To me, what's more interesting than the ranking is that the majority of the unisex names seem to be Celtic or Anglo-Saxon in origin.
Comparatively, there are very few Latin, Greek, or Hebrew names. Perhaps this is because names from the latter languages are still very closely associated with their gendered religious and mythological characters, while those associations have become more hazy with the former.
I was born a bit ago, up until I was 12 I had only met 2 Ryan's and they were both women and oddly enough both doctors I saw because I was their patient.
Then my family moved to a different part of the country and I walked into a classroom with 7 Ryan's.
Αngel is a funny one. For Anglo Americans I’ve only known girls by that name, but with Mexicans (born in Mexico) I’ve only known guys by that name as they have Angela for their girls.
Yeah there are a few names that become "unisex" only in the aggregate, with differently gendered usage across cultures-- Alexis is another I can think of, it's a girls' name in the US but a boys' name in most other countries.
To me, what's more interesting than the ranking is that the majority of the unisex names seem to be Celtic or Anglo-Saxon in origin.
Comparatively, there are very few Latin, Greek, or Hebrew names. Perhaps this is because names from the latter languages are still very closely associated with their gendered religious and mythological characters, while those associations have become more hazy with the former.
I was born a bit ago, up until I was 12 I had only met 2 Ryan's and they were both women and oddly enough both doctors I saw because I was their patient.
Then my family moved to a different part of the country and I walked into a classroom with 7 Ryan's.
Αngel is a funny one. For Anglo Americans I’ve only known girls by that name, but with Mexicans (born in Mexico) I’ve only known guys by that name as they have Angela for their girls.
Yeah there are a few names that become "unisex" only in the aggregate, with differently gendered usage across cultures-- Alexis is another I can think of, it's a girls' name in the US but a boys' name in most other countries.
Similarly, “Andrea” is male in Italian but female in German.
Also Sean. I think the Irish prefer Sinead or Siobhan instead for naming girls.
Another I think is Rosario. A male name in Italy, a female name in Mexico/Spain.
True for any Spanish speaking country.