Gender-neutral baby names are on the rise. So which picks are the most popular? According to the website Net Credit, the answer depends on where you live.
If you’re on the hunt for a baby name that works for any gender, we’ve got options. Net Credit analyzed Social Security Administration from 1910 on in an effort to identify and map the top gender-neutral names in the United States.
photo: Courtesy of Net Credit
Over the past century, the gender-neutral name winners (across the country) were Casey, Riley and Jessie. Other top baby name choices include Billie, Gale, Pat, Marion, Leslie, Johnnie, Jackie, Kerry, Kim, Lynn, Tracy, Kris, Terry, Lee and Jamie.
Th top name by state for 2018, according to Net Credit, is:
Alabama: Charlie
Alaska Charlie
Arizona: Parker
Arkansas: Phoenix
California: Charlie
Colorado: Emerson
Connecticut: Hayden
District of Columbia: Parker
Delaware: Sawyer
Florida: Hayden
Georgia: Parker
Hawaii: Royal
Idaho: Charlie
Illinois: Rowan
Indiana: Emerson
Iowa: Finley
Kansas: Sawyer
Kentucky: River
Louisiana: Peyton
Maine: Riley
Maryland: Sawyer
Massachusetts: Finely
Michigan: Emerson
Minnesota: Rowan
Mississippi: Parker
Missouri: Phoenix
Montana: Sawyer
Nebraska: Rowan
Nevada: Rowan
New Hampshire: Finley
New Jersey: Charlie
New Mexico: Azariah
New York: Ariel
North Carolina: Finley
North Dakota: Rowan
Ohio: Remington
Oklahoma: Remington
Oregon: Rowan
Pennsylvania: Hayden
Rhode Island: Quinn
South Carolina: Charlie
South Dakota: Riley
Tennessee: Charlie
Texas: Parker
Utah: Charlie
Vermont: Rowan
Virginia: Hayden
Washington Finley
West Virginia: River
Wisconsin: Finley
Wyoming: Peyton
—Erica Loop
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