Help! Can't decide for baby girl name
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One way I would look at these names is their popularity. From what I can see, Callie is less popular than Riley (which could be an advantage, unless you want a more popular name). Plus, Callie has been in the popularity chart longer than Riley (as a girl's name).
My top pick would be on Callie. It is, after all, a diminutive of Caroline (a classic) and other names that begin with Cal-.
My top pick would be on Callie. It is, after all, a diminutive of Caroline (a classic) and other names that begin with Cal-.
To be honest, I don't like either one at all. Callie seems like a throw-away nickname that doesn't even have a readily-guessed-at full name. It's like what people name calico cats when they can't think of anything else.
Riley is done to death, and it's so ambisexual it's colorless and lifeless.
Some suggestions, going by sound alone; some of these I like and some not:
Kayla
Kaylee
Kylie
Raelyn
Hailey
Bailey
Carly
Molly
Mallory
Riley is done to death, and it's so ambisexual it's colorless and lifeless.
Some suggestions, going by sound alone; some of these I like and some not:
Kayla
Kaylee
Kylie
Raelyn
Hailey
Bailey
Carly
Molly
Mallory
Callie is my pick. While I'd prefer it as a nickname for something like Caroline or Calanthe, it's workable on its own. It's feminine and sweet and is a nickname-turned-first-name that I can see aging relatively well.
I find Riley quite tired and boring. I can't even get worked up over it being a boy's name used on girls anymore; there's just no energy left in it. I think it needs a rest.
I find Riley quite tired and boring. I can't even get worked up over it being a boy's name used on girls anymore; there's just no energy left in it. I think it needs a rest.
I'm not a huge fan of either, but of the two, I'd choose Callie. I really dislike Riley on a girl- to me it's a male name. Riley is also very trendy at the moment- I used to work at a daycare and I can't even count the number of little girls named Riley/Ryleigh/Rylee etc. we had enrolled.
Callie sounds more classic and less trendy, though personally if it were me I'd use a longer formal name like Caroline and call her Callie as a nickname.
Callie sounds more classic and less trendy, though personally if it were me I'd use a longer formal name like Caroline and call her Callie as a nickname.
Caroline sounds lovely
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I like Callie but not as a full name. I like Caroline "Callie".
Riley used to be on my girls list, then it was on both of my lists and now it's dropped off completely. I don't find it appealing, not the sound or it's ambiguity, and generally (and somewhat controversially) I think girls should have girls names. :-)
Riley used to be on my girls list, then it was on both of my lists and now it's dropped off completely. I don't find it appealing, not the sound or it's ambiguity, and generally (and somewhat controversially) I think girls should have girls names. :-)