100+ Awesome Gender Neutral Baby Names

Confession time — when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter, I was a little sad and a little excited. I’m not much of a girly-girl myself, and I wondered who my little person was going to grow up to be (and if she would be anything like her mama). I love, love, love boy’s names for girls, so I did a lot of research on gender-neutral baby names (and filed some away in case we ever had a boy). We ended up giving both of our babies mythologically-inspired, gender-fluid names–and I love how powerful they are.

With parents being more mindful and understanding of gender identity than ever, unisex baby names are gaining popularity. Many parents are (rightfully) concerned about how their child’s name will determine how they are perceived, and (right or wrong) girls get a little competitive edge with a “less feminine” name. Boys, in my opinion, benefit from being encouraged early on to emulate role models of all genders. 

If you’re looking to toss out the traditional gender stereotypes, here’s a list of over 100 gender-neutral baby names and nicknames.

Gender-Neutral:

Celeb-Inspired:

• Blake
• Drew
• Remy
• Taylor
• Jaden
• Kennedy
• Jordan
• Armani
• Bowie
• Reese
• River
• Christian
• Hayden
• Leighton
• Cameron
• Peyton
• Lennon
• Dior
• Blair
• Robin
• Journey/Jurnee
• Keegan

For Your Little Jetsetter:

• Brooklyn
• London
• Kenya
• Denali
• Paris
• Texas
• Dallas
• Juneau
• Aspen
• Sydney
• Austin
• Boston
• Cairo
• Lennox
• Nairobi
• Rio
• Holland
• Camden
• Milan
• Tennessee
• Zaire

Mythological, Nature-Inspired & Woo-Woo:

• Phoenix
• Rowan
• Mars
• Unique
• Zephyr
• Leo
• Artemis
• West
• Ocean
• Osiris
• Tane
• Xoan
• Shiva
• January
• Rain
• Quartz
• Jasper
• North
• Lake
• Indigo
• August
• Cypress