US boy names that became girl names and vice versa

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by stasomatic on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:17PM (#50341115)

The one that always trips me up is when a man is a Stacey.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by ssl-3 on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:20PM (#50343109)

When I was younger, there was a couple of somewhat-distant relation who would show up occasionally to family events.

Their names were Kim, and Pinky. Kim was the wife and Pinky was the husband.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by bityard on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:45PM (#50341575)

Growing up in the rural midwest, I had no idea Tracy could be a dude's name until I worked with one. (Great guy, btw.)

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by literallyanythi on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:24PM (#50344817)

I learned who Tracy Morgan was from Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock. Only Tracy I know of, male or female, so it always felt masculine to me.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by Fnoord on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @02:00AM (#50348938)

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by busymom0 on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:36PM (#50341419)

I had to call a customer once whose name was Courtney and it tripped me up when it turned out to be a male..

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by awesome_dude on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:05PM (#50343739)

For me - men named Tracey

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