Why is that Americans like unisex names but the British don't?

Just wondering why Americans like to name girls Avery, Casey, Emerson, Dylan, Hayden etc but those names are pretty much unheard of in Britian? Do you think it's cultural differences, or do you think the UK is just behind the trend and it will soon catch on there?

Why is that Americans like unisex names but the British don't?
I hope it doesn't catch on. I'm American and find unisex names atrocious.
Reply:Ha, I don't think it's that the UK is behind on the trend. I think it's just that Americans are really quick to jump on the bandwagon.
Reply:I think it's because the British are more formal than Americans are. Americans like to try new and updated things while the British like the good old names.
Reply:I think perhaps the reason would be the age of the respective nations. America being a young country is less connected to the traditions of gender segregation than a European nation such as the UK would be. Also, British parents, being more steeped in tradition than those in the US, would be more likely to give their children family names, of which Avery, Casey, Emerson, Dylan and Hayden are not.
Reply:I think its culture related. I think that people in other countries like names that have meaning (not saying americans dont) But that is just a difference in our cultures.....
Reply:I think it is just a cultural difference.
Reply:Dylan in quite a common name in Britain, well I know a few anyway. I don't think we're behind the trend as such i just think everyone has different tastes.
Reply:As an American who has been living in the UK for years, giving your child a unique or unusual name (and calling a girl Emerson or Avery is seen as unusual) is seen as low class. It sounds like parents are trying too hard to make their child sound "posh" - but it has the opposite effect. Even if you are working class, you don't want to advertise it through your child's name - unless you are a teen mother and you really don't care. As the other poster says, it's very chavvy (closest equivalent in the US is "white trash")





The upper class could get away with naming a girl something like Emerson only if it's a family name that has been around for generations. But they would be more likely to call her Elizabeth, Catherine, Victoria or some other traditional name.





It doesn't have anything to do with trend but with cultural differences
Reply:I hate unisex names, there are so many pretty names for both genders why go unisex?





People think they are different by giving their child a unisex name. Once the child grows up and goes on a job interview they will wait for a he when a she arrives.






Reply:I live in America and I personally have never liked unisex names, nor will I ever. From what I have seen on YA a lot of UK ppl love unisex names so i think there are countries that do like that idea, not just America.
Reply:We're not behind the trend because it's not a trend.





In Britain, those kind of names are seen as chavvy and cheap (look up chavvy if you don't know what it means .... not patronising, I genuinely don't think it's a word used anywhere other than Britain).





Considering cultural differences, generally in Britain people don't like names that can be either male or female. I think the most popular names this year are Jack and Katie. But older names are coming back into fashion also - Ruby, Hugo, Alice, Oscar. I don't there's any 'trend' that hasn't reached Britain, it is just cultural differences.
Reply:UK ppl like unisex names too, I'm American and don't like those type of names so I'm not sure where you got that idea. Look at one of the examples here, her name is Jamie and she is from the UK. A lot of the names UK ppl like are unisex and there are a lot of them here on YA.





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Reply:Dylan is quite popular in UK. but i think they are slightly behind and just maybe to afraid to go too out there. There are more babies now with unisex names so you dont hear them as much yet.


names like Alex, Charlie , Sam etc seem to be more popular as a unisex name
Reply:I think that the UK is behind the trend. The popularity of unisex names has only been going up in North America the last little while...I am sure within a few years little girls named Jordan, Taylor, and Cameron are going to be running around the UK!
Reply:I've always thought of Casey as a girls name...but I hate unisex names anyway. The poor kid will have trouble all their lives with people assuming they are one gender when they are really the other.
Reply:Aberdine


Raven


Robin/Robyn


Anabelise


Fridane





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Reply:I don't think we're behind the trend, I think it's just different tastes. My friends think unisex names on girls are actually pretty gross, you should have seen the looks i got when i said Taylor was my favourite girls name.





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Reply:because British people have class








mawy Yes I am better than you because I have history and I spend my life in one of the best private schools in the world
Reply:Hey I'm British and so are my parents. My name is Jaimie and I'm a girl. Jamie is a unisex name and Dylan is a boys name over here and it's quite popular
Reply:I think the UK is more of a traditionalist society and that's why they prefer not to turn every masculine name into a girl's name. I am pretty much on the Brit's side on that one.
Reply:Not formal, traditional. It's hard to break tradition.
Reply:Actually Dylan is a Welsh name, Wales was a part of Britain last time I looked.





Behind what trend? Yours? Britain is a separate country from the US. We have our own trends.

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