Unisex names, or are they?

Do you think these names are unisex or more suitable for one gender?





Alex


Sam


Jordan


Madison


Ashley


Cameron


Taylor


Sydney


Angel


Riley


Bailey


Kayden


Dakota


Jadyn


Skyler


Jessie





thanks :)

Unisex names, or are they?
Alex is short for Alexander or Alexandra


Sam is short for Samantha or samuel


Jessie is a boys name


Jessie is a nickname for Jessica and a girl name


These names are nickname, could be either





Jordan could be either, it's in the top 100 in both girl and boys name


Madison is a top 10 girl name, way to common today for a girl


Ashley started out a boys name; Ashley is a top 20 girl name


Cameron could be either, I like this spelling for a boy, Kamryn for a girl


Taylor is a top 25 girl name, way to common for a boy


Tyler is a top 25 boys name, way to common for a girl


Sydney this spelling only a girl


Sydney could be a male


Angel could be either, could be a nicktname for Angelo, angelique, etc


Riley, is a top 50 girl name, way to common for a boy today


Ryan is a 20 boys name, way to common for a girl today


Bailey I know more dogs or people. Could be either


Kayden/Caden, etc is in the 100 boys at least twice; at least 3 more in the top 500. Way to common of a boys name for a girl


Dakota could be either, I like either


Jaden/Jayden/Jadyn is a boys name. A very common boys name. It'a a top 20 name with one of at least four spellings, and two are in the top 100. Way to common for a boy name


Jaelin/Jaelyn is way to common of a girl name, not matter the spelling for a boy


Skyler - could be either, I like Skyler and Skylar for a girl








I think using unisex names you need to make sure they are not that common of one sex. Or it's has a male/female spelling of the name


Reese is a unisex spelling


Reece is a male spelling
Reply:I'm going to the say what sex the name is most commonly used for NOW, even if they were used for the opposite sex in the past. The name Ashley, for example, was originally masculine but is not used almost completely for females.





Alex - Usually a nickname, boy or girl


Sam - Boy, nickname (Samantha) for girl


Jordan - Unisex


Madison - Girl


Ashley - Girl


Cameron - Boy


Taylor - Both, more for girl


Sydney - Girl


Angel - Unisex


Riley - Unisex, more for boy


Bailey - Girl


Kayden - Boy


Dakota - Girl


Jadyn - Boy


Skyler - Boy


Jessie - This spelling is a nickname for Jessica (so girl), the spelling Jesse would be for boys
Reply:My opinions :)





Alex - unisex, short for Alexander, Alexandra and Alexa.


Sam - unisex, short for Samuel and Samantha.


Jordan - boys name.


Madison - girls name.


Ashley - boys name (I know a lot of people will see it as a girls name, but it was originally a boys name).


Cameron - boys name.


Taylor - boys name (again, a lot of people will disagree, but oh well :P)


Sydney - old mans name, lmao


Angel - girls name


Riley - unisex?


Bailey - unisex?


Kayden - I have no idea. Sounds unisex though.


Dakota - girls name.


Jadyn - unisex?


Skyler - umm... haven't really heard this before.


Jessie - this spelling is a girls name. "Jesse" is the boy way.
Reply:I can imagine a boy or a girl answering to all of these names, so yes, I'd agree that they are used as unisex names.





That said, Madison has been so popular for girls, it would be cruel to bestow it on a boy. Ditto Ashley and Sydney, especially with that spelling. (Sidney still looks masculine to me.)





And I think it is a bit silly to name your daughter just Alex or Sam. They're great nicknames for girls, but I think she deserves something longer and more formal on her birth certificate - actually, I wouldn't put just plain "Sam" on my son's birth certificate either.
Reply:Alex- good for either, but usually as a nickname for either Alexander or Alexandra


Sam- same thing, for like Samuel or Samson, and Samantha or Samara


Jordan- either


Madison- I know it's like "son of" or whatever, but I like it for a girl


Ashley- girl


Cameron- boy


Taylor- either


Sydney- girl


Angel- girl, but I don't like it as a name


Riley- either


Bailey- girl


Kayden- boy


Dakota- either


Jadyn- boy


Skyler- either


Jessie- Jesse for a boy, Jessie short for Jessica for a girl
Reply:Someone wrote: I don't like unisex names.





