Decided in the early 1950s to settle on a system that only used female names.

Male names used for females. Notable dudes named Allison include. Screenwriter Allison Burnett and sports journalist Allison Danzig. View our lists of most popular male names most popular female names most masculine names or most feminine names.

121 rows Todays parents are upending these old naming rules ignoring gender. Theres a general conception that Claude is a male name and Claudia is its female counterpart. Who should use the Baby Name Guesser.

Although there was plenty of precedent for naming storms after both women and men the US. Women published anonymously pseudonymously and under their own names in the 18th and 19th Centuries. Chase is also used as a surname in some English families.

For example 52 percent of Kerrys are female. Traditionally she says unisex names or cross-sex name. As Wattenberg told me those parents were resisting the long history of certain names making the switch from male to female.

Covers first names surnames family names and even pet names. You may be surprised to know that Claude was in fairly regular use for American girls in the 1880s and nineties. The baby name guesser can be a useful tool in suggesting names for a new baby or finding out how popular a first name really is.

Some names in this group may be international choices that have not be widely used in the US. Rank Name Number Name Number. 20 rows The most popular given names vary nationally regionally and culturallyLists of widely used.