# Name that sex. (And age.) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 28, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287 "2007-08-28T22:57:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/1 "2007-08-28T22:57:31Z")
This is kind of an informal survey. For the following names, please list whether your first thought is whether the name belongs to a male or a female. In some cases, the age of the person will be pertinent, so add that, too. Alexi Bailey Beryl Chris Dakota Dylan Jewel Jordan Kyle Remi Riley Pat Taylor Thanks to all who participate. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/2 "2007-08-28T23:00:26Z")
Alexi - Male 30 Bailey - female 16 Beryl - female 60 Chris - male 25 Dakota -female 10 Dylan - male 35 Jewel - female 25 Jordan - female 18 Kyle - male 18 Remi - female 13 Riley - male 20 Pat - male 40 Taylor - male 16 ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/3 "2007-08-28T23:06:23Z")
Alexi - male, 40ish - I cannot conceive this as an actual name, but for the existence of Alexi Lalas Bailey - female, 18 Beryl - female, 70 Chris - male, 25 Dakota - female, 12 Dylan - male, 18 Jewel - female, 30 Jordan - female, 15 Kyle - male, 25 Remi - Again, this is a name? Except this time I don’t know (of) one. Riley - female, 15 Pat - male, 35 Taylor - male, 25 ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/4 "2007-08-28T23:07:14Z")
I’ve given general ages… I hope that’s ok. Alexi - Male 30-ish Bailey - Male 30-ish Beryl - Female 50-ish Chris - Male 21 (because that’s me ;)) Dakota - Female Tween Dylan - Female Teenager Jewel - Female 20-ish Jordan - Female 30-ish Kyle - Male 40-ish Remi - Female Teenage (but i’ve never heard the name before) Riley - Male 30-ish Pat - Female 60-ish Taylor - Female Teenager What’s this all for? ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/5 "2007-08-28T23:11:51Z")
I can see some of these being different based on the age range so: First thoughts are bold in the cases that can go either way for me. Alexi - boy 30 and over Bailey - girl 20 and under Beryl - girl 60+ Chris - boy Dakota - girl 15 and under Dylan - 15 and under= girl **25+ = boy** Jewel - girl 30 Jordan - boy born before 1995, **girl -14** Kyle - boy 15 Remi - boy 25 Riley - over 18 is boy, **16- girl** Pat girl 40s Taylor - over 25 = boy, **under = girl** ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/6 "2007-08-28T23:12:02Z")
Alexi - teenage girl Bailey - 4-year-old girl Beryl - 70-year-old man Chris - 30-year-old woman (her real name is Christine) Dakota - 7-year-old boy Dylan - 10-year-old boy Jewel - 12-year-old girl Jordan - 5-year-old girl Kyle - 8-year-old boy Remi - 45-year-old man (my mechanic, for example) Riley - 6-year-old girl Pat - 50-year-old woman Taylor 32-year-old man But my prediction is: these will all turn out to be kids in a preschool class, probably all girls too am I close? ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/7 "2007-08-28T23:13:38Z")
Without looking at other people’s answers: Alexi – Female. Probably young. Bailey – Male, could be any age. Beryl – Female, probably 60+ Chris – Probably male, could be any age. Dakota – Female, very young (under 15) Dylan – Male, probably under 40 Jewel – Female, young-ish. Jordan – Probably male. Under 40. Kyle – Male, young-ish. Remi – Male, French Riley – Not sure. Pat – Could be almost any age or either sex, depending on what it’s short for. Taylor – I’d probably guess female, definitely young. ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/8 "2007-08-28T23:17:42Z")
Somehow I forgot Pat. Girl 50s. ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/9 "2007-08-28T23:25:02Z")
[QUOTE=Omega Glory] Somehow I forgot Pat. Girl 50s. [/QUOTE] Thanks. And I forgot **Madison.** (If that changes anything.) ---
**Author:** ![Omega\_Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7c8e57/32.png) [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/10 "2007-08-28T23:25:22Z")
And now I see Pat wasn’t forgotten in my previous post. Now she’s 10 years older too. [QUOTE=Kiros] Remi - Again, this is a name? Except this time I don’t know (of) one. [/QUOTE] Yes, Remi is a name. In my world, it’s the name of a Hispanic\* guy who’s about 25. \*Mentioned because I assumed it was a Spanish name based on that. Madison - Girl 7 ---
