Gender neutral names

I love Sydney for a girl, or Rowan.

Ashley or Robin for a boy. I wouldn't call a girl Ashley because it conjures up blonde airhead stereotypes for me on a girl but interestingly I really like it for a boy.

Rowan is one of my favourites ever. Wren I love but I like it spelt Renn instead for a girl

Rowan - love this, one of my favourite names!
Wren - I struggle to think of this as gender neutral, I think because it was strongly associated with women in history.
Robin - also love this!
Frankie - I dislike it, for no particular reason.
Stevie - nice as a nickname but not as a full name, use Stephen or Stephanie.
Sidney - also struggle to think of this as gender neutral and associate it generally as a male name.

My favourite gender neutral name would be Casey.

Rowan - love it for a boy, like it for a girl. I've known 4 males and 2 females with this name.
Wren - not keen for a girl. Not sure it's a boys' name at all? Never met a Wren at all though.
Robin - love it for a boy or a girl but would spell Robyn for a girl. I've known 1 boy Robin and 3 girl Robyns. Never met a girl Robin.
Frankie - not keen on it for a girl, don't like it at all for a boy. I do love Francesca but not keen on Frank, Francis or Franklin.
Stevie - like it for a girl, it's 'cool and funky'. Don't like it for a boy. I know 1 female Stevie.
Sidney - like it for a girl but spelled Sydney. Don't like it for a boy, it seems too middle aged although I know it's trendy now. Only ever met 1 girl Sydney and no boys.

My rankings would be very different for girls and boys:
girls - Robin, Stevie, Rowan, Sidney, Wren, Frankie
boys - Robin, Rowan, Frankie, Stevie, Sidney, Wren

As gender neutral names go, I like the surnamey kind of names which seem to have become very popular for girls but were originally male. I don't know if they're truly gender neutral or just female now. Names like:
Addison, Aubrey, Avery, Brodie, Bailey, Colby, Dakota, Eden, Erin, Fallon, Harley, Hadley, Jocelyn, Kennedy, London, Madison, Morgan, Peyton, Quinn, Riley, Sutton, Spencer, Taylor

I love Brodie and Georgie ☺️ I know both boys and girls with these names.

Also know male and female Harley and Brooklyn. I prefer Brooklyn for a girl (think it's the Lyn part that makes it look feminine to me).

I know a few kids called Ellis as well, both sexes.

Most of your names don't look gender neutral to me. Either that or they aren't actual names.

For gender neutral, maybe Evelyn, Vivian, Hilary, Ashley or Lindsay.

1. Rowan
2. Robin
3. Frankie
4. Wren
5. Stevie
6. Sidney (like Sydney for a girl though )

Rowan and Robin: love both of these

Wren: ok

Frankie, Stevie, Sidney: not so keen, feel a bit dated to me

Sue

I’ve always loved Darrell for a girl after reading Malory Towers.

Francis
Ashley
Frankie (I love!)

Rowan - 1st choice

Wren - surely this is a girl's name? I can't imagine a boy being pleased that you'd saddled him with this one.

Robin - not gender neutral as spelt differently for both sexes.

Frankie - dreadful.

Stevie - see Frankie.

Sidney - again not gender neutral as spelt Sydney for girls usually.

Eden
Noam
Lyn
Evelyn
Hilary
Alex
Vivian
Kerry
Riley
Indigo
Audrey
Ollie
Sasha
Sam
Valentine
Cyd
Storm
Kit (my favourite)
Zane
Wilmot
Paris
Teagan
Sage

Hope
Faith
Patience
Grace

I don't think Robin is really gender neutral as it's usually Robyn for a girl so most people would assume one way or the other depending on spelling. Quite a lot of names are like this and people will assume based on spellings.

Things like Rowan or Quinn definitely work for both.

How about using a full traditional name which has a neutral nickname instead? There are a lotnif names which have male and female variants but share a nickname.
George/Georgia, Georgina or Georgiana
Charles/Charlotte
Joseph/Joanna or Josephine
You've already alluded to Francis/Frances though I really don't like Francis/Frankie for a boy as that somehow feels more dated (same category as Keith and Raymond for me)
Alexander/Alexander

Intriguing.

Rowan
Robin

Sidney
Stevie
Frankie
I see as girls.

Wren
Not keen on this one.

Anna
Kate
Rose
Eve

Love Wren and Robin! Also Noa/Noah, Aspen and Cedar.

I don't like any of them.

I find the idea of specifically choosing a gender neutral name because it's neutral (most aren't really either) a bit strange. It's not like the child isn't going to have a sex that they'll be read as any way outside the early years. It's a bit like when parents want a boy, but gets a girl, and called her Jamesina, only it's more wishy washy. That's how I read the names on your list in the context you've given.

But you've asked on an internet forum from a bunch of strangers so you'll have opinions you disagree with - probably mine! - and it's ultimately doesn't matter. We're not a random sample as we've self-selected to answer having chosen to read you post on Mumsnet. Just choose what you like!

Frankie is for a girl.
Stevie could be for a boy if short for Stephen.

I like Rowan and know both m and f.
I know a male Wren, who is in his seventies. Hope that helps.

Fair point about Leslie/Lesley.

Elon sounds like pylon, and Grimes sound grimy.

Those are essentially boys names given to girls. And nicknames. That’s not really gender neutral. Leslie was a popular one. Dated now.

Proper gender neutral is Elon Musks and Grimes ( gender neutral name) child; X Æ A-12 .

I only like Rowan( I have one) sorry

Balonz

(Pretty sure it's gender neutral, and of Surrey heritage)

Jo/Joe
Peta/Peta
Adrienne/Adrian

No it isn’t. Tell the actress Robin Wright that. Or the character Robin in Stranger Things. I much prefer Robin for both sexes.

Rowan - prefer for girl, find it a bit old fashioned for a boy
Wren - don’t see this as a boys name at all, love it for a girl
Robin - excellent name for both sexes
Frankie - prefer Frank or Francesca
Stevie - love it for a girl - Stevie Nicks - but would have it short for Stephanie.
Sidney - like it for both sexes

I also like Jamie for both. There’s also Jordan, Ashley, Riley, Bailey - I’m not keen myself but they have a unisex vibe to me.