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Taylor f
Arden f
Brooke f
Madison f
Murphy b
Morgan b
Peyton f
Montana f
Mel f (Melinda, Melissa)
Merle f (great-aunt)
Carson m
Courtney m
Dale m
Dakota f
MacKenzie f
Kendall f
Kennedy f
Lee f (grandmother)
Rae f
Loren f
Darby m
Delaney f
Lindsey either
Sidney m
Lane f
Jesse m
Jaiden either
Izzy f (Isabel et al)
Haven f
Harley f
Jordan m
Kelsey f
Kelly either (uncle & female best friend)

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Spelling - It does. In some cases, though, I prefer the original spelling regardless of sex eg: Taylor, Ashley.

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Taylor m
Arden m
Brooke f
Madison m!
Murphy m
Morgan m
Peyton m
Montana f
Mel f
Merle m
Carson m
Courtney f
Dale m
Dakota f
MacKenzie m
Kendall m
Kennedy m
Lee m
Rae f - but Ray m
Loren f
Darby - instinct is f but prefer m
Delaney - instinct is f but prefer m
Lindsey f
Sidney m - Sydney I would assume f
Lane m
Jesse m
Jaiden m
Izzy f
Haven f
Harley m
Jordan m
Kelsey m
Kelly - first instinct if f, but prefer m

Taylor - both :)
Arden - fem.
Brooke - fem.
Madison - fem
Murphy - masc.
Morgan - both :)
Peyton - fem.
Montana - fem
Mel - fem
Merle - masc.
Carson - masc
Courtney - fem
Dale - masc
Dakota - both :)
Mackenzie - both.
Kendall - fem.
Kennedy - masc.
Lee - both, but Leigh for a girl
Rae - fem spelt like that, Ray for a boy
Loren - fem, spelt Lauren
Darby - masc
Delaney - fem
Lindsey - fem
Sidney - fem.
Lane - both.
Jesse - masc
Jaiden - masc.
Izzy - fem.
Haven - fem
Harley - masc.
Jordan - masc.
Kelsey - fem.
Kelly - fem.

Taylor - male
Arden - male
Brooke - female
Madison - male
Murphy - male
Morgan - male
Peyton - female, I think Payton would be more male
Montana - female
Mel - either
Merle - male
Carson - male
Courtney - either
Dale - male
Dakota - male
MacKenzie - male
Kendall - female
Kennedy - male
Lee - male
Rae - female
Loren - male
Darby - male
Delaney - male
Lindsey - female
Sidney - male
Lane - male
Jesse - male
Jaiden - either
Izzy - either
Haven - female
Harley - male
Jordan - male
Kelsey - female
Kelly - either

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Spelling does affect it sometimes, like I'd use Jesse for a boy and Jessie for a girl, or Brook for a boy and Brooke for a girl, or Loren for a boy and Lauren for a girl. Not always though.

Taylor - girl
Arden - girl
Brooke - girl
Madison - girl
Murphy - girl
Morgan - girl
Peyton - girl
Montana - boy
Mel - girl
Merle - boy
Carson - boy
Courtney - girl
Dale - boy
Dakota - boy
MacKenzie - girl
Kendall - boy
Kennedy - girl
Lee - boy
Rae - girl
Loren - girl
Darby - boy
Delaney - girl
Lindsey - girl
Sidney - girl
Lane - girl
Jesse - boy
Jaiden - boy
Izzy - boy
Haven - girl
Harley - boy
Jordan - boy
Kelsey - girl
Kelly - girl

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Sometimes like it Jordan was spelled Jordyn I would have said girl and if Peyton was spelled Payton I would have said boy.

