Historically, names have only ever gone from boys to girls. Generations of families have given their daughters more masculine names with the intention of empowering them. Until we hit the 2020s when there's more women than men are graduating university and more broadly democratic society is moving away from dated gender stereotypes (it's almost proof of this that we've hit the point of backlash to this). The popularity of gender-neutral names continues to grow, searches for "non-binary names" but also, boy-parents are gravitating to more traditionally feminine names or reclaiming masculine names they have been used of girls for so long it's been forgotten they we're ever for boys in the first place. On a boy, these names feel quietly confident and modern. And even though they are all well known, unique. Ahead our favourite "girl names" to borrow for the boys.
Aubrey (traditionally a French boy name)
Autumn (like Otto meets William)
Brook (a masc version of Brooke, which was traditionally gender neutral)
Carmen (meaning "song" or "poem" and oft used for boys in Latin cultures)
Cleo (derived from the ancient Greek name meaning "glory")
Dove (while predominantly used for girls, it was traditionally used for both boys and girls)
Eden (like Ethan meets Aiden)
Ember (like Emmett meets Jasper)
Goldie (a popular shortening of Marigold, but feels like the new Sonny)
Greer (has roots as an old Scottish surname meaning "watchful")
Harper (declining in popularity with the girls, but feels fresh on a boy)
Hazel (named for the tree, this is great if you love Harry but want something different)
Izzy (Isadore is the masculine of Isabelle and it's alts, but Izzy feels like the new Iggy)
June, Juno (like Jude meets Bruno)
Lumi (Finnish for snow, and traditionally gender neutral)
Morgan (traditionally for boys but widely used by girls for generations)
Nova (strong astronomical associations, but it means "new")
Sage (means "wise", and feels so suited to a boy)
Summer (it can feel a bit commercial on a girl, but very cool and naturalistic on a boy)
Willow (very popular for girls 15 years ago, but just the right amount of whimsy for a boy)
Winnie (When you love Willie but it feels dated)
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