Abby (used as a nickname for Abigail (feminine) or Abraham or Abbott (masculine), the latter as in Abbie Hoffman); also Abbie, Abbey, Abi
Adair; also Adaire
Addie; also Addy
Addison (surname used as a given name for males and females)
Adrian or Adrien (artist Adrian Piper); variant feminine spellings also Adrienne, Adrianne
Afton (name given for the River Afton, used for both sexes)
Ailin ([given name] Asian female name \A\-\leen\; Gaelic Male name \I\-\lin\ or \A\-\lin\); see also Allen
Ainsley; also Annesley
Akira (can be masculine or feminine, as it has multiple origins)
Al (nickname for Alexander, Alexandra, Alan, Albert, Alfred, Alphonse)
Alex (nickname for Alexander (masculine) or Alexandra (feminine)); also Alix
Alexis
Ali (masculine in Arabic, or short for Alistair or Alexander (masculine) or Alison or Alexandra (feminine)); also Allie, Ally
Alice (both originally feminine and chiefly feminine in usage, but has been used in the past for males; it was the 701st most popular name for boys born in the United States from 1900-1909[1]; see also Alice Cooper, né Vincent Furnier)
Alison or Allison (has two origins, one as a surname, traditionally masculine; the other as a form of the feminine name Alice; it is almost exclusively used on females in the United States; however, in Europe, Alyson is still sometimes found as a name for males); also Alyson, Allyson
Alpha
Alva (both masculine and feminine, as it has two separate origins)
An (Vietnamese unisex name)
Anah (biblical unisex name)
Anan (Akan unisex name)
Ananda (masculine in India)
Anath; also Anat
Andrea (masculine in some languages and feminine in others); also Andria
Andy (often short for Andrew (masculine) or Andrea (see above)); also Andi, Andie
Angel (generally considered masculine in Spanish-speaking regions and feminine in English-speaking regions (pronounced differently))
Anne (can be masculine in some regions of the Netherlands, especially Friesland, also formerly masculine in France); also Ann
Ani (masculine Japanese name, or nickname for various masculine or feminine names containing an); also Annie
Arden (surname used as a given name on both sexes)
Ari; also Arie
Ariel/Arielle
Arlie; also Arly
Artemis (the Ancient Greek goddess, also Artemis Fowl); also Artemus
Ash (nature name or nickname for various names beginning with Ash-)
Ashley; also Ashly, Ashlee, Ashleigh (usually feminine)
Ashton; also Ashtyn
Asia; also Aja, Eja (see Eja Lange)
Aubrey
Audie (nickname for Audrey (feminine) or other masculine and feminine names beginning with Aud-; also used as a given name, as per Audie Murphy); also Aude
August
Augustine (anglicized masculine form of the Roman name Augustinus, and the feminine form of the French name Augustin)
Autumn
Averill (surname used as a given name for both sexes)
Avery
[edit] B
Bailey (surname used as a given name for both sexes)
Barry or Berry; also Beary, Berrie, Barrie
Bay
Bela (Hungarian masculine name or nickname for the Spanish and Portuguese Isabela (feminine))
Benny or Bennie (often a nickname for Benjamin (masculine) or Benjamina or Benjamine (feminine))
Bernie (often a nickname for Bernard (masculine) or Bernadette (feminine))
Bertie (often a nickname for Robert or Roberta); also Berty, Bert (variant)
Beverly (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Beverley
Bevin or Bevan (respectively feminine and masculine names used interchangeably on both sexes)
Blaine (surname used as a given name for both sexes)
Blair (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Blaire
Blue or Bleu; also Blu
Blythe (surname used as a given name for both sexes)
Bo (see Bo Derek, née Mary Cathleen Collins)
Bobby or Bobbie; also Bobbi
Bora (masculine in Turkish and feminine in Albanian)
