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Searching for some fresh, modern gender neutral names for your baby boy or baby girl, but just can’t seem to find the one quite yet?
Then kick up those feet of yours, mama –
Today, I am sharing my list of my favorite modern gender neutral names with meanings as well as the popularity of each baby name for both boys and girls.
Let’s get to it –
Gender Neutral Names by Category
When it comes to gender neutral names, the ones that I love tend to fall into four main categories: modern and unique, southern and country, boho and earthy, Biblical, first name as last name, occupational, and classic.
Here are just a few examples from my list –
- Unique: Pax, Ever, Lennox, Hartley, Kit
- Southern: Hudson, Maysen/Mason, Logan, Peyton, Emersyn/Emerson
- Boho: Winter, Marlowe, Lennon, Frankie, Quincy, Sage, River
- Biblical: Noa/Noah, Ezra, Micah, James, Silas
- Classic: Andy/Andi, Rory/Rori, Charlie, Cameron, Reese, Drew
The Best Gender Neutral Names for 2022
This list of gender neutral baby names for 2022 is a collection of my picks for baby names that are both contemporary, and in some ways, traditional, too.
I’ve listed out the gender neutral names with meanings, as well as their rank, both as a girl’s name, and as a boy’s name.
The statistics for how popular each baby name is at the moment are pulled from social security data in the United States in 2021, so it’s also important to keep in mind that these figures could be totally different where you live.
And that’s that.
Now, let’s get into these baby names –
Golden
- Meaning: of gold
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Emerson/Emersyn
- Meaning: brave, powerful
- Popularity (girls): 148
- Popularity (boys): 279
Hadley
- Meaning: heather field
- Popularity (girls): 112
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Hudson
- Meaning: son of Hudd
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 34
Winter
- Meaning: season of water
- Popularity (girls): 324
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Mason/Maysen
- Meaning: artisan who works in stone
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 18
Charlie/Charleigh
- Meaning: free man, or warrior
- Popularity (girls): 127
- Popularity (boys): 189
Tatum
- Meaning: cheerful, or full of spirit
- Popularity (girls): 279
- Popularity (boys): 385
Marlowe
- Meaning: from the hill by the lake
- Popularity (girls): 896
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Hartley
- Meaning: deer meadow
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Blake
- Meaning: bright and shining, or black and dark
- Popularity (girls): 199
- Popularity (boys): 205
Lennon
- Meaning: dear one, or lover, or blackbird
- Popularity (girls): 236
- Popularity (boys): 670
Noah/Noa
- Meaning: rest or repose
- Popularity (girls): 330
- Popularity (boys): 2
James
- Meaning: supplanter
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 5
Sutton
- Meaning: southern homestead
- Popularity (girls): 244
- Popularity (boys): 541
Frankie
- Meaning: free or truthful
- Popularity (girls): 59
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Kit
- Meaning: pure
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Logan
- Meaning: empty hollow
- Popularity (girls): 310
- Popularity (boys): 21
Greer
- Meaning: watchful, guardian or vigilant
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Addison
- Meaning: son of Adam
- Popularity (girls): 45
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Peyton
- Meaning: warrior’s estate, or royal
- Popularity (girls): 99
- Popularity (boys): 471
Quincy
- Meaning: fifth
- Popularity (girls): 99
- Popularity (boys): 631
Jett
- Meaning: black
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 244
Easton/Eastyn
- Meaning: east town
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 70
Quinn
- Meaning: wise
- Popularity (girls): 45
- Popularity (boys): 80
Ever
- Meaning: always
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
August
- Meaning: a summer month, or to increase
- Popularity (girls): 843
- Popularity (boys): 121
Dallas
- Meaning: meadow dwelling
- Popularity (girls): 635
- Popularity (boys): 270
Lennox
- Meaning: elm grove
- Popularity (girls): 599
- Popularity (boys): 254
Remi
- Meaning: place on a riverbank or raven’s town
- Popularity (girls): 122
- Popularity (boys): 720
Blaire/Blair
- Meaning: plain, meadow or field
- Popularity (girls): 315
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Skylar
- Meaning: scholar
- Popularity (girls): 74
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Ezra
- Meaning: God helps, or God protects
- Popularity (girls): 714
- Popularity (boys): 37
London
- Meaning: from the great river
- Popularity (girls): 219
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Dylan
- Meaning: son of the sea, or born of the ocean
- Popularity (girls): 567
- Popularity (boys): 44
Parker
- Meaning: park keeper
- Popularity (girls): 115
- Popularity (boys): 93
Hunter
- Meaning: someone who hunts
- Popularity (girls): 817
- Popularity (boys): 86
Micah/Mika
- Meaning: who is like God?
