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Boy Names for Girls

Some of the coolest baby girl names are not girls' names at all but boys' names -- many of which have officially become unisex names. We're seeing more and more formerly 100% boy names being used for girls, from nicknames like Sam and Charlie (now 50-50 by gender!), to occupational or surnames such as Sawyer or McKinley to formerly masculine names such as Quincy and Jude that have become truly unisex.

Celebrity parents Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds broke the gender barrier in a new way when they named their daughter James. Many parents followed suit, sometimes using James as a middle name.

The trendy Arlo is one recently boy name that's moving to the girls' side. Australian actress Asher Keddie is proof that Asher might be a good alternative to the dated Ashley. Ezra and Noah are Biblical names that are increasingly being used for girls as well as boys. And in Israel, Daniel is a Top 100 name...for girls.

Some people think it's wrong to use boy names for girls unless the practice also works in the opposite direction. While statistics show that more parents are giving their sons unisex names, we are not seeing boys given decidedly feminine names in the same way that baby girls are being given formerly masculine names.

In case anyone thinks this is just another wacky name theory, statistics bear out that girls are being given all the names on this list in significant numbers. There were more than 50 baby girls in the US last year named Max and Maxwell, for instance, as well as Maverick, Landon, Chase, Auden, and Atlas.

Here, some boy names that can work for girls.

Porter

Meaning: carrier

Origin:English from French occupational name
6260
Ronnie

Meaning: she who brings victory; true image

Origin:Latin
2679
Brady

Meaning: one with broad eyes

Origin:Irish
5404
Chase

Meaning: to hunt

Origin:French
2864
Dillon

Meaning: loyal

Origin:Irish
2865
Louie

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Variation of Louis, German and French
3016
Origin:Variation of Clark
3180
Neil

Meaning: cloud

Origin:Irish
5355
Jensen

Meaning: son of Jens

Origin:Scandinavian
5431
Landon

Meaning: long hill

Origin:English
5529
Andy The name Andy is of English origin. The mean...
Origin:English
5959
Robbie

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:English, Germanic
6264
Mercer

Meaning: a merchant

Origin:French occupational surname
5263
Toby The name Toby finds its origins in the Engli...
Origin:Diminutive of Tobias
4567
Jameson

Meaning: son of James

Origin:English
5175
Colby

Meaning: from a coal town

Origin:English
4455
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
4849
Max

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
1362
James

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Hebrew
876
Noah

Meaning: motion

Origin:Hebrew
903