I'd say that Jesse is always been kind of ambiguous between the two, but usually when you meet a female Jesse it's short for Jessica, whereas when you meet a male Jesse his name is just Jesse...
My name is Ashley. It became almost exclusively a girls name in 1994. I was born in 1990. It was a top ranked girl name from the 80s into the 90s. It ran for around a decade in rank 2, 3 and 4 on the popular girl names list. Kind of funny. That must have been what pushed it out of masculine ranking. What's also funny is that I wasn't named due to the popularity. I was named after my grandfather. 😅
I'm an 80s baby, and I graduated with a class that had 4 Ashley's. Last time I tried to look up my name in a baby name book (about 20 yrs ago), it was still only listed in the boy name section. I have never met a boy, Ashley. My husband, however, went to school with a guy named Ashley.
I have a male cousin a year older than you named Ashley and so for me when I first met female Ashleys in school little me thought it was weird… these days I definitely see it as gender neutral
There was a character in Gone With The Wind named Ashley, as far as I remember, male. And one in The Waltons, two okder women who were sisters had fallen in love with Ashley something or other, in their youth.
My first thought is always Sasha for this It’s a boy’s name, but English speakers hear it as feminine because of the soft consonant and vowel ending. Most boy’s names in English don’t end in a vowel (y doesn’t really count)
My name is Brook and I had gotten kind of teased that it is a girls name growing up…. And I have many stories that are just hilarious… because people assume iam female on paper and not male tell they meet me….😅
My dad is called Lindsay, he's an older dad, born in the 50s, 50 when I was born. 2 of my friends in primary school had mums called Lindsay, it was very fun explaining that my dad wasn't a woman lol
pink was considered a masculine color because when healthy babies were born, they were pink, so it was a positive thing, and farmers wanted boys to help out on the farm. both were positive things so pink was for boys :)
i thought of dana carvey! he had a column in the paper my mom got growing up. he was very funny. i’d heard leslie too. i know about the switch of blue and pink. also men would wear (chunky) heels to have something to catch for the stirrups when riding horses
Kelli (LOTS of spelling adaptations), Tracy (several spelling adaptations), Ashley (again, several spelling adaptations), and Mason/Masyn were first boy name, too.
@@rosegroshek1218 I hadn’t either. My Son’s name is Mason (nicknamed Max). A while ago we heard a Mom say her little girl’s name and were shocked! We had to ask! She said they thought baby was going to be a boy, so when baby was a girl a nurse told them about the spelling difference. They loved it and went with it! OB nurse for the win!🏅
My husband is Kelly! He was named after his dad's best friend, we also went to church with a gentleman named Kelly. It became a girls name in the late 80's and almost exclusively 90's
Literally, why???? I know a man and woman with the name Harley and I love the name for both sexes. Maybe they think it is derived from harlot, or have the same derivative roots. But this is the kind of stuff I do not understand.. as long as you are not naming your child something disgusting or a symbol, or absolutely disrespectful or humiliating to them, then why do people care??? It's not your kid, so move on. It will be ok and your opinions will never be relevant. So keep it to yourself. Right?!!!
Names being gender related also depend on area (of country, or different countries) and spellings. I knew a make and a female Dana when I lived in NJ. Male Shannon in my class in NJ, and when I moved to AL, I learned it to be a female's name there. I knew a Kellie, female, and Kellley, male, that lived next door to each other. When I taught in KY, I had a male Leslie in one class; a family name. In some countries, Karol, or Carroll, is a male name, but in the US is often a female name but spelled Carol.
I have an uncle named Dana. So, I grew up thinking it was a boy name, I was pretty surprised when I learned Dana was considered a girl's name. Evelyn was a boy's name for a while. I checked the US social security information page on baby names, and it ranked within the top 1000 in 1930. (It was funny, it ranked in the top 1000 in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, and then jumps to 1930. Although, to be fair, it only just barely ranked within the top 1000 in 1930. It was the 961st most popular boy name for that year.)
I was once setting up some logistics with a Dana maybe five years ago. When the details were all settled, I sent a quick, "Thank you ma'am!" Dana quickly corrected me and I was horrified!!
