Yes, they are more common for girls. Cyan is 38f/8m, Indigo is is 61f/20m, Azure is 43f/15m, Navy is 21f/5m, and Teal is 10f/6m. Slate is all boy. Still, all are so unusual that I don't think they have a particularly strong gender association.
They don't have a very strong gender association here either, apart from Indigo - we had a high-profile celebrity baby called Indigo 3 years ago, and ever since then it's become semi-popular and definitely feminine.
I agree with Lou - to me it seems male, even though it's much more common as a female name.
It annoys me that if a celebrity decides a particular name is male or female, then that's it - can't we think for ourselves any more?
Are these more common for girls than guys in the US, because here Cyan, Indigo, Azure and Teal are seen as mostly feminine (although unisex)?
ReplyDeleteSome other boyish blues:
Bondi
Cambridge
Dodger
Duke
Midnight
Prussian
Royal
Sky
True
Yale
Zaffre
Yes, they are more common for girls. Cyan is 38f/8m, Indigo is is 61f/20m, Azure is 43f/15m, Navy is 21f/5m, and Teal is 10f/6m. Slate is all boy. Still, all are so unusual that I don't think they have a particularly strong gender association.
ReplyDeleteI consider Indigo more of a male name than a female one, even though it's also more widely used as a female name here in England&Wales.
ReplyDeleteThey don't have a very strong gender association here either, apart from Indigo - we had a high-profile celebrity baby called Indigo 3 years ago, and ever since then it's become semi-popular and definitely feminine.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lou - to me it seems male, even though it's much more common as a female name.
It annoys me that if a celebrity decides a particular name is male or female, then that's it - can't we think for ourselves any more?