Nonbinary unisex enby names

  1. Rosen
    • Origin:

      German; Bulgarian
    • Meaning:

      "rose; burning bush"
    • Description:

      This masculine floral name literally means "burning bush", and is the Bulgarian word for the dittany plant. The name derives from the highly volatile oils produced by the plant, which can actually catch fire in hot weather. A notable bearer of the Bulgarian-form of the name is Rosen Plevneliev, a former President of Bulgaria.
  2. Rowan
    • Origin:

      Scottish and Irish
    • Meaning:

      "rowan tree; little redhead"
    • Description:

      With its gentle sounds and earthy vibes, the name Rowan feels like a fusion of different styles. A word name, a surname, and a gender-neutral name, Rowan is rustic but trendy, blending the vibes of both Owen and Oakley.
  3. Rue
    • Origin:

      Nature name
    • Meaning:

      "herb; regret"
    • Description:

      Botanical choice that can work for either gender. Simple and straightforward. Caveats: rue means "regret" in English, and "street" in French.
  4. Rune
    • Origin:

      German and Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "secret"
    • Description:

      Name with connotations both mystical and tragic, newly popular in Europe. For English speakers, though, this name might be ruined by its homonym ruin.
  5. Rye
    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Ryder,; word name; British surname
    • Meaning:

      "cavalryman, messenger"
    • Description:

      Rye has the potential to become the masculine version of Rue—a short and sweet name for nature lovers (and whiskey fans too!). Rye might be short for Ryder or Riley or Rylan or any Ry-beginning name, but increasingly it stands on its own.
  6. Robyn
    • Sage
      • Origin:

        Herb name and also Latin
      • Meaning:

        "wise and knowing"
      • Description:

        Fits many criteria sought by modern parents: it's short and strong, with intimations of wisdom as well as fragrant herbal properties. At this point, Sage is given about a third of the time to boys.
    • Salem
      • Origin:

        Biblical place-name or Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "safe"
      • Description:

        Salem is a Biblical place name in Canaan, believed to be the same as Jerusalem, as well as the Massachusetts town famous for its late 17th century witch trials. Salem is also a popular first name in its own right throughout the Arabic world.
    • Saturn
      • Origin:

        Roman mythology name
      • Description:

        If you've rejected all the names on earth, you might move on to the sixth planet from the sun, also the Roman god of agriculture and plenty, and the origin of Saturday.
    • Seneca
      • Origin:

        Latin surname and Native American
      • Meaning:

        "people of the standing rock"
      • Description:

        Seneca's distinguished heritage as the name of the ancient Roman philosopher-playwright who tutored Nero, and of an Iroquois tribe makes this an interesting choice for either sex.
    • Seren
      • Origin:

        Polish
      • Meaning:

        "serene"
      • Description:

        Seren, meaning "star", is one of the top girls' names in Wales, but as a boys' name it has a different derivation. It's a rare Polish form of the Latin Serenus, meaning "serene". It could make for a handsome and almost unknown alternative to rising star Soren.
    • Snapdragon
      • Origin:

        Flower name, from English
      • Meaning:

        "dragon's mouth"
      • Description:

        Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.
    • Solstice
      • Origin:

        English from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "when the sun stands still"
      • Description:

        Solstice graduated from word to official first name when author Lionel Shriver used it for a character in her novel Big Brother. But of course, there were people named Solstice before: 16 baby girls were given the name in the US in 2021, and it was last on the charts for boys in 2018, when six baby boys got the name.
    • Sorrel
      • Origin:

        Botanical name and French
      • Meaning:

        "reddish brown"
      • Description:

        Sorrel is a gentle, amber-hued herbal and autumnal name that's used most often to describe the color of a horse. Sorrell is a variant spelling. Both make excellent names for autumn babies and can be used for either gender.
    • Sparrow
      • Origin:

        Nature name
      • Description:

        With other bird names such as Lark and Phoenix on the rise, why not chirpy Sparrow? Nicole Richie and Joel Madden named their son, born in 2009, Sparrow James Midnight.
    • Stevie
      • Sullivan
        • Origin:

          Irish surname
        • Meaning:

          "black-eyed one"
        • Description:

          Sullivan is a jaunty Celtic three-syllable name, with a real twinkle in its eye. It was immortalized in the 1930s classic film Sullivan's Travels and was chosen for one of Patrick Dempsey's twin boys. Nickname Sully is equally jaunty.
      • Sunny
        • Origin:

          Nickname name
        • Description:

          Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile, along with its soundalike Sonny.
      • Sunset
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Description:

          For the baby born at, well, sunset.
      • Swann
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "nature and literary name"
        • Description:

          A unisex French name that ranks in the Top 200 for boys and the Top 500 for girls there, inspired by a character with the surname Swann in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time. As a given name, it was popularized by the 1984 film Un amour de Swann ("Swann in Love"), directed by Volker Schlöndorff.