNurtured by the Guru · Punjabi
- SukhpreetLove of peace · Punjabi
- SukhdeepLamp of peace · Punjabi
- SukhjeetVictory of peace · Punjabi
- SukhmeetFriend of peace · Punjabi
- SukhleenAbsorbed in peace · Punjabi
- SukhnoorLight of peace · Punjabi
- SukhpalNurtured by peace · Punjabi
- NavpreetLove of the new · Punjabi
- NavdeepLamp of the new · Punjabi
- NavjeetVictory of the new · Punjabi
- NavmeetFriend of the new · Punjabi
- NavleenAbsorbed in the new · Punjabi
- NavnoorLight of the new · Punjabi
- NavpalNurtured by the new · Punjabi
- RampreetLove of God · Punjabi
- RamdeepLamp of God · Punjabi
Frequently asked
What are the best gender-neutral baby names?
Nature and short international names — Rowan, Kai, Sage, Amal, Nova — plus heritage names already used across genders in their home languages.
Are unisex names more popular now?
Yes. Overlap between boy and girl charts has grown, and search interest in unisex lists has risen sharply over the last five years.
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