Help picking a sister name for Riley

[name_f]My[/name_f] husband and I can’t seem to agree on a baby girl name. Our daughter is 4 and her name is [name_u]Riley[/name_u], and we both want a sister name that compliments hers.

So far here is what we have:

[name_f]Margo[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]

Any thoughts, or suggestions of other names that would also compliment [name_u]Riley[/name_u]? Thanks in advance!

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Of your short list I think [name_u]Arden[/name_u] works best alongside [name_u]Riley[/name_u].

I love [name_f]Alice[/name_f], but it’s very classically feminine, whereas [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a girl is a more modern, trendy, and neutral choice.
[name_u]Arden[/name_u] fits that without being too matchy.

[name_f]Margo[/name_f] works too. While older and more traditionally feminine like [name_f]Alice[/name_f], it has a punch that doesn’t make it feel too different from [name_u]Riley[/name_u].

[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] back, @January16Mama

[name_u]Riley[/name_u] and [name_u]Arden[/name_u] are wonderful together!

I also like [name_f]Alice[/name_f] for something a little more traditional.

Maybe [name_u]Riley[/name_u] and…

[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_u]Austen[/name_u]
[name_u]Nico[/name_u]
[name_f]Lyra[/name_f]
[name_u]Nova[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Juniper[/name_u]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Maren[/name_f]
[name_f]Orla[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_f]Thea[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Pepper[/name_u]
[name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_u]Vida[/name_u]
[name_u]Mika[/name_u]
[name_f]Anya[/name_f]

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[name_u]Arden[/name_u] makes me think of [name_u]Aspen[/name_u] which would also be good with [name_u]Riley[/name_u]

[name_u]Riley[/name_u] and
[name_f]Hailey[/name_f]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_f]Callie[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Sadie[/name_f]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_f]Tansy[/name_f]
[name_u]Tegan[/name_u]/ [name_u]Teagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Winslow[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Story[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]

I think [name_u]Riley[/name_u] & [name_u]Zuri[/name_u] would work very well together along with [name_u]Riley[/name_u] & [name_f]Margo[/name_f], But I much prefer [name_u]Zuri[/name_u] :heart:

I think that [name_u]Riley[/name_u] is super cute! Some beautiful ideas of names for her sisters are:
[name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Scout[/name_u] (@thenameprincess)
[name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Pepper[/name_u], [name_u]Nico[/name_u] (@katinka)

[name_f]Mella[/name_f], [name_f]Melanie[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Stella[/name_f], [name_u]Jessie[/name_u], [name_f]Jessamy[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]

Thanks everyone for your input so far! Appreciate it! :slight_smile: :blush:

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[name_u]Arden[/name_u] and [name_u]Zuri[/name_u] are great!!

I’ll suggest
[name_f]Suri[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
[name_u]Oakley[/name_u]
[name_f]Libby[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmy[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Macy[/name_f]
[name_f]Aria[/name_f]

[name_u]Riley[/name_u] and [name_f]Margot[/name_f] seem to fit best to me out of your options.

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

Here are my thoughts-

[name_f]Margo[/name_f]-I like this. I think that it goes well w/[name_u]Riley[/name_u]. It’s spunky, not super frilly, short, simple, etc.

[name_u]Arden[/name_u]-This is not my personal favorite, but I like it w/[name_u]Riley[/name_u]. And it’s different.

[name_u]Zuri[/name_u]-I don’t hate this. It seems a bit exotic next to [name_u]Riley[/name_u], honestly.

[name_f]Alice[/name_f]-This is my favorite from the list. What a sweet, beautiful classic. I wouldn’t say that it goes w/[name_u]Riley[/name_u] though. [name_f]Awesome[/name_f] name…just a totally different style.

A few ideas:

[name_u]Blair[/name_u]

[name_f]Branwen[/name_f]

[name_u]Kit[/name_u]

[name_f]Maisy[/name_f]

[name_u]Penny[/name_u]-better as a nn for [name_f]Penelope[/name_f] in general I think. But something about [name_u]Riley[/name_u] & [name_u]Penny[/name_u] is really cute!

[name_u]Scout[/name_u]

[name_f]Tess[/name_f]

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

From your list, I think I like [name_u]Arden[/name_u] the best with [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. It has that same spunk and is more modern. [name_f]Margo[/name_f] would be my second favorite.

Other suggestions:
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_f]Tess[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_u]Harlow[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Cleo[/name_f]
[name_u]Teagan[/name_u]

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I like [name_f]Alice[/name_f] but I don’t think it really goes with [name_u]Riley[/name_u].
What about [name_u]Riley[/name_u] & …
[name_f]Arielle[/name_f]
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelsey[/name_u]
[name_f]Lorelei[/name_f]
McKenzie
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u]

I think [name_u]Arden[/name_u] suits [name_u]Riley[/name_u] best in that it’s also unisex. I adore [name_f]Alice[/name_f] and [name_f]Margo[/name_f] but they’re much more classic and feminine. If I heard about a [name_u]Riley[/name_u] and an [name_f]Alice[/name_f] or a [name_u]Riley[/name_u] and [name_f]Margo[/name_f] I would personally assume [name_u]Riley[/name_u] was a boy but that doesn’t really matter. Plus, I don’t always think it’s essential that siblings’ names match perfectly so really any of these work. Some other ideas:

[name_f]Matilda[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_f]Nell[/name_f]
[name_f]Freya[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Zola[/name_u]
[name_f]Edie[/name_f]
[name_u]Noa[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f] ‘[name_u]Teddy[/name_u]’
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]

From your list I’d pick [name_f]Margot[/name_f]. I’m going to suggest [name_f]Leida[/name_f] to you.

From your list, I think [name_f]Margo[/name_f] and [name_u]Zuri[/name_u] share [name_u]Riley[/name_u]’s spunk and [name_u]Arden[/name_u] picks up on some of its style. [name_f]Alice[/name_f] is beautiful but doesn’t sound as much like a sister for [name_u]Riley[/name_u] in my opinion–but honestly, if you end up going with it, [name_u]Riley[/name_u] and [name_f]Alice[/name_f] will sound like natural sisters within minutes. So if you love it, I have no doubt it’ll work.

I love previous commenters’ suggestions of [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Nova[/name_u], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_u]Sutton[/name_u], [name_u]Marlowe[/name_u], and [name_u]Hadley[/name_u]. I also wonder if you might like:

[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Parker[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]

Overall, my favorite from your original list is [name_f]Margo[/name_f]. Otherwise, I think my favorites for you are [name_u]Emery[/name_u] and [name_u]Avery[/name_u]. Both pick up on the five-letter, ends-in-y theme of [name_u]Riley[/name_u] while bringing their own great sound. They’re both unisex but lean girl in terms of usage, just like [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. And both feel spunky, energetic, and fun, while also aging well–again, just like their big sister!