450 Unisex Names That Start With N (With Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Fri Jan 30 2026
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Unisex names that start with N include, somewhat surprisingly, boys’ Number 2 Noah, given to over 100 girls per year since 2014, along with the girls' same-sounding Noa, also sometimes used for boys.
Notable gender-neutral N names in the Nameberry database include quirky celebrity picks North, Nesta, and Nouvel, none of which quite caught on in the real world. But the latter, used by Brad and Angelina back in 2006, predicted a growing trend of today: N/V names like Navy, Nova, and November, which all make the unisex N name list.
Here, our full selection of unisex names that start with N, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry. Each name is used more often for the gender indicated by its heart.
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- Noah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"rest, repose"
- Nathaniel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"gift of God"
- Nora
Origin:
Diminutive of Honora or Eleonora, LatinMeaning:
"honor or meaning unknown"
- Nico
Origin:
Italian diminutive of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nolan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"champion"
- Nightingale
Origin:
Bird name from GermanMeaning:
"night singer"
- Nell
Origin:
English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et alMeaning:
"bright, shining one"
- Nina
Origin:
Short form of names that end in -nina
- Nael
Origin:
Diminutive of Nathanael or Gwenael, French, ArabicMeaning:
"gift of God; generous; attainer, winner"
- Naomi
Origin:
Hebrew, JapaneseMeaning:
"pleasantness; straight, direct, beautiful"
- Nicholas
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
- Nancy
Origin:
English diminutive of Ann or Agnes, Hebrew or GreekMeaning:
"grace or pure"
- Nadia
Origin:
Russian, ArabicMeaning:
"hope; tender, delicate"
- Nellie
Origin:
Diminutive of Helen, Ellen, and Eleanor, English, SwedishMeaning:
"light, shining torch"
- Nova
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"new"
- Noa
Origin:
Hebrew, JapaneseMeaning:
"motion; my love, affection"
- Nathan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"given"
- Natalie
Origin:
French variation of Russian NataliaMeaning:
"birthday of the Lord"
- Natalia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"birthday [of the Lord]"
- Nicole
Origin:
French feminine variation of Nicholas, GreekMeaning:
"people of victory"
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