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Unisex names of 2025, by how evenly they are shared

43 names were given to at least 1,000 babies in 2025 with at least a fifth of them going to each sex; the most evenly shared were Dakota (49% girls), Blake (49% girls) and Tatum (49% girls).

Girls and boys: the 2025 SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, which counts each sex separately. SSA’s notes on the data.

The most evenly shared names of 2025

Names given to at least 1,000 babies in 2025, at least a fifth to each sex, ranked by how close the split is to half and half
NameGirlsBoysSplit
Dakota1,0351,074 49% girls
Blake1,0351,080 49% girls
Tatum1,6611,736 49% girls
Alexis547584 48% girls
Shiloh1,0981,220 47% girls
Charlie2,1602,460 47% girls
Armani534609 47% girls
Rory1,3321,768 43% girls
Finley7531,017 43% girls
Parker2,5363,477 42% girls
Azariah463645 42% girls
Ariel851533 61% girls
Emerson2,2411,371 62% girls
Miller528864 38% girls
Sutton1,6971,018 63% girls
Ari476808 37% girls
Salem711400 64% girls
Phoenix5671,027 36% girls
Morgan977532 65% girls
Remington5801,105 34% girls
Taylor772398 66% girls
Briar778397 66% girls
Remy390781 33% girls
Baylor407822 33% girls
Reign682333 67% girls
River1,4013,139 31% girls
Murphy783341 70% girls
Amari8042,000 29% girls
Riley4,4411,666 73% girls
Sage1,853684 73% girls
Sawyer1,0562,941 26% girls
Oakley1,933688 74% girls
Lennox3921,160 25% girls
Hayden7072,268 24% girls
Emory899269 77% girls
Ellis4151,417 23% girls
Reese1,631475 77% girls
Dallas4131,475 22% girls
Spencer245908 21% girls
Milan3621,418 20% girls
Peyton1,559398 80% girls
Quinn2,634663 80% girls
Kamari203811 20% girls
  • Girls
  • Boys
  • The line marks half and half.

A name counted under both sexes is one name here; different spellings are different names, as in SSA’s file.

Names that changed sides

Names given to at least 5,000 Americans whose majority changed; the year is the last time it did, among years with 100 or more births.

NameMostly given to, sinceRecordedSplit in 2025
AshleyGirls, since 1964875,722 99% girls
KellyGirls, since 1957556,365 79% girls
JoanBoys, since 2000488,939 49% girls
JeanBoys, since 1990483,475 33% girls
LaurenGirls, since 1945481,395 girls only listed
TaylorGirls, since 1990443,686 66% girls
AlexisBoys, since 2024412,632 48% girls
LeslieGirls, since 1946383,418 92% girls
AngelBoys, since 1986366,174 10% girls
JamieBoys, since 2021359,590 38% girls
RobinGirls, since 1940338,913 51% girls
AllisonGirls, since 1946322,944 99.8% girls
TracyGirls, since 1954312,894 75% girls
CourtneyGirls, since 1962281,432 67% girls
JessieGirls, since 2010281,367 72% girls
MorganGirls, since 1980269,269 65% girls
MarionGirls, since 2013261,713 63% girls
RileyGirls, since 2003246,985 73% girls
DanaGirls, since 1956246,842 91% girls
AveryGirls, since 1998236,886 82% girls

Changes of side: the majority sex year by year, 1880-2025.

The most evenly shared names among living Americans

The 2020 Census counted every person under each first name, by sex. Among names reported by at least 10,000 people, the most evenly shared were Tam (51% women and girls), Harley (51% women and girls) and Carey (51% women and girls).

Most evenly shared first names in the 2020 Census, names reported by at least 10,000 people
NamePeopleWomen and girlsSplit
Tam12,3086,243 51% female
Harley43,96822,351 51% female
Carey22,07211,245 51% female
Trinidad11,2275,731 51% female
Emerson43,46122,269 51% female
Oakley10,1164,926 49% female
Yuri10,7345,508 51% female
Leighton13,4176,962 52% female
Jin14,3066,859 48% female
Quinn66,53634,959 53% female
Lennon10,1254,801 47% female
Chi11,3415,984 53% female
Jaylin14,4856,804 47% female
Justice28,88913,500 47% female
An10,8004,991 46% female
Young22,16811,936 54% female
Kerry83,55645,211 54% female
Yi11,1326,078 55% female
Charley14,0397,677 55% female
Amari28,68812,867 45% female

Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).

Rare names with a long history