American unisex names
Most popular names
- Brooklyn New York city place name #79 in US
- Kaylee Crowned #91 in US
- Lizzie Covenant of God #94 in US
- Krystal Clear, Sparkling #110 in US
- Latoya Victorious #123 in US
- Cheyenne Tribe #146 in US
- Sherri Dearest #148 in US
- Jodi Praised #170 in US
- Sheri Dearest #218 in US
- Latasha Christmas Child #270 in US
- Lizbeth Covenant of God #286 in US
- Brooklynn Stream of the Waterfall #288 in US
- Jody Praised #295 in US
- Chance Fortune or luck by accident #298 in US
- Jaiden modern variation of Jayden #310 in US
- Latonya Queen #375 in US
- Leigh Meadow #381 in US
- Kiana Grace of God #386 in US
- Dena From the Valley #387 in US
- Sherrie Dearest #409 in US
- Lakisha Lovely #412 in US
- Kobe Successor #428 in US
- Keisha Beautiful Woman #441 in US
- Jodie Praised #460 in US
- Kailey Crowned #461 in US
- Kayleigh Crowned #473 in US
- Ambrose Immortal, Divine #476 in US
- Dolly Compassionate #492 in US
- Jadyn Modern variant of Jade stone #498 in US
- Amari modern invented name unisex #505 in US
- Kaydence Flowing and rhythmic beat #520 in US
- Caylee Crowned #539 in US
- Journey A passage or expedition #560 in US
- Kaylie Crowned #569 in US
- Bobbi Foreigner, Famous Brilliance #576 in US
- Cheyanne Tribe #597 in US
- Shaniqua God Is Gracious #610 in US
- Missouri the big muddy river #645 in US
- Kaelyn Crowned #652 in US
- Liz Covenant of God #673 in US
- Liza Covenant of God #673 in US
- Deena From the Valley #721 in US
- Janay God Is Gracious #725 in US
- Kaylin Crowned #728 in US
- Kristal Clear, Sparkling #728 in US
- Latanya Queen #730 in US
- Kaleigh Crowned, Lark #765 in US
- Kennedi variant of Kennedy chief #768 in US
- Kailyn Crowned #773 in US
- Kisha Beautiful Woman #774 in US
American unisex names are a recent invention, really — born from the postwar push to break from tradition and the late-20th-century move toward gender-neutral language. Names like Brooklyn and Kaylee started as place names and nicknames that anyone could wear, while Krystal and Latoya emerged from the creative respelling boom of the 1980s and '90s, when parents began treating name spelling itself as a form of expression. You'll find them across lines of race and class, each one a small rebellion against the idea that a name had to announce a gender.
What makes these names distinctly American is exactly that: the freedom to invent, to borrow from any source, to twist a sound into something new. Lizzie began as a diminutive but stands on its own now. Some are modern inventions; others are old names stripped of their gendered endings. Each entry lists its meaning and origin, so you can see whether a name is a repurposing, a regional pick, or something wholly made in America.