Cool Unique Unisex Names

Tree is an ultimate nature name, made famous by longtime Taylor Swift publicist Tree Paine, born Trina Snyder.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts.

Romy lovers, here's a new one for you! Romary is a surname with French and Scottish roots and has historically been a masculine given name in France. It would be a great choice on either sex, but feels slightly more feminine with the -mary ending and Romy nickname.

A unisex Turkish name with breezy meaning, Esen sounds similar to names like Ethan and Eden, and could be a lovely choice for both within Türkiye and abroad.

Psalm became a name by the power of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who chose it for their younger son in 2019. As a spiritual word name however, it is a perfectly gender neutral choice that works just as well for girls. The name is now 7 times more popular than it was before Kim and Kanye put it on the map, and in a recent year, it was given to 40 girls and 120 boys.

Kosma sounds like a name from a 1950s science fiction movie. Better contemporary choice: Cosima.

Creative alternative to names like Riley, Ryder, and Ryker, of which you'll find many in a Kindergarten classroom.

As a poetry-related baby name, Rhymer feels more unexpected than Sonnet or Poet.

Is there a more fitting choice for your unique and well, special little girl? For six sets of parents one recent year, the answer was no.

Woody Allen named his second adopted daughter with Soon-Yi Previn Manzie Tio, after two jazz musicians he idolized: Manzie Johnson and Lorenzo Tio. Cute but not destined for widespread consumption, which undoubtedly pleases the iconoclastic Woody.

Traditionally a West African boys' name, Khari is used quite often for girls in the U.S. as well, thanks to its similarity to the more familiar Carrie. Khari is one of the African names that easily bridges cultures.

A zippy name of Sanskrit origin, Cahya is a unisex name used in Indonesia, particularly on the Island of Java. Derived from the element chāyā meaning "light, reflection, shadow", in Indonesian, it usually interpreted as meaning "light". Alternative forms include Cahaya, Cahyo, Cahyani, and Cahyono.

Tay is occasionally used on its own, or as a nickname for the now fading Taylor.

A truly gender-neutral surname name used equally between the sexes.

Potentially a cool route to Ellie.

A modern Hebrew name with a stellar meaning, Kochav is taken from the Hebrew word for star. In Jewish tradition, stars are symbolic of light that guides people through their lives and of the might of God. A familiar name in Israel but rare elsewhere, Kochav is a unisex name but more commonly given to boys. Kochava is the strictly feminine form.

Tamari is a rare form of Tamar that used on girls and boys in the US. Beware that tamari is a gluten-free soy sauce-like condiment.

A modern Hebrew name with a stellar meaning, Kochav is taken from the Hebrew word for star. In Jewish tradition, stars are symbolic of light that guides people through their lives and of the might of God. A familiar name in Israel but rare elsewhere, Kochav is a unisex name but more commonly given to boys.

The name Merkaba comes from Merkabah Mysticism, a type of Jewish mysticism that was practiced during the first century.

A unisex name of Hebrew origin with a nature-inspired meaning. In the Bible, it is given to a male character, one of the 12 sons of Ishmael, however, in Yiddish, it is a variation of the feminine Tamar.

A unisex name of Hebrew origin with a nature-inspired meaning. In the Bible, it is given to a male character, one of the 12 sons of Ishmael, however, in Yiddish, it is a variation of the feminine Tamar.