Baby naming debate... please vote!

[Haven]

Riley is super trendy for little girls in my area right now, and I was surprised the first time I heard it for a girl.
But so is Bailey, which happens to be my dog's name, and the name of at least ten other dogs I've met!I think if you love a name, go for it. DH and I will definitely be giving our future children very unusual names, and we don't care what other people think about them!

OMG! Bailey is my son's middle name!! Like I said early, I think it's a black Lab's name (my boss' black Lab is named Bailey), but DH has always liked it so we went with it.

I had no idea it was a common dog name - two weeks ago I rescued a dog named Bailey that I found wandering on my street and returned him to his owners. That's my Bailey-dog experience! /threadjack

I've never known a girl named Riley, but I've known several boys with that name, and seen it as a boys name on several tv shows.

Maybe it's regional?

I've been thinking about this thread and I came back to say that I really like the name Riley for a boy. I like it as it is, but I also like that it has two potential nicknames: "Ri" (or Ry, etc.) and "Lee."

 

[VRBeauty]

I think "Riley" gained popularity as a girl's name in 2007, when a certain politician's dalliances with a woman named "Rielle" (pronounced Riley) made the news.

 

[zoebartlett]

I know a few more girl Rileys, but for me, it's one of those unisex names that sound good for either gender.

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I probably would not use it for a boy at this point for the reason you mentioned earlier, all the other Riley's he will know may be girls. Love the list of masculine names you listed! Some names are cute for little boys but you want the name to work well when he is a grown man.