US Baby Name Trends: Unisex Names Hit Record High in 2022

The Social Security Administration recently released its list of the most popular baby names for newborns last year, with Liam, Noah and Oliver the most popular names for boys and Olivia, Emma and Charlotte the top names for girls.

Hidden in the new statistics are these newsworthy names: Logan, Ezra, Avery, Dylan and Carter. They were the most popular unisex names of boys and girls last year, the vanguard in a growing phenomena in US baby names. 

Key takeaways for US baby name trends

Gender neutral names have been slowly gaining ground since the 1960s to an all-time high this year to nearly 15% of given birth names, according to BeenVerified analysis.

We looked at baby name records from the Social Security Administration dating back to 1880 to determine our findings. For the purposes of this study, we defined unisex names as those in which at least 5% of names were given to an opposite gender—or one out of every 20 births.

For example, last year 99.5% of children christened “Michael” were male, so that does not count as a unisex name, whereas 5.3% of children named “Jude” last year were female, qualifying it for unisex status in our study.

See how your name stacks up over the past 100 years with our interactive tool.

Unisex baby names now account for nearly 15% of given names

Unisex baby names are having their moment. Looking at the past 100 years, as the graphic below shows, unisex names hovered around 4% and 5% of newborns each year from 1923 through 1960. In 1966, unisex names crossed 6% of birth names for the first time. For the next three decades, unisex names accounted for between 6% and 8% of birth names each year until 1993, when the rate hit 9%. 

Unisex names accounted for one in every 10 children in 1995, and since 2014 that number has climbed from 11.7% to 14.9% in 2022, the fastest increase in recent history.

The rise of unisex names over the past 100 years

 Most popular unisex names nationwide in 2022

By birth count, the most popular unisex names last year were led by Logan, Ezra, Avery, Dylan and Carter. Above, see the top unisex name by state in 2022.

