First thoughts on whether these are boys or girls?

[CocoPorridge]

If you heard the following names but didn't see the child/know any other details, would you assume they were boys or girls? You haven't seen the names written down so spellings make no difference.

Frankie
Ronnie
Charlie
Sidney/Sydney
Morgan
Riley
Jordan
Ashley
Aubrey
Addison
Emerson
Mackenzie
Phoenix
Brodie
Brogan

[ScarletSienna]

Why OP?

[NinjaLeprechaun]

Influenced by the fact that I grew up and live in the US, they could all be either except Emerson, Brodie and Brogan which are definitely boys, but my first guess would be:

Frankie boy
Ronnie boy
Charlie boy
Sidney/Sydney girl
Morgan girl
Riley 50/50
Jordan If a child, girl
Ashley girl
Aubrey girl
Addison boy
Emerson boy
Mackenzie girl
Phoenix 50/50
Brodie boy
Brogan boy

[CakeRattleandRoll]

Girls:
Frankie
Morgan
Ashley
Aubrey
Addison
Emerson
Mackenzie

Boys:
Ronnie
Charlie
Sidney/Sydney
Riley
Jordan
Phoenix
Brodie
Brogan

[mrspitt]

Frankie - Either
Ronnie - Boy
Charlie - Either
Sidney/Sydney - Girl (though my grandad was Sydney)

Morgan - Girl
Riley - Boy
Jordan - Either but leaning more towards boy.
Ashley - Either
Aubrey - Boy
Addison - ?
Emerson - Boy
Mackenzie - Either (know one girl & one boy)
Phoenix - Boy
Brodie - Girl ( but know a boy)
Brogan - Girl

All going by personal experiences I guess!

[BaggyCheeks]

Frankie - Girl
Ronnie - Boy
Charlie - Boy
Sidney/Sydney - Boy
Morgan - Girl
Riley - Either, more likely girl
Jordan - Boy
Ashley - Girl
Aubrey - Girl
Addison - Girl
Emerson - Boy
Mackenzie - Either, more likely Boy
Phoenix - Boy
Brodie - Boy
Brogan - Girl

[MamaLazarou]

I have a strong aversion to girls being called names ending in 'son'. It just seems wrong to me!

[MegaBlocksBaby]

Ashley, Addison, McKenzie and Brogan are all girls to me.

The rest are really boyish and I'd be surprised to come across a girl called it.

[ThenBellaDidSomethingVeryKind]

Frankie - girl (might be because I know one)
Ronnie - boy
Charlie - boy
Sidney/Sydney - first spelling boy, second spelling girl
Morgan - girl
Riley - don't know!
Jordan - don't know! Genuinely unisex I think
Ashley - boy
Aubrey - boy
Addison - boy
Emerson - boy
Mackenzie - girl
Phoenix - boy
Brodie - boy
Brogan - girl

[Ontopofthesunset]

They're all originally boys' names but I have known girls called Frankie (Francesca), Ronnie (Veronica), Charlie (Charlotte) and Morgan. I know of girls called Jordan and Mackenzie but have never met any.

[Catherinebee85]

All boys except for Frankie and Ashley. I don't like any of them but I'm aware that'd not what you're asking!

[MaudOnceMore]

I consider them all to be boys' names - my dad's name and a friend's son's name are in there - but, if I heard that somebody had recently given one of those names to a baby, I'd probably assume it was a girl and the parents were jumping on the celebrities naming their daughter James bandwagon.

[Soubriquet]

I have a friend who has a little girl called Aubree

[Notso]

Ewan the Aubreys I know/know of are a drag queen, four year old girl a female cat and one of the Moms from teen mom has a daughter called Aubrey.

[HollyJollyDillydolly]

I only thought Aubrey was a girl because of teen mom

[stuckinthehouse]

All boys, although I have known girls called Morgan and Sydney, Frankie, Charlie, Ashley and Jordan.

[isittheholidaysyet]

Frankie b
Ronnie b
Charlie b
Sidney/Sydney b
Morgan b
Riley either
Jordan b
Ashley b
Aubrey b
Addison b
Emerson b
Mackenzie b (But we know a g)
Phoenix either
Brodie b
Brogan b

[firawla]

Frankie - boy
Ronnie - boy
Charlie - boy
Sidney/Sydney - probably girl
Morgan - 50/50
Riley - 50/50
Jordan - boy
Ashley - girl
Aubrey - girl
Addison- girl
Emerson - girl
Mackenzie - girl
Phoenix - 50/50
Brodie - boy
Brogan - boy

[EwanWhosearmy]

Now I've read the thread I was amazed how many people think Aubrey is a girls name. Then I googled. Looks like the Americans are up to their usual tricks using traditional male names for girls.

this is Aubrey

and

this

[HollyJollyDillydolly]

Frankie - boy
Ronnie - boy
Charlie - boy
Sidney/Sydney - girl
Morgan - girl
Riley - boy
Jordan - boy
Ashley - girl
Aubrey - girl
Addison - girl
Emerson - girl
Mackenzie - boy
Phoenix - boy
Brodie - boy
Brogan - boy

[Notso]

My answers are based on kids I know with those names. Except Emerson, never heard of it but it makes me think of Emmet and Elmer both of which I think to be male.

[Notso]

Frankie - Girl
Ronnie - Boy
Charlie - Boy
Sidney/Sydney - Boy
Morgan - Boy
Riley - Boy
Jordan - Boy
Ashley - Girl
Aubrey - Girl
Addison - Girl
Emerson - Boy
Mackenzie - Boy
Phoenix - Boy
Brodie - Boy
Brogan - Girl

[EwanWhosearmy]

Having not read previous answers I would say:

Could be either:
Frankie
Ashley
Phoenix

Girls:
Sydney
Mackenzie
Brodie

Boys:
Ronnie
Charlie
Sidney
Morgan
Riley
Jordan
Aubrey
Addison
Emerson
Brogan

[MissTakesOurMaid]

Frankie Boy
Ronnie Boy
Charlie Boy
Sidney/Sydney Boy
Morgan Boy
Riley Girl
Jordan Boy
Ashley Boy
Aubrey Girl
Addison Girl
Emerson Boy
Mackenzie Girl
Phoenix Boy
Brodie Boy
Brogan Girl

[MrsHathaway]

Logic: in my experience people use "unisex" names for girls more than for boys, because patriarchy: there is nothing in the world worse than having someone think your son is a girl.

[MrsHathaway]

Girls:
Frankie
Ronnie
Sidney/Sydney
Morgan
Riley
Ashley
Addison
Emerson
Mackenzie

Boys
Charlie
Aubrey
Phoenix
Brodie
Brogan