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Yes, this name seems all masculine to me. Riley is all masculine to me too, but it's sadly been usurped like poor Quinn.

I think Riley is the most masculine spelling. Reilly is in the same class as Rylee for me--I've only seen it on girls, and it looks like it's been dolled up to make it more feminine.

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FWIW, I don't think anyone should think of Riley as a "lost" boys' name. It's ranked just outside the boys' top 100. It's unisex, and no one's going to be surprised by a male Riley.

Reilly is more masculine, imo.

I definitely like the Reilly spelling for more a boy, and I think the name in general is still quite masculine sounding and people wouldn't be surprised to meet a boy with this name.

For me, Riley doesn't have a feminine edge at all; it's very masculine. Riley Dartagnan has been on my list for years and years. The recent trend of feminine usage is something I'll never understand. Same goes for Hunter, which I now hesitate to use as there may be a few female Hunters at school. I understand how you feel. I also think of Quinn as masculine, but I'm not shocked to see it on girls like I am with the other two. And now Elliott seems to be heading the same way. Sigh...

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The Reilly spelling makes me think of O'Reilly auto parts and, if anything, looks to me like it might be an attempt to feminize the name, sorry.