Rank	Name	Birth Count	Female %	Male %
1	Logan	8,420	10.0%	90.0%
2	Ezra	8,396	5.4%	94.6%
3	Avery	7,883	79.0%	21.0%
4	Dylan	7,215	7.2%	92.8%
5	Carter	6,875	8.0%	92.0%
6	Riley	6,475	75.5%	24.5%
7	Parker	6,243	38.5%	61.5%
8	Kai	5,699	6.2%	93.8%
9	Angel	5,658	10.5%	89.5%
10	Cameron	5,541	10.9%	89.1%
11	River	5,379	35.5%	64.5%
12	Ryan	4,885	10.5%	89.5%
13	Rowan	4,876	23.3%	76.7%
14	Jordan	4,499	13.8%	86.2%
15	Charlie	4,420	52.5%	47.5%
16	Sawyer	4,147	30.3%	69.7%
17	Micah	4,144	5.1%	94.9%
18	Hunter	3,927	9.2%	90.8%
19	Quinn	3,787	81.6%	18.4%
20	August	3,722	8.6%	91.4%
21	Genesis	3,636	94.3%	5.7%
22	Ryder	3,506	5.8%	94.2%
23	Emery	3,315	89.3%	10.7%
24	Hayden	3,220	28.8%	71.2%
25	Amari	3,158	31.7%	68.3%
26	Eden	3,155	75.3%	24.7%
27	Atlas	3,062	5.4%	94.6%
28	Skylar	3,037	94.9%	5.1%
29	Blake	3,014	47.8%	52.2%
30	Emerson	2,975	57.6%	42.4%
31	Elliot	2,875	12.4%	87.6%
32	Peyton	2,868	80.6%	19.4%
33	Sage	2,811	71.0%	29.0%
34	Remi	2,720	87.3%	12.7%
35	Elliott	2,682	17.4%	82.6%
36	Oakley	2,641	69.6%	30.4%
37	Finley	2,571	52.7%	47.3%
38	Jude	2,416	5.3%	94.7%
39	Tyler	2,382	5.5%	94.5%
40	Phoenix	2,335	43.1%	56.9%
41	Bentley	2,307	5.6%	94.4%
42	Remington	2,217	35.1%	64.9%
43	Tatum	2,202	52.3%	47.7%
44	Rory	2,181	43.8%	56.2%
45	Reese	2,148	80.1%	19.9%
46	Alex	2,143	6.9%	93.1%
47	Camden	2,139	6.1%	93.9%
48	Dakota	2,137	56.3%	43.7%
49	Reagan	2,125	93.3%	6.7%
50	Beckett	2,075	6.1%	93.9%
51	Karter	2,037	15.3%	84.7%
52	Sutton	1,928	70.7%	29.3%
53	Morgan	1,924	71.5%	28.5%
54	Lennox	1,900	25.4%	74.6%
55	Wren	1,815	87.9%	12.1%
56	Taylor	1,809	75.2%	24.8%
57	Dallas	1,800	25.2%	74.8%
58	Ariel	1,794	71.3%	28.7%
59	Bailey	1,762	93.2%	6.8%
60	Ari	1,736	41.2%	58.8%
61	Aspen	1,717	87.5%	12.5%
62	Lennon	1,715	76.3%	23.7%
63	Kyrie	1,681	5.7%	94.3%
64	Shiloh	1,543	59.8%	40.2%
65	Alexis	1,533	56.7%	43.3%
66	Ellis	1,507	27.7%	72.3%
67	Armani	1,496	46.9%	53.1%
68	Milan	1,481	30.0%	70.0%
69	Lane	1,450	8.2%	91.8%
70	Kyler	1,443	6.0%	94.0%
71	Presley	1,440	90.9%	9.1%
72	Paxton	1,426	6.0%	94.0%
73	Jordyn	1,413	91.1%	8.9%
74	Remy	1,411	35.1%	64.9%
75	Bryce	1,364	5.3%	94.7%
76	Harlow	1,356	87.8%	12.2%
77	Hendrix	1,328	5.0%	95.0%
78	Marley	1,315	86.2%	13.8%
79	Reign	1,286	67.2%	32.8%
80	London	1,286	82.7%	17.3%
81	Casey	1,285	22.2%	77.8%
82	Palmer	1,270	84.3%	15.7%
83	Kendall	1,263	83.6%	16.4%
84	Payton	1,236	88.5%	11.5%
85	Haven	1,235	89.8%	10.2%
86	Teagan	1,227	89.8%	10.2%
87	Harley	1,216	79.7%	20.3%
88	Spencer	1,215	18.9%	81.1%
89	Ali	1,209	7.2%	92.8%
90	Noa	1,205	88.3%	11.7%
91	Blair	1,198	93.2%	6.8%
92	Kamari	1,191	26.4%	73.6%
93	Royal	1,187	26.9%	73.1%
94	Jensen	1,173	6.2%	93.8%
95	Baylor	1,158	29.7%	70.3%
96	Leighton	1,141	73.6%	26.4%
97	Jaylen	1,128	7.0%	93.0%
98	Rylan	1,122	23.7%	76.3%
99	Winter	1,112	94.2%	5.8%
100	Journey	1,107	91.1%	8.9%

The rise of Logan

Two science fiction tales may account for the rise of Logan’s popularity. As the graphic below shows, its popularity began to rise in the mid-1970s, popping in 1977 after the 1976 release of “Logan’s Run,” a film that starred Michael York and Farrah Fawcett-Majors—two major stars at the time— followed the next year by a TV series of the same name.

The name got another lift in popular culture with the 2000 release of the first X-Men movie, which starred Hugh Jackman as Logan, aka “Wolverine.” The name saw a recent peak in popularity in 2007, but this past year, it was the 33rd most popular name for newborn boys and the 368th most popular name for girls. 

Logan’s run into popularity

Most popular unisex names 1923-2022

Looking at the past 100 years of baby birth names, here are the most popular unisex names in the past century, led by Kelly, Jordan, Terry, Taylor and Willie.

