Cool Unique Unisex Names

A light and simple Māori name with an appealing O ending and lovely meaning.

A unisex name with a beautiful and luminous meaning, Mehtab is currently more popular for boys in the UK, for girls in Afghanistan, and split evenly in Pakistan.

This artistic surname name derives from a diminutive of Laurence/Lawrence, and was famously borne by the English painter LS Lowry.

Tamari is a rare form of Tamar that used on girls and boys in the US. Beware that tamari is a gluten-free soy sauce-like condiment.

Gio is a cute, more androgynous variation of Gia that could work well as a nickname for names such as Giovanna, Giordana, or Giorgia. It was chosen by Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo for their daughter in 2018.

A truly gender-neutral surname name used equally between the sexes.

Americans use Asani for their sons and daughters, but it originated as a Swahili masculine given name. With its bold meaning and popular -i ending, it was one of the fastest rising gender-neutral names in 2023, given to exactly the same number of girls and boys.

March has never been popular as a month name, possibly because of its slightly abrupt sound. But with all kinds of month (and season, day, and holiday) names, from January to December, Sunday to Easter, Winter to Midnight, coming to the fore, March is beginning to seem eminently baby-ready.

As cool as it is frightening.

A top name in Turkey, where it ranks in the Top 30 for baby girls.

One of the most pleasant and evocative of the hot new occupational names. Related name: Gardner, as in Ava.

Woody Allen named his second adopted daughter with Soon-Yi Previn Manzie Tio, after two jazz musicians he idolized: Manzie Johnson and Lorenzo Tio. Cute but not destined for widespread consumption, which undoubtedly pleases the iconoclastic Woody.

Edgy German capital with definite possibilities as a baby name, Berlin was chosen for nearly 60 girls and 25 boys in 2024.

The name of one of the branches of the Great Sioux Nation has a very namelike sound, but is not used as a name by the Lakota people themselves, and could be seen as appropriative.

If you're looking for a pleasing namesake that's more modern than Darrell/Darryl, this would make an excellent choice. Farrell is an Anglicized form of the Irish Fergal, and was well used as a first name into the nineteenth century, before it faded to mostly surname use.

Kree, a variant of the Native American Cree tribe name, is one of the most evenly split unisex names between the sexes.

Kosma sounds like a name from a 1950s science fiction movie. Better contemporary choice: Cosima.

A unisex name of Hebrew origin with a nature-inspired meaning. In the Bible, it is given to a male character, one of the 12 sons of Ishmael, however, in Yiddish, it is a variation of the feminine Tamar.

Christmas is a day name long and quietly used as a name for babies born at Christmas. Prettier and more modern than Noel or Noelle.

Kendall is on the decline, but Kendry is a fresh and rare alternative. It is a traditionally masculine name in Madagascar.