Poll: Thoughts on boy names for girls?

iristony · August 2012

What are your thoughts on names like Spencer, James, Reed, Blake, Logan, Mason, etc.... for a girl?[Poll]

Zimger · August 2012

I voted other as it grates my nerves. I don't think ewww...I think WHY?!

Schnebs · August 2012

Boy names on girls make me stabby!

magsugar13 · August 2012

I need something stronger then ewwwww as well!

SkobysBride · August 2012

Boy names should stay boy names, girl names should stay girl names.

BlueRidge8 · August 2012

It generally gets an eye-roll from me. It's just trying way too hard to be edgy - and I think in 20 years will look so 2010.

LemonBlush · August 2012

I hate it. And it makes it awfully hard to name a boy.

Cranang · August 2012

magsugar13:
I need something stronger then ewwwww as well!

This. I don't get the androgynous appeal.

I also feel badly for the kids who grow up and meet someone with the same name. We'll have couples named "Ryan and Ryan" and "Cameron and Cameron". It's going to be even more awful.

caramia582 · August 2012

LemonBlush:
I hate it. And it makes it awfully hard to name a boy.

This, for sure. Let the boys keep their names!!

CeCe8579 · August 2012

My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't both me and some do. Just depends.

Spookster · August 2012

Strongly Strongly Dislike.

Spookster · August 2012

Iloveshanej:
My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't bother me and some do. Just depends.

Legit.

strawberrytree · August 2012

Loathe.

TripMomma · August 2012

I do like some unisex names...Hayden, Sydney, Avery, Reed, Finn....but to me those names are not masculine enough for a boy. I do not like masculine names on girls...Mason, Ryan, Logan etc.

PurpleDrewbie5 · August 2012

Zimger:
I voted other as it grates my nerves. I don't think ewww...I think WHY?!

I did vote Ewww but I do think Why?!?

kaylynne · August 2012

Spookster:
Iloveshanej:
My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't bother me and some do. Just depends.
Legit.

ditto

Also, things change: Evelyn used to be a boys' name. Courtney (which I can't imagine on a boy) was originally a boy name. Ashley was a boy name first. Beverly, Kimberly, Marion, Dana, Vivian, Leslie, Carol, Shannon, Shirley, Meredith, Tracy, Stacy.... I can't picture any of these on boys, but they were all male names first.

kaylynne · August 2012

justAphase:
LemonBlush:
I hate it. And it makes it awfully hard to name a boy.
Yup. It's disappointing to see girl Rowans and Judes bc they are my top names for a boy. I would hate for my (possible future) little boy to be in the same class as a girl with his name and be made fun of for it.
Although, admittedly, Rowan was on my girl list when I actually thought it was a girls name. Thankfully some research and this board set me straight.

Rowan is unisex - behind the name identifies it as both masc and fem. Probably b/c it can be a nn for Rowena or Rowanne.

CeCe8579 · August 2012

kaylynne:
Spookster:

Iloveshanej:
My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't bother me and some do. Just depends.

Legit.

ditto

Also, things change: Evelyn used to be a boys' name. Courtney (which I can't imagine on a boy) was originally a boy name. Ashley was a boy name first. Beverly, Kimberly, Marion, Dana, Vivian, Leslie, Carol, Shannon, Shirley, Meredith, Tracy, Stacy.... I can't picture any of these on boys, but they were all male names first.

This!

Zaphina · August 2012

Some boy's names I don't mind on girls. That said, my cousin was just born and her name is Logan. We all thought it was really weird that they picked a "boy name" for their daughter...

strawberrytree · August 2012

kaylynne:
Spookster:
Iloveshanej:
My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't bother me and some do. Just depends.
Legit.
ditto
Also, things change: Evelyn used to be a boys' name. Courtney (which I can't imagine on a boy) was originally a boy name. Ashley was a boy name first. Beverly, Kimberly, Marion, Dana, Vivian, Leslie, Carol, Shannon, Shirley, Meredith, Tracy, Stacy.... I can't picture any of these on boys, but they were all male names first.