The number of boy's names that are now associated with girls is Off. The Charts! 1. Hillary 2. Gayle 3. Marian 4. Francis 5. Robin 6. Tracy/Tracey And the list goes on and on! SMH
Naming a boy “Michelle” with that spelling is such an American thing to do lol (I’m American but know a little French). The “-le” suffix is pretty much exclusively feminine in French afaik (which is where Michelle comes from) and “Michel” is the masculine version of that name with the exact same pronunciation, something that someone who names their kid in another language they’re completely unfamiliar with would not realize lol. Similarly, we got a lot of girls here named René, which is the French masculine spelling, instead of Reneé (notice the pattern of e=feminine?). Anyway thanks for coming to my Ted talk on French naming conventions no one asked for lmao
That’s funny how you have those name listed because my name is Leslie Michelle n im no boy born a girl in 1972 n i was named names that were both lost as boy names
I had no idea about some of these, Beverly, Stacy, Lauren, Whitney, I had no idea lol. There is Michele in gilmore girls but I always thought that was because he was French? I've met some guys named Mackenzie and kendal, my great grandfather's name was kelsey. But something about the names Beverly and Lauren sounds so distinctly feminine to me, I never would've guessed.
When I was in school in the late 1970’s, graduated 1980, there was a boy in the grade ahead abs a girl in my grade. Both were Leslie’s and both had the same last name but different spelling. Wolfe and Wolf. We thought it would be fun if they at least hung out together, they were both good extremely looking. But alas it never materialized.
I had a few uncles that had “feminine names,” but I learned that they also used to name babies after qualities (and ofc family surnames). My favorite ancestor name I’ve found is Pleasant Bush O’Donnell!😂
My name was a boys name in baby books until the year before I was born, I even have an older cousin named Shelby thats about 15 years older and a man. Then Steel Magnolias came out and all the pregnant women watching it decided they also wanted to yell "drink your juice Shelby!" at all their little girls too 😂
My grandfather’s name was Whitney and my younger brother has it as a middle name… used to get all kinds of weird looks when he told people his middle name (this was the mid nineties and early 2000s)
We used the book Hoot in our 6th grade classes the last 2 years and the main bully kid is named Dana, it takes the kids several chapters to solidify that Dana is a boy! 😅
A Ladies Home Journal article from 1890 advised, “Pure white is used for all babies. Blue is for girls, and pink is for boys when a color is wished.” And a 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department offers a similar view, “the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl. I can't find the name of the One catalog that decided to do pink for girls and it stayed that way ever since.
My name is Bonnie. When I found out that it was used for males, I was flabberghasted. I know a lot of common female names were used for males first, but some just make me wonder what they were from and meant in different places and cultures. Honestly, I wish people were more accepting of peoples names. They didnt choose it, chances are they have meaning, tradition, blessings, and love behind them. I was made fun of as a child for my name and it isnt even a "weird" one. In the U.S. people are so closed off and insecure. In other places, it doesn't happen like it does here. It just is their name and it is accepted.
Yeah Leslie...I used to work with a guy named Leslie. We spoke through emails and I accidentally called him Ms. Leslie and he promptly corrected me. I apologized. A few months later my coworker needed to contact him. I let her know he was a man so she wouldn't make my mistake and I told her she will get cussed out immediately. She didn't heed my warning. She was cussed out with the quickness.
Some of these really surprised me! I do know a male Leslie and Paris has always been a men’s name to me (because of Romeo & Juliet!) but I’m surprised by Dana and Whitney!
I work in a hospice company and I see people who were born in the 20s 30s and 40s on a daily basis. I can tell you right now. The name Beverly was a girls name in the 20s 30s and 40s contrary to her saying that it stopped being a boys name in the 50s.
My daughters both have boys names, Michael and Emerson (not spelled this way) though people dont realized Emerson is a boy name. They throw a fit over me naming my girl Michael though. 🤣
We had a boy named Shannon at our school. He hated his name. I personally think his name was ok compared to the boy named Shamarcus and his sister named Laqueenie. 😢
I feel like in Finland traditional names are waaay more gendered than in English speaking countries. I'm glad to see more new Finnish names popping up that are less gendered than the traditional ones.
My mom had 4 daughters, Morgan Taylor Riley and Brady. I’m the youngest and Brady has been the only name that didn’t become gender neutral, I’ve grown up having a boys name 😭 (my middle name is rose though, and i think Brady Rose has a nice ring to it)
My mom gave me a name that was more common among men when I was very little. I remember getting tickets or name tags with my name on them. They’d always put “Mr. Myname.” Now, I don’t think I’ve ever met a man with the same name. They’re all likely dead.
