Borrowed from the boys: names girls are winning
It's one of naming's oldest one-way streets: a boys' name gets discovered for girls, and the balance tips within a generation.
These names are used for both sexes today but now lean to the girls' side — exact splits included, from real records.
Leaning to the girls' side now
- Palmer85% girls now
- Harlow85% girls now
- Kendall85% girls now
- London83% girls now
- Avery82% girls now
- Lennon82% girls now
- Aspen82% girls now
- Leighton81% girls now
- Monroe81% girls now
- Quinn80% girls now
- Peyton80% girls now
- Sunny80% girls now
- Jream80% girls now
- Holland80% girls now
- Kamryn80% girls now
- Amani80% girls now
- Harley79% girls now
- Reese77% girls now
- Emory77% girls now
- Lyric77% girls now
- Merritt77% girls now
- Oakley74% girls now
- Indigo74% girls now
- Riley73% girls now
- Sage73% girls now
- Sky73% girls now
- Jessie72% girls now
- Murphy70% girls now
- Karsyn70% girls now
- Frankie68% girls now
- Sol68% girls now
- Laken68% girls now
- Montana68% girls now
- Reign67% girls now
- Taylor66% girls now
- Briar66% girls now
- Scout66% girls now
- Dior66% girls now
- Morgan65% girls now
- Halo65% girls now
- Salem64% girls now
- Legacy64% girls now
- Shea64% girls now
- Sutton63% girls now
- Emerson62% girls now
- Ariel61% girls now
- Ripley61% girls now
- Campbell58% girls now
How this list is built: Names given to 100+ babies of each sex where girls now hold 55–85% of the total. Source: US Social Security birth records, refreshed yearly.
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