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Popular first names from your childhood that aren't popular now

178 replies

Lockdowner35 · 11/01/2021 22:30

I remember so many Ryan's , don't know any now.

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NameChange84 · 12/01/2021 00:06

Hayley
Jenny/Jennifer/Jen
Amy/Amie/Aimee
Catherine/Kathryn/Katie/Kate/Kat
Jessica/Jess
Danielle
Stephanie
Lauren
Emma
Toni
Alex/Alexandra/Alexandria/Alexis/Alexia/Alexa
Charlotte
Kelly
Louise
Claire
Emma
Laura
Kerry
Tara
Jenna
Olivia
Natasha
Chantal/Chantelle
Nicola/Nichola
Zara/Sara
Rebecca
Victoria

Oliver
Andrew (sooooooooo many Andrews)
Alistair
Stuart
David
Wayne
Richard
Jack
Edward
Thomas/Tom
Wesley
Rupert
Luke
Dominic
Simon
Adrian
Michael
William
Henry
Harry
Greg
Daniel
Christopher
Christian
Mark
Matthew

Was at school in the 90s-00s

ButtaCup · 12/01/2021 00:00

Chloe
Lauren
Jessica
Megan
Hannah
Rebecca
Bethany
Amy
Emma
Abigail
Rachel
Courtney
Shannon
Caitlin
Nicole

Callum
Ryan
Adam
Luke
Kieren
Nathan
Cameron
Bradley
Brandon
Kyle
Reece
Aaron
Owen

They’re still common names but I haven’t heard of any babies born with these names lately

Enough4me · 11/01/2021 23:57

Tracey, Julie, Vicky, Paul, Liam, David.

Oopsyouvedoneitagain · 11/01/2021 23:54

Victoria
Claire
Emma
Rebecca

LightDrizzle · 11/01/2021 23:52

Nicola
Michelle
Victoria
Claire/ Clare
Karen
Sarah
Joanne
Emma
Louise
Louise was almost everyone’s middle name

Mark
Darren
Christopher
Andrew
Alan
Richard
Robert
Neil
Phillip

SunsetSenora · 11/01/2021 23:50

Julie. There were 5 of them in one class which had a total of 7 students.

Sarahandduck18 · 11/01/2021 23:42

Catherine
Louise
Andrea
Fiona
Lindsay
Donna

Jonathan
Andrew
Derek
David
Simon

Marcipex · 11/01/2021 23:41

Jayne
Susan
Julie
Carol

Stephen
Mark
Andrew
Trevor

Empressofthemundane · 11/01/2021 23:40

Amber
Ashley
Stefanie
Megan
Michelle

Michael
Ryan
Chris

stovetopespresso · 11/01/2021 23:35

yes! Robert and Christopher...
I know a few young Thomases though

LadyGAgain · 11/01/2021 23:33

Sarah
Richard
Lisa
Vicky/Victoria
Michael
Deborah/Debbie
Emma

853ax · 11/01/2021 23:31

Brian - most common boy name in my class realised recently never hear children called Brian.

Caroline - not that I knew too many but recently met on my children were fascinated thought it was such a nice name why did they never hear it before.
. Looking over this thread other one which I think very common Lorraine and yes never hear a child called Lorraine. Think people go for very short names now.
Sandra

Poppystars · 11/01/2021 23:26

Jennifer
Caroline
Jacqueline
Sarah
Hayley
Helen
Alison
Catherine
Rachel
Michelle
Natalie

GeorgiaGirl52 · 11/01/2021 23:22

Kathy (short for Kathryn, Katherine)
Sherry
almost every girl had middle name of Ann or Lee/Leigh

Pet8 · 11/01/2021 23:22

Joanne
Sharon
Paula
Michelle
Mandy
Julie
Karen
Debbie

Mark
John
Gary
David
Paul
Ian

theconstantinoplegardener · 11/01/2021 23:21

We lived abroad for much of my childhood, but in the UK my schooldays were populated by multiples of Sarah, Nicola, Claire, Joanne and Louise.

Strangely, I don't know any adults with those names now.

FolkSongSweet · 11/01/2021 23:21

Catherine, Jennifer, Sarah

David, James, Connor

notyetamumbuttrying · 11/01/2021 23:19

@HopingForOurRainbowBaby my name won't appear at all. It's only just getting popular now weirdly. I'm no longer unique and now sound like a newborn 😂

HopingForOurRainbowBaby · 11/01/2021 23:18

[quote notyetamumbuttrying]@Diorissimo1985 same with the Louise name!! All my friends with Sarah Louise, Elizabeth Louise etc. We're the same age though so can see why! [/quote]
That makes 3 of us then. If Louise wasn't a first name it was a middle name. Haven't seen my name on here yet. Think that one died out years ago Grin

Kindlethefourth · 11/01/2021 23:16

All girls school. Tons of Katherine/Kates and Elizabeth/Liz. Several Rachels. A few Lisas, Helens and Rebeccas. Lots of Pauls at primary school.

IfOnlyOurEyesSawSouls · 11/01/2021 23:15

Nicola

SemperIdem · 11/01/2021 23:14

So many Hannah’s and Sophie’s.

Knew a fair few Ryan’s. Never met one who wasn’t a twat.

RainingBatsAndFrogs · 11/01/2021 23:14

Susan.
Where are they all now?
Sue, I suppose. But they were all called Susan then!

SunshineThelma · 11/01/2021 23:14

I was at an all girl's school. It felt like half our year was Hannah, Helen, Lauren or Laura!

TokyoSushi · 11/01/2021 23:13

Sarah
Michelle
Natalie
Nicola
Karen
Denise
Zoe
Christine
Laura
Kirsty
Leanne
Donna
Victoria
Deborah

David
Mark
Philip
Peter
Jonathan
Carl
Ian
Martin
James
Christopher
Robert

Yikes I feel old!!