'Boy' names for Girls - Masculine Girl names

Huxley

English

"inhospitable place"

Huxley is an increasingly popular surname-name for baby boys in the US and now is beginning to be used for girls as well. The -ley suffix, usually denoting a place, is common in names for both…

Jace

Jace is a modern feminine name that has gained popularity primarily as a masculine name but has crossed gender boundaries in recent years. Originally a shortened form of Jason (meaning 'healer' in…

Jameson

English

"son of James"

Stylish surname way to go if you want to name a girl after a James, and is more substantial than the passé Jamie; it was chosen for their daughter by Chynna Phillips and Billy Baldwin.

Kade

Kade is shown here as a feminine name, though it has traditionally been more common for boys. It has multiple possible origins, including being a short form of names like Kaden/Caden (from Welsh…

Kyle

Scottish

"narrow spit of land"

Not as popular for girls as Kylie or Kyla, but we prefer its simplicity.

Leo

Latin

"lion"

Leo is of course a very popular name for boys and an equally rare one for girls. But 28 baby girls were named Leo in the US last year, and as feminine leonine names such as Leonora and Leonia find…

Luca

Italian variation of Luke and Lucas, Hungarian variation of Lucia

"light; man from Lucania"

Very much a boy's name in Italy, it's beginning to be seen as a unisex possibility here: actress Jennie Garth used it for her daughter, as did influencers Alyssa and Dallin Johnson, When spelled…

Niko

Finnish variation of Nicholas; diminutive of Nikolaos, Greek

"victory of the people"

Niko was used for 17 baby girls in the US last year, and twin sister Nico for another 35 -- though that's still far fewer than the 2700 baby boys who were given either of those two names. There were…

Oberon

English spelling variation of Auberon

"noble, bearlike"

The name of the king of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream ; could work just as well for your little sprite.