![[OC] Top Unisex Names in the US by Gender Slant: Interactive Heatmap, 1880-2024](https://www.byteseu.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/scegn34z3wkg1-1536x965.png "[OC] Top Unisex Names in the US by Gender Slant: Interactive Heatmap, 1880-2024")
Interactive version: https://nameplay.org/gender-neutral-heatmap
Gender-neutral names typically start out masculine and become more female over time, but in recent years some names like Rowan have actually become more popular with boys. The interactive version allows you to customize the gender balance range, year range, and display (orientation/sort order).
Posted by Chronicallybored
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data source: SSA baby names dataset, SSA total births by year
tools: python + polars for data processing, Svelte (HTML/CSS rendering, interactivity), SvelteKit (data loading), d3.js for heatmap color scale
Interesting. In the UK I feel like Rowan has always traditionally been a boy’s name.
I always shared this kind of interesting information with my students….😬
Angel is a bit misleading; it is most likely nearly 100% a girl’s name among non-Hispanics and mostly if not entirely a boy’s name among Hispanics.