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Worried i have gave my son a girls name

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girlsnameboysname · 04/07/2025 19:06

Name changed for this.

Please be kind, I'm feeling a little stressed.

My son was born 6 weeks ago and we struggled to pick a name. I chose Riley and I really like the name. OH took a bit of convincing as he felt it was very unisex. I had only really thought of it as a boys name though. After a couple of days OH 'gave in' and we named him Riley.

But since then we've had various comments about it being unisex and iv also now heard of 2 girls in my daughter's school with the name!

I'm also still following various baby name groups on FB and keep seeing Rylie/Rayleigh/Rylee etc being suggested for a girl.

I'm now feeling a bit of name regret and worrying that the name is now becoming a girls name.

It will bother me lots of there are other Riley's in his school group and even more so if they are girls.

Yes I'm aware this might be seen as ridiculous, but it's how I feel.

Ps, I haven't spoke to OH about this as I was the one rubbishing his (I feel now valid) concerns.

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user1492757084 · 13/09/2025 15:14

Riley is a handsome name for a boy.

Riley is the heroic rider in Banjo Paterson's poem - The Man From Snowy River.

funmamamoo · 13/09/2025 15:21

Primary teacher here and only ever known male Riley’s.

KayEmAy · 17/09/2025 20:00

I see Riley as a truly neutral name, love it on a boy:)

mummysmagicmedicine · 17/09/2025 20:01

Never met a girl Riley, only boys and have met a fair few of all ages x

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