Most retro/dated name you've heard recently

Well at least Lily Allen is sticking with her theme, Ethel and now Marnie... Hmmm. My DH offered Simon or Enid for our bump . Not keen on either tbh, going to go classic (although our girl name is on here, didn't realise it was considered retro).

Lilly Allen called her new dd Marnie - reckon that'll make a comeback then?

Not sure I like it myself.

Just realised we also have a Nick, Michael, Julia, Emma and Gemma. And DD knows a Patricia.

Roger, Tracy and Colin must be only a heartbeat away, surely?

My friend at school (80s) was called Martha. She had the mickey ripped out of her, but there are tons of them now.
I didn't realise Alice had ever gone out of fashion (my 3-yr-old daughter is an Alice)!
There are two baby Wilfreds near us. And a Percy. These kind of names are very mainstream now, but really...
Anyone heard of a baby Norman? For sentimental reasons I wanted to give my son my grandad's name, but I just couldn't bring myself to burden him with it!

DS is at school with an Alan, Robert, Simon, Ian, Claire, Sarah and Paul.

I like it. It's just like being back at my 1970s primary school.

No Louises and Gillians though.

Scottish names for boys are fairly popular in Ireland. But I couldn't tell you a Scottish girls name come to think of it.

I know there is a Michael, Maggie and Paul in dd2 year 9 group. dd1 had friends called Joan, Jean and Dawn she is 20

Bah. Sorry for double postage.

Duncan isn't an unusual name. I know several of them in their twenties and thirties. I don't see it as a name which dates really.

People have been mentioning the name Alan in Ireland. It's about true there have been hardly any Alans in England for about fifty years, but in Wales growing up I knew several Aluns. And there are still lots e.g Alun Wyn Jones the Welsh second row. Funny how these things are regional.

Duncan isn't an unusual name. I know several of them in their twenties and thirties. I don't see it as a name which dates really.

People have been mentioning the name Alan in Ireland. It's about true there have been hardly any Alans in England for about fifty years, but in Wales growing up I knew several Aluns. And there are still lots e.g Alun Wyn Jones the Welsh second row. Funny how these things are regional.

I met a baby called Vince the other day.

Of course I know Stans, Marthas, Rubies, Pearls, Teds, Sids, Walters, Wilfs, Alfreds, Agathas etc coming out the wazoo...

norhamgardens, try-hard. Unless they are Spanish or Greek.

Know a lower primary Theodora-Angelica - not quite sure how you'd describe that - partly retro partly?

Graham and Barry! oh yuck. (sorry to anybody who is married to a graham or a barry)

isn't if funny how the difference between barry and harry is only one letter? barry is so universally hated but harry is so mainstream it is just harry, no comment.

DD2 (who is 16) has a Bree-an in school (in Cork). Cork names are retro - my kids are 16 -21, friends include two Keiths, Graham, Peter, Barry, Alison, Gillian, Karen, Claire. In primary school dd1 had 3 Adams and 2 Aarons in her class, so maybe a bit of variety is a good thing. I have an old lady name, much loves on names threads, I detest it!

None of the Brians I know in Ireland were Bree-an. The only time it's pronounced Bree-an is when it's a sur name surely? like o'briain ?

But yeah, names very trad here compared with england. my children's age group, all the names like Michael, David, Andrew are still used.

The thing that really made me laugh was she had a brother called Peter, or should that be Doner and Pita?

Donna wow Well it is unusual I suppose

Have met a baby Donna, the Mum wanted something unusual , a baby Gemma and even a baby Brian.

Wayne. Oooh, and a Colin. And a Derek.
Still can't get my head around the baby Derek.

Stella (from page 4); my 3-year old daughter is Sarah and I know of a family in our village who recently named their baby daughter (born in November) Sarah too.

As of 2011, it was still a Top 100 name, but nearer to the bottom than the top these days.

Sarah and Elizabeth are the only two girl names that have been in the Top 100 every year since the lists were first produced in the late 19th century, so that makes Sarah timeless in my eyes.

The most 'retro' name I've heard used recently is Douglas.

Evadne

I know girls called Evelyn, Edith, Matilda, Gladys, Beryl (who is v elegant so gives style to the name); I also know a Mabel, but spelt and pronounced Maybel.

No Ethels or Thelmas yet but I'm sure they will soon return...

Boys' names still quite trad round our way (lots of Toms). Brian quite normal in Ireland, but pronounced Bree-an.

So are we due a new generation of babies called Gary soon?