- Vivian-Latin-Life. Was given to boys in America throughout the early 20th century. In 1898 it peaked in popularity at number 472 on the Social Security Charts. It didn't fall perminently out of the top 1000 until much later in 1934
- Ashley-English-Dweller near the Ash Tree meadow, Ashley was used as a boy's name long before it was ever used on girls. It didn't completely drop out of the top 1000 until 1994. It peaked in popularity in 1981 when it reached number 294
- Evelyn-English-Beautiful Bird. This popular girl's name was occasionally given to boys in the early 1900s. The highest it ever reached on the pop charts was 787 in 1907. It went out of style for boys in the 1920s and though it was at number 961 on the charts in 1930 it has not been in the top 1000 since then.
- Beverly-English-Dweller near the Beaver Stream. Beverly was given as a male name until the mid 1950s. The highest it ever reached was number 489 in 1884
- Lindsay-English-From the Lake Settlement Island- Lindsay was given as a male name throughout the 1900s. It was still in the top 1000 in 1985. In 1897 it was ranked at 397 on the SSA charts
- Gail-Short form of Abigail-Hebrew-My father rejoices-Gail was in the top 1000 male names until 1962. It was most popular in 1936 when it was ranked at number 367. The varient spelling Gale reached number 321 for boy's in 1937 and may be ready for a comeback after being used by author Suzanne Collins as the name for one of the heros of her best selling teen fiction Hunger Games trilogy.
- Ariel-Hebrew-Lion of God-Before the little mermaid Ariel was actually an uncommon boy's name. In 2010 it was still in the top 1000 at number 604. It was most popular in 991 when it was at number 360.
- Meredith-Welsh-Great ruler-Although it was primarily used for girls, Meredith was also given as a boys name in the first have of the 20th century. It was most popular in 1941 when it was number 582 on the charts for boys.
- Dana-English-From Denmark-Dana is a unisex name that most people would consider feminine sounding due to it's 'a' ending, but it was in the top 1000 for boy's until 1997. It was most popular for boy's in 1962 when it reached number 172 in the US.
- Lucy-English-Light-Very rarely used for boy's in the late 19th/ early 20th century. Since the social security records don't go back further than 1880 we can't see how popular it was previous to then, but from 1880 to 1906 it was in the top 1000 boy's names 4 times, the highest being at number 823 in 1901.
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