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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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Truelymadlydeeplysomeonesmum · 11/01/2021 23:13

Mary, Rosemary, Helen, Jennifer, Hannah, Jane

John, Luke, Joseph, Richard, William, Simon, David, Peter

fuzzymoon · 11/01/2021 23:13

Louise
Susan
Joanne
Karen
Sarah
Claire
Michelle

Gothamgirl1970 · 11/01/2021 23:12

Dawn
Donna

louderthan · 11/01/2021 23:11

Charlotte
Emily
Rebecca
Sarah
Emma
Tracy
Kimberly
Kate/Katie
Sophie
Laura
Lucy
Kelly
Amy
Louise
Victoria
Nicola
Zoe

David
Martin
William
Kevin
Ryan
Paul
Ian
Andrew
John
James
Aaron
Jason
Gary
Daniel
Tom
Tim
Sam
Steven/Stephen
Anthony/Antony
Carl/Karl
Stuart

StiltonVanDeKamp · 11/01/2021 23:11

Sarah
Laura
Claire
Rebecca
Lauren

Robert
Stephen/Steven
Christopher
Daniel

PattyPan · 11/01/2021 23:10

Jessica
Abigail
Rebecca

Think the boys names are still quite popular - Samuel, Alexander, Thomas etc?

IamnotwhouthinkIam · 11/01/2021 23:10

I was born in the 80's - I knew 4 Joanna's (2 in my class at school) and there were 5 variations of Catherine in my class of 30 kids alone! Both names aren't very popular now (even though Catherine in particular seems pretty classic).

Coyoacan · 11/01/2021 23:10

Michael. In one group I knew four Michaels and in another two. I still love the name though

Chilldonaldchill · 11/01/2021 23:10

Nicola
Julie
Claire
Joanna/Joanne

Tim
Ian
David
Philip

FuckOffBorisYouTwat · 11/01/2021 23:09

Laura, Emma, Sarah, Anna, Claire, Rachel,
Matthew, Dave, Jonathan, Mark, Luke

ImmortalBalloons · 11/01/2021 23:09

Gemma
Nicola
Stephanie
Rachel
Paul
Gareth
Andrew

Tryingtryingandtrying · 11/01/2021 23:08

@AgeLikeWine I think you were born in 1974

lockedownloretta · 11/01/2021 23:06

Joanne

RubyFakeLips · 11/01/2021 23:06

Tanya, Joanne, Michelle, Claire, Nicola, Amanda, Sarah, Dawn, Kelly, Denise, Melissa, Gemma, Kim, Toni and Emma. Also remember there were three Tamsin/Tamasins in my year, never met another since.

Mark - so many bloody Marks. Darren, Lee, Paul, Gary, Kevin, Jason, Martin and Jamie. Boys names were shortened differently too. They were Dave, Rob, Steve and Tony.

Nohomemadecandles · 11/01/2021 23:05

Boys were David, Phillip, Christopher, Simon, Ian, Andrew, Mark.

JustanotherTuesday · 11/01/2021 23:05

Lisa
Deborah
Tracey ( I had three cousins called this, all born within six months)
Karen
Donna
Paul
Sreven
Martin
Gary
Jason

notyetamumbuttrying · 11/01/2021 23:05

@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!

notyetamumbuttrying · 11/01/2021 23:03

Girls - Sarah, Elizabeth, Jennifer, Claire, Laura.
Boys- Matthew, Thomas, James and Daniel. We had 3 Thomas, 3 James and 2 Matthew's just in my class. They had to go by Tom, Tommy and Thomas. Matt and Matthew. Daniel and Danny lol!

ThirdOne · 11/01/2021 23:02

Laura
Debbie
Alison
Joanne
Gillian
Susan

Paul
Chris
David
Andrew

ghislaine · 11/01/2021 23:02

Nicola/Sarah/Caroline/Catherine (Katherine/Kathryn etc)

Richard/Paul/Matthew/David

Purplethrow · 11/01/2021 22:59

I went to an all girls school

Sharon
Jane
Julie
Susan
Deborah
Joanne
Tracey
Janet

RosesAndHellebores · 11/01/2021 22:59

Jane
Jo
Julie/a
Helen
Susan
Sally
Deborah
Fiona
Caroline/Carole
Heather
Alison
Sarah-Jane, Mary-Jane, Emma-Jane, (SJ, MJ, EJ) and Mary-Anne, Marie-Louise, Sally-Anne

Nannyamc · 11/01/2021 22:58

Mary Anne Carol..girls
Paul Andrew peter..boys

lurker101 · 11/01/2021 22:58

Sarah, Jessica, Rebecca, Catherine (and variants), Ryan, Aaron, Jonathan - don’t know any little ones with these names

PaigeMatthews · 11/01/2021 22:57

My husband jokes everyone i know is either called Michelle or louise.