Rank	Name	Birth Count	Female %	Male %
1	Kelly	553,230	85.5%	14.5%
2	Jordan	524,150	25.5%	74.5%
3	Terry	518,718	18.6%	81.4%
4	Taylor	437,436	74.8%	25.2%
5	Willie	431,957	19.4%	80.6%
6	Alexis	408,634	83.8%	16.2%
7	Jean	405,889	94.7%	5.3%
8	Logan	397,265	7.4%	92.6%
9	Leslie	358,823	74.5%	25.5%
10	Jamie	355,751	75.6%	24.4%
11	Angel	348,736	28.2%	71.8%
12	Shannon	347,408	85.1%	14.9%
13	Shawn	338,249	9.8%	90.2%
14	Robin	336,172	86.5%	13.5%
15	Cameron	328,026	9.2%	90.8%
16	Tracy	311,094	80.6%	19.4%
17	Dale	283,764	7.4%	92.6%
18	Courtney	280,149	92.0%	8.0%
19	Adrian	270,387	5.7%	94.3%
20	Hunter	265,790	5.0%	95.0%
21	Morgan	261,812	84.1%	15.9%
22	Jayden	260,088	8.4%	91.6%
23	Lee	250,607	21.6%	78.4%
24	Dana	243,838	78.7%	21.3%
25	Francis	233,820	8.6%	91.4%
26	Lynn	229,141	79.2%	20.8%
27	Riley	225,300	56.9%	43.1%
28	Kim	214,585	83.7%	16.3%
29	Avery	214,095	71.4%	28.6%
30	Eddie	199,276	5.5%	94.5%
31	Blake	198,423	8.2%	91.8%
32	Casey	190,109	40.7%	59.3%
33	Jessie	185,986	52.5%	47.5%
34	Stacy	184,973	88.3%	11.7%
35	Devin	171,683	10.1%	89.9%
36	Jackie	168,174	53.4%	46.6%
37	Chris	166,343	13.8%	86.2%
38	Marion	164,667	68.4%	31.6%
39	Shelby	162,033	91.0%	9.0%
40	Stacey	161,416	91.4%	8.6%
41	Charlie	158,983	19.8%	80.2%
42	Aubrey	151,365	83.4%	16.6%
43	Addison	151,018	92.0%	8.0%
44	Carmen	146,330	90.5%	9.5%
45	Parker	144,365	17.7%	82.3%
46	Mackenzie	144,201	94.7%	5.3%
47	Hayden	137,375	22.6%	77.4%
48	Peyton	133,601	62.0%	38.0%
49	Carson	129,861	5.8%	94.2%
50	Dakota	127,935	29.7%	70.3%
51	Tristan	126,866	5.1%	94.9%
52	Bailey	126,525	83.8%	16.2%
53	Billie	121,630	77.1%	22.9%
54	Micah	120,969	10.9%	89.1%
55	Jaime	119,980	41.6%	58.4%
56	Johnnie	119,966	31.7%	68.3%
57	Jimmie	118,651	14.8%	85.2%
58	Bobbie	102,529	83.0%	17.0%
59	Whitney	102,279	94.8%	5.2%
60	Ashton	101,067	19.1%	80.9%
61	Jade	100,413	94.3%	5.7%
62	Skylar	98,675	81.9%	18.1%
63	Kerry	98,439	49.4%	50.6%
64	Kendall	97,905	65.0%	35.0%
65	Ariel	95,527	78.9%	21.1%
66	Tracey	95,107	90.9%	9.1%
67	Jaden	92,408	14.6%	85.4%
68	Devon	91,957	21.9%	78.1%
69	Kennedy	91,802	92.3%	7.7%
70	Lonnie	89,362	6.1%	93.9%
71	Jody	87,167	64.0%	36.0%
72	Guadalupe	86,255	72.9%	27.1%
73	Drew	84,807	9.8%	90.2%
74	Sidney	84,402	27.7%	72.3%
75	Payton	81,671	70.4%	29.6%
76	Quinn	79,192	55.9%	44.1%
77	Sandy	77,972	88.3%	11.7%
78	Dallas	76,883	18.3%	81.7%
79	Freddie	76,564	10.8%	89.2%
80	Jan	76,310	71.2%	28.8%
81	Dominique	73,754	68.6%	31.4%
82	Kayden	72,687	10.9%	89.1%
83	Sawyer	72,304	20.9%	79.1%
84	Rene	69,977	30.4%	69.6%
85	Frankie	69,729	41.5%	58.5%
86	Reagan	68,888	89.2%	10.8%
87	Rylee	67,510	92.2%	7.8%
88	Skyler	67,121	39.2%	60.8%
89	Daryl	66,660	6.6%	93.4%
90	Donnie	65,334	8.0%	92.0%
91	Kai	64,830	11.9%	88.1%
92	Jordyn	64,820	91.3%	8.7%
93	Gayle	64,538	93.2%	6.8%
94	Pat	63,235	62.2%	37.8%
95	Cassidy	62,569	94.3%	5.7%
96	Noel	62,146	23.6%	76.4%
97	Harley	61,942	46.3%	53.7%
98	Joey	60,030	11.9%	88.1%

