Unisex names for girls are an ever-widening pool., with more and more names jumping back and forth across gender lines and new gender neutral names minted all the time.
 Unisex names for girls encompass those that originated as male names but migrated to the girls' side and truly <a href="https://nameberry.com/unisex-names">unisex names</a> that work as well for girls as for boys. Gender neutral names for girls also include new nature, place, and word names that have no traditional gender association.
The names listed here include the top unisex names in the US for baby girls, led by Avery and Riley, along with gender-neutral names that have been rising in use for girls. We culled the Nameberry Top 2000 along with names on the US list below the Top 1000 for these choices.

Along with Avery and Riley, the Top 10 unisex names for girls includes Quinn, Peyton, Charlie, Taylor, Parker, Eden, Emerson, and Remi. Many of the unisex names here also make the list of most popular unisex names for boys.
 
Names new to this list include boy names that have recently started being used for girls, including Gianni, Arlo, and Ezra. Other new gender neutral names for girls include nature names Jupiter and Winter, word names Lyric and Halo, and last names used as first including Ellison and Cooper.
If you'd like to give your daughter a gender-neutral name, here is our long list of possibilities. The first 50 names below are ranked according to their current popularity on Nameberry.

Unisex Names for Girls

This name found in both Celtic and Scandinavian mythology has gone from all-boy to almost all-girl, retaining a strong, unisex quality. However, it has dropped following its three-decade heyday from the 1960s to the 1990s.
 Dana is the birth name of Queen Latifah.

Dana

With its soft sounds, its unisex appeal, and its nature connection, Rowan has become a very popular name for both boys and girls, given to nearly four boys for every girl. The Rowen variation maintains the same gender split but is much less popular for both sexes, with nearly four times as many babies named Rowan as Rowen.
 
The name likely comes from the tree of the same name, whose name comes from Old Norse, and means "to redden". Commonly found in Scotland, rowan trees are steeped in symbolism, said to warn off witches and provide life and protection. The alternative origin of Rowan is via the Irish name Ruadhán, meaning "little redhead" - so either way, you've got a "red" feeling name. 
The Rowen spelling began to make moves upwards in the early 2010s and while it does now rank in the US and UK Top 1000 names for boys, it has never broken into the charts for girls.

Rowen

James for a girl? Believe it or not, this is one of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/79/boy-names-for-girls">boy names for girls"</a> gaining a lot of attention these days, since Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds shocked the world by choosing it for their eldest daughter in 2014 (after his late father).
 
Since then, it's become something of a celebrity baby middle name du jour, with high-profile parents including Coco Rocha, Kristin Cavallari, Nev Schulman and Brandon Jenner all having daughters with James in the middle spot.

James

Jaycee is a modern invented name, likely inspired by the similar sounding Casey and Macy. While these names peaked in the 1990s and 2000s, their energetic and contemporary vibe has kept them relevant today, and a recent year saw more than 300 girls given the name Jaycee in the US.
 
As Jaycee is an invention based on the sounds of established names, it doesn't have a specific meaning of its own. You might say, however, that it means "jaybird" from the "jay" element, or that it's a compound name, blending James, Jay, or Jane with Casey or Macey, offering meanings such as "vigilant supplanter", "God is gracious and vigilant", "jaybird on the hill" or similar.

Jaycee

This once obscure name was propelled to fame by Britney Spears, and by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2000's. It skyrocketed into the US Top 10 for boys, but it also saw significant use for girls. 
Similar in sound to the likes of Jamie, Peyton, Paisley, Jade, and Jane - and, given the popularity of the -ayden names in general - it caught on, albeit briefly. 
Rising to the Top 200 in 2010, Jayden has since fallen out of favor again, with only 100 or so girls being given it every year. 
In terms of origin, Jayden is potentially a modern invention, inspired by Aiden, Jason, and Hayden. It could be be a spin on the Biblical Jadon, meaning "thankful", or maybe even just a nod to a Jade, Jude, Jayne or Jason if your life.<.br>
Like the idea of Jayden but don't want your baby to be lost in the sea of Jaydens, Jaedens, Jaidens and Jaidins? Enjoy the sounds but don't want something gone so recently out of style? You could try Jada, Janie, Arden, Cadence or Jazmin as inspiration.

Jayden

An established place name, associated with a sunny island in the English Channel, the Garden State in the US, knitted pullovers, reality TV, and a Broadway musical. It peaked in the late 2000s and though it is now in decline, 130 girls and nearly 50 boys received the name in 2023. 
 -ey meaning "island". Alternative theories suggest it comes from jarl ,meaning "earl" or hjǫr meaning "sword".

Jersey

 are an ever-widening pool, with more and more names jumping back and forth across gender lines and new 

Unisex names for girls encompass names that originated as male names but migrated to the girls' side and truly 

 that work as well for girls as for boys. 

 also include new nature, place, and word names that have no traditional gender association.

top unisex names in the US for baby girls

, led by Avery and Riley, along with gender-neutral names that have been rising in use for girls. We culled the Nameberry Top 2000 along with names on the US list below the Top 1000 for these choices.

 includes Quinn, Peyton, Charlie, Taylor, Parker, Eden, Emerson, and Remi. Many of the unisex names here also make the list of most popular unisex names for boys.

Names new to this list include boy names that have recently started being used for girls, including Gianni, Arlo, and Ezra. Other new gender neutral names for girls include 

If you'd like to give your daughter a gender-neutral name, here is our long list of widely-used possibilities.

Unisex names for girls are gender neutral names that work well for baby girls, with the top unisex names used for baby girls, with meanings, origins, and popularity. (Page 17)