Our top 300 unisex baby names

We know how difficult it can be to find the perfect name for your new arrival. There are plenty of names to choose from for boys or girls but unisex or gender-neutral names are also becoming increasingly popular.

The most popular unisex baby names are sometimes traditional names that can be used across the genders, but names that take inspiration from the natural world and places, surnames, spelling variations and modern invented first names are all being used as well.

Here are out 300 top unisex baby names, in alphabetical order, along with a little bit about where each one comes from…

Most popular unisex baby names

We've included some of the best unisex baby names including some of the most popular gender-neutral names such as Andie, Hayden and Shae. You can find the full list below:

1. Addison

Old English, ‘Child of Adam’

2. Adrian

A form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus, probably from the ancient river Adria

3. Aiden

Of Gaelic derivation, meaning ‘fire’

4. Ainsley

Scottish origin meaning ‘one's own meadow’

5. Alex

From the Greek for ‘defender’

6. Alfie

Short form of Alfred, from Old English Aelfraed meaning ‘elf’ and ‘counsel’ or ‘wise’

7. Ali

From Arabic, ‘exalted, noble’

8. Amory

Old German origin, ‘brave, power’, variant of Emory

9. Andie

Variant of Andy

10. Andy

Shortening of Andrew/Andrea from the Greek Andreas

11. Angel

Greek origin, from angel, ‘angelos’ or God’s messengers

12. Archer

From the surname, meaning ‘Bowman’, now sometimes used as given name

13. Arden

Latin origin, ‘great forest

14. Ari

Of Hebrew and Scandinavian origin, ‘lion, eagle’, or a shortening of Ariel

15. Ariel

Hebrew origin, meaning ‘lion of God’

16. Armani

Italian origin meaning ‘warrior’ but now linked to fashion designer Giorgio Armani

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17. Arya

Sanskrit and Persian origin meaning of ‘noble’, but also popularised by Game of Thrones

18. Ash

Shortening of Ashley or Ashton

19. Ashley

Unisex name, originally for boys, English origin of ‘Ash tree meadow’

20. Ashton

From an English surname derived from a place name meaning ‘ash tree town’, more commonly used in America

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21. Aspen

English origin from the tree

22. Athena

Greek, the goddess of wisdom

23. Aubrey

From old German, meaning ‘elf or magical being’

24. Auden

25. August

From the Latin, Augustus, a title given to emperors

26. Avery

From the surname, which was itself a French pronunciation of Alfred, Old English, meaning ‘elf counsel’

27. Avis

Of Latin origin meaning ‘bird’

28. Bailey

From Old English meaning ‘berry clearing’ but also ‘bailiff; city fortification’

29. Baker

Old English ‘baecere,’ meaning ‘baker, originally an occupational name

30. Bay

From Latin, ‘berry’ or French ‘auburn-haired’

31. Bellamy

Old French origin, ‘handsome or beautiful friend’

32. Bergen

Scandinavian and Old German origin, ‘lives on the hill; mountain’

33. Bevan

Of Welsh origin, originally from ‘son of Evan’

34. Billie

Version of Bill and diminutive of William

35. Billy

Version of Bill and diminutive of William

36. Blaine

Roots in Gaelic from ‘yellow’, probably referring to a person with blonde hair

37. Blair

English and Scottish, ‘Child of the plains, field, or battlefield’

38. Blake

Old English, originally a nickname ‘blac’someone who had dark hair or skin (‘blac’), or pale hair or skin (‘blaac’)

39. Blue

From the colour, modern usage

40. Bobby

Initially a nickname for Robert

41. Bowie

Gaelic and Scottish, ‘yellow’, ‘fair-haired’, originally a surname

42. Brady

Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘descendant of Brádach’, which itself possibly means ‘spirited’ or ‘broad’

43. Brennan

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘teardrop’

44. Brent

Old English for ‘high place, steep hill’

45. Brett

From Celtic and French, meaning Breton or someone from Brittany, France

46. Briar

Old English from the thorny shrub but also the name Briar Rose given to the princess in Sleeping Beauty

47. Brighton

English, ‘bright town’, also the town on the south coast of England

48. Britton

Old English, ‘from Britain’

49. Brooke

Old English and Old German origin from ‘water/small streem’

50. Brooklyn

Old English ‘small stream’ but also from the New York City borough

51. Brooks

Old English and Old German for ‘water, small stream’

52. Caelan

Gaelic and Irish name, ‘slender and fine, fair or pure’

53. Cameron

Scottish baby name, ‘crooked’

