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byJoanic OP t1_ishmny9 wrote

Reply to comment by OrangeJuiceAlibi in [OC] Most popular unisex names (US + UK + Canada + Australia) by byJoanic

Most probably but I don't know. Source data is not that clear.

I would focus rather on the unisex-ness of these names (in English) rather than their popularity. Also, some of those might be really old.

However, I have found names like Mckinley which I think is quite Scotish.

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OrangeJuiceAlibi t1_ishnuq0 wrote

I think they're connected though. A lot of these names are only unisex in America, maybe in Canada, but they don't even exist in the UK, or Australia.

>names like Mckinley which I think is quite Scotish.

As a surname, might be Scottish. As a first name though, no.

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AFatz t1_islmg24 wrote

I mean, that's where a lot of first names came from, family last names. Most people only have one last name but 2 parents who probably didn't have the same last name.

Example: my friend is named Riley. His great grandmother's maiden name was O'Reilly. Also work with a guy named Jackson, which is his mother's maiden name.

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jelhmb48 t1_isizwql wrote

Mckinley as a first name is 100% American and not Scottish.

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