Because I’m old:- Dana Ashbrook Kelsey Grammer Leslie Nielsen I always thought those names were gender neutral. And in the UK at least, Leslie is still a male name, because we usually use Lesley for women. Whereas names like Carol, Kelly, Kimberley and Alison I was STUNNED to find out were once boy’s names.
I know Shannon's, Loren's, and Leslie's...all boys. Gone with the wind, ones of the main characters is named Ashley. Names are funny in that way. Years ago people named their children after the characteristics they wish them to posess. Like, patience, honest, temperance, joy, love, humble, etc. i think theyre beautiful names.
If you look at the bottom of the lists from the late 1800's befire they had a lot of data, you can can see some pretty weird names, as well as boys with "girl" names and vis versa. I highly recommend everyone take a look
I was just the right age to go to school with an equal number of boy and girl Laurens! We had 3 of each in my grade school, and my class had one of each
Mackenzie at least in Australia was a boys name then became popular with girls, then bluey named a boy Mackenzie but i do know a 5 yr old boy Mackenzie so not dropped off yet
I have an uncle Kelly that's in his 50s and somewhere around 2004 i had a male teacher whose first name was Lauren. Obviously most of us know of Dana Carvey, the comedian/actor. Then Leslie Nielson, the actor from airplane, naked gun, scary movie and all those cult comedy movies. I didn't know Beverly or Paris were ever boy names though, interesting!
The first Kelly I met was a guy, and I had no clue back then it was also a masculine name (and also a last name of course). I grew up thinking Kelly was a girl name. That being said, I’m a French speaker, so Kelly wasn’t a name I was used to except for books and TV show. Ironically, by the time I met a woman named Kelly, I had met 2 guys already. Where I reside, you don’t really see much men named McKenzie, so at first, I thought it was primarily a girl name.
High heels were originally made for men to be taller too 😂 we mixed up everything in modern day but thank god because attributing a color and things like skirts is so funny since men also wore skirts. We should attach so much less to gender fashion
I mean, to me Paris is a pretty androgynous name considering its the namesake of not only Paris Hilton but also a Trojan prince in the Iliad. Its curious to me that he also went by Alexander but Paris is the name that appears feminine now lol
I have a male cousin named Leslie. He is in his 40s. My neighbors husbands middle name is Laverne. He is in his 70s. It’s weird. My uncles name was Kelly. If he was alive he would be in his 90s. Also had an uncle named Fern. He would also be in his 90s if still here. He had a brother named Fate. Just think that’s a strange name to have. I thought long and hard when I named my sons. They are in their 30s. They have men’s names!! The last few years I am hearing girls with their names. 😱 Absolutely crazy!!
My name is Rene named after a man, but I was born with the name Reneé it was changed when I went into foster care, but they kept all my files and such as my given name, so my name went from female to male before I understood
Hilary, Lesley, vivian and Evelyn were originally male names...and I have known more male Dana's and Lauren's...(though spelt Loren)....than female ones.
In Western patriarchal societies, the drift is exclusively male to female, and never the reverse. I live in a rural area where the drift is happening more slowly. I know men named Dana, Beverley, Carol, Jackie, Sandy, Leslie, and Ashley.
Yes! If you watch the original animated 101 Dalmatians, the girl Perdita wore blue, and the boy Pongo wore red!
yes!!
Also in Peter Pan, Wendy's clothes are blue while her younger brother's are pink
I keep forgetting that Paris was a 'boys' name. Paris is literally a Trojan Prince from the book The Iliad written by Homer.
Shakespeare used it in Romeo and Juliet too!
@robinl.2481 ohhhhhh I remember!!!!
I literally didn’t know people used it for girls?????
@@atlasdr0wned211 Paris Hilton is the only one that's a girl that I know
@@EfrenDNa Oh wiat i might’ve heard that name?????? Idk I live under a rock
Evelyn used to be a boys name. Jessie, Tracey, Stevie, there's loads.
I'd say that Jesse is always been kind of ambiguous between the two, but usually when you meet a female Jesse it's short for Jessica, whereas when you meet a male Jesse his name is just Jesse...
I went to school with a male Jessie (with that spelling). Class of 2005.
