Please do not do that to your child - out of all the potential unisex names that is far too extreme. They would get bullied terribly for that at some point in their lives.

My sister in law just gave birth to a boy and called it Charlie which a friend of mine would have given to a girl last year had she not miscarried so perhaps you could use that one?

Hi Everyone.

I am now expecting my third son due in about three more months. I have two boys already (7 and 10) and really like unisex names rather than "traditional" names. When we named our first son Madison some of my friends were like really telling me that Madison was a girls name and I had to prove to them that it was a boys name too; like son of a mighty warrior.. duh!!!! When my second son was born, we settled on Ashley; Gone with the Wind is one of my like all time favourite movies.

Now my third child is about to be and I am really thinking hard about names. Since like seven years ago it seems on the one hand that unisex names are even more popular now for boys and girls, but on the other hand it's like the girls have taken a lot of the boy names and every time I make a suggestion I am told that I can't use it because it is now a girls name. The thing is, I don't think my boys have really suffered from having unisex names at all and I am like thinking whether people over react to much to this. I mean, we have to choose names we like right. And what's unisex mean anyway? Does it only mean that girls can use old boy names and not the other way around?

So anyway, I have been wrestling with this for a few months now and sort of reached a decision the other evening which I'd like to get opinions on. I don't think it is likely that I am going to have any more children after this one and there are two names that I really really always thought I wanted to use for my children. So for my son, I am thinking of either going with either

1. Chelsea

or

2. Britney

Both of these are like my two favourite names now.

Some people have told me that neither of these names should be used on a boy, but what about Brooklyn? The Beckhams did it and people just accept it and think it's cute and I know at least one mom who named her son Brooklyn after she saw that in the news.

What do you think?

And any suggestions for middle names?

Thanks

S

I'm sure you have already had your child and named him by now but I'm curious as to what name you picked. I am also looking for unisex names for boys. Right now I like Kourtney & Stacy. I say it's an awesome choice and the child will love it if they are raised to love themself for who they are and not what society says they should be!

how about casey its good for both and really cute iknow a few boys with that name my name is chelsie and its not good girl name let alone should it be used for a boy and no way should you name ashley i've been a kid and he would so get made fun of

sounds like you need to have a girl, dont torture you boys with social suicide...a babys name will reflect on who they are there whole life, you cant be serious!

Sorry don't like either, but if you like unisex names how about Paris? I've heard it twice as a boys name. Good luck!

Sorry iam going 2 b brutal. no, no, no, no... what r u thinking? Im just guessing yer from England, and need 2 let u know that seriously if u call yer little boy that he will be teased something rotton, kids aint nice especially when it comes to yer name, trust me been there done that. My name is JENNIFER ELIZABETH.. awful when yer a kid, i think i went through secondry school being called jelly, or jenny penny or jen then ren.. please dont call yer little 1 those names.... i really do like brooklyn though, i wanted it if i had a boy but i had a little girl instead ' Emilie-Mai'. good luck and please think bout it before u decide on those names, please...

Sorry S, I think boys would struggle with these names.

My wee girl is called Laurie which is also a boys name in Scotland, another couple of unisex names are Ellis and Elliott.

Good Luck to you and your new born. xx

don't like that kind of names....sorry

Please do not do that to your child - out of all the potential unisex names that is far too extreme. They would get bullied terribly for that at some point in their lives.

My sister in law just gave birth to a boy and called it Charlie which a friend of mine would have given to a girl last year had she not miscarried so perhaps you could use that one?

Oh please don't.

You shouldn't even be considering this!

It shouldn't be about your preferences. You should think of the consequences for your child.


He would be Bullied at School

Imagine how awkward it would be introducing yourself to everyone with a females name!

Would you like it if you were called Matthew or Andrew or Phillip?


I'm not trying to be rude, but wake up and be responsible.


Don't put your child in this position.



What do you think?

I think it is ridiculous.

I think it is unhealthy for your baby's gender identity to name them a name that will be commonly confused with a girl's name. I have my master's degree in child development so take my word for it.

