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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by petcat on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:46PM (#50340593)
Such a thing will often happen as the result of a celebrity having the name. For instance, famed Fleetwood Mac singer Stevie Nicks, whose real name was Stephanie.
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by saghm on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:57PM (#50340771)
Years ago, one of the broadcasters for a Red Sox game was doing some ad read about some event Stevie Nicks was going to be at, but they read her name as "Steve Nicks" instead. Someone else in the booth corrected them, and they responded "I know him well, and I call him Steve". A fan apparently sent them a giant poster of Stevie Nicks, and the others put it up in the booth and teased him about it relentlessly during the next game.
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by TFNA on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:04PM (#50340884)
The past tense "was" had me at least looking for an obituary. She is still very much alive
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by petcat on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:08PM (#50340951)
I was referring to the Stephanie part in the past tense. I doubt she's gone by that name since she was a child.

But yes, Stevie is very much still alive.

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by dfxm12 on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:58PM (#50340789)
Interestingly enough, Lindsey, like Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist of Fleetwood Mac, became a more popular girl's name during Fleetwood Mac's heyday.
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by komodo99 on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:49PM (#50342650)
Anecdata, but as a USian, it's always been an E/A spelling variation, E male variant, A female variant... YMMV
Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by dfxm12 on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:57PM (#50343633)
I'm just going by the article, which has data for both names. If you think it is wrong, take it up with them :)