Riley

Zimger

WDYT: Does it age well? Do you think it's a masculine or a feminine name?

SamanthaG+3

i think it's more feminine now. It's my son's middle name and i really wish i had spelled it Reilly, like i was originally going to but didn't.

EGMphoto

I know lots (LOTS) of little girls named Riley/Rylie. I don't think it ages well at all. I can't imagine being a professional woman with the name. NMS.

MrsTBird

I don't think it ages well. And even though it is a boy name, I still see it as feminine only because I know more girls named Riley than boys.

strawberrytree

I think in the US it is more popular as a girl's name, but where I live (eastern Canada) I can honestly say I have only ever met 1 girl with the name vs the many boys I've met named Riley/Reilly (I'm a teacher). I think it's cutesy on a girl but I like it on a boy and think it would age better. 

queenbone

I'm not a big fan of surnames as first names unless it is a family name.  Reilly/Riley definitely seems masculine to me.

However I know both a little boy and girl with this name. 

LoCarb

I know 1 adult male w/ the name and 2 young girls (under 4yo) w/ the name. I think it is becoming more of a feminine name.

WildcatPrincess

It's more popular now as a female name. Prior to naming my daughter the only Riley I knew was a boy growing up. Now that we're in a number of playgroups we've met a few other Rileys, all girls.

kimberlymautz

I know a Riley that is a boy, but he's 18 now. Every Riley I know that's younger than that is a girl.

apc1929

I used to like this name but I think I just know way too many now.  Literally 5 under age of 6    I do think its mostly a girls name now though    I have a good friend whose son is Riley and she is upset that all the other Rileys he is in school/camp with are girls

Kdbean27

mj.reilly:

Yes, I think it ages just fine. I know a few adult MEN with the name.

I only see it as masculine.

I cannot picture a girl when I think of the name, let alone an adult woman.

This! It's a boy's name. It ages just fine.

magsugar13

I do not like it on a girl or a boy.

I do not think it ages well at all.

jlh2716

I think it ages well on guys. I know two very masculine men named Riley, so I associate it with males.

I hate it on girls. It's not feminine to me at all, the ones I know irl always have it misspelled, and it's not cute at all past the age of 5. Bleh.

jennipea382

The first Riley I ever met was the reason I fell in love with the name.. he was an adorable 3 year old boy in the play school class I taught in high school. The other Riley I know is my friend's brother, and I think he's in his late teens or early 20's.

It's masculine to me. I'm irrationally angry about it's popularity for girls because it's just not a girl's name to me at all. Luckily it's more popular in my state for boys and it's not SUPER popular, so I started to reconsider it for a future boy. I love it but I don't know if I love it enough for my future son to feel like he has a girl's name because of the little girls with the name (and don't get me started on the terrible spellings.. why do people need to ruin a name?).

As for aging well, I think it would. I think knowing someone closer to my age with the name helps me see it on someone older, just like I started seeing Addison as a male name after meeting a male Addison closer to my age (the only one I knew previously was a friend's daughter).

CJC2011

Zimger:

WDYT: Does it age well? Do you think it's a masculine or a feminine name?

 

I love Riley for both male and female.....unfortunately I know 3 dogs named Riley too:( 

beaureve

I don't like this name at all. Not a fan of surnames for first names, especially for girls.

mrebecca

I think of it as a name for a male.
I used to really like it, but I think it's way overused now.
Maybe just overused as a girl's name... I still like it for a boy.