My friend just recently found out she is having a baby, so we have been looking at baby names. She also likes unisex names but i think chelsea and britney are going to the extreme. Her and I have found names like Hunter, and Riley (or spelled Rilee), which is a little bit more understandable. However, i work with children and they will attempt to poke fun at whatever they can. Your name should in a sense, depict the person you are (sex wise). Please do not take this offensively, but it may appear to some people that you wished to have girls but ended up with boys, so instead you opted to name them with girly names. I personally think you should try to think of a name that is more UNISEX and not entirely too girly.

Here is some examples:
Avery
Bailey
Brett
Cameron
Carson
Casey
Christian
Corey
Dakota
Devon
Evan
Haiden
Jaden
Jamie
Jesse
Jordan
Kadin
Kendall
London
Mason
Morgan
Parker
Payton
Shay
Skylar
Taylor
Zane

*IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD DEFINITELY RECONSIDER AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE BENEFIT OF YOUR SON

Nearly every name you've metioned is, IMHO, a boys name only, not really unisex.

In regards to Chelsie and Britney, if you must name your handsome little boys frilly feminine names, you might at least consider beautiful ones...Sorry to be harsh, but I don't even like these names on a girl! They are cloying and a little 'down market'

I'm sorry but no matter how you cut it, Madison, Britney, and Chelsea are girls names. Sure they are considered unisex but think of their feminine associations.

I would go with
Caleb
Callum
Blue
Bryce
or
Jordan

Please don't do this to your baby, think about when he is a teenager and on the football team, Number 13 Chelsea. Here are some suggestions:
Aubrey
Bailey
Caden
Dakota
Eden
Fallon
Gale
Hayden
Ivy
Jadyn
Kendell
Lesley
Mackenzie
Nat
Orlan
Piper
Quimby
Rainey
Sammy
Trilby
Utah
Valentine
Whitley
Xan
Yale
Zane

I think that Chelsea and Britney are way too girly:

here are some great unisex names:
-Kelly
-Aaron
-Kahlan
-Jordan
-Taylor
-Alex
-Sam
-Jen
-Gwen

-There are lot's of other great ones, but as a teenager, I am telling you, for your child's sake, please do not name your son Chelsea or Britney

Madison and Ashley are fine, because they are actually boy's names. Chelsea and Britney are not. There are several boy names that have drifted towards the girls that might work for you:

Beverly
Vivian
Alexis
Lindsay
Leslie
Shannon
Kelly
Tracy

do you want this child to commit suicide by the age of 15?
can you imagine how many times he will hear "hit me baby one more time" or "all the people look at me like i'm a little GIRL"? CHildren can be really nasty, and I think you really need to think about that, because they can make of another kid's life a living hell.
i think that chelsea sounds really girly. I didn't even know that it was a unisex name.

here are a few suggestions
Ariel
Angel
Alexis
Blaine
Brett
Cameron
Cecil
Casey
Cassidy
Dakota
Daryl
Evan
Hayley
Hayden
Hadley
Jamie
Jude
Kelly
Kennedy
Leslie
Lee
MAcKenzie
Michael
Morgan
Noel
Paris
Quinn
Reese
Riley
Robin
Regan
Ryan
Sydney
Taylor
Tyler
Tory
Whitney
Zane

Both names to me sound a little rsiky. I would go for something a little more common unisex such as Christian, Kimberly or Alexis
but if i had to pick I would say..Brooklyn. I like that one. The other names are a bit to feminine.

Hello,

My husband was named Kristen and although this is also considered a unisex name he has had certain troubles over the years. When he first started secondary school the class went to France for the day and he was put into the girls group because of his name, can you imagine being surrounded by girls at the age of 11, it did not go down too well. Also people also assume that they must have heard it incorrectly and he gets called everything from Christian to Kirstin.

About middle names, if you decide to go for a unisex first name I think it is best to stick with a masculine second name, it helps people know that it is infact a boy/man they are speaking to.

but middle names are never used !
They are just on the birth certificate etc but you never get called by your first and midle name so it wouldn't help at all to have a very masculin middle name.