Taylor- M/ either
Arden- F
Brooke- F
Madison- F
Murphy- M
Morgan- M
Peyton- M/ either
Montana- M
Mel- M
Merle- M
Carson- M
Courtney- F
Dale- M
Dakota- F
MacKenzie- F
Kendall- F
Kennedy- F
Lee- M/ either (probably Leigh for a girl)
Rae- F
Loren- F
Darby- M
Delaney- F
Lindsey- M
Sidney- F/ either
Lane- F/ either
Jesse- M
Jaiden- M
Izzy- F
Haven- F
Harley- M
Jordan- M
Kelsey- F
Kelly- F

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Yes, spelling does have a lot to do with it in some cases. For example, I see Jesse as male, Jessie as female. Same with Lee / Leigh, Sidney / Sydney, Ray / Rae, and Loren / Lauren. However, with some names it doesn't matter at all. Spelling Murphy or Harley with an -ie instead of a -y won't make them any more feminine in my mind.

Male:
Carson
Dale
Darby
Harley
Izzy
Jaiden
Jesse
Jordan
Kennedy
Lane
Lee
Loren
Madison
Merle
Morgan
Murphy
Peyton
Sidney

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Female:
Arden
Brooke
Courtney
Delaney
Haven
Montana
Rae
Lindsey

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Either:
Dakota
Kelly
Kelsey
Kendall
MacKenzie
Mel
Taylor

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Spelling does make a difference. For example, I can see Brook on a boy but not Brooke. Kelly would work for either, but not Kellie.

Taylor - M
Arden - M
Brooke - F
Madison - M (but F works too)
Murphy - M
Morgan - M
Peyton - F
Montana - M
Mel - M
Merle - F
Carson - M
Courtney - F
Dale - M
Dakota - M
MacKenzie - M
Kendall - M
Kennedy - M
Lee - M
Rae - F
Loren - M
Darby - M
Delaney - M
Lindsey - F
Sidney - M
Lane - M
Jesse - F
Jaiden - M
Izzy - M
Haven - M
Harley - M
Jordan - M
Kelsey - F
Kelly - F

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On a side note, the spelling is a large influence in determining gender for me. For example, Rae sounds female to me, but Ray is exclusively male.

Taylor -- girl
Arden -- girl
Brooke -- girl
Madison -- girl
Murphy -- boy
Morgan -- both
Peyton -- boy
Montana -- boy
Mel -- boy (makes me think of Mel Brooks)
Merle -- boy
Carson -- boy
Courtney -- girl
Dale -- boy
Dakota -- girl
MacKenzie -- boy (the Ken-part makes it sound masculine to me)
Kendall -- boy (see above)
Kennedy -- boy (see above)
Lee -- both
Rae -- girl (Ray = boy)
Loren -- girl
Darby -- boy
Delaney -- girl
Lindsey -- girl
Sidney -- boy (Sydney = girl)
Lane -- boy (Laine = girl)
Jesse -- both
Jaiden -- boy
Izzy -- girl (nickname)
Haven -- both
Harley -- boy
Jordan -- both (but more boy than girl)
Kelsey -- girl
Kelly -- both

Taylor F
Arden F
Brooke F
Madison F
Murphy M
Morgan F
Peyton F
Montana F
Mel F
Merle F
Carson M
Courtney F
Dale M
Dakota F
MacKenzie F
Kendall F
Kennedy F
Lee M
Rae F
Loren F
Darby F
Delaney F
Lindsey F
Sidney F
Lane M
Jesse M
Jaiden M
Izzy F
Haven M
Harley M
Jordan F
Kelsey F
Kelly F

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Spelling makes a difference. Such as with Francis(M)/Frances(F). I put Rae as feminine, but would have marked Ray as masculine.

This is what we prefer and not what we'd assume if we met one, right?

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Taylor - M
Arden - M
Brooke - F
Madison - M
Murphy - M
Morgan - M
Peyton - M
Montana - F
Mel - M
Merle - M
Carson - M
Courtney - M
Dale - M
Dakota - F
MacKenzie - M
Kendall - M
Kennedy - M
Lee - M
Rae - F
Loren - M
Darby - M
Delaney - F? I like it either way.
Lindsey - F, but I like both
Sidney - M
Lane - M
Jesse - M
Jaiden - M
Izzy - F, but like both
Haven - F
Harley - M
Jordan - M
Kelsey - F
Kelly - M

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And yes, if there are masculine and feminine spellings (ex. Francis/Frances or Adrian/Adrienne) that changes what I think.

