330+ Nonbinary Names

  1. Tundra
    • Origin:

      Geographical name
    • Description:

      With geographical features like Savannah and Sierra and increasingly getting the baby-name treatment, could icy Tundra also see some use? It's only appeared six times on the Social Security rankings, all in the 1960s and 70s.
  2. Galaxy
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A tad spacy.
  3. Night
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Dark and enigmatic. A baby named Night would follow in the African tradition of day naming—naming a child based on the day of the week, time of day, or season in which he or she was born.
  4. Dell
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "shaded valley"
    • Description:

      A sweet and simple nature name that could also be short for the surname name Odell, the vintage name Della, or the obscure saint's name Endellion.
  5. Derby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "park with deer"
    • Description:

      It's a hat, it's a race, and it's even been known to be a name. In Britain, it would be pronounced darby.
  6. Majesty
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Alternative to Prince, Duke, King, or Earl, but not an improvement on them.
  7. Lex
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Alexis and Alexandra
    • Meaning:

      "man's defender"
    • Description:

      Lex is still used mostly for boys, but like Alex, may cross over with the rising popularity of all long forms of the name. Lexi is another, more feminine option.
  8. Bergen
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "lives on a hill"
    • Description:

      Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.
  9. Bird
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Description:

      We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.
  10. Wisdom
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A bit too self-congratulatory and, understandably, exceedingly rare. Still, if you're looking for a modern virtue name for your daughter, this may be one of the best qualities to exemplify.
  11. Kasey
    • Origin:

      Variation of Casey, Irish
    • Meaning:

      "brave in battle"
    • Description:

      Casey-with-a-K never quite reached the heights of the original, but it broke the Top 500 for boys in the late '80s and early '90s.
  12. Cam
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Cameron or Camilla
    • Description:

      A Pam for the modern age, improved by a harder edge and a tad less prissiness.
  13. Peak
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      Ambitious geographical name.
  14. Kelby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "dweller at the farm by the stream"
    • Description:

      A modern alternative to Shelby.
  15. Tarot
    • Origin:

      French, fortune-telling cards
    • Description:

      A unique New Age possibility with a pleasing sound.
  16. Rylen
    • Origin:

      Variation of Rylan
    • Description:

      Rylen, an invented name related to Rylan, Ryland, and more distantly to Riley, is now in the girls' column thanks to its choice for their first daughter by football great Drew Brees and wife.
  17. Uduak
    • Origin:

      Ibibio
    • Meaning:

      "will, desire"
    • Description:

      Uduak is a name from the Ibibio language, native to Southern Nigeria.
  18. Lakota
    • Origin:

      Native American tribal name
    • Meaning:

      "friend to us"
    • Description:

      The name of one of the branches of the Great Sioux Nation has a very namelike sound, but is not used as a name by the Lakota people themselves, and could be seen as appropriative.
  19. Spark
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "glowing particle"
    • Description:

      A nonbinary word name that could work perfectly in the middle, especially for a child born under a fire sign.
  20. Jaylin
    • Origin:

      Spelling variation of Jalen
    • Description:

      This spelling of popular Jalen ranks in the Top 1000 for both girls and boys.