**Author:** ![tiltypig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@tiltypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiltypig)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/11 "2007-08-28T23:34:40Z")
Answering this before reading any of the other responses… Alexi–either a Russian guy or a youngish (American) girl Bailey–a teenage or younger girl Beryl–an old lady Chris–could go either way, over a huge range of ages Dakota–a pre-teen girl Dylan–a pre-teen boy (or I guess a very yuppie girl with a sister named Madison) Jewel–a woman, either 60+ years old or 20s and under Jordan–a teenage or younger boy Kyle–a 20s-ish man Remi–I’ve never heard this name before. I guess female? Riley–20s or younger, either male or female Pat–like Chris, could go either way. I picture this name with an older demographic, 30s and up. Taylor–same as Riley. Edited to add that I put that part about Madison before reading Hilarity N. Suze’s post about it. Ha! ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/12 "2007-08-28T23:45:12Z")
Posted without reading the rest of the thread: Alexi - female, 22 Bailey - female, 17 Beryl - female, 64 Chris - male, 35 Dakota, female, 10 Dylan, male, 14 Jewel, female, 18 Jordan, female, 16 Kyle, male, 20 Remi, female, 4 Riley, female, 6 Pat, male, 52 Taylor, female, 18 Full disclosure: most of these sound like grade school or high school kids’ names to me. But then, I’m pretty old. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/13 "2007-08-28T23:46:09Z")
Alexi - A girl, around…oh, say 22 Bailey - The first thing I think of is a beagle dog with a bandana. Is that weird or what? Beryl - Woman in her fifties/early sixties. Grandmotherly type. Chris - Guy, early to mid thirties, looks young for his age (yes, “The Sopranos” has influenced me too much…) Dakota - Ten year old girl Dylan - Guy in his twenties/thirties Jewel - Woman in her early thirties Jordan - Woman, twenty something Kyle - Guy, basically any age Remi - Girl, twentysomething Riley - Girl, late twenties Pat - Woman, thirty/forty something Taylor - Girl, child…maybe eight to ten? ---
**Author:** ![foxymoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@foxymoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foxymoron)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/14 "2007-08-29T01:42:04Z")
Alexi - Male, 26 Bailey - Female, 8 Beryl - Male, 80+ Chris - Male or Female, 30-40 Dakota - Female, 9 Dylan - Male, 13 Jewel - Female, 23 Jordan - Male, 15 Kyle - Male, 22 Remi - Female, 17 Riley - Female, 5 Pat - Female, mid-40s Taylor - Male, 19 Madison - Female, 4-7 I could see most of these being names of current pre-schoolers/Kindergarteners. Not Pat or Beryl, though. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/15 "2007-08-29T01:47:42Z")
If this is just casual interest, the best selling book Freakonomics has a whole section devoted to it with lots of interesting commentary. I was reading it this afternoon so I won’t answer because I think mine would be tainted. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/16 "2007-08-29T01:55:46Z")
Alexi: male, various ages Bailey: (these days) girl, toddler to early teens, yuppie Beryl: female, middle age Chris: gender neutral, all ages Dakota: female, toddler to 10 years old Dylan: male, elementary school aged Jewel: female, elementary school aged or young stripper Jordan: gender neutral, male- twenties, female- middle school aged Kyle: male, teens to early twenties Remi: male Riley: has recently become gender neutral, male- late forties or later, female- toddler Pat: female, soccer mom type Taylor: gender neutral, female- early twenties/late teens, male- elementary school aged ---
**Author:** ![SSG\_Schwartz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/17 "2007-08-29T02:12:49Z")
Alexi–female 7 yo Bailey–female 20 yo (Bailey Quarters, Oh yeah) Beryl–male? Chris–male any age Dakota–female 16 Dylan–male 10 yo Jewel–female 21 Jordan–male 5 yo Kyle–male 8 yo Remi–female 2 yo Riley–male 35 Pat–either 20 Taylor–female 16 SSG Schwartz ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/18 "2007-08-29T02:16:12Z")
Alexi - male, 30, Russian Bailey - female, 7 Beryl - female, 70 Chris - male, 30 Dakota - female, 5 Dylan - male, 5 Jewel - female, any age up to 40 Jordan - male, 10 Kyle - male, 20 Remi - male, 50, French Riley - male, 3 or under Pat - female, 60 Taylor - female, 10 ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/19 "2007-08-29T02:17:28Z")
Dammit! Above post is me, not **Left Hand**. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287/20 "2007-08-29T02:20:34Z")
Alexi: Male, 40s Bailey: Female, 30s Beryl: Female, 60s Chris: Male Dakota: Female, teens Dylan: Male, 20s-30s Jewel: Female, late teens/early 20s Jordan: Male, teens to 20s Kyle: Male Remi: The hell? No idea. We’ll say female. And super young, like under 10. Riley: Riley’s a dog’s name, not a person’s. Pat: Male Taylor: Female, teens ETA: I used to have a dog named Riley, hence my reasoning above. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-sex-and-age/417287.md?page=2)