@@coveredinharmonysame but 09 for me
Courtney and Carol
Ashley
My name is Ashley. It became almost exclusively a girls name in 1994. I was born in 1990. It was a top ranked girl name from the 80s into the 90s. It ran for around a decade in rank 2, 3 and 4 on the popular girl names list. Kind of funny. That must have been what pushed it out of masculine ranking. What's also funny is that I wasn't named due to the popularity. I was named after my grandfather. 😅
I'm an 80s baby, and I graduated with a class that had 4 Ashley's. Last time I tried to look up my name in a baby name book (about 20 yrs ago), it was still only listed in the boy name section. I have never met a boy, Ashley. My husband, however, went to school with a guy named Ashley.
@@ashleywatts6235I had a male personal trainer from the West Indies, named Ashley.
I have a male cousin a year older than you named Ashley and so for me when I first met female Ashleys in school little me thought it was weird… these days I definitely see it as gender neutral
There was a character in Gone With The Wind named Ashley, as far as I remember, male. And one in The Waltons, two okder women who were sisters had fallen in love with Ashley something or other, in their youth.
@@lizh1988 I was going to mention Gone with the Wind as well. He was one of the love interests for Scarlett
My first thought is always Sasha for this
It’s a boy’s name, but English speakers hear it as feminine because of the soft consonant and vowel ending. Most boy’s names in English don’t end in a vowel (y doesn’t really count)
i cannot fathom beverly, michelle, paris, or stacy as boys names 😭 this is so crazy. thank you for enlightening me to this
"Michelle" just makes me think about Gilmore Girls 😂
The only Paris I know is a man 🤷🏼♀️
I can see Stacy.
I can also see Michel, but only spelled that way.
Paris is FAMOUSLY a man in the Iliad and the Odessy.
Michelle isnt a boy name. Michel is
Beverly Leslie from Will and Grace makes so much more sense now. 😅
My name is Brook and I had gotten kind of teased that it is a girls name growing up…. And I have many stories that are just hilarious… because people assume iam female on paper and not male tell they meet me….😅
I totally get that, people assume I'm male all the time, bit dumb really since you can tell for definite I'm not from my picture lol 😂😂
My dad is called Lindsay, he's an older dad, born in the 50s, 50 when I was born. 2 of my friends in primary school had mums called Lindsay, it was very fun explaining that my dad wasn't a woman lol
pink was considered a masculine color because when healthy babies were born, they were pink, so it was a positive thing, and farmers wanted boys to help out on the farm. both were positive things so pink was for boys :)
i thought of dana carvey! he had a column in the paper my mom got growing up. he was very funny. i’d heard leslie too. i know about the switch of blue and pink.
also men would wear (chunky) heels to have something to catch for the stirrups when riding horses
Leslie Neilson another dose of funny
yes!!
Yup, i know a boy called Lauren and Leslie seems like a boy name in my head
Kelli (LOTS of spelling adaptations), Tracy (several spelling adaptations), Ashley (again, several spelling adaptations), and Mason/Masyn were first boy name, too.
I have never heard Mason as a girl name
@@rosegroshek1218 I hadn’t either. My Son’s name is Mason (nicknamed Max). A while ago we heard a Mom say her little girl’s name and were shocked! We had to ask! She said they thought baby was going to be a boy, so when baby was a girl a nurse told them about the spelling difference. They loved it and went with it! OB nurse for the win!🏅
My husband is Kelly! He was named after his dad's best friend, we also went to church with a gentleman named Kelly.
It became a girls name in the late 80's and almost exclusively 90's
In the UK the name Ashley is almost exclusively used for boys but I've noticed it's the opposite in the US
interesting!
My daughters name is Harley and everyone at church was pissed
They were pissed about what you named your own child?? Why??
Literally, why???? I know a man and woman with the name Harley and I love the name for both sexes. Maybe they think it is derived from harlot, or have the same derivative roots. But this is the kind of stuff I do not understand.. as long as you are not naming your child something disgusting or a symbol, or absolutely disrespectful or humiliating to them, then why do people care??? It's not your kid, so move on. It will be ok and your opinions will never be relevant. So keep it to yourself. Right?!!!
For why
But Harley is such a beautiful name! What denomination are you? I hope my church isn't like that.