54. Campbell

Originally a Scottish surname named for a person with a crooked mouth, or crooked smile

55. Carey

Of Gaelic origin for ‘love’

56. Carmel

It is of Hebrew origin, ‘garden, orchard’

57. Carmen

Variation on Carmel

58. Carroll

Of Old German derivation, ‘free man’

59. Carson

Scottish, Old English, ‘son of the marsh-dwellers’

60. Carter

Old English ‘one who carts/transports goods’, also a surname

61. Casey

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘alert, watchful’

62. Cassidy

Irish, ‘person with curly hair’

63. Chance

Middle English origin, ‘good fortune’

64. Channing

English and Old German origin, ‘young wolf; official of the church’

65. Charley

Originally a nickname for Charles, Charlene or Charlotte

66. Charlie

Originally a nickname for Charles, Charlene or Charlotte

67. Chris

Shortening of Christopher/Christian/Christine

68. Clay

A shortened version of Clayton

69. Clayton

Old English, from ‘clay settlement’

70. Cody

Irish and Gaelic origin, meaning ‘helper’

71. Cole

Old English, ‘swarthy, coal-black’

72. Corey

Uncertain origin, could be from a Norse surname or the Gaelic coire (‘cauldron/ a seething pool/hollow’)

73. Dakota

Native American origin for ‘friend/ally’, also from the US states

74. Dale

Old English, ‘small valley’

75. Dallas

Irish, Gaelic and Scottish origin, ‘from the dales’, also a village in Scotland and city in Texas

76. Dana

Hebrew variant of Daniel, ‘God is the judge’ or old English, ‘a Dane from Denmark’

77. Dane

Old English, ‘a Dane from Denmark’

78. Darby

Old English, ‘without envy’ and the place name, ‘park with deer’

79. Daryl

Originated from French surname (‘from Airelle’, a town in Calvados)

80. Dawson

Old English, from the surname meaning ‘son of David’

81. Delta

Greek origin, ‘mouth of a river’

82. Denver

Old English and French origin, ‘green valley’, contemporary use may refer to the city

83. Devin

Irish and Gaelic origin, from ‘bard, poet’ or from the French ‘divin’, meaning ‘divine’

84. Dorian

Greek origin, ‘from Doris’, an area in Greece

85. Drew

Of Greek origin meaning ‘strong and manly

86. Dylan

Welsh origin ‘son of the sea’, a legendary Welsh hero

87. Easton

English origin meaning ‘east-facing place’

88. Eddie

Short for Edward/Edwin/Edwina

89. Eden

From the Biblical Garden of Eden, meaning 'delight'

90. Elliott

From Hebrew, ‘Jehovah is God’

91. Ellis

From Hebrew, ‘Jehovah is God’

92. Ellison

Of Hebrew origin meaning 'Son of Elias'

93. Ember

English, meaning 'Spark, Burning Low'

94. Emerson

Old English, from the surname ‘Emery's son’

95. Emery

German origin meaning ‘Brave; powerful’

96. Emory

Variant of Emery

97. Erin

Irish and Gaelic origin, from a poetic word for ‘Ireland’

98. Evelyn

A girl's name of English origin meaning ‘wished for child’

99. Ezra

A boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning ‘help’

100. Finley

Scottish, Irish origin meaning ‘fair-haired hero’

101. Finn

Irish origin meaning ‘fair or white’, Finn MacCool (or Fionn mac Cuumhaill) was the greatest hero of Irish mythology

102. Florian

From Latin, ‘Flowery or flourishing’

103. Flynn

Irish and Gaelic, ‘descendant of Flann’, a byname meaning ‘reddish or ruddy’

104. Francis

Latin origin, ‘Frenchman’

105. Frankie

Diminutive of the name Frank, Frances, Francis or Francesca

106. Gabriel

Hebrew origin, ‘man of God’, also the archangel Gabriel

107. Gene

English origin, ‘well-born’, diminutive of Eugene

108. Genesis

Hebrew origin, meaning ‘origin, birth’; the first book of the Bible

109. George

Greek origin from 'georgos' meaning ‘tiller of the soil’

110. Glen

Derived from the Gaelic 'gleana', meaning valley

111. Grey

Old English origin, from the colour, originally denoting ‘grey hair or beard’

112. Hadley

Of Old English origin, ‘heather meadow’

113. Harley

Old English origin, from ‘hare meadow’ or ‘rock meadow’

114. Harlow

Old English origin, ‘army hill’, with a variation being Arlo

115. Harper

English, Scottish, and Irish for the player of a harp

116. Haven

Old English, ‘place of safety/sanctuary’

