Unisex baby names: 50 sweet gender-neutral names to inspire
Hilary Duff’s kids rock Luca, Banks, and Townes. Get inspired with 50 more sweet and stylish unisex names.
Gender-neutral or unisex baby names have seen a strong growth in popularity over the past few years.
According to the baby names experts at Nameberry, the first wave of feminist parents back in the 1980s gave girls androgynous names like Morgan and Parker to make them more competitive with boys.
Over the years, as society breaks free of traditional stereotyping, unisex names have enjoyed a boom, and if you’d like to bestow a gender-neutral name on your offspring, there are plenty of beautiful options.
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Searching for the perfect unisex name? Discover 50 of the sweetest gender-neutral baby names. Modern, trendy, and inclusive choices to suit any little one.
50 sweet and modern unisex baby names
This name has Sanskirt or Indian origins and means ‘cloud’, ‘sun’, ‘water’ and the ‘meeting of heaven and earth’.
This popular Japanese name means ‘bright’, ‘clear’, and ‘ideal’. Often making an appearance in manga and video games.
With Greek origins, the meaning of the name angel is ‘messenger’.
This Spanish name means ‘between two hills’ for his daughter.
Banks has British origins and means ‘edge of the river’.
With British origins, Bay means ‘bathe’.
With British origins, Blake means ‘black’, ‘dark’ or ‘pale.’
With Celtic origins, Brett means ‘of Briton’.
With Gaelic origins, Cameron means ‘crooked nose’.
The name Charlie has German origins and means ‘free man’. It is often the short form of Charles or Charlotte.
Dakota comes from a Native American Sioux tribe and means ‘friend’ or ‘ally’.
Dune has French origins meaning ‘sand hill’.
Dylan has Welsh origins meaning ‘born fro the ocean’.
Elliot has Hebrew origins meaning ‘the Lord is my God’.
Emery has German origins meaning “noble ruler”.
Short for Francesca or Frank, the French name means ‘free’ or ‘truthful’.
This sweet gemstone name means’seed-like’.
A lovely colour name which are hugely popular right now.
Hart is a British name meaning ‘stag’.
This name has English origins and, as you may have guessed, means ‘trip’.
This strong Japanese name means “powerful”.
This Arabic name means ‘crowned’.
An adorable Japanese fruit name that means “apricot”. It also can mean “village” or “unite”.
With French origins, Landry means ‘strength of the earth’.
This place name is pretty rock’n’roll for either gender.
With French origins, Lou means ‘famous warrior’.
With Italian origins, Luca means ‘bringer of light’.
With British origins, Marlow means ‘remnants of a lake’.
Micah has Hebrew origins meaning ‘one who is like God’.
Nico has Greek origins meaning ‘victory of the people’.
Parker has British origins meaning ‘park keeper’.
Derived from the Greek phoinix, the name means ‘dark red’.
Riley has Gaelic origins, meaning ‘valiant’.
Remihas German origins meaning ‘wise protector’.
A perfect name for a second or third child, Japanese name, Rin means “companion”.
Rio has Spanish origins meaning ‘river’.
River has British origins and means ‘a flowing body of water’.
Rory has Irish origins meaning ‘red king’.
Rowan has Irish and Scottish origins meaning ‘little red head’.
A sweet nature name with Latin origins, this herbal name also hints at wisdom.
Sam has Hebrew origins meaning ‘told by God’.
Sasha has Slavic, Russian, and Ukranian origins meaning ‘defender’.
Sawyer has English origins meaning ‘woodcutter’.
The name has American origins and means ‘first explorer’.
Sky has Old Norse origins meaning ‘atmosphere seen from Earth’.
With British origins, Storm means ‘tempest’.
Story has Viking origins meaning ‘big’ or ‘large’.
Townes has English origins meaning ‘one who lived in a town’, from the Old English word tun.
Tiernan has Irish origins, meaning ‘lord’.
True has English origins meaning ‘real’, loyal’ or ‘genuine’.
