LARP:Gender Neutral Character Names

These are names that are gender neutral, making them useful to the LARP GM for creation of characters in LARP that can be either male or female. Almost all of these are in the top US 1000 male and female names.

• Neutral (where multiple are listed, the most gender neutral is first)

• • Alexis
  • Alessa
  • Ali
  • Alva
  • Ari
  • Ashton
  • Avery
  • Bailey
  • Campbell
  • Casey
  • Carson
  • Cassidy
  • Cimarron
  • Corey
  • Devon / Devin / Devyn
  • Dominique
  • Drake
  • Drew
  • Emerson
  • Francis / Frances
  • Jamie / Jaime
  • Jaden / Jaiden / Jadyn / Jaidyn
  • Jay / Jaylin / Jaylen
  • Jean / Jene / Gene
  • Jesse / Jessie
  • Jordan / Jordyn
  • Harley
  • Hayden
  • Kade
  • Kai
  • Kayden
  • Kasey
  • Kerry
  • Kendal
  • Kennedy
  • Kylie
  • Lauren
  • Lee / Leigh
  • Lindsey / Lindsay
  • Madison
  • Maeve
  • Micah
  • Noah
  • Parker
  • Pat
  • Quinn
  • Rael
  • Regan / Reagan
  • Reilly / Riley / Rylee
  • Reese
  • Rory
  • Rowan
  • Sawyer
  • Sidney
  • Shea
  • Skylar / Skyler
  • Taylor
  • Tyler
  • Terry/Terri
  • Tristan
  • Wynn
  • Zane

• Short Nicknames for either gender

• • Alex (Alexander|Alexandra) note that Alexi is a full name used by both genders
  • Ash (Ashe|Ashley)
  • Bernie (Bernard|Bernadette)
  • Chris (Christopher|Christine)
  • Jo (Joeseph | Josephine)
  • Les (Lesley| Leslie)
  • Max (Maxwell | Maxine)
  • Nic (Nicolas|Nicole)
  • Pat (Patrick|Patricia)
  • Sam (Samuel|Samantha)

• Names derived from professions, words or places that are gender neutral, or used as nicknames

• • Angel
  • Blaze
  • Blue
  • Cedar
  • Canyon
  • Cyprus
  • Dakota
  • Flame
  • Hunter
  • Idea
  • Indigo
  • Jericho
  • Justine
  • Justice
  • London
  • Montana
  • North
  • Ocean
  • Omni
  • Peace
  • Phoenix
  • Pike
  • Pilar
  • Rain
  • Red
  • River
  • Sage
  • Shade
  • Sky
  • Society
  • Spruce
  • Storm
  • Texas
  • Thunder
  • True
  • Wind

• Technically gender neutral, tend to be male (in top 1000 US names, but much higher on male)

• • August
  • Austin
  • Blake
  • Cameron
  • Chase
  • Dylan
  • Morgan
  • Robin / Robyn
  • Ryan

• Technically gender neutral, tend to be female (in top 1000 US names, but much higher on female)

• • Addison
  • Ariel
  • Bailey
  • Courtney
  • Dana
  • Kelly
  • Kim
  • Payton / Peyton
  • Shannon
  • Teagan

• Foreign names that are gender neutral yet are on top 1000 US names
  • Amari
  • Guadalupe