# Quick: what's the first evenly unisex name that pops to mind? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2017, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141 "2017-10-29T15:10:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/101 "2017-10-31T21:04:38Z")
Dominique …ka neeka neeka ---
**Author:** ![zimaane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a3d4f5/32.png) [@zimaane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zimaane)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/102 "2017-11-01T15:16:43Z")
Pat or Chris ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/103 "2017-11-01T20:36:24Z")
> [@Eliahna](#): > > Shannon. I feel like I’ve known equal numbers of both genders named Shannon. Interesting. Shannon is my real name, and I’d guess that better than 80% of other Shannons I’ve ever met have also been female. Since you mentioned Jo/e too, I wonder if it’s due to regional trends, because where I live there aren’t a lot of women or girls named Jo here, either. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2017, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/104 "2017-11-01T20:51:01Z")
> [@2Bits](#): > > Sandy! Yeah, but the girl’s version is spelled “SandeE” (with a little heart at the end). ---
**Author:** ![AppallingGael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9bd4f/32.png) [@AppallingGael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AppallingGael)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/105 "2017-11-02T02:57:05Z")
I saw a sign in the window the other day that read “Happy Birthday Dashiell”. Hammett is the only Dashiell I ever heard of, but since this “i” was dotted with a heart I wondered if it were perhaps a she-Dash. Other than that, the first three names I thought of were Madison (possibly not unisex at all, but it’s what I thought of first, so for completeness’s sake), then Tyler, and then Terry/Terri/Terrie. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/106 "2017-11-02T03:25:00Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > God ,stop with Alex, I think it must be the winner! Over the past few years in television, how many series feature a plucky female character named Alex? Often a fighter, even the hero’s sidekick. The protagonist in _Quantico_. [The Big Bang Theory](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0243694/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_8) [Mistresses](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815370/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t28) [Nikita](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0228219/?ref_=tt_cl_t3) [Quantico](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0510080/?ref_=tt_cl_t1) [Sleepy Hollow](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0559402/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t14) [Supergirl](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0509870/?ref_=tt_cl_t3) [Supernatural/Wayward Sisters](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0529701/?ref_=tt_cl_t5) [Witches of East End](http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0470969/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_19) These are just the ones I’ve seen. ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/107 "2017-11-02T15:41:48Z")
Lee. ---
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“Corky” popped into my head as one not likely to come to most people’s minds. I’ve known/known of people of both genders with that ~name. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/109 "2017-11-03T01:35:49Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Chris. Honestly, Morgan was my first thought. It’s one of the few where I know equal numbers of both. Kim probably works, too: a guy if not short for anything, but a girl if short for Kimberly. I’m unsure about “Sam.” I think it’s an old/young divide. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141/110 "2017-11-03T01:49:21Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I’m unsure about “Sam.” I think it’s an old/young divide. It was, until about five years ago, but “Samuel” has been a really popular name for boys recently, and “Samantha” was really popular for girls from about 2005-2010, with lots of Samanthas still popping up. Does anyone still meet young men or boys named Terry? It’s short for Terrence, which isn’t very popular. Is there another name that Terry is short for? For girls, on the other hand, Terrie/Teri/Terri/Terry is short for Theresa, which is a name that still gets used a lot, albeit, more and more families are choosing the old-fashioned nickname “Tess” instead of “Terrie” for Theresa. Is Terrie short for anything else for a girl? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-whats-the-first-evenly-unisex-name-that-pops-to-mind/800141.md?page=5)