NameBattle

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

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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