Boy or Girl?

sgb721

I know the name Riley is unisex but I'm curious if people find it more common for boys or girls.... TIA

LNic5

It really is completely unisex to me, I boys and girls named Riley, but I know more girls with that name than boys

plunderb

Data says:

2013:

4,902 girls named Riley

2,531 boys named Riley

(not counting alternate spellings)

about 2:1 in favor of girls

2003:

4,242 girls named Riley

4,076 boys named Riley

(not counting alternate spellings)

about 1:1 even

1993:

552 girls named Riley

1,375 boys named Riley

(not counting alternate spellings)

about 2.5:1 in favor of boys

These ratios suggest that current usage of Riley is unisex, but has taken a sharp turn toward feminine in the past 10 years.

DaisyZH

I know it's a boy name but I have only known girl Rileys.

queenbone

I wouldn't call it unisex, despite how it is being used right now.

I know one little girl Riley and 3 little boy Rileys.

magsugar13

i vote dog 

strawberrytree

I don't live in the US and all the Rileys I know are boys. 

WashingtonQueen

Boy name.

BananaLettuce

I have a girl cousin named Riley, and I still voted boy.

ashiscute

Idani said:

This is probably my most hated name for a girl. It's a boy name.

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MrsLele

mrsplaydoh said:

If you had a third option for DOG, I would have selected that. I know 3 dogs named Riley and that is all I think of...but the dogs are a girl and 2 boys if that helps ;-)

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Robi1

I'm on team dog. But I don't have strong feelings whether it's a boy dog or a girl dog. 

vulpini

I think male dog  If it's gotta be a human, then boy.

MrsD4911

I have never met a boy named Riley, but several girls named Riley.

kazritabeck

Boy name