That’s my daughters name as well🥰
My grandpa was named Carol William but went by Bill.
aww
Names being gender related also depend on area (of country, or different countries) and spellings. I knew a make and a female Dana when I lived in NJ. Male Shannon in my class in NJ, and when I moved to AL, I learned it to be a female's name there. I knew a Kellie, female, and Kellley, male, that lived next door to each other. When I taught in KY, I had a male Leslie in one class; a family name. In some countries, Karol, or Carroll, is a male name, but in the US is often a female name but spelled Carol.
I have an uncle named Dana. So, I grew up thinking it was a boy name, I was pretty surprised when I learned Dana was considered a girl's name.
Evelyn was a boy's name for a while. I checked the US social security information page on baby names, and it ranked within the top 1000 in 1930.
(It was funny, it ranked in the top 1000 in 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, and then jumps to 1930. Although, to be fair, it only just barely ranked within the top 1000 in 1930. It was the 961st most popular boy name for that year.)
I was once setting up some logistics with a Dana maybe five years ago. When the details were all settled, I sent a quick, "Thank you ma'am!"
Dana quickly corrected me and I was horrified!!
I'm Jamaican. Back home Courtney is still a boys name
I had an Uncle Leslie, so I didn't realize it was a feminine name until Parks & Rec
The number of boy's names that are now associated with girls is Off. The Charts!
1. Hillary
2. Gayle
3. Marian
4. Francis
5. Robin
6. Tracy/Tracey
And the list goes on and on! SMH
Naming a boy “Michelle” with that spelling is such an American thing to do lol (I’m American but know a little French). The “-le” suffix is pretty much exclusively feminine in French afaik (which is where Michelle comes from) and “Michel” is the masculine version of that name with the exact same pronunciation, something that someone who names their kid in another language they’re completely unfamiliar with would not realize lol. Similarly, we got a lot of girls here named René, which is the French masculine spelling, instead of Reneé (notice the pattern of e=feminine?). Anyway thanks for coming to my Ted talk on French naming conventions no one asked for lmao
That’s funny how you have those name listed because my name is Leslie Michelle n im no boy born a girl in 1972 n i was named names that were both lost as boy names
Female Stacy here born in 1992. I know every time I mention that Stacy is a gender neutral name, most people my age and younger don't really know that
My mom grew up with a Leslie, a Paris, and a Sandy, all boys.
I had no idea about some of these, Beverly, Stacy, Lauren, Whitney, I had no idea lol. There is Michele in gilmore girls but I always thought that was because he was French? I've met some guys named Mackenzie and kendal, my great grandfather's name was kelsey. But something about the names Beverly and Lauren sounds so distinctly feminine to me, I never would've guessed.
Paris becoming unpopular for boys is probably due to the famous and fabulous Paris Hilton ✨️
When I was in school in the late 1970’s, graduated 1980, there was a boy in the grade ahead abs a girl in my grade. Both were Leslie’s and both had the same last name but different spelling. Wolfe and Wolf. We thought it would be fun if they at least hung out together, they were both good extremely looking. But alas it never materialized.
that's amazing :)
Lyn, Kerry/Cary, Sue, and so many more have been "boy names" in my lifetime.
My uncle is Dana and I always thought it was a boy name. It sounds so weird whenever I hear it as a girl name.
Lindsay, Bailey, Addison, Mackenzie, and Emery are all names of guys I've come across in historical books/tv series, so I'm used to it😂
I had a few uncles that had “feminine names,” but I learned that they also used to name babies after qualities (and ofc family surnames). My favorite ancestor name I’ve found is Pleasant Bush O’Donnell!😂
lol
My name was a boys name in baby books until the year before I was born, I even have an older cousin named Shelby thats about 15 years older and a man.
Then Steel Magnolias came out and all the pregnant women watching it decided they also wanted to yell "drink your juice Shelby!" at all their little girls too 😂
Dana Carvey, Kelsey Gramar, Leslie Neilson...makes sense why they were still showing up for guys in the 90's
My ears perked up when my own name (Dana) was said 😂
My grandfather’s name was Whitney and my younger brother has it as a middle name… used to get all kinds of weird looks when he told people his middle name (this was the mid nineties and early 2000s)
We used the book Hoot in our 6th grade classes the last 2 years and the main bully kid is named Dana, it takes the kids several chapters to solidify that Dana is a boy! 😅
A Ladies Home Journal article from 1890 advised, “Pure white is used for all babies. Blue is for girls, and pink is for boys when a color is wished.” And a 1918 article from the trade publication Earnshaw’s Infants’ Department offers a similar view, “the generally accepted rule is pink for the boy and blue for the girl.
