Unisex names in Popmundo

Are you expecting a baby in Popmundo (or just otherwise?). And can’t decide on a name until you know if it’s a boy or a girl?

Well then, the solution is to use a unisex name! A name that exists both for girls and boys. I made the extra effort to check all the namelists in Popmundo and built a list of names that exist for both genders and counted how many times it’s used in the game.

Here’s a complete list of all the 601 unisex names available in Popmundo (The times field tells how many alive characters in the game currently have this name).

mysql> select unisex.name, (select count(f) from charname where f=unisex.name) AS Times from unisex order by name;

+---------------+-------+
| name          | Times |
+---------------+-------+
| Achlys        |     0 |
| Ada           |   417 |
| Addison       |    45 |
| Ade           |     0 |
| Ahu           |   105 |
| AiMin         |    25 |
| Akgün         |    69 |
| Aki           |    26 |
| Akira         |     6 |
| Alana         |    77 |
| Ale           |    20 |
| Aleksa        |     2 |
| Alex          |   579 |
| Alexis        |   474 |
| Alija         |     1 |
| Alison        |     4 |
| Alix          |    39 |
| Alla          |    14 |
| Altan         |    59 |
| Alva          |    12 |
| Ambar         |     0 |
| Amber         |   107 |
| Ami           |     2 |
| Amiri         |     0 |
| Anıl          |   127 |
| Andrea        |   379 |
| Andrija       |     5 |
| Ane           |    28 |
| Angel         |   109 |
| Anouk         |    37 |
| Anto          |     4 |
| Aoi           |     1 |
| Aphrodite     |     9 |
| Aran          |     0 |
| Arata         |     0 |
| Ares          |    32 |
| Ari           |    58 |
| Arie          |     1 |
| Ariel         |    52 |
| Ashley        |   107 |
| Ashton        |    61 |
| Asri          |     1 |
| Ateş          |   215 |
| Aubrey        |     0 |
| Aurél         |     6 |
| Avery         |    48 |
| Ayame         |     1 |
| Aycan         |   115 |
| Aygün         |    61 |
| Ayhan         |    81 |
| Aytaç         |   169 |
| Ayumu         |     2 |
| Aza           |     1 |
| Şule          |   140 |
| Đuka          |     3 |
| İdil          |   131 |
| İsmet         |    75 |
| Özden         |   119 |
| Özen          |   127 |
| Özgür         |   144 |
| Özge          |   335 |
| Özgecan       |    26 |
| Çağrı         |   224 |
| Başar         |   253 |
| Baby          |   420 |
| Badem         |    21 |
| Bahrija       |     0 |
| Bailey        |    49 |
| BaoYi         |    37 |
| Baran         |    30 |
| Batı          |   167 |
| Bela          |    51 |
| Beren         |   164 |
| Berin         |    35 |
| Bertie        |     0 |
| Bilge         |   229 |
| Bilgen        |    48 |
| Blair         |   123 |
| Bobbie        |    26 |
| Bobby         |     3 |
| Bona          |     1 |
| Brett         |    51 |
| Burçin        |   178 |
| Cameron       |    58 |
| Cankat        |    65 |
| Cansın        |    56 |
| Carey         |     0 |
| Carol         |    56 |
| Carrol        |     0 |
| Carroll       |     0 |
| Carson        |    32 |
| Cary          |     1 |
| Casey         |    44 |
| Cecil         |    49 |
| Chance        |    35 |
| Chandler      |   108 |
| Charis        |     1 |
| Charlie       |    74 |
| Cherry        |    63 |
| Chevy         |    48 |
| Chibi         |     1 |
| Chin          |     0 |
| Chinda        |     1 |
| Chris         |   536 |
| Clair         |     1 |
| Clarence      |     5 |