Bradley (surname used as a given name for both sexes, generally males; see Bradley Taylor); also Brad (nickname)
Brandon (surname used as a given name for both sexes, generally males)
Britt or Brit
Brittany (surname used as a given name for both sexes; generally considered feminine in current times); also Brittney, Britney
Brooke or Brook
Billy or Billie
Brody (surname, generally masculine as a given name); also Brodie
Briar; also Bryar, Brier, Bryer
Brice or Bryce
Britton (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Briton
Bronte (originally a masculine given name; use as a feminine name most likely derived from the surname of the famous Brontë sisters)
Bryn or Brynn
Buddhi
[edit] C
Caden, Cayden, Kayden
Camden (or Camdyn, Kamdyn for girls)
Cameron (meaning "Squint nose" or "Crooked nose" from Scottish Gaelic, generally masculine, spelled Camryn or Kamryn for females. See Cameron Diaz)
Camille (unisex in French)
Carey or Cary
Carol (now usually feminine, masculine forms Caroll or Karol (Polish))
Carmen (or Carman)
Casey (or Kaci, Kasey, Kacie)
Cassidy or Kassidy
Chandler
Chandra (In India, it is masculine if the final "a" is pronounced one way and feminine if the final "a" is pronounced another way)
Charlie (short for Charles (masculine))
Chris (diminutive for Christopher, Christian, Christina or Christine)
Christian also Kristian, Cristian
Christin or Kristin, Kristen, Kristan, Krysten, Krystyn, Krystan, Krystin, etc.
Claude (unisex in French) or Claud
Cody, Codey, Codi, or Codie (C is also interchangeable with a K)
Connie
Cory or Corey or Cori (feminine), for example Cory Doctorow (m), Cory Kahaney (f)
Courtney (or Courteney), also Kortney, Cortney, Kourtnie, etc.
[edit] D
Dagmar
Dakota (Dakotah)
Dale (Dayle)
Dana
Daniel (masculine) or Danielle
* Abbreviated versions Danny, Danni and Dani can be masculine or feminine
Dara (Irish, original spelling Darragh always masculine, also spelled Darrah)
Darby
Darcy
Daryl, Darrell, Darryl (e.g., Daryl Hannah (f) or Daryl Hall (m))
Delaney
Devon, Devin, Devyn, Devone
Dimuthu (given name: Sri Lankan; Sinhalese), Meaning- Shining
Dominique (unisex) or Dominic (masculine) in French
Drew (unisex, original spelling Andrew always masculine)
[edit] E
Elisha (a Biblical Hebrew masculine name; for females, a short form of Elizabeth or variant spelling of Alicia)
Eryl (A common Welsh name)
Evelyn (formerly masculine e.g. Evelyn Waugh)
[edit] F
Fran (short for Francis (masculine, e.g. Fran Tarkenton) or Frances/ Francesca (feminine))
Francis/Frances
Frankie
Fred (short for feminine Winnifred), masculine given (Freddie)
[edit] G
Gabi / Gaby (short for Hungarian Gábor (masculine), Gabriel (masculine), or Gabriella (feminine))
Gael/Gaël (masculine spelling) & Gaelle/Gaëlle (feminine spelling)
Gale (or Gail, Gayle, Gael)
Gene (short for Eugene (masculine) or Eugenia (feminine))
Gerd (masculine in German, feminine in Norwegian)
Gerry (short for Gerald (masculine) or Geraldine (feminine))
Glen or Glenn (e.g. Glenn Close, Glen Campbell)
Guadalupe (unisex in Spanish)
[edit] H
Haru Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Haruka Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Haley, Hayley, or Hailey (e.g. Haley Joel Osment (masculine) and Hayley Mills (feminine))
Hester
Hilary (generally masculine) or Hillary (generally feminine); e.g. Hilary Benn (masculine) and Hillary Clinton (feminine)
Hikaru Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Hiromi Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Hollis
Holly e.g. Holly Hunter (feminine) or Holly Johnson (masculine)
Hunter
[edit] I
Inge (feminine in German, masculine in Swedish)
Izumi (Japanese name, can be masculine or feminine)
[edit] J
Jackie (nickname for Jack or Jacqueline)
