Gender-Neutral Baby Names Are More Popular Than Ever—Here Are Some Of The Most Common Ones
Updated: Jun. 27, 2023
Can you guess some of the most common gender neutral baby names?
If you’ve seen an increase in names like Blake and Jamie, it’s not just a coincidence. According to a new study from background check company BeenVerified, gender-neutral baby names are more popular than ever before. In fact, they accounted for almost 15% of given baby names in 2022. With gender-neutral baby names becoming more and more common, these are the ones that made a splash in 2022.
How were the top gender-neutral baby names determined?
While BeenVerified clarifies that “few names are truly gender neutral,” ratios of names change over time. To determine the top gender-neutral baby names, the company analyzed the Social Security Administration’s annual baby name list.
Every year, the Social Security Administration releases a list of names from the year prior. BeenVerified used the list to rank which names had the closest 50-50 ratios by gender in 2022. The company also utilized previous lists to determine gender-neutral names from 1923-2022.
What were the top gender-neutral baby names in 2022?
This list identifies the most evenly distributed baby names by ratio, rather than the most popular. In 2022, these were the top 20 gender-neutral baby names:
- Robin
- Justice
- Bellamy
- Blake
- Tatum
- Charlie—Charlie is the #1 most popular evenly split gender-neutral baby name of 2022!
- Azariah
- Finley
- Armani
- Jamie
- Ocean
- Rory
- Dakota
- Alexis
- Phoenix
- Emerson
- Skyler
- Layne
- Ari
- Chandler
Over the past 100 years, what have the top gender-neutral names been?
From 1923-2022, these were the top 20 gender-neutral baby names by ratio:
- Kerry
- Emerson
- Jessie
- Jackie
- Harley
- Quinn
- Riley
- Jaime
- Frankie
- Casey
- Skyler
- Peyton
- Pat
- Jody
- Kendall
- Rowan
- Johnnie
- Marion
- Dominique
- Reese
Sources:
- BeenVerified: “US Baby Name Trends: Unisex Names Hit Record High in 2022”
