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Unisex names have been enjoying a decent amount of popularity in English speaking countries in the past several decades. Masculine names have become increasingly popular among females in the past century but feminine names remain extremely rare among males. Examples of masculine names which have become unisex include Ashley, Beverly, Evelyn, Hilary, Jocelyn, Joyce, Kelly, Lynn, Meredith, Shannon, Shirley, Sidney, Vivian, and Whitney. Modern unisex names may derive from nature (Lake, Rain, Willow), colors (Blue, Grey, Indigo), countries or states (Dakota, India, Montana), surnames (Jackson, Mackenzie, Murphy), and politicians (Kennedy, Madison, Reagan). Unisex names which are popular among celebrities include Jamie (Jamie Bell and Jamie Lee Curtis), Morgan (Morgan Freeman and Morgan Fairchild), Shannon (Shannon Leto and Shannon Elizabeth), Taylor (Taylor Lautner and Taylor Swift) and Tracy (Tracy Morgan and Tracy Chapman). According to the Social Security Administration, Jayden has been the most popular unisex name for boys since 2008 and Madison has been the most popular unisex name for girls since 2000 in the United States. Prior to Jayden, Logan was the most popular unisex name for boys and prior to Madison, Alexis was the most popular unisex name for girls.
Common unisex names in English speaking countries include Addison, Ainsley, Alex, Alexis, Angel, Ashley, Aubrey, Avery, Bailey, Beverly, Blair, Cameron, Cassidy, Chance, Chase, Cherokee, Courtney, Evelyn, Dakota, Dale, Darby, Darcy, Devin (Devon), Elliot, Emerson (Emmerson), Evelyn, Fran, Francis, Hadley, Harlow, Harper, Hayden, Hilary, Hollis, Hunter, Iman, Jamie, Jayden (Jaden, Jaiden), Jocelyn, Jordan, Joyce, Kelly, Kelsey, Kendall, Kennedy, Lauren, Lee (Leigh), Leslie (Lesley), Lindsay (Lindsey), Logan, London, Lynn, Mackenzie, Madison, Meredith, Morgan, Murphy, Noor, Parker, Paris, Peyton (Payton), Phoenix, Quinn, Reilly (Riley), Robin, Sage, Shannon, Sharon, Shirley, Sheridan, Shiloh, Sidney, Sky, Skyler (Skylar), Teagan (Taegan), Terry, Taylor, and Tracy (Tracey), Vivian, and Whitney.
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“Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class. At a time when I had not yet grasped the significance of the fact that in my house English was a second language, or that I wore dresses while my brother wore pants, I knew—and I knew it was important to know—that Papa worked hard all day long.”
—Vivian Gornick (b. 1935)
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“The English did not come to America from a mere love of adventure, nor to truck with or convert the savages, nor to hold offices under the crown, as the French to a great extent did, but to live in earnest and with freedom.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)