117. Hayden

Old English, formerly a surname, ‘hedged valley’

118. Henry

The name Henry means ‘Ruler of the home’ and is of German origin

119. Honour

From Latin, a virtue name

120. Hudson

Old English origin, ‘son of Hugh’

121. Hunter

English origin meaning ‘one who hunts’

122. Indigo

Of Greek origin meaning ‘Indian dye’, now the name of the colour

123. Jack

English name based on John (Hebrew), or Jacques, the French form of Jacob (Hebrew), can also be a shortening of Jacqueline

124. Jackie

Variant of Jack

125. Jade

From Spanish for the ornamental stone jade

126. Jaden

A variant of Jade

127. James

Derived from the Hebrew name Jacob, ‘supplanter’

128. Jamie

A derivation of James

129. Jan 

A variant of John in various languages, can also be a shortened version of Janet and Janice

130. Jayden

Thought to be a modern invention (US) but there is also a Biblical Jadon

131. Jean

Of Hebrew origin, variant of John/Jane

132. Jesse

Of Hebrew origin, ‘the Lord exists’, can be short for Jessica

133. Jessie

Of Hebrew origin, ‘the Lord exists’, can be short for Jessica

134. Jody

Originally a pet form of Judy, itself a pet form of Judith, and sometimes a short form for Joseph or Josephine

135. Jordan

Hebrew origin for ‘down-flowing’, a major river in the Middle East

136. Jude

Greek origin, meaning ‘praised’

137. Jules

French origin, variant of Julius/Julian, could also be a shortening of Julie

138. Julian

From Latin, ‘youthful’, a form of Julius, used as a clan by several powerful Roman emperors

139. Kaden

Arabic origin, ‘companion’

140. Kai

Various origins including German (‘warrior’), Hawaiian (‘sea’) and Welsh (‘rejoicer’)

141. Kameron

A variant of Cameron

142. Keegan

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘small flame; ardent’

143. Keely

Celtic and Gaelic meaning ‘Beautiful; handsome’

144. Kelly

English form of the ancient Irish Gaelic name Ceallach, meaning ‘strife; war’

145. Kelsey

Old English, from a place name referring to ‘island’

146. Kendall

Of Old English origin, ‘the Kent river valley’, possibly ‘bright river valley’

147. Kennedy

From two Gaelic words meaning ‘chieftain’ and ‘helmet’. Also a first name taken from the surname

148. Kerry

Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘black-haired’

149. Kim

Short form of names like Kimberley and Kimball

150. Kit

Originally a nickname for Christian

151. Kylar

Variant of Kyle

152. Kyle

Of Gaelic origin, ‘narrow, straight’ referring to places, such as a peninsula or strait

153. Kylin

Possibly a variant of Kylie (Australian, ‘boomerang’)

154. Kyrie

Of Greek origin, ‘Lord’, also the Christian prayer Kyrie eleison meaning ‘Lord, have mercy’

155. Lake

English origin from the body of water

156. Landon

Old English, ‘long hill’

157. Lane

English origin, ‘small road or path’

158. Leah

Of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘delicate; weary’

159. Lee

Old English origin, ‘meadow or pasture’

160. Leighton

Of Old English origin, ‘meadow settlement’

161. Lennon

The name Lennon means ‘Dear One’ and is of Irish origin

162. Lennox

Scottish origin, ‘from Levenach, Scotland’

163. Leslie

Of Scottish and Gaelic origin, ‘holly garden’

164. Lincoln

Old English ‘lake colony’, English city and early Roman settlement, also from US president Abraham Lincoln

165. Linden

English origin, nature name from the tree of the same name

166. Lindsay

Scottish origin, ‘a lake; a place of linden trees’

167. Logan

Of Gaelic origin, meaning ‘hollow’

168. London

From the city, now used as a unisex name

169. Lonnie

Old German origin, from Alonzo, ‘ready for battle’

170. Loren

Latin origin, ‘from Laurentum’

171. Lou

From Louis or Louise

172. Mackenzie

Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘fire-born; son of the wise ruler’. Originally a surname

173. Maddox

Anglo Welsh origin, ‘benefactor's son’

174. Madison 

A variant of Mathieson, meaning son of Matthew. Originally a surname, popularity as a girl’s given name is generally attributed to the film Splash

175. Marley

English origin meaning ‘marshy meadow’

176. Marlow

Old English origin, ‘driftwood’, also the place name in Buckinghamshire

177. Mason

English origin, ‘one who works with stone’

178. Max

Short form of Maximilian, Maxwell or Maxine

179. Maxwell

Old English for ‘Mack's stream’, Mack probably deriving from the Latin Magnus (‘Great’)

180. Mckenna

Of Scottish and Gaelic origin, is ‘ascend’. Originally a surname

181. Mckenzie

Of Scottish origin, ‘the fair one’. Originally a surname

182. Micah

Of Hebrew origin, ‘who is like God?’

