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
- Jordan: 73% male, 27% female; most popular in Utah
- Riley: 53% male, 47% female; most popular in Utah
- Avery: 37% male, 63% female; most popular in North Carolina
- Peyton: 46% male, 54% female; most popular in Mississippi
- Alexis: 15% male, 85% female; most popular in Washington, DC
- Angel: 68% male, 32% female; most popular in Florida
- Hayden: 85% male, 15% female; most popular in Arkansas
- Skyler: 66% male, 34% female; most popular in Utah
- Jayden: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in North Dakota
- Taylor: 35% male, 75% female; most popular in Utah
- Quinn: 75% male, 25% female; most popular in Utah
- Logan: 93% male, 7% female; most popular in Utah
- Reese: 35% male, 65% female; most popular in Utah/Reece: 87% male, 13% female; most popular in Tennessee
- Dakota: 78% male, 22% female; most popular in Oklahoma
- 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