101 Nonbinary Names and Gender-Neutral Baby Name Ideas

Are you looking for a nonbinary name for yourself or your child? Our list of 101 gender-neutral baby names can help you get started!

Some popular nonbinary baby names include Avery, Oakley, Peyton, and Nova. Want a meaningful or unique nonbinary name? 

Why Choose a Nonbinary Name? 

Parents may want to choose a gender-neutral name so as not to ascribe certain gender characteristics to the child from birth. Nonbinary baby names may allow your child more freedom to express their interest in less traditionally gendered clothes, toys, careers, and more! 

Choosing non-gendered names, gender-neutral baby clothes, and other baby products are trending more among millennial and Gen Z parents as society learns more about the difference between biological sex and gender identity.

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Many people who identify as nonbinary or gender fluid are interested in choosing a new name later in life that is not tied to a single gender identity and feels more true to who they are. 

Here are 101 nonbinary name ideas with name meanings to consider! 

Nonbinary Names Starting with A to D 

1. Addison - English, meaning: son of Adam
2. Alec - Greek, meaning: defender of the people
3. Alexis - Greek, meaning: helper, defender
4. Allyn - Galic, meaning: precious
5. Aly - Arabic, meaning: high or elevated
6. Amaranth - Greek, meaning: unfading, also a flower
7. Andi - Greek, meaning: manly
8. Angel - Latin, meaning: messenger
9. Aren - Armenian, meaning; unknown
10. Ari - Hebrew, meaning: lion of God
11. Ariel - Hebrew, meaning: lion of God
12. Asher - Hebrew, meaning: blessed, happy
13. Ashton - Old English, meaning: ash tree town
14. Aspen - English, meaning: the tree
15. Atlas - Greek, meaning: enduring
16. Avery - French meaning: elf king
17. Bai - Chinese, meaning: pure
18. Bailey - English, meaning: bailiff
19. Bao - Vietnamese, meaning: treasure
20. Beck - Germanic, meaning: brook, stream
21. Blair - Scottish, meaning: battlefield
22. Caelan - Gaelic, meaning: eternal warrior
23. Cameron - Gaelic, meaning: crooked nose
24. Carlin - Gaelic, meaning: little champion
25. Cass - Persian, meaning: treasurer
26. Dale - Old English, meaning: valley
27. Dallas - Gaelic, meaning: meadow dwelling
28. Dakota - Sioux, meaning: friend or ally
29. Delaney - Irish, meaning: dark challenger

Nonbinary Names Starting with E to L

30. Eli - Hebrew, meaning: high, elevated
31. Elisha - German, meaning: noble
32. Ellis - English, meaning: my God is Yaweh
33. Elm - Engish: meaning: elm tree
34. Emerson - English, meaning: son of Emery
35. Emery - German, meaning: home strength
36. Everest - English, meaning: the mountain, named after its surveyor, George Everest
37. Everly - English meaning: wild boar in a woodland clearing
38. Fable - Latin, meaning: tale or legend
39. Faer - English, meaning: traveler
40. Finley - Old Irish, meaning: white warrior
41. Finn - Irish, meaning: fair
42. Forest - English, meaning: woods
43. Frankie - Latin, meaning: Frenchman
44. Gael - Welsh, meaning: Gaelic.
45. Gideon - Hebrew, meaning: great warrior
46. Gray - Old English, meaning: gray-haired
47. Harper - Irish, meaning: harp player.
48. Hayden - English, meaning: fire
49. Henley - Old English, meaning: high meadow
50. Hollis - Old English, meaning: holly tree
51. Iceland - Old Norse, meaning: island, good fortune
52. Indigo - Greek, meaning: Indian dye
53. Isa - Hebrew, meaning: the salvation of God
54. Jace - Greek, meaning: healer
55. Jay - Latin, meaning: to rejoice
56. Jayden - Hebrew, meaning: thankful
57. Jazz - English, meaning: jasmine flower, jazz music
58. Jennis - American, meaning: God is gracious
59. Jody - Hebrew, meaning: Jehovah increases
60. Kai - Hawaiian, meaning: ocean
61. Kami - Japanese, meaning: Lord
62. Karmen - Spanish, meaning: fruitful orchard
63. Kendall - Old English, meaning: the Kent River valley
64. Kinsey - Old English, meaning: the king’s victory
65. Lei - Chinese, meaning: flower bud
66. Lennon - Irish, meaning: lover
67. Lyric - English, meaning: the words of a song