I can't find the name of the One catalog that decided to do pink for girls and it stayed that way ever since.
I subscribed cuz I need names for my characters😅
yay! welcome!
My name is Bonnie. When I found out that it was used for males, I was flabberghasted. I know a lot of common female names were used for males first, but some just make me wonder what they were from and meant in different places and cultures. Honestly, I wish people were more accepting of peoples names. They didnt choose it, chances are they have meaning, tradition, blessings, and love behind them. I was made fun of as a child for my name and it isnt even a "weird" one. In the U.S. people are so closed off and insecure. In other places, it doesn't happen like it does here. It just is their name and it is accepted.
I knew a male teacher named dana. I actually thought he was a girl, but not because of his name, it was his voice. He’s just got a really high voice
Paris began as a masculine name in Greek mythology. The name Daina with an i is a Latvian girl's name, meaning a collection of beautiful things.
Yeah Leslie...I used to work with a guy named Leslie. We spoke through emails and I accidentally called him Ms. Leslie and he promptly corrected me. I apologized. A few months later my coworker needed to contact him. I let her know he was a man so she wouldn't make my mistake and I told her she will get cussed out immediately. She didn't heed my warning. She was cussed out with the quickness.
Some of these really surprised me! I do know a male Leslie and Paris has always been a men’s name to me (because of Romeo & Juliet!) but I’m surprised by Dana and Whitney!
I went to high school in the 80s, and there was a set of twins, and he was named Dana and she was named Deanna.
I had a gym teacher in highschool named Leslie. Kids used to tease him for it all the time😭
oh that's terrible :(
My two middle school history teachers both very manly men were named Stacy and Tracy
I work in a hospice company and I see people who were born in the 20s 30s and 40s on a daily basis. I can tell you right now. The name Beverly was a girls name in the 20s 30s and 40s contrary to her saying that it stopped being a boys name in the 50s.
Ashley and Meredith, too!
Same with Allison and Sydney!
My great grandfather was Beverly. He was born in the late 1800s.
My daughters both have boys names, Michael and Emerson (not spelled this way) though people dont realized Emerson is a boy name. They throw a fit over me naming my girl Michael though. 🤣
We had a boy named Shannon at our school. He hated his name. I personally think his name was ok compared to the boy named Shamarcus and his sister named Laqueenie. 😢
Lauren make sense my uncle was named that and I always thought it was strictly a boys name until I met my best friend with the same name 😂
I feel like in Finland traditional names are waaay more gendered than in English speaking countries. I'm glad to see more new Finnish names popping up that are less gendered than the traditional ones.
I had friends in high school that were boys named Courtney and Stacy.
My mom had 4 daughters, Morgan Taylor Riley and Brady. I’m the youngest and Brady has been the only name that didn’t become gender neutral, I’ve grown up having a boys name 😭 (my middle name is rose though, and i think Brady Rose has a nice ring to it)
The great Leslie… what a legend
My mom gave me a name that was more common among men when I was very little. I remember getting tickets or name tags with my name on them. They’d always put “Mr. Myname.” Now, I don’t think I’ve ever met a man with the same name. They’re all likely dead.
LMAO
Because I’m old:-
Dana Ashbrook
Kelsey Grammer
Leslie Nielsen
I always thought those names were gender neutral.
And in the UK at least, Leslie is still a male name, because we usually use Lesley for women.
Whereas names like Carol, Kelly, Kimberley and Alison I was STUNNED to find out were once boy’s names.
I know Shannon's, Loren's, and Leslie's...all boys. Gone with the wind, ones of the main characters is named Ashley. Names are funny in that way. Years ago people named their children after the characteristics they wish them to posess. Like, patience, honest, temperance, joy, love, humble, etc. i think theyre beautiful names.
yes they sure did!
If you look at the bottom of the lists from the late 1800's befire they had a lot of data, you can can see some pretty weird names, as well as boys with "girl" names and vis versa. I highly recommend everyone take a look
My daughter Claire is named after her great grandfather Clare. My name, Hilary, also used to be a name more associated with men.
Tbf Paris as a boys name goes all the way back to Ancient Greece. Personally I can’t wait for the resurgence
My 6th grade teachers first name is Kelly. He went on to teach 3 out of 4 of my kids at the same elementary school!
