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The odd thing to me though is that when I first heard the name Rylan I thought it was for a girl. It's not exactly a very masculine name. Typically when you hear the -lyn sound in a name you think it's a girl. And I doubt if my child would be sent a draft notice or be labeled anything without the people first checking her gender, or that having a non-run of the mill girl's name will put her into a depression or determine her career choice. If I spelled it Rylinn would that properly express her gender? Anyways, since it is different for a girl I was planning on using a somewhat traditional girl's name such as Catherine for a middle name, just to balance it out and prevent confusion on paper. If she hates Rylan she can always use her middle name, but she might just like it.

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Oddly enough, I went to school with 2 girls named Ryan and Stevie who weren't confused or teased. In fact most people liked their names because they weren't the traditional choice when more than half of the other girls were Brittanys, Michelles, or Jessicas. What's wrong with changing the so called rules?

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And softball is a girl's sport, isn't it? Or have they changed the rules on that?