SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A new study shows that more babies in Louisiana are given gender-fluid names than babies in any other state in the country.
Study published by names.org shows that 91% of American babies are given boy names either a girl’s name, but rarely a boy’s name and girl name
In 1880, only a small percentage of babies born in the United States were given names considered both masculine and feminine. Most American babies of that period were given names that were more appropriate to social constructs.
But in Louisiana, in 2024, a staggering 17.5% of babies will be given fluid names. Compare this to only 9.1% of babies in Rhode Island who are given gender-neutral names.
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Part of the reason Louisiana girls are given boy names could be that Louisiana has one of the largest wage gaps between men and women in the United States. Louisiana women in the boot-shaped state earn about 77% of the wages their male counterparts in the workforce earn. That’s a pay gap of more than $14,000 each year.
During the 1900s, Mississippi was the US state with the highest percentage of gender-fluid names (10.9%), while the state with the fewest gender-fluid names was Rhode Island (3.2%). .
It is more common for a girl to be given a unisex name than for a boy to be given a unisex name. But gender-specific names can change gender, such as the name Charlie, which was perceived as a boy’s name until the early 2000s. There are now more girls in the United States than boys named Charlie.
The name Leslie was a boy’s name until around 1940, when an increase in the number of girls receiving that name turned into a sharp and steady rise up the charts. Now the name Leslie is associated more with women than with men.
The name Whitney, which began as a surname, has long been considered a gender-neutral name in both the United States and Great Britain.
Other names that were once considered masculine and are now considered feminine include Blair, Emery, Quinn, Harley, and Kendall.
Names that were once considered feminine and are now considered masculine are Ashton, Jaime, Kerry, and Carey.
Charlie, Terry, Jamies, Eddie, Bobbie and Jackie are popular genderfluid names today.
The most popular genderfluid names in the last decade are Logan, Avery, Carter, Dylan, Riley, Ryan, Cameron, Parker, Hunter, Angel, Jordan, Sawyer, Skylar, Rowan, Kai, Nova, Quinn, Peyton, Micah, Charlie, Blake, River, Hayden, Emery and Emerson.
The most popular unisex names of all time are Willie, Kelly, Jordan, Terry, Jean, Tayor, Alexis, Logan, Leslie, Jamie, Angel, Shannon, Shawn, Robin, Cameron, Francis, Tracy, Dale, Lee, Courtney, Jessie. , Adrian, Hunter, Morgan, Jayden, Marion, Dana, Lynn, Riley, Eddie, Avery, Charlie, Kim, Blake Casey, Stacy, Syndney, Devil, Jackie, Chris, Shelby, Stacey, Aubrey, Carmen, Addison, Parker, Johnnie, Mackenzie, Hayden, Peyton, Jimmie, Carson, Billie, Gene, Harper, Dakota, Bailey, Tristan, Patsy and Micah.
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