100 years of Kelly by gender

Kelly is the most popular name in the past 100 years used by both genders—until 1957 it was more popular with boys, but since then, it is more often a female name. Kelly saw its height of popularity in 1977. In 2022, there were 468 children born with the name, about one-quarter of whom were boys.

Where does your name stack up? 

Check out our interactive tool, which shows birth numbers over the past 100 years, percentage male and female and most popular year for 50,000 names.

Top gender neutral names in 2022

Few names are truly gender neutral—that is, evenly split between boys and girls. Generally, names lean toward one gender, but the ratio can often shift over time. In our table below, we rank unisex names by how closely the names saw a 50-50 split between boys and girls in 2022.

Rank	Name	Birth Count	Female %	Male %
1	Robin	637	50.4%	49.6%
2	Justice	643	49.0%	51.0%
3	Bellamy	847	47.9%	52.1%
4	Blake	3,014	47.8%	52.2%
5	Tatum	2,202	52.3%	47.7%
6	Charlie	4,420	52.5%	47.5%
7	Azariah	903	52.7%	47.3%
8	Finley	2,571	52.7%	47.3%
9	Armani	1,496	46.9%	53.1%
10	Jamie	841	46.8%	53.2%
11	Ocean	842	44.7%	55.3%
12	Rory	2,181	43.8%	56.2%
13	Dakota	2,137	56.3%	43.7%
14	Alexis	1,533	56.7%	43.3%
15	Phoenix	2,335	43.1%	56.9%
16	Emerson	2,975	57.6%	42.4%
17	Skyler	973	58.4%	41.6%
18	Layne	702	41.6%	58.4%
19	Ari	1,736	41.2%	58.8%
20	Chandler	719	40.5%	59.5%
21	Shiloh	1,543	59.8%	40.2%
22	Tru	710	40.0%	60.0%
23	Dior	745	61.3%	38.7%
24	Parker	6,243	38.5%	61.5%
25	Murphy	709	62.5%	37.5%
26	Briar	924	62.7%	37.3%
27	Drew	896	37.1%	62.9%
28	Sevyn	792	63.6%	36.4%
29	Salem	1,087	63.8%	36.2%
30	Amiri	880	35.8%	64.2%
31	River	5,379	35.5%	64.5%
32	Remington	2,217	35.1%	64.9%
33	Remy	1,411	35.1%	64.9%
34	Legacy	1,000	65.0%	35.0%
35	Denver	963	33.3%	66.7%
36	Reign	1,286	67.2%	32.8%
37	Amari	3,158	31.7%	68.3%
38	Miller	679	31.2%	68.8%
39	Oakley	2,641	69.6%	30.4%
40	Karsyn	701	69.6%	30.4%
41	Sawyer	4,147	30.3%	69.7%
42	Milan	1,481	30.0%	70.0%
43	Baylor	1,158	29.7%	70.3%
44	Emory	964	70.3%	29.7%
45	Sutton	1,928	70.7%	29.3%
46	Sage	2,811	71.0%	29.0%
47	Hayden	3,220	28.8%	71.2%
48	Ariel	1,794	71.3%	28.7%
49	Morgan	1,924	71.5%	28.5%
50	Kamryn	811	71.9%	28.1%
51	Ellis	1,507	27.7%	72.3%
52	Finnley	645	27.3%	72.7%
53	Royal	1,187	26.9%	73.1%
54	Frankie	767	73.3%	26.7%
55	Leighton	1,141	73.6%	26.4%
56	Kamari	1,191	26.4%	73.6%
57	Memphis	949	26.3%	73.7%
58	Lennox	1,900	25.4%	74.6%
59	Dallas	1,800	25.2%	74.8%
60	Taylor	1,809	75.2%	24.8%
61	Eden	3,155	75.3%	24.7%
62	Riley	6,475	75.5%	24.5%
63	Rylan	1,122	23.7%	76.3%
64	Lennon	1,715	76.3%	23.7%
65	Lyric	877	76.6%	23.4%
66	Rowan	4,876	23.3%	76.7%
67	Sunny	707	77.5%	22.5%
68	Casey	1,285	22.2%	77.8%
69	Rowen	724	22.0%	78.0%
70	Avery	7,883	79.0%	21.0%
71	Harley	1,216	79.7%	20.3%
72	Noel	926	20.3%	79.7%
73	Gianni	1,062	20.0%	80.0%
74	Reese	2,148	80.1%	19.9%
75	Peyton	2,868	80.6%	19.4%
76	Spencer	1,215	18.9%	81.1%
77	Reece	687	18.5%	81.5%
78	Quinn	3,787	81.6%	18.4%
79	Rio	644	18.3%	81.7%
80	Elliott	2,682	17.4%	82.6%
81	Sterling	959	17.4%	82.6%
82	London	1,286	82.7%	17.3%
83	Monroe	678	83.0%	17.0%
84	Kendall	1,263	83.6%	16.4%
85	Palmer	1,270	84.3%	15.7%
86	Onyx	1,086	15.7%	84.3%
87	Karter	2,037	15.3%	84.7%
88	Oaklee	796	85.1%	14.9%
89	Marley	1,315	86.2%	13.8%
90	Jordan	4,499	13.8%	86.2%
91	Camryn	812	86.3%	13.7%
92	Remi	2,720	87.3%	12.7%
93	Aspen	1,717	87.5%	12.5%
94	Elliot	2,875	12.4%	87.6%
95	Harlow	1,356	87.8%	12.2%
96	Wren	1,815	87.9%	12.1%
97	Porter	672	12.1%	87.9%
98	Asa	769	11.8%	88.2%
99	Baker	803	11.7%	88.3%
100	Noa	1,205	88.3%	11.7%

