Trend alert for 2025: gender-neutral baby names – and I am *all in* for it. Once viewed as masculine, but now exceptionally feminine and trendy, these *sorta* surprising baby names for girls are sizzling, sizzling, sizzling – and they represent one of my preferred types of baby names.
Parker
- Origin: English
- Meaning: park keeper
Collins
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: descendant of Cuilein
Stevie
- Meaning: crown, victorious
Sutton
- Origin: English
- Meaning: from the southern town
River
- Origin: British
- Meaning: a flowing body of water
Charlie
- Origin: English
- Meaning: free person
Ezra
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: helper
Bellamy
- Origin: French
- Meaning: beautiful companion
Blake
- Meaning: bright and shining, or black and dark
Peyton
- Origin: English
- Meaning: from the warrior’s town
Miller
- Meaning: one who mills
James
- Meaning: supplanter
Kennedy
- Origin: Irish
- Meaning: leader
Tatum
- Origin: English
- Meaning: cheerful bringer of joy or Tate’s homestead
Landon
- Origin: English
- Meaning: ridge
Noa
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: rest or comfort
Hunter
- Origin: English
- Meaning: one who hunts
Drew
- Meaning: wise
Briar
- Origin: English
- Meaning: thorny shrub of wild roses
Sawyer
- Meaning: woodcutter, one who uses a saw
Dallas
- Origin: Scottish or Irish
- Meaning: meadow dweller
Dakota
- Origin: Native
- Meaning: friend
Harlow
- Origin: English
- Meaning: rock hill
Emersyn
- Meaning: brave, powerful
London
- Meaning: from the great river
Scout
- Origin: French
- Meaning: one who listens
Murphy
- Meaning: warrior of the ocean
Sunny
- Origin: English
- Meaning: sunshine
Chandler
- Origin: English
- Meaning: candle maker
Rowan
- Origin: Scandinavian
- Meaning: red-haired
Palmer
- Meaning: pilgrim or he who bears the palm
Remington
- Meaning: location by a riverbank or raven’s town
Shiloh
- Origin: Hebrew
- Meaning: He who it is
Hayden
- Meaning: from the hay valley
Ryan
- Meaning: royalty, or little king
Lennox
- Origin: Scottish
- Meaning: elm grove
Carter
- Origin: English, Scottish, Irish
- Meaning: cart driver, traveler
Stevie
- Origin: Greek
- Meaning: crown or garland
Hudson
- Meaning: son of Hudd
Sage
- Origin: English
- Meaning: a green herb symbolizing wisdom
Logan
- Meaning: empty hollow
Ocean
- Origin: Latin
- Meaning: body of water
Tatum
- Origin: English
- Meaning: Tate’s homestead
Fallon
- Meaning: leader
Harley
- Origin: English
- Meaning: hare’s meadow
Cameron
- Meaning: crooked nose or winding river
Rory
- Meaning: red king
Denver
- Meaning: green valley
Dylan
- Origin: Welsh
- Meaning: daughter of the waves
Quincy
- Meaning: fifth
Emerald
- Origin: English
- Meaning: a vivid green gemstone
Riley
- Meaning: brave and valiant or clearing in the forest
Andie
- Meaning: brave
Scottie
- Meaning: from Scotland