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Will these girls names come back into fashion?

87 replies

annacondom · 28/06/2021 12:55

Was just thinking about people I went to school with, or worked with in the '80s. I like some of these, and they seemed so normal at the time. But does anyone call their Dd these nowadays?
Gillian
Gail
Hayley
Alison
Dawn
Donna
Monica
Lynne/Linda
Janice/Janet
Jean/Joan
Julie
Angela
Barbara

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Crunchymum · 01/07/2021 11:29

I adore Jean. Would use it for DD (no more for us though!)

MillionBells · 01/07/2021 10:41

Nice name Slyn

ShitPoetryClub · 01/07/2021 10:00

Monica is quite a traditional Catholic name. Like Mary or Theresa, there will always be a few.

I know a baby Jean, it's quite cute but I prefer Jane.

bruffin · 30/06/2021 20:24

@ILoveShula

Probably. Hayley already is only it's spelt Hailey or Hailee. Jean and Joan are on their way back.

Some of the names are nice.

I know a 2 year old Hayley
Slyn · 30/06/2021 20:23

I have daughter called Angela and am glad I went with that name..There are hardly any of them in her generation

dementedma · 30/06/2021 20:15

My eighties school friends were
Maureen
Theresa
Lynn
Fiona
Patricia
Susan
Jackie
Michelle
Fionnuala
Margaret

NoddingTulip · 30/06/2021 20:11

I like several of the names on your list (especially Alison, Angela and Dawn) and think most will come back around eventually.
I also really like
Susan (but not Sue),Caroline, Sarah, Christine/Christina and Nicola/Nicole, which i think are of a similar vein.

Hallyup6 · 30/06/2021 19:29

I love Hayley and would absolutely have used it if it didn't clash horribly with my surname. I nearly called my baby Sarah and wish I'd not have changed my mind. Can't say I much like any of the others though.

ozzyfroggy · 30/06/2021 18:58

I like Tina! Grin

HomeSliceKnowsBest · 30/06/2021 17:52

DD7 plans on calling her future DD Tina Confused.

Dulcinae · 30/06/2021 12:28

Several of these are already back as middle names, and I expect they'll start to be used as first names soon.

Janet, Alison, Angela, Barbara are all being given as middle names - Monica, Gail and Donna not so much yet.

KimmyAndMe · 30/06/2021 12:15

I know of an Alison, Angela, Debra and Hayley. The first two are in my GS nursery. The other two are neighbours, both under 6.

Reallyreallyborednow · 30/06/2021 12:15

I’ve always found the name Donna so harsh and unappealing

It was always Donna Marie as well. In my peer group Donna was always the pretty girl that constantly had boyfriend drama. I knew about 4Grin

80’s names to me are Claire, Lisa, Carol, Rebecca.

VenusClapTrap · 30/06/2021 12:10

An acquaintance had a baby Martin recently.

MillionBells · 30/06/2021 08:22

I love Jean and Joan. I see them as cool names.

FedNlanders · 30/06/2021 08:16

I know a baby Hayley and Dawn

drpet49 · 30/06/2021 08:14

I hope not. They are all horrible names

MissyB1 · 30/06/2021 08:09

I know a 2 year old Sarah which is so sweet. That name definitely deserves to be back.

Parkandride · 29/06/2021 23:08

I also know a baby Linda, felt very odd at first

SallyCinnabon · 29/06/2021 23:04

I know of a Claire and an Emma that will be starting school this September. I love these classic names coming back.

Gertie75 · 29/06/2021 23:03

Hayley is already coming back, there are two at dd's primary school, the others will probably come back too, it wasn't that long ago that names like Arthur, Archie, Fred and Sid were laughed at but now there's tons of them around.

Ifixfastjets · 29/06/2021 21:39

We know kids in the 5-8 ish range called...
Maggie
Barbara
Ivy
Arthur
Thor
Dean
Robert
Darby
Archer

And older teens called
Malcolm
Elily
Mikey (Michael)
Amber
Ralph
Maria
Laura
Sarah

FindingMeno · 29/06/2021 17:31

Suzanne
Susan
Anita
Alexandra

FindingMeno · 29/06/2021 17:29

Other names like that are
Sharon
Carol/ Caroline
Nicola
Michelle
Annette
Paula
Karen
Tracey
Donna
Tina

FindingMeno · 29/06/2021 17:27

Monica is lovely!

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