What's the matter gender police, afraid that you'll get confused as to your place in the binary. The main reason people resent gender neutral or unisex anything is because, we are socialized to see gender as a mutually exclusive dichotomy that one can either be on one side or the other. And when things appear to be ambiguous, or androgynous it runs up against years and years of near hardwired socialization and indoctrination of how our culture both perceives and experiences gender. This in turn confuses them, and people don't like to be confused, which is why their response is usually dislike, repulsion, or anger.


We assume that we can either be masculine or feminine, man or woman (not to be confused with male and female, as these are sexes, and man and woman are genders, one is anatomical, and the other is psychological) but that we can not encompass characteristics of both, or of genders outside of our contemporary scope. And when we encounter anything that does encompass "conflicting" gender signals or ques whether it be a name or a person's expression, or even concepts such as androgyne which contradict that primal base socialization of gender as a binary, or a dichotomous system we push it away from ourselves, and challenge its validity.
Reply:Alex- if you name her Alexandra


Sam- Yes but Samantha the full name or Sami Jo


Jordan- yes


Madison- totally girls name...who would name a boy that?


Ashley- both but to me a girls name


Cameron- both, if we have a girl it will be Kamryn


Taylor- both


Sydney- to me a girls


Angel- either


Riley- both but i like it better on a girl


Bailey- girl


Kayden- boy


Dakota- both


Jayden- both


Skyler- both


Jessie- both
Reply:Alex- yeah, unisex I guess. I actually prefer it for a girl as a nickname for something like Alexis.





Sam- I like it as a nickname for Samantha. But to just name a girl Sam on it's own would be a little weird.





Jordan- Eh. Not really bothered by it. Don't like it for either but I've met boys and girls called Jordan.





Madison- Actually did start as a boy's name. Meaning "son of Maude" but is now exclusively a girl's name. I personally, would be quite shocked to meet a boy called Madison now.





Ashley- This is more of a female name to me. I've met guys called Ashley (mostly in England I met them) but it's always had more of a feminine touch to me.





Cameron- I like it for both but prefer it on a boy as my baby brother's name is Cameron.





Taylor- I prefer this for a girl and have only ever met girls called Taylor.





Sydney- I see this as a girl's name but I have met guys with that name but spelled Sidney.





Angel- This just seems female to me, although I know Angel is a very popular male name, especially in the Hispanic culture.





Riley- I see this as more male. I really don't like it much for girls.





Bailey- I see that as female but I've met boys and girls called Bailey.





Kayden- Different spellings give a different vibe to me. Spelt like that it looks feminine, but spelt something like Caden looks male. Definitely unisex.





Dakota- Hm... It's too masculine for a girl but quite soft for a boy. I'm not really sure. We'll leave it in the middle and go for unisex.





Jadyn- I've never liked it spelt that way. I don't mind it as Jayden but I see it as male anyway. Never met any girl's name Jaydn/Jayden





Skyler- Definitely unisex. I've met girls and boys named Skyler/Skylar although most of the girls spelt it with an "a" while most of the boys spelt it with an "e".





Jessie- Jessie with an "i" in it looks like a nickname for Jessica, so female, but Jesse it the male spelling, like Jesse James, so definitely unisex.
Reply:Alex yes short for alexandra for a girl and alexander for a boy


Sam yes unisex


jordan -unisex


madison I would have to say girl


ashley yes it is unisex but used more for a girl


cameron-unisex


taylor-girl


sydney-girl


angel-unisex


riley-unisex but I like it more for a girl


bailey-unisex


kayden-girl


dakota-unisex


jaden-unisex but i prefer more for a boy


skyler-unisex but I prefer it for a girl


jessie-unisex
Reply:Alex: boys name


Sam: boys name


Jordan: i'd say both...i know boys and girls called Jordan


Madison: girls name


Ashley: i always think of this as a boys name since my best friend is called Ashley and I've known him sice I was 5! although it is way more popular as a girls name. I'd say Ashleigh is the girls spelling though


Cameron: boys name


Taylor: girls name


Sydney: boys name...but a grandad's name!


