Gender-Neutral Baby Names That Are Just a Wee Bit Out of the Box

There’s definitely something to be said for classic old-fashioned baby names, but lately we’re kinda loving the new-school crop of gender-neutral names that are totally in style.

Other famous parents opted for unisex middle names. Maggie Gyllenhaal and Bruce Willis named baby girls Gloria Ray and Mabel Ray, while. A.J. McLean and Jessica Capshaw named their daughters Ava Jaymes and Poppy James.

Open your mind and consider these surprising gender-neutral names for baby boys and girls alike. Use them as first names, middle names or both.

• Adrian
• Arron
• Blaine
• Blair
• Brett
• Carmen
• Carson

• Dallas
• Dana
• Drew
• Elisha
• Ellery
• Emerson
• Evan

Rachael Leigh Cook paired a feminine first name with a gender-neutral middle name: Charlotte Easton.

• Florian
• Glen
• Gracyn
• Hadley
• Hunter
• Ira
• Israel
• Julian

• Kelsey
• Kendall
• Lane
• London
• Marley
• Mason
• Michael
• Montana

• Nevada
• Orion
• Parker
• Paxton
• Peyton
• Phoenix
• Pressly
• Quinn
• Reese
• Riley

Jack Huston and Shannan Click named their daughter Sage Lavinia.

• Scout
• Skye
• Spencer
• Tyler
• Tyne
• Wyatt
• Wynne
• Zane

Originally published December 2015. Updated June 2017.