Jade
Jaden
Jamie (short for James (masculine) or Jamesina (feminine). Jamie is generally used to mean "Young James" but may also used be independently as a feminine form of James. The variant spellings Jayme and Jaime are usually feminine. Jaime is a popular masculine name in Latin America)
Jan
Jane (feminine in English, masculine in Macedonian)
Jasmin (feminine in Germanic languages, masculine in Slavic languages)
Jay
Jean (masculine in French, feminine in English and Scots)
Jem (short for Jeremy (masculine) or Jemima (feminine))
Jerry (variant spelling Jeri is usually feminine)
Jess (short for Jesse (masculine) or Jessica (feminine))
Jesse (Biblical Hebrew (father of King David) (masculine), Jessie (feminine), or short for Jessica (feminine))
Jo/Joe/Joey (short for Joseph (masculine), Josephine (feminine) or Joanne (feminine))
Joan (masculine in Catalan, feminine in English)
Jocelyn (masculine in French, feminine in English)
Jody/Jodie/Jodi (short for Joseph (masculine) or Judith (feminine)and Joanne, Johannah, Josephine) (e.g. Jody Powell, Jodie Foster)
Jordan
Joyce (formerly masculine, e.g. Joyce Kilmer)
Jude (derived from Judas or Judah (masucline), or short for Judith (feminine); most common on males (e.g. Jude Law))
Jules
Jun Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
[edit] K
Kaoru Japanese name— can be masculine or feminine; variant Kaori is feminine only
Kari (masculine in Finnish, feminine in many European languages)
Kasey or Kacey
Kay
Kazumi (Japanese name; many different writings, masculine and feminine)
Kellen, Kellyn
Kelly, Kelley, Kelli, Kellie
Kelsey
Kim (Used for both males and females in Sweden)
Kendal or Kendall
Kenya
Kerry/Kerrie (variations such as Kerri or Keri are usually feminine), can be spelled with a C as well
Kim (can also short for Kimberly/Kimberlee (ey) or Kimball)
Kimberly, Kimberlee, Kimberlie
Kit (short for Christopher in males)
Kory, (also Cory for males), Kori
Kris, Krys
[edit] L
Lane
Lauren (usually feminine, often spelled Loren for males)
Laurence (masculine in English, feminine in French)
Laurie (e.g. Laurie Taylor, Laurie Anderson)
Lavern (with Laverne a more common feminine spelling)
Lee (usually masculine with Leigh a more common spelling for feminine)
Les (short for Leslie or Lester for males, and Lesley for feminine)
Leslie (traditionally a masculine name eg Leslie Hindman, but now more often used for females)
Lindsay or Lindsey
Lior
Lou
Lonnie (nickname for various masculine and feminine names, used as a given name for both sexes)[2]
Lovie (e.g. Lovie Smith)
Lynn
[edit] M
Mackenzie (meaning "son of Kenneth", from the Scots Gaelic MacCoinneach)
Madison
Mallory
Marion (e.g. Marion Morrison—birth name of John Wayne)
Marlow (Occasionally spelled Marlo for females or Marlowe for males.)
Masami Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Max (usually short for Maximilian with males, and Maxine with females)
Mavis
Mel (short for Melvin (masculine) or Melanie/Melissa (feminine))
Meredith
Merle
Mickey or Micky (Micki for females)
Mischa (diminutive of the Russian Mikhail for males)
Mo
Montana
[edit] N
Nicky or Nikkie
Nicola (masculine in Italian and French, feminine in English and German)
Nikita (masculine in Russian and Finnish, feminine in French) (Nakita is an alternate spelling for the name but is typically common amongst females)
Noël (masculine spelling) & Noële/ Noëlle (feminine spelling)
Nour or Noor (unisex in arabic)
[edit] P
Page/Paige (surname used as a given name for both sexes)
Paris
Parker
Pat (short for Patrick (masculine) or Patricia (feminine). The androgynous name was popularized for being unisex in the United States on the television show Saturday Night Live as a character with an undetermined gender.)