183. Michael

Of Hebrew origin, ‘who is like God?

184. Milan

Of Slavic origin for ‘gracious, dear’, or from the Italian city, which takes its name from a Celtic word meaning ‘mid-plain'

185. Miller

English occupational name from ‘one who works in the mill’

186. Monroe

Scottish surname meaning ‘from the mouth of the [River] Roe’

187. Montana

Of Latin origin for ‘mountain’, also the US state

188. Morgan

Welsh and Old English origin, ‘circling sea or great brightness; bright or white sea dweller’

189. Murphy

Of Irish origin meaning ‘sea warrior’

190. Nevada

From the Spanish nevada meaning ‘snow-covered’, also the US state

191. Nicky

Shortening of Nichola, Nicole, Nicholas

192. Nico

Shortening of Nichola, Nicole, Nicholas

193. Nikita

Of Greek origin, meaning ‘unconquered’

194. Noel

From the Old French ‘noel, nael’ meaning 'Christmas'

195. Noelle

From the Old French ‘noel, nael’ meaning 'Christmas'

196. Nolan

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘champion’

197. Nova

Latin for new, also a star that releases huge amounts of light and energy

198. Ocean

Modern English name for the sea/ocean

199. Owen

A traditional Welsh name meaning ‘young warrior’ or ‘well born, noble’

200. Paige

English origins, originally meaning a young servant

201. Paisley

Scottish origin from the patterned fabric made in Paisley

202. Paris

Prince of Troy from Greek mythology, also the capital of France

203. Parker

Old English for ‘park keeper’, also a surname

204. Pat

Short form of Patricia/Patrick

205. Payton

Possibly from the English surname, which is itself from the place-name Payton in Devon

206. Peace

A middle English origin, virtue name ‘peace’

207. Perry

Of French origin, meaning ‘pear tree’, also a shortening of Peregrine

208. Peyton

Variation on Payton

209. Phoenix

Greek origin ‘dark red’, also the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes

210. Piper

Old English, from pipe player

211. Poet

English origin, writer of poetry/verse

212. Quincy

Of Old French origin, ‘estate of the fifth son’

213. Quinn

Anglicized version of the Irish surname Ó Cuinn, meaning ‘descendent of Conn’

214. Raleigh

Old English origin, and the meaning of Raleigh is ‘roe deer's meadow’

215. Ramsey

Old English name, ‘raven island; ram island’

216. Raphael

Of Hebrew origin meaning ‘God has healed’, with numerous variations (Rafael, Raffaello etc)

217. Ray

Shortened version of Raymond/Rachael

218. Rayne

Latin derivation, meaning ‘queen; counsel; song’. Rain is an alternate nature name

219. Reagan

Gaelic surname meaning ‘little ruler’ now also used as a given name

220. Reed

English origin, believed to be from a nickname-derived surname referring to a person's complexion or hair being ruddy or red

221. Reese

Of Welsh origin meaning ‘enthusiasm’

222. Regan

Variant of Reagan

223. Remi

French origins, ‘from Rheims’

224. Remington

Old English origin, ‘raven-family town’. TV character Remington Steele may have influenced use of the surname as a given name

225. Remy

French name developed from an obscure Latin personal name (Remigius) meaning ‘oarsman’

226. Rene

Short form of Renee, Irene, Renata

227. Riley

Of Irish and Gaelic origin meaning ‘courageous’ or English origin, ‘rye clearing’

228. Rio

Of Spanish origin, ‘river’, famously in the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro (‘January River’)

229. Ripley

Of Old English origin, ‘shouting man's meadow’

230. River

An English name for the natural feature of a river. Mainly male but more girls are being named River

231. Roan

A version of Rowan

232. Robin

Of English origin, ‘famous, bright’, also the name of a bird

233. Robyn

A version of Robin

234. Rory

Of Irish and Gaelic origin, ‘red king’

235. Rowan

Of Gaelic origin, ‘little red-head’, also the flowering tree with red berries

236. Royal

English meaning ‘royal/regal’

237. Ryan

Gaelic origin, meaning ‘king’

238. Ryder

English origin for ‘rider, horseman’

239. Rylan

From old English, ‘land where rye is grown’

