Instead I've listed as many such names as I could think of and then gave a famous male and female example of each. I'm sure that I forgot a bunch.
Androgynous Names- Male example/Female example
Jamie- Jamie Moyer (former MLB pitcher)/Jamie Lee Curtis (actress)
Pat- Pat Sajak (host of Wheel of Fortune)/Pat Benatar (80s singer)
Quinn- Quinn Cook (Duke point guard)/Quinn Fabray (fictional character from Glee)
Blake- Blake Shelton (country singer)/Blake Lively (actress)
Taylor- Taylor Mays (Cincinnati Bengals safety)/Taylor Swift (singer/songwriter)
Chris- Chris Davis (Baltimore Orioles first baseman)/Chris Evert (retired tennis player)
Christine- Christine Michael (Seattle Seahawks running back)/Christine Quinn (NYC mayoral candidate)
Tori- Torii Hunter (Detroit Tigers outfielder)/Tori Spelling (actress)
Tracy- Tracy Mcgrady (former NBA guard/forward)/Tracy Chapman (singer)
Courtney- Courtney Upshaw (Baltimore Ravens linebacker)/ Courtney Cox (actress)
Leslie- Leslie Frazier (Minnesota Vikings head coach)/ Leslie Mann (actress)
Andy- Andy Warhol (artist)/Andie McDowell (actress)
Morgan- Morgan Freeman (actor)/Morgan Fairchild (actress)
Jesse- Jesse Palmer (ESPN CFB Analyst)/Jessie Spano (fictional character from Saved By the Bell)
Jordan- Jordan Cameron (Cleveland Browns tight end)/Jordin Sparks (singer/actress)
Casey- Casey Affleck (actor)/Casey Anthony (suspected murderer)
Sam- Sam Snead (one of the greatest golfers of all time)/Sam Ponder (ESPN Sideline Reporter)
Drew- Drew Bledsoe (former NFL quarterback)/Drew Barrymore (actress)
Kim- Kim Jong-il (former North Korean dictator)/Kim Carnes (80s singer)
Alex- Alex Rodriguez (New York Yankees third baseman)/Alex Morgan (US soccer player)
Whitney- Whitney Mercilus (Houston Texans linebacker)/Whitney Cummings (comedian/actress)
Shannon- Shannon Sharpe (NFL Hall of Fame tight end)/Shannon Elizabeth (actress)
Frances- Frances Scott Fitzgerald (famous author)/Frances McDormand (actress)
Kelly- Kelly Slater (pro surfer)/Kelly Clarkson (singer)
Rory- Rory McIlroy (golfer)/Rory Gilmore (fictional character from Gilmore Girls)
Shelley- Shelley Duncan (professional baseball player- currently in the minor league)/Shelley Long (actress)
Peyton- Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos quarterback)/Peyton Sawyer (fictional character from One Tree Hill)
Erin- Erin Henderson (Minnesota Vikings linebacker)/Erin Andrews (Fox Sports studio host/sideline reporter)
Brook- Brook Lopez (Brooklyn Nets center)/Brooke Burke (former model/television host)
Robin- Robin Thicke (singer)/Robin Wright (actress)
Bonus Names
I thought of six more surefire androgynous names, but couldn't find a famous female to use as an example. Instead I will try to explain why I'm convinced that they belong to be listed.
Logan- Logan Thomas (Virginia Tech quarterback)/I went to college with a girl named Logan. I always knew of her, but would not have been able to pick her out of a police lineup. In December a bunch of former Fairfield Stags went to Philly to see our friend's band. Sure enough this Logan girl was there. She came right up to me (and a few others who weren't entirely sure who she was) and said hello like we were old friends. She was friendly and fun.
Cory- Cory Booker (mayor of Newark)/My high school friend once dated a girl named Kori, so on that alone I'm going to count it. Cory/Corey both ranked in the top 800 female names in the 1980s.
Sidney- Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins center)/Sidney was a top 260 female name in the late 1980s and Sydney was the 78th most common female name in 2012.
Madison- Madison Bumgarner (San Francisco Giants pitcher)/Madison was the 9th most popular female name in 2012 (#2 in 2001 and 2002).
Devon- Devon White (former MLB outfielder)/My friend's sister-in-law is named Devon (not positive on the spelling). Devon was the 225th most popular female name in 1990.
Angel- Angel Cabrera (golfer)/There have to be thousands of strippers named Angel, right? As it turns out Angel has been a very popular name for boys and girls since the 1970s. In 2012 Angel was the 227th most popular name for females (#57 for boys).
Names that I initially did not think of, but came across while researching this post
Mackenzie
Addison
Bailey (more of a dog's name though, right?)
Hayden
Riley
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