- Popularity (girls): 982
- Popularity (boys): 107
Rory/Rori
- Meaning: red king
- Popularity (girls): 396
- Popularity (boys): 295
Stevie
- Meaning: crown, victorious
- Popularity (girls): 284
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Hayden
- Meaning: from the hay valley
- Popularity (girls): 290
- Popularity (boys): 176
Sage
- Meaning: herb or prophet
- Popularity (girls): 290
- Popularity (boys): 176
Taylor
- Meaning: cutter of cloth, or one who makes or mends clothes
- Popularity (girls): 192
- Popularity (boys): 643
Cameron
- Meaning: crooked nose or bent river
- Popularity (girls): 468
- Popularity (boys): 62
Palmer
- Meaning: pilgrim or he who holds the palm
- Popularity (girls): 329
- Popularity (boys): 990
River
- Meaning: flowing body of water
- Popularity (girls): 151
- Popularity (boys): 110
Sawyer
- Meaning: woodcutter, one who uses a saw
- Popularity (girls): 216
- Popularity (boys): 114
Andi/Andy
- Meaning: strong and manly
- Popularity (girls): 809
- Popularity (boys): 468
Lee/Leigh
- Meaning: meadow
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 698
Riley/Rylie
- Meaning: courageous and valiant or clearing in the woods
- Popularity (girls): 389
- Popularity (boys): 246
Kennedy
- Meaning: helmeted chief
- Popularity (girls): 70
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Harper
- Meaning: someone who plays the harp
- Popularity (girls): 10
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Drew
- Meaning: wise
- Popularity (girls): 815
- Popularity (boys): 509
Scottie
- Meaning: from Scotland
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Reese
- Meaning: enthusiastic or ardent
- Popularity (girls): 147
- Popularity (boys): 701
Laine/Lane/Lainey
- Meaning: path/roadway, or wave
- Popularity (girls): 252
- Popularity (boys): 261
Marley
- Meaning: marshy meadow
- Popularity (girls): 215
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Remington
- Meaning: place on a riverbank or raven’s town
- Popularity (girls): 348
- Popularity (boys): 231
Dakota
- Meaning: friend
- Popularity (girls): 270
- Popularity (boys): 344
Sloane/Sloan
- Meaning: warrior
- Popularity (girls): 574
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Morgan
- Meaning: born of the sea, or sea song
- Popularity (girls): 205
- Popularity (boys): 612
Ryan
- Meaning: royalty, or little king
- Popularity (girls): 495
- Popularity (boys): 66
Oakley
- Meaning: meadow of oak trees
- Popularity (girls): 193
- Popularity (boys): 403
Rhett
- Meaning: advisor, to speak or counsel
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 148
Payson
- Meaning: son of peace
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Berkeley/Birkley
- Meaning: birch meadow
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Silas
- Meaning: forest
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 91
Everson
- Meaning: intelligent
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
January
- Meaning: the first month
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Story
- Meaning: large or big
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Layton/Leighton
- Meaning: settlement in the meadow
- Popularity (girls): 378
- Popularity (boys): 630
Miller
- Meaning: one who mills
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): 591
Vaughan
- Meaning: little or small
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Collins
- Meaning: people’s victory
- Popularity (girls): 326
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
Berlin
- Meaning: borderline
- Popularity (girls): > 1000
- Popularity (boys): > 1000
More Gender Neutral Baby Names
- Teddi
- Cori
- Jude
- Aspen
- Miller
- Murphy
- Halliday
- Mckinley
- Tristen
- Raleigh
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