This message was edited 3/20/2010, 3:12 AM

Girl:
Kelsey
Haven
Lane
Izzy
Delaney
Lindsey
Brooke
Madison
Montana
Mel
Merle
Rae
Kelly (I think of Kelly as a girl, but Kelly works on a guy too)
Courtney
MacKenzie (I wuld think that it was a girl, but it's way better on a guy)

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Boy:
Jesse
Jaiden
Harley
Sidney (Sydney would be girl)
Arden
Jordan (when I hear or see Jordan I always think of a boy, but I guess it works on a girl too)
Darby
Murphy
Dale
Peyton
Carson
Kennedy

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Either:
Lee (mostly guy though)
Taylor
Morgan (mostly guy)
Dakota
Kendall
Loren

Taylor- m (would use)
Arden- f
Brooke- f
Madison- f
Murphy- m
Morgan- m
Peyton- f
Montana- f
Mel- f
Merle- m
Carson- m
Courtney- f
Dale- m
Dakota- f
MacKenzie- f
Kendall- f
Kennedy- m
Lee- m (spelt Leigh, f)
Rae- f
Loren- f
Darby- m
Delaney- f
Lindsey- m (hate this name though)
Sidney- f
Lane- f
Jesse- f
Jaiden- m
Izzy- f
Haven- f
Harley- m
Jordan- m (would consider using)
Kelsey- f
Kelly- f

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If it's a unisex name, does the spelling decide which sex you will use it for? For me, yes with some names it does. E.g. I'd use Riley or Reilly on a boy but Rylie on a girl; I'd use Taylor on a boy or girl but Tayla only on a girl; not that I'd use Lee but to me Lee is a boys spelling and Leigh is a girls spelling. Other names, it doesn't matter.

This message was edited 3/20/2010, 12:55 AM

Taylor m
Arden m
Brooke f
Madison m (although in real life only met f)
Murphy m
Morgan f (or both really)
Peyton both?
Montana f
Mel f
Merle both?
Carson m
Courtney both
Dale m
Dakota f (or both)
MacKenzie m
Kendall m
Kennedy m
Lee m
Rae f
Loren f
Darby m
Delaney m
Lindsey m
Sidney m
Lane m
Jesse m
Jaiden m
Izzy f
Haven f
Harley m
Jordan both
Kelsey f
Kelly both

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If it's a unisex name, does the spelling decide which sex you will use it for?

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Yep. For example Frances - f, Francis - m
Jessie - f, Jesse - m
Leigh - f, Lee - m
There are probably better examples but can't of them right now!

Bold names are male, Italics are female.
Taylor
Arden
Brooke
Madison
Murphy
Morgan
Peyton
Montana
Mel
Merle
Carson
Courtney
Dale
Dakota
MacKenzie
Kendall
Kennedy
Lee
Rae
Loren
Darby
Delaney
Lindsey
Sidney
Lane
Jesse
Jaiden
Izzy
Haven
Harley
Jordan
Kelsey
Kelly

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Spelling definitely makes a difference. Like I'd use Sydney for a girl, but Sidney for a boy, or Jessie for a girl and Jesse for a boy.

Taylor- F
Arden- M
Brooke- F
Madison- F
Murphy- M
Morgan- F
Peyton- F
Montana- F
Mel- F
Merle- F
Carson- M
Courtney- F
Dale- M
Dakota- F
MacKenzie- F
Kendall- F
Kennedy- F
Lee- M
Rae- F
Loren- M
Darby- F
Delaney- F
Lindsey- F
Sidney- F
Lane- F
Jesse- F
Jaiden- M
Izzy- F
Haven- F
Harley- M
Jordan- M
Kelsey- F
Kelly- F

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Spelling= big difference
Rae and Ray are like two different names for me, same as Loren and Lauren. Sounds the same but I'd had trouble picturing a male Lauren, or a female Ray.