Nonbinary Names Starting with M to Z

67. Maple - English, meaning: maple tree
68. Marley - English, meaning: seaside meadow
69. Monroe - Scottish, meaning: from the mouth of the Roe (a river)
70. Myler - Welsh, meaning: miller
71. Nasen - unknown origin, meaning: powerful, successful
72. Nox - Latin, meaning: night
73. Nova - Latin, meaning: new
74. Oakley - Old English, meaning: meadow of oak trees
75. Olev - Estonian, meaning: ancestor’s descendant
76. Onyx - Greek, meaning: claw, nail; geography, meaning: gemstone
77. Parker - English, meaning: keeper of the park
78. Pax - Latin, meaning: peaceful
79. Peyton - English, meaning: fighting man’s estate
80. Penn - Old English, meaning: enclosure, hill
81. Phoenix - Greek, meaning: deep red; Greek Mythology, meaning a flying creature that bursts into flames and rises again from its ashes
82. Quael - Gaelic, meaning: son of Paul
83. Quinn - Irish, meaning: head, chief
84. Rae - Hebrew, meaning: female sheep.
85. Raegan - Irish, meaning: king
86. Reese - Welsh, meaning: ardor, enthusiasm
87. Riley - Irish, meaning: unknown
88. Robin - Germanic, meaning: fame, bright
89. Roux - Latin, meaning: russet
90. Rowan - Arabic, meaning: a river in paradise
91. Sawyer - English, meaning: one who saws wood; Literature, meaning: the surname of the protagonist in Mark Twain’s 1876 novel, “Tom Sawyer”
92. Skylar - English, meaning: noble scholar
93. Sydney - Old English, meaning: wide meadow
94. Taylor - Old English, meaning: a tailor
95. Teraven - Unknown origin, meaning: unknown
96. Urith - Hebrew, meaning: brightness
97. Vere - English, meaning: alter
98. Vix - Latin, meaning: victory
99. Wyesh - Unknown origin, meaning: unknown
100. Wren - Old English, meaning: songbird
101. Xen - Greek, meaning: stranger

What Does Nonbinary Mean?

The concept of “nonbinary” comes from the societal construct that gender is binary (meaning there are only two genders) and people can only identify as “male” or “female.”

However, gender is much more fluid and a person’s identity is shaped by many different personal, social, and cultural factors. Identifying as nonbinary means that someone does not identify within this gender construct. 

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They may identify with different feminine and masculine traits,  feel that their gender identity evolves and changes, or not identify with any particular gender at all. Sometimes these people will identify as agender. 

Understanding nonbinary identities requires understanding the difference between someone’s “sex” and someone’s “gender” – two concepts that are often conflated. 

Understanding the Difference Between Sex and Gender 

Sex: Sex is a person’s sex is biological and it is generally either male or female. Males have an XY sex chromosome pair and females have an XX sex chromosome pair. This can be identified by looking at DNA or more commonly by observing the genitalia at birth or by 20 weeks gestation via ultrasound.

Gender: Gender is a fluid spectrum that refers generally to what kinds of masculine and/or feminine traits a person has. Gender can also be and generally is socially constructed based on sex.

Some people’s gender identity is neither masculine nor feminine, but a combination of both or a blending of the two. In this case, a person may identify as nonbinary, gender fluid, or agender.

Sometimes nonbinary names can be unisex. Unisex names are names that are not typically used as boys’ names or girls’ names. If you are looking for a new name for yourself that isn’t gendered, you can modify your given name or change it completely. 

You may also choose to use your middle name if it fits better with your identity. For inspiration, see our Ultimate Guide to Choosing a Middle Name! 

For more baby name inspiration check out these popular baby name lists:

• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Girl Names in the U.S.
• Top 1000 Most Popular Baby Boy Names in the U.S.
• The 100 Coolest Baby Names in the World