Is it a Boy or Girls name?

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Are these names boy or girl names or unisex?

Parker

Madison

Thank you x

I have taught 2 female Parkers and lots of female Maddisons

[quote Giganticshark]@tildaturnip I know an Alison, which is definitely a girl's name....? 😂 Now I'm wondering if it was a boy name in the olden days[/quote]
Good point! Looked it up and found this:
‘Alison as a boys' name (also used more widely as girls' name Alison) is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Alison is "son of the noble". More common as a girl's name, in spite of the -son ending.‘

They both are very 90s American.

I thought Parker was a common unisex name in the US.
Madison more a girls name.

Madison is definitely a girls name. Parker is unisex.

Parker is a cats name

As they're both surnames in origin they are unisex.

Current usage though is girl for Madison. Parker is used for both girls and boys, but is growing in usage as a girl's name. How names are actually used does change over time.

They are surnames.

To me, both are surnames and therefore can be unisex if used as a first name.

Funny that most posters seem to think Parker is only for boys - I know two irl, both girls (but one in Canada and one in the US, it's definitely more of a North American style name). That said, I really dislike it, especially for a girl.