The Coolest Unisex Nature Names
Unisex nature names blend two of the coolest categories of baby names right now, so it’s no wonder they’re attracting a lot of attention!
The top gender-neutral names in the US include several nature-inspired options, and the natural world is also a wonderful place to look for unique unisex baby name inspiration.
Gender-neutral nature names are also a popular choice for people undergoing gender transition since they lack the long-standing gender associations of most traditional first names. This is especially true of unique and unconventional options, like many of those suggested below.
Read on for a breakdown of the coolest unisex nature names of the moment, as well as some that we think deserve a place in the next wave!
Top Gender-Neutral Nature Names
Nameberry classifies unisex names as those that are given to the minority sex at least 10% of the time. Truly gender-neutral names, however, boast a much more even gender balance — no greater than a 35% vs 65% split.
Below are the Top 10 most popular unisex nature names in the US. They include one choice that is truly gender-neutral: Phoenix.
Other unisex nature names given to more than 500 babies total in 2023 include Briar, Navy, Sunny, Ocean, Rio, and Robin — a chirpy bird name given to almost exactly equal numbers of boys and girls.
Unisex Nature Names: The Next Wave
Trends we expect to see in the next wave of unisex and gender-neutral nature names include cool new tree names like Cedar, Cypress, and Sequoia.
Names with water-related meanings also look set to make a splash. Truly gender-neutral Ocean was one of Nameberry’s hottest names for both boys and girls last year.
Fresh color names, like Blue, Indigo, and Golden, and bright celestial names like Sunny, Sol, and Vega are also on our watch list for 2025 and beyond.
Here are 30 uncommon unisex and gender-neutral nature names we think are about to heat up. All were used fewer than 500 times in 2023.
- Arbor
- Arden
- Arrow
- Azul
- Cedar
- Ciel
- Cove
- Cyan
- Cypress
- Echo
- Everest
- Harbor
- Hollis
- Indigo
- Jupiter
- Kit
- Lake
- Laramie
- Lark
- Linden
- Lux
- Oak
- Rain
- Rocky
- Rye
- Sky
- Sparrow
- Storm
- Vega
- Zephyr
Unique Unisex Nature Names
Unique unisex names are those given to fewer than 50 babies in the last year on record. In fact, many of these uncommon and unconventional nature names didn’t make the list at all in 2023.
Great places to look for unique gender-neutral nature name inspiration include natural features like Caldera, Dune, and Esker, which haven’t been picked up by parents in the same way that animal, flower or tree names have.
But there are still plenty of undiscovered botanical names out there! Try rare plant names like Betony and Sorrel, or herb and spice names like Caraway and Bay. Quirky color names and rare avian names are also a great source of inspiration.
- Aquila
- Auburn
- Azure
- Bay
- Betony
- Caldera
- Campion
- Caraway
- Cerulean
- Cricket
- Dittany
- Dune
- Esker
- Fenn
- Finch
- Firth
- Gemini
- Hart
- Harvest
- Heron
- Horizon
- Isle
- Kestrel
- Larkspur
- Lazuli
- Lumen
- Lupin
- Mercury
- Meridian
- Nebula
- Oasis
- Ochre
- Peregrine
- Pippin
- Quill
- Red
- Rhone
- Sable
- Solstice
- Sorrel
- Starling
- Swann
- Taiga
- Tarragon
- Teal
- Trail
- Vale
- Vetiver
- Viridian
- Yarrow
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