What do we think of Riley?

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Have loved this name for a long time but aware it’s become quite common! I don’t know the sex yet so considering this for a boy or girl. Would appreciate any honest advice!

It's a bit 2005

the class naughty boy (sorry!)

I'm a teacher and I'm going to be honest, it's a bit of a naughty boys name. I've taught quite a few.

I've got a girl Riley and couldn't imagine her being called anything else. It would have been Riley if she'd been a boy too.

Haha I’m going to be a first time mum and had no idea it’s a naughty boys name!!

I like Riley for a girl

Naughty boy name 100%!! Sorry, OP.

@emmathedilemma

the class naughty boy (sorry!)

Same here sorry. Our Riley ended up being sent to a behavioural unit by the time he was in year 2. Obviously doesn't mean your Riley would be naughty but it's what I now associate the name with.

To me it’s a dogs name 🤷🏻‍♀️

I think it's cute.
The name of the kid in Inside Out! Girl.

Love it for a girl. But yeah, it's a naughty boy name

Every boy Riley I've ever met has been the naughty kid. I like the name for a girl though!

The girl in Inside Out is Riley and she’s adorable. I think it’s lovely for her. But I do think it’s a naughty boys name too. Sorry

I like it for a girl, but not for a boy.

Girl but not a boy.

For a girl i like it, don't like it for a boy though

Love it for a girl!

My DD is Ripley, as in the movie "Alien", this might be a possible alternative. From the ONS names list there are approx 20 babies registered with this name a year, mostly girls.

I like for a girl

Surname and I rarely like the crossover.

I really like it! Goes to show how things vary by region - I've been teaching for 10 years and never come across a single Riley so had no idea about the naughty name thing. I think it works for a boy or a girl (as I mainly associate it with the girl in Inside Out).

I agree that it’s very 2005.

It is a surname. On the other hand, my friend's Jack Russell was named Riley,

I work at a school specifically for 'naughty boys'. We have a lot of Rileys. And Rylees, Righleighs, Ryleighs etc etc!

I'd probably name a girl Riley (I love the movie Inside Out, that's the girls name in it). I don't like it for a boy though.