Are 1980s names due a revival?

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foreverastudent · 17/07/2010 10:21

Baby naming seemes to go through cycles so now that the 80s were a generation ago are the names of that decade due a revival?

Michael
Jason
David
Matthew
Christopher
Daniel
Robert
Brian
Brandon
Anthony
Ni cholas
Jonathan
Simon

Tiffany
Crystal
Ashley
Rebecca
Melissa
Jennifer
Sarah
Samantha
Stephanie
Laura
Lisa
Lindsay
Karen
Melanie
Stacy
Diana
Natasha

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CapitalText · 17/07/2010 11:23

I like more than half the names on the list and think some of them could be used more again. However we haven't had a 50s/60s/70s name revival yet, have we?

sonniebonnie · 17/07/2010 10:47

No, these names are too fresh in the current parents generation minds/ears. We're looking for 'unusual' names, therefore our grandparents names are making a comeback - Florence, Elisabeth, Arthur, Quentin etc.

But in another 30 years our children will probably name our grandchildren Michael and Melanie .

coolma · 17/07/2010 10:29

I think Nicholas is pretty timeless. what about some of the late 80's ones? Kylie, Keely, Kayleigh, Krystal, Kirsty? I had a class with all of those in - they were all 1988 babies! (15 at the time)

LaRagazzaInglese · 17/07/2010 10:26

ooh dunno, I think it's the grandparents generation that usually does a cycle (or even great grandparents) some in your list are timeless but Brian and Tiffany? hmm not yet

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