Taylor - F
Arden - M
Brooke - F (I didn't know that was a unisex name!)
Madison - F (or that...)
Murphy - M (really? hm...)
Morgan - F
Peyton - F (sorry Peyton Manning!)
Montana - F
Mel - ooooooh... toughie...
Merle - F
Carson - M (i had no idea that was unisex too...)
Courtney - F
Dale - M
Dakota - F
MacKenzie - F
Kendall - M
Kennedy - M
Lee - M
Rae - M
Loren - F
Darby - ? i really don't know...
Delaney - F
Lindsey - F
Sidney - F
Lane - M
Jesse - M
Jaiden - M
Izzy - M
Haven - M
Harley - M
Jordan - M
Kelsey - F
Kelly - F

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Yeah, I think the spelling makes a difference... Like my little sister's name is Jordyn, but when I see Jordan I think of a boy. I think that also applies to Jesse vs. Jessie, Harley vs. Harlie, and Jaiden vs. Jayden. I guess they just look more masculine or feminine even though they sound the same...

Taylor - Masculine
Arden - Masculine!
Brooke - Feminine
Madison - Masculine
Murphy - Masculine!
Morgan - Masculine
Peyton - Masculine
Montana - Feminine
Mel - ?
Merle - Masculine
Carson - Masculine
Courtney - Feminine
Dale - Masculine
Dakota - ?
MacKenzie - Masculine
Kendall - Feminine
Kennedy - Masculine
Lee - Masculine
Rae - ?
Loren - Masculine, at least this spelling.
Darby - Feminine
Delaney - Feminine
Lindsey - Feminine
Sidney - This spelling: Masculine
Lane - ? Could work for both.
Jesse - ?
Jaiden - Masculine
Izzy - Feminine
Haven - Feminine
Harley - Masculine
Jordan - Masculine
Kelsey - Feminine
Kelly - Feminine

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If it is a unisex name, it occasionally (VERY rarely) matters which spelling.

Rarely the spelling can influence which gender I like a name on. Like, I prefer Skylar for girls and Schuyler for boys.

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Many of these names I just dislike, so I put the gender I most expect them to be.

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Taylor - m
Arden - m
Brooke - f
Madison - f
Murphy - m
Morgan - f, either
Peyton - ugh!
Montana - f
Mel - f
Merle - m
Carson - m
Courtney - f
Dale - m
Dakota - e
MacKenzie - f
Kendall - m
Kennedy - f
Lee - m
Rae - f; Ray for a boy
Loren - m; Lauren for a girl
Darby - m
Delaney - f
Lindsey - f
Sidney - m; Sydney I'd expect a girl
Lane - m
Jesse - m; Jessie is a girl
Jaiden - m
Izzy - m
Haven - f
Harley - f
Jordan - m
Kelsey - f
Kelly - f

Taylor - either, the only Taylor i know is female, but i do associate it as a more prodominatly male name, though it's not very popular here

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Arden - girl
Brooke - girl
Madison - girl
Murphy - boy
Morgan - boy
Peyton - girl
Montana - girl
Mel - boy
Merle - no idea
Carson - girl
Courtney - girl
Dale - boy
Dakota - girl
MacKenzie - boy
Kendall - girl
Kennedy - girl
Lee - boy
Rae - girl
Loren - boy
Darby - girl
Delaney - girl
Lindsey - boy
Sidney - boy
Lane - girl
Jesse - boy
Jaiden - boy
Izzy - girl
Haven - girl
Harley - girl
Jordan - boy
Kelsey - girl
Kelly - girl

Taylor -female
Arden -male
Brooke -female
Madison -female
Murphy -male
Morgan -female
Peyton -both
Montana -female
Mel -both
Merle -female
Carson -male
Courtney -female
Dale -male
Dakota -both
MacKenzie -female
Kendall -female
Kennedy -male
Lee -male
Rae -female
Loren -male
Darby -female
Delaney -female
Lindsey -female
Sidney -male
Lane -female
Jesse -male
Jaiden -male
Izzy -female
Haven -both
Harley -male
Jordan -both
Kelsey -female
Kelly -female