Angel: girls name


Riley: i don't know, i've never heard it used before


Bailey: neither! i always think of this as a dogs name!


Kayden: i don't know, never heard it used before


Dakota: girls name...because of Dakota Fanning


Jadyn: boys name


Skyler: probably a boys name


Jessie: spelt like this its a girls name - spelt Jesse, its a boys name
Reply:Alex - unisex


Sam - unisex


Jordan - unisex


Madison - girls name


Ashley - unisex


Cameron - unisex


Taylor - girls name


Sydney - unisex


Angel - girls name


Riley - unisex


Bailey - girls name


Kayden - boys name


Dakota - girls name


Jadyn - unisex


Skyler - unisex


Jessie - girls name (boys name spelt jesse?)





that is my opinion! hope it helped! :D.
Reply:Alex - uni


Sam - boys only


Jordan - uni, awesome for girls


Madison - definitely boys only


Ashley - definitely girls only


Cameron - uni


Taylor - uni


Sydney - uni


Angel - neither


Riley - girls only


Bailey - girls only


Kayden - neither


Dakota - girls only


Jadyn - neither


Skyler - neither


Jessie - neither
Reply:They are "technically" unisex, but usually I think of a boy when I hear these names:


Alex


Sam


Riley


Bailey


Jessie





I think that names like Angel, Taylor, Riley, Kayden, etc are typically girls' names (even though I have a little boy cousin named Kayden!)
Reply:i think that jordan, dakota, angel and riley are more so names for a boy





i think that madison, ashley, taylor, cameron, sydney, bailey, skyler and jessie are more so girl names
Reply:You forgot Jamie (my son) lol





I know males and females with most of these names. So I associate each name with a different gender, but they are unisex for a reason. So, they are suitable for each gender.
Reply:I don't like Madison for a boy and I don't like Skyler for a girl, and i don't like the name Kayden, but other then that I think the other names are pretty sutitable for both genders.
Reply:Alex- unisex


Sam- unisex


Jordan- unisex


Madison- girl


Ashley- girl


Cameron- unisex


Taylor- girl


Sydney- girl


Angel- girl


Riley- unisex


Bailey- girl


Kayden- boy


Dakota- unisex


Jadyn- unisex


Skyler- boy


Jessie- unisex
Reply:Alex- boy


Sam-unisex


Jordan- girl


Madison- girl


Ashley- girl


Cameron- unisex


Taylor- girl


Sydney- girl


Angel- girl


Riley- boy


Bailey- girl


Kayden- boy


Dakota- girl


Jadyn- boy


Skyler- unisex


Jessie- unisex
Reply:Alex- unisex


Sam- unisex


Jordan- unisex


Madison- girl


Ashley- girl


Cameron- unisex


Taylor- unisex


Sydney- girl


Angel- girl


Riley- girl


Bailey- girl


Kayden- boy


Dakota- girl


Jadyn- boy


Skyler- unisex


Jessie-girl
Reply:This is how I see it








Alex yes


Sam yes


Jordan yes


Madison no girl


Ashley yes


Cameron yes


Taylor yes


Sydney yes


Angel no girl


Riley yes


Bailey yes


Kayden yes


Dakota no girl


Jadyn no boy


Skyler yes


Jessie yes
Reply:U Alex


U Sam


U Jordan


G Madison


G Ashley


U Cameron


U Taylor


U Sydney


G Angel


U Riley


U Bailey


B Kayden


U Dakota


B Jadyn


B Skyler


U Jessie
Reply:madison, ashley, sydney, dakota, jadyn should be reserved for female. riley should be reserved for men. but its ur kid, i dont care
Reply:Madison isn't, cameron isn't, and sydney is girly
Reply:Alex- unisex


Sam- unisex


Jordan-unisex


Madison-girl


Ashley-girl


Cameron-girl


Taylor-unisex


Sydney-girl


Angel-girl


Riley-unisex


Bailey- girl


Kayden-boy


Dakota-Boy


Jadyn-boy


Skyler-boy


Jessie-unisex
Reply:Hi, I think the majority are unisex. I think that Dakota and Kayden to me sound a lil more boyish.
Reply:I don't like unisex names but I think Dakota is really cute for either or.

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