Riley? Really?

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I am very surprised to see the name Riley at no. 8 in the Top Ten Boys names. I don't know of anyone who has used this name. I've never come across the name at all. It's above William and James and I know lots of babies/children/men with these names. Obviously the list is correct - anyone know lots of Rileys?

I don't know of any personally but I have heard this name out in public a fair bit. Only ever heard it for a girl.

My Riley is 14. Didn’t know any when we named him. Now know a lot, mostly between the ages 3-8.

For the record- we are university educated and his bother is about to start university! Lol

I haven't met any but I like it. My husband prefers it as a girls name though so it won't get used by us.

Riley was only number 40 in 2016. It must have come up a lot.

My nephew is a Riley but he's 7. I know one or two others but around the same age. Didn't think it was as popular at the moment x

Where I live it's a chavvy name, used by chavs so personally I can't stand the name!

I know two boys called Riley at the same school (they must be about 8 and 10) but before that, I hadn't heard of another one for a long time. It was on my long-list for DS1 over 20 years ago because of a film character that had made quite an impression on me, but I usually prefer more traditional names and was worried that I'd go off it, so we didn't go with it in the end. I still kinda like it though.

I know one, it's also my Auntie & Uncle's surname so just reminds me of them!

Yep, hear it all the time where I am.

This thread was started 5 years ago

I know a couple of Riley’s - one girl, one boy.

Its quite common for boys where i live in the south east.