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How about a revival in baby boomer names?

35 replies

MardyQuickFollowThatStar · 19/12/2010 13:39

Every seems to want a unique name, so if you really want to stand out, why not choose a baby boomer name, popular in the 60s. It's time for a revival of some of these classics:

Wayne
Steve
Andy
Nigel
Peter
Paul
Kevin
Simon

Tracy/Tracey
Sharon nn Shaz of course
Sarah
Susan
Alison
Jane
Paula
Pauline

Any takers?

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nagynolonger · 22/12/2010 19:06

The boomers are a little bit older than me!

Simon
Denis
Alan
Trevor
Paul
Peter
Gary
Brian
James
John
Steven
Douglas
Eric
Michael
Derick

Jill
Elizabeth
Margaret
Joyce
Barbara
Brenda
Pauline
Paula
Janet
Alison
Jane
Gwen
Susan
Linda
Mary

Komondor · 22/12/2010 11:04

Love the name Pamela.

I like the boomer names

Stephen (Steve)
Andrew (Andy(
Nigel
Peter
Paul
Simon

Sarah
Susan
Alison
Jane
Paula

AllieW · 21/12/2010 15:56

Somebody suggested using Pauline for a little girl. I couldn't disagree more! This was my original given name (b. 1978) and I was teased mercilessly for it - called Poo-line and all sorts. Plus many people can't pronounce it properly it seems and end up putting a lot of emphasis on the final syllable. I changed it by Deed Poll just as soon as I could!!

LovestheChaos · 21/12/2010 15:53

I love Susan for a little girl.

chelleyve · 21/12/2010 15:41

Martin
Stephen
Kevin
David

Anna
Carol
Janet
Jayne
Christine

CuppaTeaJanice · 20/12/2010 12:49

Christine definitely - there are about five Christines in my mum's horticultural society!!

SnowMuchToBits · 19/12/2010 23:37

pinkhebe my Jonathan is variously known as Jonathan, Jonny, Jonno or Jonty. He prefers Jonno or Jonty (or Jonathan). Never gets called Jon though.....

LostArt · 19/12/2010 22:43

Yep, I'm a true child of the 60s - mine name is in the top 10!

fortyplus · 19/12/2010 22:33

Why didn't I think of looking for the most popular names of the 60s!!

fortyplus · 19/12/2010 22:32

Patricia...

fortyplus · 19/12/2010 22:29

Denise and Barbara!

ShoppingDays · 19/12/2010 21:24

Christine
Deborah
Angela
Diana
Annette
Veronica
Eileen
Belinda
Amanda
Janet

Richard
John
Francis
Mark
Peter
Philip
Donald
Martin
Eric
Lawrence

AstridsTardisDisaster · 19/12/2010 20:08

I like the name Pauline, it's lovely for a little girl.

1percentawake · 19/12/2010 20:05

I think the baby boomers may be best forgotten as a generation personally!!

My DC have David and Margaret in their names so we've done our bit for the boomers..Smile

fortyplus · 19/12/2010 19:44

Oh - and Brian and Terry - how could I forget them??

fortyplus · 19/12/2010 19:44

Other names I remember from my 1960's classmates:

Trudy
Joanne
Joanna
Annabel
Leonora
Yvonne
Sheila
Lesley
Heather

Clive
Malcolm
Stephen
Graham
Nigel
Stephen

Takver · 19/12/2010 19:38

Ah, yes, I well remember the invariable

"Do you have a rubber, Jonny ? "

Funny to think how dated that slang was even in the 1970s Grin

pinkhebe · 19/12/2010 18:05

He's Jonny to his friends which when I first heard it made me go Xmas Shock

pinkhebe · 19/12/2010 18:04

I also have a Jonathan :)

ReshapeWhileDamp · 19/12/2010 18:02

I'm lobbying for DS2 to be called David, either as a first or second name. I think it's a beautiful-sounding, classic name, nonwithstanding that DH and I must have about 15 friends called David/Dave between us! Smile

twirlymum · 19/12/2010 18:02

I wouldn't have said those girls names were baby boomer names. They were more 70's.

How about

Pamela
Barbara
Maureen
Jacqueline
Kathleen
Christine

And for the boys

Raymond
Philip
Trevor
Alan
Peter
John

theagedparent · 19/12/2010 17:57

Colin and Brian are fantastic names

SnowMuchToBits · 19/12/2010 17:57

We have a Jonathan, which kind of fits this generation of names.

Nando95 · 19/12/2010 17:54

Diane and Graham are classic baby boomer names also x

Takver · 19/12/2010 16:27

There's two teeny Nathans at dd's school, that feels like a real 60s/70s name to me.

Sadly underused names of that generation - I would add Louise and Nicola/Nicolette.