Unique Unisex Names

Azaria and Azariah both rank near the bottom of the girls' Top 1000. A male name in the Bible, Azariah is also in the Top 1000 for boys, and with that spelling is given to nearly equal numbers of babies of each gender. Azaria is much more frequently used for girls.

Swaggering western place-name with a lot of cowboy bravado and panache.

The tree, not the charred bit of soot in the fireplace, usually used for boys, but, as a short form of Ashley, works for girls too.

Peace may be an admirable sentiment to convey in a child's name, but the translated and thus more subtle versions, like Pax or Placido, might work better as first names.

Giovanni is the Italian form of John, and Gio is its dashing nickname. A lot cooler than Johnny, no?

A surname with potential as a first — Ramsey was given to a little over 100 baby boys in 2022.

Irie is an upbeat and modern name that originated as a Rastafarian term for "positive and powerful."

Now deeply associated with the gemstone Lapis Lazuli, Lazuli is derived from one of the places where the stone was first mined. The word Lazuli is the root for words like azure. Lapis Lazuli is a deep and rich blue color and was used for pigments and jewellery. Lazuli can be used for a boy or a girl.

Looking for a Texas name more distinctive than Austin and Dallas? Houston is a lanky, roguish place-name, right in style with its Texas accent and cowboy image.

An attractive North Carolina unisex place name, Raleigh's soft sound is particularly appropriate for a girl.

Solar is a new gender-neutral word name used nearly evenly for boys and girls. With both a weather and a heavenly bent, it's a name that's just warming up.

Cool goddess name, but brace yourself for lots of sneaker jokes.

Though it's used far more often for boys, Lyle has a lot in common with today's trending girl names that share the double L sound: Lila, Layla, and Lola.

Poet is a new entry in both the trendy word and occupational categories as well as a member of the growing group of gender neutral names. A handful of baby boys received the name in the US last year. A perfect choice, especially in the middle, for the child of writers or those with a poetic bent. And Po is an adorable nickname for either gender.

Sasha in all its forms -- which include Sacha and Sascha -- is rising in popularity for both boys and girls, especially with the Sasha spelling attached to one of the First Daughters.

Relaxed male name occasionally used for girls; sounds novel compared to such former favorites as Kerry and Sherry.

Hazen is a variation of the Dutch surname Hasin, which has two separate origins. The first is as a nickname for Haso, a Germanic given name derived from haswa, meaning "gray" or "black." Hasin was also a variation of Haas, a Dutch and German surname meaning "hare."

Takes Monroe out of the Dead Presidents category and gives it new life.

Traditionally a male name, Leith now can make a highly unusual, strong but soft, and intriguing girls' possibility.

Overly trendy western place-name, as stated in the title of our book Beyond Jennifer & Jason, Madison & Montana.