Boys names for girls?

lj smith

Who else thinks this trend is not a good thing? Whatever happened to traditional names? Everyone is trying to make up something to be original and now it's just sounding ridiculous.

a4smith

I am definitely not traditional so...guess Im not with you on this one.

Telyco

I disagree. It's only people of here that form such strong opinions on such things. But I don't think that any boy name can be used for a girl.

lj smith

I do think there are some unisex names but not all boys names can be girls. The ones ending in "son" especially. This is just my personal opinion. I am not trying to upset anyone. Just wondering if anyone else agrees with me. Also the recent trend of "Aiden" type names seems to be overused.

PunkyBooster

I'm very traditional. My boys will have boy names and my girls will have feminine names.

 

EmmaRain

Honestly, I think the idea of gender specific names is sillier than the idea of unisex names. Is it really a good thing for someone to look at a resume and tell if the person is a boy or girl? A lot of people prefer to be "gender anonymous" on applications and tests. I have female friends named Jordan and Taylor who loved this quality about their names.

Ashley was a male name for many, many years before crossing over. Same with Alexis, Drew, Taylor, and Blake. It isn't a new trend at all.

I'm not a huge fan of names like Elliot and Peyton for girls, but I say to each their own. If someone wants to name their girl or boy a name that doesn't scream girl or boy, go for it.

ScissorTailedFlycatcher

I'm not with you on this.

And I think this topic has been over-discussed.?

WheelerToBe

I am not with you on this either.  My kids are Mackenzie and Grayson.  One is a girl and one is a boy.  I love that you may not know Mackenzie is the boy and Grayson is my girl.  Some are pushing it like Hayden, Aiden, and Evan but if I have another girl it will be Anderson called Andie or Quinn.  My husband only agrees to unisex names if it is a last name also.

magsugar13

Im with you 100% I don't like it at all.

rc1276

Totally with you. I strongly dislike this trend.

FutureMrs.Steen

I completely agree

soon2Bmrspower

I totally agree! Apparently I live in a box and didn't know Logan was being used for girls 2 years ago when we decided on DS#1's name. Now I hate that he may have other girls in his class with the same name as him. :: sigh :: I guess there's nothing we can do about it. This time though, I definitely went with one that is all boy. I don't think Jacob has crossed over just yet

ubermoose

It depends on the name. Some names really can go either way, like Jamie or Robin. Other names, like Kim, may be associated with different genders in different cultures.

I don't care for names like Jordan and Taylor anyways, but I can accept that they are unisex. As the years go by, though, it seems there are becoming more and more unisex names. It annoys me, but whatever.

I just produce a little more of an eye roll when names that are used almost exclusively for one gender are attached to the other. It doesn't look original or cute, it looks like the parents had their heart set on one gender and didn't get their way.

FutureMrs.Steen

soon2Bmrspower:

I totally agree! Apparently I live in a box and didn't know Logan was being used for girls 2 years ago when we decided on DS#1's name. Now I hate that he may have other girls in his class with the same name as him. :: sigh :: I guess there's nothing we can do about it. This time though, I definitely went with one that is all boy. I don't think Jacob has crossed over just yet

My nephew is Logan and it's an ALL boy name to me! I would probably roll over and die if Jacob becomes unisex. LOL 

sunnyday016

I am with you.

Love2Mocha&Skizz

I can't agree with you on this one either b/c I really like boy names for girls and unisex names... plus my name is Jami

naflmj

It is nms to use more boy sounding names for girls but in my opinion, it's better than adding a y or making up some way out there name.

lisa5201

I like names that are clearly feminine or clearly masculine

Think about things like wedding invitations, Ryan and Dylan; Logan and Evan; Peyton and Preston

These sound like homosexual couples. Nothing wrong with that, but no guy I have ever met would want to be mistaken for being a homosexual if he was heterosexual

I just don't think it's attractive for a girl to have a boys name, and I think it sucks for parents of boys who can't use good names like Blake, Evan, Dylan ect.. because they don't want their boys mistaken for girls.

 

ValentineBB

I don't mind it. 

mlf625

shortyred919:

I'm not with you on this.

And I think this topic has been over-discussed.?

Ditto.

and Ditto.?

epphd

I'm not stuck on traditional names, but I DO agree that the boy-name-for-girls trend has run its course.

JellyJam

I generally prefer traditional boy and girl names.  I think that's what the majority of people choose and those whose girls are named Aiden, Elliot, Garrison or Ryan are in the minority.

Do you think people will start naming their sons Emma, Sarah or Jenny?

EmmaRain

lisa5201:

Think about things like wedding invitations, Ryan and Dylan; Logan and Evan; Peyton and Preston

These sound like homosexual couples. Nothing wrong with that, but no guy I have ever met would want to be mistaken for being a homosexual if he was heterosexual

I would hope if they were invited to your wedding they would know you well enough to already know whether or not you are gay.