Riley: Girl's name or boy's name?
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Riley: Girl's name or boy's name?
| Sat, 05-26-2007 - 11:41pm |
Riley: Girl's name or boy's name?
- Girl
- Boy
- Either
- Neither, I don't like it
- I really like Riley as a boy's name, but I would hesitate to use is as many...
- people are using it as a girl's name
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Riley (or Reilly) is a surname, so it can and has been used for both genders at some point. However, it may interest you to know that Riley has been in the top 1000 BOY names every single year searchable on the SSA site (1880 to 2006). Bottom half, most of the time, and in the 200s as far back as the 1880s! It's only been on the girl side at all since the 90s.
So while it's highly likely he'll run into female Rileys at some point, that doesn't necessarily mean most will automatically assume him a girl if pressed. It's been common on boys/men for so long, I'd still assume male if I had to guess.
Also, if you're considering Riley for a boy, you might think about using the more surnamey Reilly spelling. So far, I've only met boys with this spelling ... girls are generally Riley or some kre8iv form (Ryleigh, Rylee, etc.).
HTH
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I love it as a boy's name and find it spunky and cool. As a girl's name, I find it trendy and outdated. USE IT!
-Nikki
http://destastory.blogspot.com/
Edited 5/27/2007 1:38 pm ET by soma_holiday
A lot of people are using this name for their girls, but I rather it for a boy...and I *really* love the Reilly spelling a lot!
Good luck.