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Trend: Gender-Neutral Baby Names – Which Name Tops List?


Jordan, Riley and Avery are the most popular unisex names for both boys and girls, according to data compiled by leading online business directory WhitePages.com
“We are seeing celebrities jumping on this trend. In the past year, Kristen Bell named her daughter Lincoln, Kim Kardashian chose North and Lisa Ling went with Jett, all selecting unisex names for their girls,” said Liz Powell, culture and trend Expert from WhitePages. “What’s interesting is that as unisex names grow, there are some names that seem to trend at almost an even split between males and females, including Riley, Peyton and Rowan. We expect to see this trend grow into 2014.”
This comports with Bellyitch’s own assessment last summer of the trend of celebrities giving their daughters masculine or gender neutral names. 
WhitePages also analyzed popular male and female names and noted that traditional and biblical names John topped the list for boys and Mary for girls.
For its analysis of the fastest growing names for boys and girls, WhitePages concluded that “Chloe”  and “Jacob” topped the list over the past 5 years though an old favorite, “William” was making a comeback as well. 
Here is the breakdown of the survey:
Top 15 Most Popular Unisex Names

  1. Jordan: 73% male, 27% female; most popular in Utah
  2. Riley: 53% male, 47% female; most popular in Utah
  3. Avery: 37% male, 63% female; most popular in North Carolina
  4. Peyton: 46% male, 54% female; most popular in Mississippi
  5. Alexis: 15% male, 85% female; most popular in Washington, DC
  6. Angel: 68% male, 32% female; most popular in Florida
  7. Hayden: 85% male, 15% female; most popular in Arkansas
  8. Skyler: 66% male, 34% female; most popular in Utah
  9. Jayden: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in North Dakota
  10. Taylor: 35% male, 75% female; most popular in Utah
  11. Quinn: 75% male, 25% female; most popular in Utah
  12. Logan: 93% male, 7% female; most popular in Utah
  13. Reese: 35% male, 65% female; most popular in Utah/Reece: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in Tennessee
  14. Dakota: 78% male, 22% female; most popular in Oklahoma
  15. Rowan: 59% male, 41% female; most popular in Vermont
Most Popular Female Names                                     Most Popular Male Names
1. Mary – most popular in Mississippi                 John – most popular in Massachusetts
2. Jennifer – most popular in New Hampshire      James – most popular in Mississippi
3. Patricia – most popular in Delaware                Robert – most popular in New Hampshire
4. Linda – most popular in West Virginia             Michael – most popular in Rhode Island
5. Elizabeth – most popular in Massachusetts      David – most popular in New Hampshire

Fastest Growing Female Names                                     Fastest Growing Male Names
1. Chloe – most popular in Washington DC           Jayden – most popular in North Dakota
2. Ava – most popular in Washington DC              Liam – most popular in Massachusetts
3. Hailey – most popular in Idaho                         Hayden – most popular in Arkansas
4. Mia – most popular in Washington DC              Noah – most popular in Oregon
5. Faith – most popular in Hawaii                          Mason – most popular in Utah

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