| Cleo          |     6 |
| Clyde         |     6 |
| Collen        |     0 |
| Connie        |    68 |
| Corey         |    43 |
| Cory          |     5 |
| Courtney      |    58 |
| Cris          |    59 |
| Dallas        |    41 |
| Damaris       |    31 |
| Dan           |    16 |
| Dana          |   103 |
| Dani          |    15 |
| Daniele       |    31 |
| Dara          |    61 |
| Darby         |    42 |
| Darcy         |     3 |
| Darian        |    49 |
| Darnell       |     1 |
| Daryl         |     2 |
| Dünya         |   107 |
| Dee           |     4 |
| Denise        |   130 |
| Deniz         |   331 |
| Dennis        |    46 |
| Denny         |     3 |
| Deon          |    48 |
| Derin         |   245 |
| Derya         |   308 |
| Devin         |    58 |
| Devon         |     2 |
| Devrim        |   183 |
| Dilber        |    54 |
| Dina          |     9 |
| Dion          |     1 |
| Doğa          |   167 |
| Doğu          |   211 |
| Dominique     |    87 |
| Donnie        |     5 |
| Dora          |    60 |
| Dorian        |    19 |
| Drew          |    48 |
| Dylan         |   186 |
| Eddie         |    82 |
| Ege           |   360 |
| Eiko          |     4 |
| Ekin          |   381 |
| Eko           |     1 |
| Elen          |     0 |
| Eli           |    10 |
| Elia          |    18 |
| Elif          |   211 |
| Elin          |    20 |
| Elis          |   106 |
| Eliza         |    29 |
| Ellis         |    12 |
| Elmas         |    44 |
| Elmer         |     1 |
| Elmi          |     1 |
| Elvan         |    89 |
| Emanuele      |    68 |
| Emel          |    41 |
| Enid          |     0 |
| Ere           |     0 |
| Eren          |    57 |
| Eric          |   306 |
| Erin          |    58 |
| Eru           |     2 |
| Esa           |    13 |
| Esen          |    76 |
| Eser          |   100 |
| Esin          |    82 |
| Eugene        |     4 |
| Evan          |    72 |
| Evelin        |     4 |
| Ezel          |    48 |
| Felice        |    16 |
| Ferda         |   140 |
| Feza          |    79 |
| Fidan         |    44 |
| Figen         |    64 |
| Firdevs       |    62 |
| Firuz         |    41 |
| Flori         |     1 |
| Fran          |     1 |
| Francis       |   174 |
| Freddie       |    20 |
| Fumio         |     0 |
| Gabi          |     7 |
| Gabriele      |    53 |
| Gale          |     0 |
| Gayle         |     1 |
| Gökçe         |   189 |
| Görkem        |    96 |
| Güneş         |   158 |
| Güner         |   102 |
| Güngör        |    60 |
| Güral         |    76 |
| Güray         |    80 |
| Gürcan        |    96 |
| Güven         |    60 |
| Gene          |    56 |
| Gerd          |    10 |
| Gerry         |   102 |
| Gigi          |     1 |
| Glenn         |    29 |
| Guadalupe     |    49 |
| Gwyn          |     0 |
| Ha-Neul       |     0 |
| Haiko         |     2 |
| Hale          |    45 |
| Hali          |    35 |
| Hamida        |     0 |
| Han           |     2 |
| Hana          |    16 |
| Hanifa        |     1 |
| Hanna         |   111 |
| Haru          |     0 |
| Haruki        |     0 |
| Hedwig        |     7 |
| Heike         |     5 |
| Heini         |     7 |
| Helgi         |    11 |
| Helmi         |     4 |
| Henny         |     5 |
| Hikaru        |     1 |
| Hilal         |   140 |
| Himi          |     0 |
| Hiro          |    20 |
| Hironobu      |     0 |
| Hiroshi       |     2 |
| Hisashi       |     0 |
| Hollis        |     2 |
| Husnija       |     0 |
| Hyang-Soon    |     0 |
| Işık          |   187 |
| Ida           |   168 |