Robin, Charlie were predominately male—until they weren’t

As the graphic below shows, a century ago most Robins were male, but over time, Robin became mostly a female name. In recent decades, the tide began to turn, and the name in 2022 was the most evenly split between genders—of the 637 children named Robin last year, 50.4% were girls and 49.6% boys. If the downward trend on female usage holds, Robin appears likely to reclaim its mostly male status in the near future. 

Robin’s changing gender patterns

Of our top 10 most gender neutral names in 2022, Charlie was most popular, with more than 4,400 boys and girls taking the name. Compared to Robin, Charlie’s switch from predominantly male to female took a faster turn. Creeping up in popularity for girls since the 1970s, it crossed over to a predominantly female birth name in 2016. In 2022, 52% of “Charlies” were girls. 

Charlie’s rise as a girl’s name

Most gender neutral names 1923-2022

Looking at the past 100 years of children’s birth names, no name is truly gender neutral—-that is, evenly split between girls and boys. The name to come closest is Kerry, with a split of 49.4% girls and 50.6% boys.

Rank	Name	Birth Count	Female %	Male %
1	Kerry	98,439	49.4%	50.6%
2	Emerson	54,432	51.5%	48.5%
3	Jessie	185,986	52.5%	47.5%
4	Jackie	168,174	53.4%	46.6%
5	Harley	61,942	46.3%	53.7%
6	Quinn	79,192	55.9%	44.1%
7	Riley	225,300	56.9%	43.1%
8	Jaime	119,980	41.6%	58.4%
9	Frankie	69,729	41.5%	58.5%
10	Casey	190,109	40.7%	59.3%
11	Skyler	67,121	39.2%	60.8%
12	Peyton	133,601	62.0%	38.0%
13	Pat	63,235	62.2%	37.8%
14	Jody	87,167	64.0%	36.0%
15	Kendall	97,905	65.0%	35.0%
16	Rowan	54,924	33.6%	66.4%
17	Johnnie	119,966	31.7%	68.3%
18	Marion	164,667	68.4%	31.6%
19	Dominique	73,754	68.6%	31.4%
20	Reese	57,289	69.6%	30.4%
21	Rene	69,977	30.4%	69.6%
22	Dakota	127,935	29.7%	70.3%
23	Payton	81,671	70.4%	29.6%
24	Jan	76,310	71.2%	28.8%
25	Avery	214,095	71.4%	28.6%
26	Angel	348,736	28.2%	71.8%
27	Sidney	84,402	27.7%	72.3%
28	Guadalupe	86,255	72.9%	27.1%
29	Jordan	524,150	25.5%	74.5%
30	Leslie	358,823	74.5%	25.5%
31	Taylor	437,436	74.8%	25.2%
32	Jamie	355,751	75.6%	24.4%
33	Loren	53,285	23.6%	76.4%
34	Noel	62,146	23.6%	76.4%
35	Billie	121,630	77.1%	22.9%
