Quote from: A on September 11, 2012, 04:35:22 PM
This is a little off-topic, but Rita, is your name somewhat common where you are? Again, we speak French here, so it may be totally different, but it struck me, because here, Rita is -the- archetype of a very old name, for a very old aunt. There are names that are more common in one language than another, but I really wanted to ask, since it's the first time I notice a name that actually was popular here, probably 60-80 years ago, be used in the US now.

Margarita, Or Margharet

Rita is a shorter, younger form though in my opinion.   Origins are greek, but I have seen it in its short form Rita being used in spanish cultures alot more often.

As a baby name in the US, Rita never seems to be in the top 10, but never obscure either.  Always in the middle - middle top.

apparantly Eden is unisex so that could work till while im still androgynous and not passing yet ?   

I think you are a "Lauren." Lauren evokes sophistication, allure, sexiness, independence yet femininity.

Quote from: The Tomboy Transgirl on September 11, 2012, 06:12:07 AM
Use the name you like the most. Everything else is just drama. I'm changing from Johnny to Johnnie, personally. To paraphrase Luis Guzman in Boogie Nights: "Do what you dig."

Do what you dig, indeed, which, presumably includes being a "transgirl," a moniker that, to my perhaps over-sensitve ear resounds pejoratively.

Here are the (supposedly) hottest girl baby names:

FASTEST-RISING GIRL'S NAMES
1. Tenley
2. Harper
3. Everleigh
4. Martina
5. Sookie
6. Navi
7. Charlotte
8. Eloise
9. Lorelai
10. Ursula
11. Briella
12. Kinley
13. Tinsley
14. Mhairi
15. Leighton
16. Maelle
17. Ever
18. Kinsley
19. Lux
20. Everly
I chose a uni-sex name that many took as a male name so I regretted it but now the name is becoming more prominent in the female lexicon so maybe it will work out after all. Darian is took close to Dorian and Darren. I think it is a bad choice especially if your female voice is not that great.

How about Darianne?  I have heard that adaptation of the name before. 

K

UC is on the right track with looking at the most popular baby names. However, I would advise looking through the list of your year of birth, in your area/state/province. Or maybe a few years later, to sound younger, or something? But having a name that's super popular among children right now, as an adult, is fairly strange, trans or not. It makes people chuckle. I don't have an English example, but think of a name popular in 15-year-olds, and imagine yourself reading it in the newspaper, and then looking at the picture of a balding, grey-haired man.

I would suggest looking at the top 100, too. Going for the very most popular ones (say, the top 10?) raises another issue: you feel so, so ordinary. Over here, Kevins, Michaëls, Catherines... They've all lived the experience of having 1, 2 or even 3 homonyms in the same class. None of them described it as a very fun experience. (Funny thing, there were two guys in my class with the same first AND last names. One got a nickname, and the other was just "not-<nickname>".)

Personally, I chose a name that was really popular (reached the very top) in the late 1990s and early 2000s and still is to some extent (its rank is falling; currently below 44) but was only starting to get popular when I was born, 21 years ago, so it makes my parents look like they were somewhat avant-gardist. That wasn't most of my decision, but looking into it afterwards, I don't dislike that.

(As for the list... Yes, I'm still not used to how bad most English names sound to me. xD)

Rita: Uhm... All right. Looks like it truly is diametrally different.

Choose whatever name you think sounds cool, then just tell confused people that your parents are weird. 

If you really are bent on a unisex name:

-Jordan
-Adrian
-Alex
-Casey
-Quinn
-Toby
-Jess

I've been "test-driving" the name Dana for myself for it's androgynous qualities. It immediately reminds me of actresses Dana Delaney & Dana Plato and comedian Dana Carvey. Plus, it sounds somewhat like my birth name, so if someone from my past calls me by the wrong name, I can plausibly claim to have "mis-heard" it. Finally, I kind of like the sound of it.