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Some of the coolest girl baby names are not girls' names at all but boys' names. We're seeing more and more 100% boy baby names being used for girls, from nicknames like Sam and Charlie, to occupational or surnames such as Sawyer or McKinley. Here, some boy baby names that can work for girls.

  • Aidan

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    Aidan is an ancient Irish saint's name that's mega popular for boys, most often spelled as Aiden, and is occasionally used for girls, sometimes as Aidyn or Ayden, as well.  Read More 

  • August

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    Though associated traditionally (and fashionably) with boys, it has been used occasionally for girls as well -- by Garth Brooks, for one.  Read More 

  • Austin

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    Austin -- a name with an attractive southwestern feel, place-name panache and the solid base of having long been an Anglo-Saxon surname --reached the Top 10 in the 1990s, but has been gradually sli... Read More 

  • Barry

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    Out-of-date for a boy, innovative for a girl.  Read More 

  • Claude

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    Yes, we tend to think of Claude as a male name and Claudia and Claudette as the female, but this ancient clan name is used in France for girls as well as boys, and could make a distinctively chic c... Read More 

  • Curtis

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    Best-selling Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld made this familiar boys' name a fresh girls' choice.  Read More 

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  • Douglas

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    Now a mostly-male name, in its earliest incarnation Douglas was used equally for girls and boys and could certainly make a comeback as a radical female choice. Read More 

  • Elliot

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    Another traditional boy's name lured into the girls' camp, a raid led by political commentator George Stephanopoulos and wife Ali Wentworth. Variously spelled Eliot, Elliot, Elliott and Elliotte (u... Read More 

  • Flynn

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    A winning last-name-first Celtic choice, Flynn is still mostly used for boys, such as the son of Orlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr. Though as with other Irish surname names, from Quinn to Flannery to... Read More 

  • Gary

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    While not generally thought of as unisex, this is a male name that, like Perry and Barry, has occasionally been used for girls over the years.  Read More 

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