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Yes spelling can make a difference. To me Jesse is masculine while Jessie is female

Taylor - M
Arden - M, but I like it for girls too.
Brooke - F
Madison - M, but because it's so popular for girls these days, I'd be inclined to assume that the bearer of the name was female.
Murphy - M
Morgan - M
Peyton - M
Montana - M, but either.
Mel - F (if it's short for Melissa, Melanie, etc.), but M on its own.
Merle - Hmmm...either, but F if I had to choose.
Carson - M
Courtney - I tend to think "female" because it's so common for girls, but it's fine for a boy.
Dale - M
Dakota - M, but it works for either.
MacKenzie - M
Kendall - M
Kennedy - M
Lee - M
Rae - F
Loren - M
Darby - Either
Delaney - F
Lindsey - F
Sidney - Either
Lane - M
Jesse - M
Jaiden - M
Izzy - F
Haven - F, but it's fine for a boy.
Harley - M
Jordan - M
Kelsey - F
Kelly - Either, but I think it's more refreshing on a boy.

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Yes, the spelling tends to decide which sex I'd use a name for.

I think it's stupid to use a variant spelling to decide the sex. Just spell it right for Pete's sake!
Taylor - girl
Arden - girl
Brooke - girl
Madison - girl, although there's a guy at my school with this name
Murphy - boy
Morgan - either or
Peyton - girl
Montana - girl. Can't help but thinking of Hannah Montana
Mel - girl. Think of all girls named Melanie
Merle - boy
Carson - boy
Courtney - girl
Dale - boy
Dakota - girl. Can't help but thinking of Dakota Fanning
MacKenzie - girl
Kendall - girl
Kennedy - girl
Lee - either or. Prefer on a boy but have a female family member named after the family surname.
Rae - with that spelling? girl. If spelled Ray it's a boy.
Loren - girl
Darby - girl. I go to school with a Darbie.
Delaney - girl
Lindsey - girl
Sidney - boy. Sydneys are usually girls, and Sidneys boys.
Lane - boy
Jesse - boy
Jaiden - boy. God help me if it's a girl.
Izzy - boy
Haven - girl
Harley - hopefully a boy.
Jordan - boy. I know a Jordy.
Kelsey - girl, even though it shouldn't be that way because of Kelsey Grammar, who is totally awesome.
Kelly - girl. This is my cousin's name, so I can't imagine it on a boy.

m=masculine, f=feminine. I think:

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Taylor - both
Arden - f
Brooke - f
Madison - f
Murphy - m
Morgan - f
Peyton - f
Montana - f
Mel - both
Merle - m
Carson - m
Courtney - f
Dale - m
Dakota - f
MacKenzie - hmm, i think maybe f
Kendall - m
Kennedy - m
Lee - f, if spelt Leigh, then Masculine
Rae - f, if spelt Ray, masculine
Loren - f
Darby - m
Delaney - f
Lindsey - m, if spelt Lindsay, feminine
Sidney - m, if spelt Sydney, then Feminine
Lane - m
Jesse - m
Jaiden - m
Izzy - f
Haven - both
Harley - m
Jordan - m
Kelsey - f
Kelly - f

This message was edited 3/19/2010, 4:13 PM

Taylor m
Arden f
Brooke m
Madison f
Murphy f
Morgan m
Peyton m
Montana m
Mel f
Merle f
Carson m
Courtney f
Dale m
Dakota m
MacKenzie m
Kendall m
Kennedy f
Lee f
Rae f
Loren m
Darby f
Delaney f
Lindsey m
Sidney m
Lane m
Jesse m
Jaiden f
Izzy m
Haven m
Harley f
Jordan m
Kelsey m
Kelly m

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I also have a question. If it's a unisex name, does the spelling decide which sex you will use it for? Mostly.

This message was edited 3/19/2010, 4:14 PM