Often, when a boys' name becomes very popular, parents start to think it looks good for little girls as well. In many cases, the name becomes unisex, and then solely feminine (grrrrrr.....).
But, in a few cases, the names remained unisex, or failed to catch on for girls completely! So, I guess this is mostly a post of encouragement for parents considering names like Ryan, Dylan, Cameron, Rory, Austin, Emerson, etc--just because you may hear whispers of girls with that name (or even fully verifiable reports), doesn't mean it's doomed to "go to the girls!"
- Adrian--originally unisex, has been exclusively male for quite a while
- Andrew--charted for girls in the 80s
- Blake--briefly charted for girls in the 90s
- Brett--briefly charted for girls in the mid-80s
- Channing--briefly charted for both sexes in the late-80s; reappeared for boys in 2010
- Christian--originally unisex, has been exclusively male for quite a while
- Corey/Cory--charted for girls from the 70s to mid-90s
- Dale--peaked at #237 on the SSA charts for girls in 1952--about as popular as Willow or Nayeli in 2010
- Darian--actually was more popular for girls in the mid-90s
- Devin/Devon--remains more popular for boys despite charting for girls since the 70s
- Freddie--ranked on the SSA charts for girls until the mid-50s
- George--ranked on the SSA charts for girls until the mid-50s
- Hollis--briefly charted for girls in the 50s
- Hunter--peaked at #304 for girls in 1998--about as popular as Iris or Kenley in 2010
- Jason--charted for girls from the early-70s to mid-80s.
- Julian--originally unisex, has been exclusively male for quite a while
- Kevin--charted for girls through the 60s/70s
- Kyle--charted for girls through both the 50s and 80s
- Logan--remains more popular for boys despite charting for girls since the late-80s
- Michael--charted for girls from the late-30s through mid-90s
- Micah--continues to gain popularity despite charting for girls since the early-80s
- Nicholas--briefly charted for girls in the mid-80s
- Ralph--briefly charted for girls in the late-20s
- Richard--charted for girls from the 20s to mid-70s.
- Robert--peaked at #314 for girls in 1929--about as popular as Rowan or Sloane in 2010.
- Ronald--charted for girls periodically from the 30s-50s.
- Toby--actually charted for girls first (in 1933) and didn't become more popular for boys until 1942
- Tyler--peaked at #238 for girls in 1993--about as popular as Kenzie or Tatum in 2010
- Willie--charted for girls until the 70s
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