| Ilgın         |    99 |
| Indira        |    38 |
| Indra         |     0 |
| Ines          |    56 |
| Inge          |    41 |
| Ira           |    10 |
| Irmak         |   132 |
| Isa           |    32 |
| Isamu         |     0 |
| Itsuki        |     2 |
| Ivica         |     5 |
| Ivon          |    20 |
| Jackie        |    56 |
| Jadey         |     2 |
| Jae           |     5 |
| Jae-Hwa       |     0 |
| Jaime         |   133 |
| Jamie         |   341 |
| Jane          |    60 |
| Janis         |     5 |
| Jann          |     1 |
| Janne         |    64 |
| Jasmin        |   106 |
| Jayme         |     1 |
| Jean          |    96 |
| Jerry         |    50 |
| Jesse         |    50 |
| Jessie        |    98 |
| Jewell        |     4 |
| Jimmie        |     7 |
| Jimmy         |   130 |
| Jin           |     1 |
| Joan          |    80 |
| Jody          |    55 |
| Joe           |   159 |
| Jone          |     0 |
| Jong          |     0 |
| Jordan        |   169 |
| Jordyn        |    39 |
| Jori          |     1 |
| José          |   427 |
| Jude          |    54 |
| Juli          |     1 |
| Julian        |    44 |
| Jun           |     2 |
| June          |    88 |
| Jung          |     0 |
| Juri          |    14 |
| Kader         |    57 |
| Kadri         |    56 |
| Kaede         |     1 |
| Kahu          |     2 |
| Kai           |    38 |
| Kamira        |     0 |
| Kamuran       |    73 |
| Kane          |     1 |
| Kaoru         |     1 |
| Kara          |    91 |
| Karan         |    14 |
| Kari          |    15 |
| Karol         |    29 |
| Kasey         |     0 |
| Katsu         |     0 |
| Kay           |    48 |
| Kazuki        |     2 |
| Kazuya        |     1 |
| Kazuyoshi     |     0 |
| Kıvılcım      |    55 |
| Kelley        |     2 |
| Kelly         |    99 |
| Kendall       |    34 |
| Kenji         |     2 |
| Kennedy       |    99 |
| Kenneth       |    17 |
| Keno          |     0 |
| Kerry         |     1 |
| Kevser        |    44 |
| Kim           |   168 |
| Kimi          |    12 |
| Kirby         |     2 |
| Kit           |     1 |
| Kitti         |     4 |
| Kiyoshi       |     0 |
| Kohaku        |     0 |
| Koko          |     2 |
| Kris          |    24 |
| Kristen       |    88 |
| Kristian      |    27 |
| Kumsal        |    54 |
| Kyo           |     1 |
| Lacy          |    47 |
| Laine         |     8 |
| Lal           |    49 |
| Layne         |     3 |
| Leigh         |    58 |
| Lennie        |     1 |
| Leone         |     3 |
| Leonida       |     5 |
| Lesley        |    45 |
| Leslie        |   114 |
| Levi          |    67 |
| Li            |     4 |
| Lilo          |    15 |
| Lindsey       |    58 |
| Ljuba         |     2 |
| Logan         |    70 |
| Lois          |    23 |
| Lonnie        |     3 |
| Loren         |     0 |
| Lou           |   103 |
| Lulu          |     6 |
| Lynn          |   126 |
| Maha          |     1 |
| Maiko         |     1 |
| Makoto        |     0 |
| Malin         |    10 |
| Man           |     3 |
| Mana          |     0 |
| Mare          |    16 |
| Marian        |    10 |
| Marika        |    28 |
| Marin         |     1 |
| Marino        |    25 |
| Maris         |    25 |
| Marty         |     4 |
| Masa          |     0 |
| Masayoshi     |     0 |
| Mason         |    54 |
| Mateja        |     5 |
| Maurice       |   122 |
| Mavi          |   241 |
| Maxie         |     2 |
| May           |    51 |
| Mefharet      |    30 |
| Megumu        |     0 |
| Meiko         |     0 |