I know men and boys with every single one of those names. Plus Darcy, Kelly, Kerry, and Aubrey. And a few more I can't think of off the top of my head. They are just as masculine as men with names like Jack, Michael, Cannon, and Blade.

If you go to other English-speaking parts of the world, that aren't perhaps quite as obsessed with giving girls masculine names, some of them are actually very common on boys. For example, Ashley is still very much a common masculine name in the UK.

kaylynne · August 2012

strawberrytree:
kaylynne:
Spookster:
Iloveshanej:
My DD's name is Ryann (original Welsh spelling is Rhian which is a legit girl's name) but my ex's great grandma changed her name when she came to America so we honored her with her spelling. Some names don't bother me and some do. Just depends.
Legit.
ditto
Also, things change: Evelyn used to be a boys' name. Courtney (which I can't imagine on a boy) was originally a boy name. Ashley was a boy name first. Beverly, Kimberly, Marion, Dana, Vivian, Leslie, Carol, Shannon, Shirley, Meredith, Tracy, Stacy.... I can't picture any of these on boys, but they were all male names first.
I know men and boys with every single one of those names. Plus Darcy, Kelly, Kerry, and Aubrey. And a few more I can't think of off the top of my head. They are just as masculine as men with names like Jack, Michael, Cannon, and Blade.
If you go to other English-speaking parts of the world, that aren't perhaps quite as obsessed with giving girls masculine names, some of them are actually very common on boys. For example, Ashley is still very much a common masculine name in the UK.

ok, my point was not that men can't have those names. OP asked about using boy names on girls. I was supporting the idea that names evolve, the names I listed were only used for boys years ago, but now, some people (like me) would first consider them girl names. Therefore, there are probably some names that are currently considered boy names that will eventually become commonly considered unisex or female names. That said, there are many boy names that I would still consider only for boys (hence my "ditto" on pp's "Just depends").

I apologize for not incorporating a broader worldview, but you will notice by the use of first person, that I was only speaking for myself when I said "I can't picture any of these on boys". There are lots of things I can't picture, it doesn't mean I don't believe they exist.

alliejo725 · August 2012

My name style is pretty ecclectic and there are a lot of boys' names I like on girls. I definitely think some are ridiculous, but in general, if a name feels "feminine" or "pretty" to me, I like it on a girl, regardless of its original usage. If DH wasn't so against it, I totally would have been on board with using them.

AnnieH32 · August 2012

I said Ewwww, b/c I do not like at all. But I will qualify that I have zero problem with masculine nicknames for feminine names, like Max for Maxine, Sam for Samantha, Alex or Al for Alexandra, etc.

rockopera · August 2012

I have one. Actually, I have a male nn as a first name - think Jimmi or Charli, etc. And I would never do that to a daughter. It's a huge PITA. I got a nasty note from the selective service for not registering when I turned 18 and had to send a copy of my birth certificate. My high school printed my diploma wrong.

My entire life I have had to answer the questions "what's your real name?" and "what's it short for?".

It does mean something, I was named after my mom's deceased brother. I don't hate it, but it is a pain. Any daughters I have will have female names.

KorieAngela · August 2012

Growing up with a boy name sucks...My name is Korie and although it has a girly spelling I got teased a lot.

I would never give my girl a boy name...just because of my experience with it.

naybird · August 2012

I hate this trend and can't wait for it to pass. I also feel sorry for the pretty little girls who will be stuck with these names.

SabreenaEastman · August 2012

Depends on the name. I used to work at a call center and an older ladys name that called in was Arthur and I absolutely fell in love with the idea. A lot of "masculine" names I think go good with female counterparts because of the fact of how their personalities come at strong (for the ones that I know personally) and it works for them. I think in total, we shouldnt put as much emphasis on whether its a "boy" or "girl" name like we do as a whole. That being said Im sure there are names where I may prefer them one over the other. But everythign was always fair game to me, even when I was little naming my dolls and writing short stories.

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