Boy names for a girl?

NikkiP2214

I have been looking a names and I think a boys name for a girl is kinda cute with a very feminine mn. Like...

Dylan Nicole

Charli Christine

Mason Elizabeth

Delaney Grace

What do you guys think?? 

JuliaBug

I'm not crazy about the idea. How about a feminine name with a masculine nn? My aunt's name is Charlene and she goes by Charlie. 

CDCbaby

Dylan = love this one for a girl!

Charli - I like it for a girl, but not spelled this way.  And I really only like it if it is a NN for a more "formal" name.

Mason - just too much of a boy name for me, plus I just don't like the name

Delaney - this one is "eh" for me.  neither like nor dis-like

 

chibride4

I'm the minority on TB and like many boy names for girls. Of the ones you listed, Delaney (nn Laney) would be my first choice (although I'm bored of Grace as a MN) and Dylan would be second. (Strangely, I can't stand Dylan for boys.) Charli is okay, but only if spelled Charlie and Mason is all boy to me. Other unisex names I like are Blake, Drew (my personal fave), Emerson (nn Emme) and Reese.

Kelli7025

All of your names are NMS. I love Elliot for a little girl !

kelnyc

I wouldn't side-eye you too hard for any of them EXCEPT Mason. That is just NOT a girl's name in any way, shape, or form.

kirstinmb

It's not really my style either, but I DO think it can be pulled off well with a feminine middle name, as you pointed out...

If I had to pick one of these, I would say Delaney Grace is the sweetest.

strawberrytree

Delaney Grace is cute, and I think Charlie is a cute nn for Charlotte/Charlene/Charlize/other Char-names. I'm not a fan of nicknames (like Charlie) as full names either, though. I don't like any of the others- Mason Elizabeth is especially bad. 

5LittleBears

I like Dylan & Charlie for a girl! Mason, not really. Although I know a VERY beautiful girl named Mason who is in her mid-twenties....she is like super-model status so it somehow works for her. Delaney is okay.

capulet

Boy names for girls are usually NMS.  I think of Delaney as a girl name, though.  Charli is cute as a nickname for something else.  I'm not keen on Dylan as a girl name, but I do know a girl with that name.  As for Mason, it was the #2 boy name in the country last year.  Not only is it crazy popular, it is crazy popular as a boy name.  Don't use it for a girl.

mattschic

I like Dylan and Delaney for girls...NOT Mason or Charli--I think Charli is cute for a nn, but not a full name.

PenelopePond

I really hate boy names on girls. Hate it. It makes it difficult to give boys names because girls are getting so many of them. 

ETA: Part of the reason I say this is, after discussing names forever the only name DH hasn't completely vetoed this time around is Dylan.  That's not necessarily his name, but for DH to be considering it that is something huge. 

Anasara

The only "Delaney" I know is a girl.

I know a few girls whose parents used the nn "Charlie"; a couple of Charlottes & a Charlize.

stahlop

The only one I like is Delaney, which I'm pretty sure is exclusively used on girls.  I've never heard it on a boy.  It's also a GP of mine.  Dylan and Mason are so popular with little boys do you really want your daughter to have the same name as 5 other boys in her class?

ETA: Delaney is listed as a girl's name on behindthename.com.

 According to the SSA:

1330 girls were named Delaney last year and only 17 boys were.

9701 boys were named Dylan (21 named Dylann) and 595 girls were (42 named Dylann).

19,396 boys were named Mason and only 87 girls were (not including variant spellings). 

 

ames71

The only one that doesn't make me twitch is Delaney.

ntkt311

Love Dylan and Mason for boys...

SoleilMoon

I love Dylan and Delaney for girls.  I wouldn't name a girl Charli or Mason as I know too many boys with both of these names.  I also love Bryce for a girl for some reason.

apc1929

I actually do kind of like Dylan for a girl.  I realliy dislike Charli (why not Charlize or Charlotte with nn?) and Mason.    I do like Delaney but think of that as feminine anyway.    Just a thought about fem. mn  you hardly ever use it after baby is born so by just everyday introductions she will always have just a boy name

Zaphina

A girl I work with is named Dylan (she's in her 30's). I like Delaney the best out of your choices!

beaureve

I do not understand this concept. There are so many lovely girls names, why use a boys name?

MandyWes

I'm naming my son Dylan so I'm not a fan of it for a girl. Of your list, I only like Delaney for a girl. Other suggestions are unisex names I like: Taylor (dd's name), Sydney, Peyton, Morgan, etc...

CJC2011

mattschic:

I like Dylan and Delaney for girls...NOT Mason or Charli--I think Charli is cute for a nn, but not a full name.

 

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MoFree

Mason is horrible for a girl.  Of your choices, I would choose Delaney, NN Laney.

Just wondering if you are also considering girls names for a boy, i.e. Emily David, Elizabeth Janes,  Sophia Luke.?  IMHO, Mason Elizabeth is just as bad.

i still do not understand the attraction for traditionally boy names for a girl. 

Puppylove*85

I much prefer girl names with spunky, tomboy nicknames.  This gives the child more options and ensures that she won't be mistaken for a male.

Examples - Josephine (Jo, Joey), Maxine (Max), Samantha (Sam), Alexandra (Al, Alex), Victoria (Rori, Vic, Tori), Eloise (Lou), Nicole (Nick, Cole), Christina (Chris), Andrea (Andi), Danielle (Dani), Jessamine (Jesse), Evangeline (Evan), Camilla (Cam), Coraline (Cori), Jacqueline (Jack), Matilda (Matt, Mattie), Calista (Cal), Rebecca (Beck), Michaela (Mickey), Veronica (Roni), Phillipa (Pip), Serafina (Fin), Willow (Will)

caramia582

for crying out loud, use a girls name.

mrebecca

Honestly?
NMS. At all.

quidditchcapn1120

I like Delaney.  The rest are boys' names and that is simply NMS.  Mason and Dylan are not good for girls IMO.