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I don't like either, but Rory is marginally better, though it's nicknamey. Reilly is horrid, very trendy. I like Thea and Noah, though.

Rory

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There is no contest.

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Rory is a gorgeous classic and needs to be used on more boys so that it doesn't "turn" into a girl's name. (Heaven forfend!)

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Reilly is just another one of those "other people's heritage" names that I hope will fade quickly.

Rory has a real romantic and at the same time tough guy dash about it.
My vote goes to Rory.
btw, I wouldn't use Reilly unless my surname was Irish. The surname Riley can be indigenous English (mainly Lancashire) as well as a variant of Reilly, so that could be considered too, by non-Irish parents.

This message was edited 10/27/2008, 7:25 AM

Rory! Please oh please Rory!

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Rory is such a wonderful and underused name and I'm so excited to see it being considered for a boy! I love the strong, gnarled sound that's almost like a low growl. Thea and Noah are both strong and beautiful names, and I think Rory would make a fabulous addition to the sibset.

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Reilly is so fluffy and insubstantial. I'm so sick of it. It sounds like a (boring) dog's name.

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Rory! Rory! Rory!

I like Rory a lot better, but in this sib set I think Reilly sounds better.

Reilly

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If these are my only two choices, I prefer Reilly. I can actually see how Rory is starting to look cute, even to me, but I had an alcoholic uncle named Rory when I was little (aunt divorced him), and I just have a negative connotation with that name.

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Reilly sounds younger to me, and less weird. I know when I was a kid Rory sounded really odd to me, and until very recently, it has always had that strange feeling to me; I think it would even if I hadn't known one in my life.

Well, I like both names, but in this set I'd go with Rory.

Definitely Reilly.

Reilly. Rory seems feminine to me after Gilmore Girls. Riley semmes feminine too but spelled Reilly it seems more masculine.