| Meng          |    13 |
| Meriç         |    64 |
| Merih         |    67 |
| Merle         |     8 |
| Michele       |   113 |
| Michi         |     0 |
| Michihiro     |     0 |
| Mihriban      |    42 |
| Mika          |    61 |
| Miki          |     2 |
| Miko          |     1 |
| Miku          |     0 |
| Minik         |    66 |
| Mio           |     2 |
| Misa          |     6 |
| Mito          |     0 |
| Mitsuo        |     0 |
| Moe           |     1 |
| Morgan        |   399 |
| Muhterem      |    22 |
| Muzaffer      |    54 |
| Myrna         |     0 |
| Nada          |    11 |
| Nae           |     5 |
| Nami          |    22 |
| Nan           |    24 |
| Nermin        |    74 |
| Nevin         |   100 |
| Nicky         |   130 |
| Nico          |    35 |
| Nicola        |    38 |
| Niki          |     3 |
| Nikita        |    70 |
| Nikko         |     2 |
| Niko          |    37 |
| Nikola        |    17 |
| Nil           |   390 |
| Ninel         |     3 |
| Nobu          |     0 |
| Noe           |     3 |
| Noel          |    49 |
| Nori          |     0 |
| Nozomi        |     0 |
| Nur           |    52 |
| Nurcan        |    80 |
| Nuria         |    23 |
| Odell         |     1 |
| Oki           |     0 |
| Ola           |    10 |
| Ollie         |     2 |
| Ori           |     1 |
| Orphée        |    64 |
| Paris         |    83 |
| Pat           |     1 |
| Pınar         |   724 |
| Rahil         |     0 |
| Rain          |    69 |
| Rani          |     0 |
| Ranko         |     5 |
| Rasema        |     1 |
| Rüzgar        |   144 |
| Reiko         |     1 |
| Remi          |     2 |
| Remzija       |     1 |
| Ren           |     3 |
| Rene          |    42 |
| Reno          |     0 |
| Reyes         |    41 |
| Reyhan        |    41 |
| Rida          |     1 |
| Riho          |     3 |
| Riko          |     2 |
| Riku          |     1 |
| Riley         |    49 |
| Rino          |    13 |
| Rio           |    73 |
| Riza          |     1 |
| Robbie        |   240 |
| Robin         |   114 |
| Roine         |     5 |
| Roko          |     6 |
| Rosario       |    67 |
| Rowan         |    22 |
| Royce         |     2 |
| Ruşen         |    42 |
| Rudy          |     5 |
| Rushi         |     1 |
| Ryan          |   248 |
| Ryo           |     2 |
| Ryou          |     0 |
| Saša          |     7 |
| Sabi          |     0 |
| Saini         |     5 |
| Saku          |     4 |
| Salla         |     0 |
| Sam           |    88 |
| Sami          |    72 |
| Sammie        |     1 |
| Sammy         |    20 |
| Sandy         |     0 |
| Santi         |    22 |
| Süreyya       |   132 |
| Seçkin        |   375 |
| Sedef         |    44 |
| Senko         |     0 |
| Seung         |     0 |
| Sezer         |    75 |
| Shannon       |    77 |
| Shaun         |    70 |
| Shawn         |    11 |
| Shay          |    45 |
| Shayne        |    49 |
| Sheela        |     0 |
| Shelby        |    55 |
| Shin          |     4 |
| Shinobu       |     1 |
| Sidney        |    51 |
| Sima          |    11 |
| Simone        |   155 |
| Sina          |    42 |
| Solveig       |     7 |
| Soo           |     2 |
| Sook          |     2 |
| Soon-Ok       |     2 |
| Sora          |     0 |
| Sri           |     0 |
| Stacey        |    69 |
| Stacy         |    74 |
| Stef          |    20 |
| Stephane      |     0 |
| Stevie        |    37 |
| Su            |   633 |
| Suat          |   130 |
| Sultan        |   237 |
| Sun           |    11 |
| Sydney        |   403 |
