Picking a non gender name

[HelenofaccringtonX]

Me and my SO are so excited. I just want to be a mum right now! Lol. Baby is due in Feb and we don't want to know the gender before their born. Do you think I'll regret picking a name that could be for a boy or girl? Like when my baby comes do you think I might want it to have a name that feels more girly or manly and it will make the experience not as amazing as it could be?

We really like the name Casey as it can be for a boy or girl but we live in Accrington in the UK and I worry that people will judge us because it sounds American, but I really like the name.

What do you all think? 🤔

notangelinajolie
I would think of Casey as a boy’s name.
’Casey Jones steamin and a rolling’
He was a train driver.
And now the theme tune is playing in my head and I’ll never get to sleep 🙃

Glad to see several of us from the same vintage, although that song is really going to be annoying......

HelenofaccringtonX

It's early days - so don't get too worried about coming up with the perfect name straightaway.

The only thing I would suggest - don't open your thoughts to family and friends - everyone will then say their piece and want you to take their ideas on board. keep your discussions between you and your partner and when people make suggestions / ask if you have names, say something like - we haven't made any decisions yet

I have a daughter called Brodie, it's predominantly a boy's name here in Scotland but definitely unisex.

Weirdly, I like it for a girl but dislike it for a boy. No idea why, it's the same name! 😂

Unisex names all become girls' names before too long.

Similarly I only like Sacha and Robin for boys, and Claude and Andy for girls. Can't explain why.

Not always, I have my father's name so it was unisex 70 years ago, it still is but seems more popular for boys than girls now.

Unisex names advantage girls, especially if perceived to be male

they disadvantage boys because they lose their male privilege in situations when people only know their names. I thought that was a good thing so I gave my son a unisex name.

Why don't you just wait til the baby is here then choose a name?