36	Hayden	137,375	22.6%	77.4%
37	Devon	91,957	21.9%	78.1%
38	Lee	250,607	21.6%	78.4%
39	Dana	243,838	78.7%	21.3%
40	Ariel	95,527	78.9%	21.1%
41	Sawyer	72,304	20.9%	79.1%
42	Lynn	229,141	79.2%	20.8%
43	Charlie	158,983	19.8%	80.2%
44	Tracy	311,094	80.6%	19.4%
45	Willie	431,957	19.4%	80.6%
46	Ashton	101,067	19.1%	80.9%
47	London	51,513	81.2%	18.8%
48	Terry	518,718	18.6%	81.4%
49	Dallas	76,883	18.3%	81.7%
50	Skylar	98,675	81.9%	18.1%
51	Parker	144,365	17.7%	82.3%
52	Eden	51,933	82.6%	17.4%
53	Bobbie	102,529	83.0%	17.0%
54	Aubrey	151,365	83.4%	16.6%
55	Kim	214,585	83.7%	16.3%
56	Bailey	126,525	83.8%	16.2%
57	Alexis	408,634	83.8%	16.2%
58	Morgan	261,812	84.1%	15.9%
59	Shannon	347,408	85.1%	14.9%
60	Jimmie	118,651	14.8%	85.2%
61	Jaden	92,408	14.6%	85.4%
62	Kelly	553,230	85.5%	14.5%
63	Chris	166,343	13.8%	86.2%
64	Robin	336,172	86.5%	13.5%
65	Kai	64,830	11.9%	88.1%
66	Joey	60,030	11.9%	88.1%
67	Sandy	77,972	88.3%	11.7%
68	Stacy	184,973	88.3%	11.7%
69	Elliott	59,965	11.2%	88.8%
70	Kelley	51,797	88.9%	11.1%
71	Kayden	72,687	10.9%	89.1%
72	Micah	120,969	10.9%	89.1%
73	Freddie	76,564	10.8%	89.2%
74	Elliot	57,049	10.8%	89.2%
75	Reagan	68,888	89.2%	10.8%
76	August	50,542	10.6%	89.4%
77	Devin	171,683	10.1%	89.9%
78	Drew	84,807	9.8%	90.2%
79	Shawn	338,249	9.8%	90.2%
80	Carmen	146,330	90.5%	9.5%
81	Cameron	328,026	9.2%	90.8%
82	Tracey	95,107	90.9%	9.1%
83	Shelby	162,033	91.0%	9.0%
84	Jordyn	64,820	91.3%	8.7%
85	Stacey	161,416	91.4%	8.6%
86	Francis	233,820	8.6%	91.4%
87	Jayden	260,088	8.4%	91.6%
88	Blake	198,423	8.2%	91.8%
89	Donnie	65,334	8.0%	92.0%
90	Addison	151,018	92.0%	8.0%
91	Courtney	280,149	92.0%	8.0%
92	Rylee	67,510	92.2%	7.8%
93	Kennedy	91,802	92.3%	7.7%
94	Dale	283,764	7.4%	92.6%
95	Logan	397,265	7.4%	92.6%
96	Colby	56,504	7.1%	92.9%
97	Gayle	64,538	93.2%	6.8%
98	Daryl	66,660	6.6%	93.4%
99	Camden	57,022	6.2%	93.8%
100	Lonnie	89,362	6.1%	93.9%

Kerry’s up and down climb towards 50-50

As the graph above shows, Kerry’s popularity has ebbed between genders. Although the name has crossed over the 50% line twice in the past century—first in 1967, favoring girls, then in 2003, favoring boys—there was no one year in our analysis in which Kerrys born were a 50-50 split between boys and girls. 