| Tai           |     3 |
| Taiyan        |    19 |
| Tajana        |     1 |
| Takehiko      |     0 |
| Taki          |     0 |
| Tako          |     1 |
| Takumi        |     0 |
| Tamara        |   151 |
| Tame          |     0 |
| Tami          |    32 |
| Tamra         |     1 |
| Tana          |     0 |
| Tanay         |    40 |
| Tane          |     0 |
| Tara          |    82 |
| Taree         |     0 |
| Tatsuya       |     0 |
| Taylor        |    54 |
| Teijo         |     0 |
| Teo           |    25 |
| Terje         |    20 |
| Terry         |    51 |
| Tezer         |    64 |
| Thais         |    26 |
| Tijen         |   127 |
| Toimi         |     9 |
| Toma          |    18 |
| Tome          |     5 |
| Tomi          |    29 |
| Tomo          |     4 |
| Toni          |   135 |
| Tory          |     1 |
| Toshi         |     1 |
| Toshiaki      |     0 |
| Touko         |     0 |
| Tracey        |     1 |
| Tracy         |    65 |
| Tsubasa       |     2 |
| Tuana         |   162 |
| Tuna          |    79 |
| Tutku         |    94 |
| Tyler         |    58 |
| Uğur         |    93 |
| Ukyo          |     0 |
| Ulvi          |    37 |
| Umut          |   125 |
| Utku          |   101 |
| Vali          |     2 |
| Valo          |    11 |
| Vanja         |     6 |
| Vasa          |     2 |
| Veera         |    13 |
| Vesa          |    23 |
| Vic           |     6 |
| Viera         |     0 |
| Viki          |     1 |
| Vildan        |    45 |
| Vinnie        |     1 |
| Vivian        |   174 |
| Vlada         |     7 |
| Vuslat        |    79 |
| Whitney       |    57 |
| Willie        |     4 |
| Winnie        |     0 |
| Yaşar         |   129 |
| Yağmur        |   154 |
| Yalın Altuğ   |    30 |
| Yani          |     1 |
| Yanni         |    20 |
| Yaren         |    25 |
| Yasu          |     0 |
| Yüksel        |   163 |
| Yori          |     0 |
| Yoshi         |     0 |
| Yoshiki       |     1 |
| Young         |     6 |
| Yuki          |    19 |
| Yukio         |     1 |
| Yuli          |     0 |
| Yuma          |     1 |
| Yuri          |    47 |
| Yutaka        |     0 |
| Yuu           |     4 |
| Zaid          |     1 |
| Zane          |     7 |
| ZiJun         |    38 |
+---------------+-------+
601 rows in set (4 min 4.16 sec)

(It took me over 4 minutes to run this on a fairly old computer due to the repeated iterations in the subquery.)

I’m quite certain many of the names here should not be allowed to given to both genders. For example Aphrodite and José sound very misplaced, but after asking around from native speakers, I’ve learned they’re actually correct. It’s interesting to note, that by running one kind of analysis on a database, unexpected results can help to pinpoint errors that otherwise would be quite impossible to do manually. How else would we have found out that there’s a José in the dutch girls’ name list?

I’ll have some translators look into this list so they pick out names that are definitely out of place. Don’t be surprised if this list will change one day!

If you actually want to give out this name to your newborn popo-baby, you will of course need to know in what language the name is available. For a full 2,042 row long list, please go to:

http://popodeus.com/namesearch/unisex-names-popmundo-20090829.html

It contains gender and language info (and the name id as it is originally stored in the Popmundo database.)

The previous blog entry has other kinds of interesting numbers that I picked out from the namelists today.