I really like the name [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a boy, but the name is in the top 50 for girls. I don’t think it would be odd to meet a boy named [name_u]Riley[/name_u], as I know several - boys my own age and toddlers as well. But would the unisex popularity stop you from using it?
No, it wouldn’t. Giving a boy a name that is more popular for girls will not affect his masculinity in any way.
It definitely wouldn’t stop me. [name_u]Riley[/name_u] is, and always will be, a boys’ name, and it’s in bad taste when used for a girl.
It definitely wouldn’t stop me. It’s a fine name for a boy, [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. (:
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] is more popular for a boy here so i find it great for a boy and it wouldn’t stop me even if it was the other way
Nope, wouldn’t stop me. [name_u]Riley[/name_u] is perfectly fine for a boy.
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] is more masculine to me, take it back for the boys where it belongs!
I agree completely with this.
it wouldn’t stop me. i like [name_u]Riley[/name_u].
but you could always spell it [name_u]Reilly[/name_u], that makes it even more masculine
Big, fat DITTO. Please keep [name_u]Riley[/name_u] on your list for a boy!!
My cousin has a son named [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. 
Big, fat DITTO. Please keep [name_u]Riley[/name_u] on your list for a boy!!
My cousin has a son named [name_u]Taylor[/name_u] [name_u]Riley[/name_u].
[name_u]Riley[/name_u] is perfectly acceptable as a boys name because it STILL is a boys name! 
Simple but true! If parents who choose the name for their daughters aren’t worried about their femininity, why should you be worried about your son’s masculinity? Unisex names have to work both ways, don’t they?
I much prefer [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a boy, always have! I knew one growing up, and like a previous poster said, his was spelled [name_u]Reilly[/name_u], which is the spelling I really like, too.
I much prefer [name_u]Riley[/name_u] on a boy, it’s one of those unisex names that I don’t really consider that unisex as I see it as completely boy. I’m being a complete hypocrite by saying that as my name is unisex and it drives me mad when I see people on here calling my name 100% male, but it doesn’t bother me that on the league tables my name is more popular for boys, it bothers me when people say I have a masculine name.
On the other hand, I’ve never met/heard of a female [name_u]Riley[/name_u], I don’t know whether it’s not very popular as a girls name in the UK (I haven’t checked), so I see it as a boys name cause of that.
Also, I really like the spelling [name_u]Reilly[/name_u].
I have known both male and female Rileys. While I do consider it a boy name, I can see the appeal as a girl/unisex name. It being unisex wouldn’t stop me from using it, but if I was worried about it I would probably go with the [name_u]Reilly[/name_u] spelling, which I happen to prefer anyway.
I’d use it, but I would stick with [name_u]Riley[/name_u] as opposed to [name_u]Reilly[/name_u] (it is just simpler and cleaner).
Absolutely. I have read articles about name studies, and how they affect boys negatively when they are perceived as feminine, particularly if the boy has a female in his class with that name and how it affects behavior. I would not name my children anything that they can easily be teased for (like [name_f]Luna[/name_f]), but most especially not name a boy a name that is trending big for girls.
I [name_f]LOVE[/name_f] the name [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a boy. For years I wanted to name my future son [name_u]Noah[/name_u] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. A friend of mine is due next month with a boy she’s naming [name_m]Keaghan[/name_m] [name_u]Riley[/name_u]. The name is super masculine to me.
Some names that are unisex and popular, I might stay away from.
But not [name_u]Riley[/name_u]! I love [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a boy! It is a traditional Irish boy’s name and is still lovely for a boy!
I know several boys, toddlers, babies and teenagers named [name_u]Riley[/name_u] and only 1 girl [name_u]Riley[/name_u] who is 15 years old
I love [name_u]Riley[/name_u]
I think I know what study you’re talking about; take it with a grain of salt because it’s narrow in scope (researching how one school district’s students behaved). Plus, there has been a generational change with more names going both ways. Use [name_u]Riley[/name_u] for a boy if you like it!