'Dated' names

I don't think Aurelia will date badly because I think it's too unusual. Choose a nice name and it will always be nice.

It's an interesting question. My name was very out there when I was cashed it in the 70s and then became reasonably popular at the end of the nineties. I think now it would sound dated but to me I've quite liked being the only one I knew. I doubt Aurelia will be like Ava or Alfie - I disagree with you on Olivia as I know ones my age, my daughter's age and in between. I think it is more classic.

Personally I don’t think a dated name is a bad thing, though I often comment if I think a name is dated or is likely to date. That’s just an extra piece of information that might be useful to parents rather than a die warning.

I think most names date to some extent. The only girls name to appear in every year’s name data since 1904 from England and Wales is Elizabeth. If you look at the historical data, names which are popular in the 60s aren’t popular now. And even names out of the most popular names (such as Aurelia) share characteristics with other popular names so it still sounds like a 2020 era name (vowel heavy, liquid consonants).

Names have fashions as much as any other thing and just like you can look at a house or clothes and point them to an era, the same is true for names. Unless you either go for Elizabeth or choose something totally out there (while making sure it doesn’t fit into a current trend/sound) then dating is pretty unavoidable.

Some names date better than others though - and think that comes down to classic vs modern names and classism. Tracey and Jane are both names very popular in the 1960s, in very low use now but if I started a thread about each of them there would be very different reaction to them. We can’t know what this generation’s Tracey will be until several years in the future, but most people want to avoid that. In general names which shoot up the ranking very quickly and fall down just as quickly are likelier to date ‘badly’ and the Dark Greener website is great for visualising that if it’s important.

And sorry for making this post way too long!

There are a wider selection of names used nowadays so I don't see it as much of an issue.

Snowiscold we may share the same name!

I used to dislike it a bit but I really don't care anymore.

I have a dated name and laugh to DH when one occasionally pops up on the telly (always a bit younger than me.)
It's also not a "posh" name so it's never a news reporter, politician or a doctor!
My own sister often adapts it to sound a bit less downmarket.😂

I think it's a beautiful name. I think names that date are ones that are super popular for a decade or so then fall of the radar so become very specific to a time frame.

I don’t think Aurelia will date badly. It’s not in the same league as most of the very popular names.

My sister (born mid 90s) has a friend called Aurelie (pn Or-ray-lee) and I always thought it was absolutely beautiful

I think being dated to your own generation is far better than being dated to the generation before. However, personally I'd rather my name hadn't fallen completely out of fashion to the point that people know my age before speaking to me.
For what it's worth, I don't think Aurelia will date badly, it's quite unusual and I can't see it rocketing in popularity like Evie/Isla etc. It will fit nicely with her peers names but always be slightly unusual.

I don’t think you can actively avoid giving a dated name to be honest. I have a very obviously 80s name as do most of my friends, it doesn’t have a massive impact on my life and if I’d had a more distinctive name at school probably would have regretted it then as well! I have a friend with a DC born 2008 was named Isis and for a while they decided to use the child’s middle name due to all the news stories. You can’t control how a name will age really.

Just pick something you like. I remember being told when naming my puppy to imagine shouting out for them across a field and in a bizarre way the same could apply to DC, imagine calling them across the playground and decide if their name would make you embarrassed for them or not!

I have a very dated ‘60s name and hate it. It sometimes gets mentioned on here with people wincing at it. It marks my age, and possibly my background, to anyone - a bit of a disadvantage if you’re a woman of a certain age applying for jobs, for example.

My name is extremely dated, it was apparently slightly popular in 1939. I was born in the early seventies I have always hated it, I still envy people with nice names of their generation instead of their parents.

I have a very dated 80s name and absolutely hate it.