240. Sage

Of Latin origin, ‘wise’ or plant name from the herb

241. Sailor

English origin, non-conventional occupational name, ‘one who sails’

242. Salem

Arabic and Hebrew origin, ‘Peace’, also the place name, from Jerusalem

243. Sam

Shortening of names including Samuel and Samantha

244. Sasha

Greek origin, from ‘man's defender, warrior’

245. Sawyer

English origin meaning ‘woodcutter’

246. Sean

Irish variant of John or French Jean, ultimately from Hebrew, ‘God is gracious’

247. Shae

Gaelic origin, meaning ‘admirable’

248. Shannon

Of Gaelic origin, ‘old, ancient’, also a prominent place name in Ireland

249. Shawn

A variant of Sean

250. Shay

A variant of Shae

251. Shiloh

Of Hebrew origin, meaning ‘His gift’

252. Sidney

Of Old English origin, ‘wide meadow’

253. Skye

From the Isle of Skye in Scotland

254. Skylar

Of Dutch origin, ‘fugitive’

255. Sloane

Originally the anglicized form of an Old Irish clan name meaning ‘raider’, now has an association with London's Sloane Square

256. Spencer

A given name of British origin, meaning ‘steward’ or ‘administrator’

257. Sterling

Of English origin, ‘of the highest quality’ (as in ‘sterling silver’)

258. Stevie

Derivation of Stephen/Stephanie and related variations

259. Storm

English weather name from the word ‘storm’

260. Sunny

English-origin name, originally more of a nickname for a child’s temperament

261. Sutton

Old English origin, ‘southern settlement’

262. Sydney

Old English, ‘wide island’ but also for the Australian city

263. Tanner

Old English origin, leather-maker

264. Tate

Middle English origin, ‘cheerful’, related to Norwegian ‘Tait’

265. Tatum

Of Old English origin, meaning ‘Tate's homestead’ or a ‘cheerful bringer of joy’

266. Taylor

Middle English, from tailor

267. Teagan

Irish origin, ‘attractive; poet, philosopher’

268. Tennessee

From the US state, evolved from Creek and Cherokee words but the exact meaning is unclear

269. Tennyson

Middle English origin, ‘son of Dennis’, use as given name first came from influence of poet Lord Tennyson

270. Teri

Alternate form of Terry, sometimes a shortening of Teresa/Theresa

271. Terry

Old German origin, ‘late summer’, sometimes a shortening of Teresa/Theresa

272. Tiernan

Alternate form of Tierney, Gaelic for ‘Lord’

273. Tobin

A Hebrew name, ‘God is good’

274. Toby

Short form of Tobias

275. Toni

Shortening of various forms of Anthony, including Antonio and Anttoni

276. Tony

Short form of Anthony and variants

277. Tori

A version derived from Japanese (‘bird’), also a shortening of Victoria

278. Tracy

Taken from the Irish word ‘treasach’ meaning ‘war-like’ or ‘fighter

279. Trinity

Latin origin, refers to the Holy Trinity in Christian faith

280. Tristan

Of Celtic origin, ‘tumult; outcry’, a character from Arthurian legend and the medieval tale Tristan and Isolde

281. True

English origin, ‘real, genuine’

282. Tyler

Old English, ‘one who makes/lays tiles’, from the French ‘tieuleor/tieulier’

283. Umber

French origin, ‘shade’, reddish-brown pigment used by painters

284. Val

Short for names including Valentino, Valerie

285. Valentine

From the Roman name Valentinus, meaning ‘healthy, strong’

286. Venice

Latin roots, from the place name Venice

287. Vick

Alternate form of Victor/Victoria

288. Wallace

Of Old French origin, meaning ‘Welshman’

289. Wesley

Old English origin, ‘western meadow’

290. West

Old English, from ‘west’

291. Weston

Old English origin, ‘western town’

292. Whitney

Of Old English origin, ‘white island’

293. Wilder

Of German origin, for ‘hunter’ or ‘trapper’

294. Windsor

Old English origin, ‘riverbank with a winch’, place name and the surname of the British royal family

295. Wynn

Of Old English origin, ‘friend’, also possibly a Welsh version meaning ‘fair, white’

296. Winter

Old English, from the season

297. Wisdom

English origin, a virtue name, signifying ‘wise person’

298. Wren

Old English origin, small brown songbird

299. Wyatt

From Old English, meaning ‘war strength’

300. Zephyr

Of Greek origin, meaning ‘west wind’

We hope you've got lots of ideas now when it comes to picking the perfect name for your little one, with the help of our our list of the most popular unisex baby names.