Stacy was really popular in the 60s I think bc there are a lot of mem named Stacy born in that generation
My dad was born in 1925 and his middle name was Meredith.
I was just the right age to go to school with an equal number of boy and girl Laurens! We had 3 of each in my grade school, and my class had one of each
Allison is a traditional boy's name in my former stepfather's extended family.... they tend to go by Al.
Shannon, Tracy, Cary, Terry, Kelly, I can keep going. I've met men with these names
Mackenzie at least in Australia was a boys name then became popular with girls, then bluey named a boy Mackenzie but i do know a 5 yr old boy Mackenzie so not dropped off yet
I have a male cousin named Tracey and my bff dated a boy named Leslie, Les is what he went by.
Yeah, my uncle's Sandy.
It's nice for a guy!
I was shocked when my mum told me she associates Aubrey as a boys name, I only know women called Aubrey!
I have an uncle Kelly that's in his 50s and somewhere around 2004 i had a male teacher whose first name was Lauren. Obviously most of us know of Dana Carvey, the comedian/actor. Then Leslie Nielson, the actor from airplane, naked gun, scary movie and all those cult comedy movies. I didn't know Beverly or Paris were ever boy names though, interesting!
The first Kelly I met was a guy, and I had no clue back then it was also a masculine name (and also a last name of course). I grew up thinking Kelly was a girl name. That being said, I’m a French speaker, so Kelly wasn’t a name I was used to except for books and TV show. Ironically, by the time I met a woman named Kelly, I had met 2 guys already.
Where I reside, you don’t really see much men named McKenzie, so at first, I thought it was primarily a girl name.
My grandfather's name was Pearl.
I know both male and female named Jamie.
I've met several males named Dana.
very cool, Pearl for a guy
My daughter has what used to be considered a masculine name, Ashley
Kevin was a very popular name for girls at one point
Boys also used to wear dresses and have longer hair up until a certain age.
A lot of those names have male celebrities with them. I knew most of them as male names up until recently.
High heels were originally made for men to be taller too 😂 we mixed up everything in modern day but thank god because attributing a color and things like skirts is so funny since men also wore skirts. We should attach so much less to gender fashion
Paris is the name of the man who wants to marry Juliet in Romeo and Juliet. Paris is also they name of the prince of Troy from Greek mythology
I worked with a male Dana, and had both a tattoo artist and a friend names Loren (the male version of lauren)
I mean, to me Paris is a pretty androgynous name considering its the namesake of not only Paris Hilton but also a Trojan prince in the Iliad. Its curious to me that he also went by Alexander but Paris is the name that appears feminine now lol
I have a male cousin named Leslie. He is in his 40s.
My neighbors husbands middle name is Laverne. He is in his 70s.
It’s weird.
My uncles name was Kelly.
If he was alive he would be in his 90s.
Also had an uncle named Fern. He would also be in his 90s if still here.
He had a brother named Fate. Just think that’s a strange name to have.
I thought long and hard when I named my sons. They are in their 30s. They have men’s names!!
The last few years I am hearing girls with their names. 😱
Absolutely crazy!!
Soon people will be naming their daughter Bruce. I’m so progressive 😂
I expected Ashley to be on this list.
next time for sure!
Me too!
And MacKenzie
As far as i know all the -'son' names used to be boys names, names for 'sons.' Like Madison, Addison, Allison, etc
there's a male lawyer in my city named dana
Shelby did a gender swich ub 91
I've met some older men with modern girl names I'm not lying.
I just think of cash's song a boy named sue
Dana mothafackin Carvey. I adore the man!
My name is Rene named after a man, but I was born with the name Reneé it was changed when I went into foster care, but they kept all my files and such as my given name, so my name went from female to male before I understood
Hilary, Lesley, vivian and Evelyn were originally male names...and I have known more male Dana's and Lauren's...(though spelt Loren)....than female ones.
Honestly some of these go hard for boys names. I’d name my son Dana 😂
My great uncle's name was Allison😊 poor guy he hated it
In Western patriarchal societies, the drift is exclusively male to female, and never the reverse.
I live in a rural area where the drift is happening more slowly. I know men named Dana, Beverley, Carol, Jackie, Sandy, Leslie, and Ashley.
yes it really does seem like that