Payton, Peyton (the former tends to be preferred with boys and the latter girls; however, either could be used for either gender, also Paityn for girls)
Petya/Petja (masculine in Russian and Finnish, feminine in Bulgarian)
Perry/Peri
Praxedes (feminine in origin, as in Saint Praxedes, but not in the case of Práxedes Mateo Sagasta)
Pubudu (Sri Lankan given name)
[edit] R
Randy (Randi is feminine in Norwegian)
Ray, Rae, or Raye (short for Raymond (masculine) or short feminine form of Raymond) also Rea or Rey
Reagan or Regan
Rene (René is masculine; Renée feminine, Renea is an alternate spelling for the feminine variant, also Ranee, Renay, Renae)
Rhys/Reese/Rees (Rhys is masculine; Reese is a generally feminine respelling (e.g. Reese Witherspoon))
Ricky or Ricki (short for Richard or Eric (masculine), Erika, Richelle, or Frederika (feminine))
Riley, Reilly
Robin (variant spelling Robyn is usually feminine, but sometimes masculine, e.g. Robyn Hitchcock)
Roni or Ronni Hebrew name—can be masculine or feminine
Ronnie or Ronny (short for Ronald (masculine) or Veronica (feminine))
Rory ("red king" in Scots/Irish Gaelic (Ruadhrí in Irish, Ruadhridh in Scottish gaelic) (masculine) or short for Lorelai or Aurora (feminine)) or Rori
Rowan (masculine form Irish Ruadhán; the feminine Rowan is a botanical name, with a separate etymology from the masculine name derived from Ruadhán)
[edit] S
Sally (short for Salvatore (masculine) or Sarah (feminine))
Sam (short for Samuel (masculine), Simon (masculine) or Samantha (feminine))
Sami (feminine in US, masculine in Finland)
Sandy (Short for Sandford or Sandra)
Sascha or Sacha or Sasha (Саша in Russian)(short for Alexander (masculine) or Alexandra/Alexandria (feminine))
Sava (unisex in Finland)
Scott (short Scottie or Scotty)
Shai (unisex in Hebrew)
Shannon or Shanon,Shannen
Sharon (unisex in Hebrew)
Shawn
Shell or Shel (e.g. Shel Silverstein)
Shelby (primarily feminine)
Shelly
Shinobu Japanese name—can be masculine or feminine
Shirley (now usually feminine; masculine e.g. Shirley Povich)
Sidney (sometimes spelled Cydney for feminine)
Simcha
Simone (masculine in Italian, feminine in English and French)
Skyler, Skylar, or Schuyler
Sky or Skye
Stacy, Stacey, Staci, Staceigh, or Stacie
Stevie (short for Stephen/Steven (masculine) or Stephanie/Stefanie (feminine))
Sydney (Sydnie, Cydney)
Sonny or Sunny
[edit] T
Tal (unisex in Hebrew)
Tarin, Taran, Taryn
Taylor
Teagan
Terry (short for Terence/Terrence or Terrell (masculine) or Teresa/Theresa (feminine)) Terri, Teri, Tari
Tomomi Japanese name - can be masculine (pro wrestler Tomomi "Jumbo" Tsuruta) or feminine (singer Tomomi Kahala)
Tony (variant spelling Toni is usually feminine, but in Finland Toni is masculine.)
Tory or Tori or Torrey (short for Victor or Torrance (masculine) or Victoria (feminine)) (e.g. Tori Spelling (f) or Torii Hunter (m))
Tracy or Tracey (form of Thracius (masculine) or short for Teresa/Theresa (feminine)) also Traci, Tracie
Tsukasa (Japanese name; typically written 司)
Tristan
Tiger, eg. Tiger Woods and Tiger Hutchence.
[edit] V
Val (Valentine [masculine (Unisex in Finland)] or Valerie, Valentina, Valli [feminine])
Valery or Valerie
Vitamian
Vivian (Vivien, Vivienne)
Vic (Victor [masculine] or Victoria [feminine])
[edit] W
Willow (male-seen in the movie Willow, female-a character from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Wylie
[edit] Y
Yuki (Japanese name; Yuuki is a different name but can also be unisex.)
Yuri (masculine in Russian, feminine in Japanese, Korean, and Spanish)
[edit] Z
Zooey (masculine in J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey, feminine in the case of actress Zooey Deschanel)