Top states for unisex names in 2022

To see the top five unisex names by state in 2022, as well as the top boys and girls names for the year, click on the individual state on the US map above. Unisex names in 2022 were most popular in Southern, Mountain and Midwest states.

Louisiana led top unisex states (18.9% of 2022 birth names), followed by Mississippi (18.8%) Georgia (17.9%) and Alabama (17.5%), then Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee (17.0% each). 

States with the lowest percentage of births with gender neutral names in 2022 were Rhode Island (10.6%), followed by New Mexico and Wyoming (10.7% each), New Jersey (10.8%) and Vermont (11.4%).

We also examined which states are seeing the fastest rise in unisex names from 2012 through 2022. Every state has seen an increase since 2012, but the largest percentage growth was found in New Hampshire (44.2%), followed by California  (39.97%), Maine (39.63%), Utah (38.5%), New Mexico (38.0%)  and Oregon (37.8%). 

States with the lowest increase included Wyoming (3.5%), followed by Vermont (5.4%), Delaware (10.4%), South Dakota (18.5%) and Montana (21.7%). 

Below is the full list of states ranked by percentage of children born with unisex names and the most popular unisex name in that state in 2022. You can also sift to show states with the fastest or slowest percentage increase in unisex names since 2012.

Louisiana, Mississippi leads states for most unisex names in 2022

State	% of unisex names by total state births 2022	Top state unisex name in 2022	% rise in unisex names 2012-2022
Louisiana	18.9%	Parker	32.34%
Mississippi	18.8%	Riley	30.34%
Georgia	17.9%	Riley	34.48%
Alabama	17.5%	Carter	34.14%
Tennessee	17.0%	Ezra	32.23%
Arkansas	17.0%	Parker	30.16%
Oklahoma	17.0%	Parker	23.44%
Missouri	16.9%	Carter	29.40%
South Carolina	16.8%	Riley	25.11%
Montana	16.5%	Sawyer	21.69%
Kentucky	16.4%	Carter	31.42%
North Carolina	16.4%	Carter	31.35%
Utah	16.3%	Ezra	38.48%
Ohio	16.3%	Avery	31.54%
Iowa	16.2%	Parker	23.35%
North Dakota	15.9%	River	28.42%
West Virginia	15.8%	Parker	35.55%
Michigan	15.8%	Avery	31.04%
Indiana	15.7%	Carter	31.53%
Kansas	15.5%	Ezra	28.30%
Hawaii	15.5%	Kai	27.37%
Idaho	15.4%	Avery	35.17%
South Dakota	15.4%	Sawyer	18.50%
Nebraska	15.3%	Ezra	28.28%
Maryland	15.3%	Dylan	24.55%
Oregon	15.1%	Ezra	37.97%
Pennsylvania	14.8%	Logan	31.51%
Minnesota	14.6%	Avery	30.94%
Wisconsin	14.5%	Logan	30.66%
Virginia	14.5%	Avery	29.95%
Colorado	14.5%	Ezra	28.02%
Washington	13.9%	Ezra	29.73%
New Hampshire	13.8%	Logan	44.24%
Maine	13.8%	Rowan	39.97%
Florida	13.7%	Dylan	27.98%
Illinois	13.4%	Logan	33.46%
Texas	13.3%	Angel	30.57%
Alaska	13.2%	Ezra	34.06%
Arizona	12.9%	Ezra	35.13%
New York	12.1%	Dylan	32.95%
Nevada	12.1%	Ezra	29.34%
California	12.0%	Ezra	39.63%
Connecticut	11.7%	Logan	32.79%
Massachusetts	11.5%	Cameron	28.67%
Delaware	11.5%	Logan	10.42%
Vermont	11.4%	Rowan	5.44%
New Jersey	10.8%	Dylan	27.81%
New Mexico	10.7%	Ezra	37.80%
Wyoming	10.7%	Hunter	3.45%
Rhode Island	10.6%	Cameron, Rowan	33.81%

Methodology

BeenVerified used Social Security Administration records for names for all US births from 1880 to 2022 for this study. We defined unisex names as those in which at least 5% of names were given to an opposite gender.

For more information, contact Kerry Sherin (kerry@beenverified.com) or Erin Kemp (erin@beenverified.com).

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