Unisex baby names, with the real split
Names where at least 15% of the babies are girls and at least 15% are boys.
Updated October 14, 2026 · sources checked October 14, 2026
In short
The most given unisex baby names in the US since 2016 are Avery, Riley, Parker. Here a name counts as unisex when girls and boys each make up at least 15% of the babies who received it; the table gives both counts and the share of girls.
Counts from 2016 to 2025, same spelling for girls and boys; names given fewer than 50 times in all are left out.
| Name | Girls | Boys | Share of girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avery | 69,077 | 17,612 | 80% |
| Riley | 54,468 | 15,334 | 78% |
| Parker | 21,051 | 39,446 | 35% |
| Jordan | 7,387 | 41,858 | 15% |
| Rowan | 12,917 | 36,068 | 26% |
| Sawyer | 12,535 | 33,770 | 27% |
| River | 14,895 | 27,506 | 35% |
| Charlie | 20,939 | 19,715 | 52% |
| Quinn | 31,416 | 7,682 | 80% |
| Hayden | 10,779 | 22,459 | 32% |
| Peyton | 25,632 | 6,901 | 79% |
| Blake | 12,974 | 19,544 | 40% |
| Emerson | 18,999 | 12,826 | 60% |
| Eden | 24,281 | 6,288 | 79% |
| Elliott | 5,387 | 22,844 | 19% |
| Amari | 9,122 | 18,032 | 34% |
| Finley | 13,874 | 12,005 | 54% |
| Taylor | 18,044 | 4,871 | 79% |
| Phoenix | 8,877 | 13,307 | 40% |
| Dakota | 12,304 | 9,765 | 56% |
| Sage | 15,074 | 6,990 | 68% |
| Remington | 7,620 | 14,274 | 35% |
| Reese | 17,571 | 3,951 | 82% |
| Tatum | 10,792 | 9,573 | 53% |
| Ariel | 14,912 | 5,402 | 73% |
| Oakley | 13,124 | 7,002 | 65% |
| Morgan | 15,369 | 4,431 | 78% |
| Rory | 8,079 | 11,670 | 41% |
| Alexis | 12,463 | 6,902 | 64% |
| Dallas | 4,712 | 13,315 | 26% |
| Sutton | 10,568 | 5,257 | 67% |
| Lennox | 4,452 | 11,125 | 29% |
| Ellis | 4,056 | 11,186 | 27% |
| Lennon | 10,565 | 3,702 | 74% |
| Harley | 11,179 | 2,805 | 80% |
| Shiloh | 8,072 | 5,888 | 58% |
| Ari | 5,248 | 8,646 | 38% |
| Milan | 4,115 | 9,720 | 30% |
| Rylan | 2,884 | 10,228 | 22% |
| Spencer | 2,417 | 10,480 | 19% |
| Remy | 4,997 | 7,899 | 39% |
| Armani | 5,605 | 7,171 | 44% |
| Skyler | 6,354 | 4,910 | 56% |
| Leighton | 7,874 | 2,703 | 74% |
| Royal | 3,168 | 7,190 | 31% |
| Reign | 6,909 | 3,447 | 67% |
| Casey | 2,686 | 7,544 | 26% |
| Palmer | 8,242 | 1,906 | 81% |
| Lyric | 7,826 | 1,938 | 80% |
| Emory | 6,931 | 2,824 | 71% |
| Kamari | 2,695 | 7,008 | 28% |
| Sterling | 1,593 | 7,956 | 17% |
| Noel | 1,788 | 7,554 | 19% |
| Baylor | 2,789 | 6,244 | 31% |
| Kamryn | 6,570 | 2,318 | 74% |
| Drew | 2,900 | 5,984 | 33% |
| Gianni | 1,696 | 6,893 | 20% |
| Briar | 5,315 | 3,245 | 62% |
| Jamie | 4,425 | 3,924 | 53% |
| Azariah | 3,980 | 4,265 | 48% |
| Justice | 4,251 | 3,878 | 52% |
| Salem | 4,984 | 3,039 | 62% |
| Denver | 2,979 | 4,903 | 38% |
| Chandler | 2,802 | 4,771 | 37% |
| Memphis | 1,624 | 5,934 | 21% |
| Rowen | 1,724 | 5,675 | 23% |
| Legacy | 4,845 | 2,469 | 66% |
| Onyx | 1,296 | 5,986 | 18% |
| Reece | 1,539 | 5,445 | 22% |
| Karsyn | 4,699 | 2,064 | 69% |
| Monroe | 5,333 | 1,364 | 80% |
| Frankie | 4,520 | 2,136 | 68% |
| Miller | 2,085 | 4,536 | 31% |
| Quincy | 2,201 | 4,331 | 34% |
| Sunny | 4,965 | 1,333 | 79% |
| Bellamy | 3,118 | 2,985 | 51% |
| Murphy | 3,718 | 2,291 | 62% |
| Finnley | 1,667 | 4,260 | 28% |
| Layne | 1,996 | 3,888 | 34% |
| Sevyn | 3,657 | 2,110 | 63% |
About these numbers. Babies born in the United States who received a Social Security number, by year of birth (1980-2025). To protect privacy, the SSA only publishes a name in a given year if at least 5 babies of the same sex received it.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration — Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data. Licence: Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. § 105). Data checked on 2026-10-14. Mamavela only counts and charts these official figures; nothing is estimated.