Names not of their era

I hate my name which has been mentioned on here and have mostly been known by a shortened version since I was 16 which my parents hate. I also hate the shortened version and intend to change my name to my chosen name which close friends call me by once there is nobody to be offended by the change and will also change my surname to neither my maiden or married name.

I was born in the early 1980s and my first name was most popular in the 1940s. I absolutely hated it (and still do) I'm afraid. People's mums were called my name but nobody of my generation. It's a really harsh sounding name as well and it definitely has not come back into fashion. I've gone by my middle name for the past 20 years!

I went to university with a very cool Jean.

Lots of thenmums in the 70s seemed to have the name June, would be in their 80s now

My DD (11) loves the name June, which I think is hilarious. She loves it because June is the interesting/strong character from Mallory Towers.

All those names are completely unheard of and fresh to Generation Z ears.

There must be a huge come back vibe for: Joan, Jean, Mary, Patricia, Joyce, Shirley, Silvia, Barbara, Marion, etc.

My dd says if ever she has a girl, she'll call her Joan.

Sarah or Rach(a)el is my guess!

I grew up in the 70s/80s with a very old-fashioned name and I hated it. Practically everyone else my age who asked my name would immediately respond 'That's my mum's middle name' or 'That's my gran's name'. I was the only person in my school with that name and it's dull enough that it hasn't come back into fashion with all the other granny-chic names. I was teased for it (amongst other things) and longed to share a name with someone else in my class like all the other Sarahs and Lisas.

I thought Jane

I'm in my 40s at went to secondary school in the 90s with a Beverley, which at the time was much more of a name for our parents' generation, so that was a bit out of it's time.

My own name seems relatively unusual in my generation and seems to have made a bit of a comeback in recent years - it's more common in girls about 30 years younger than me.

Are you Mary? Anne has vanished, my poor sil is Ann which is even more vanished!

Just realised, that wasn't the question 😂 ignore me.

I suppose my name is "always of the era" because it's always popular. It has declined in recent years though, so may come back up in to the top 50.

I have one of the most common girls names, always in the top 100 has been since records began 😂

I cant say I've ever really thought about my name. It's easy to spell, easy to pronounce and people and me just think "yeah common girls/woman's name" I think. Professionally it just works, again because everyone knows it, knows how to spell it and pronounce it. In school it was also easy to learn to write it so that was a bonus.

My mother didn't really go for "out there names" or tried to be "trendy", just gave me and my brother simple, biblical classical names, and I'm glad she did. I've no want to "stand out" suits me.

Simple, timeless but "boring", but it works so can't complain 🤷🏻‍♀️

I am also late 70's early 80's. I went to school with a Joan. My own Mum is named Joan, and thinks it was old ladyish for her born in the 50s as most that she knew were the generation before her.

I have a middle name that's popular with babies born in the last 10 years.

When I was a child I didn't like it because it was old fashioned but by the time I was an adult I was indifferent to it.

my name is typical of the 1970s, but it is a nice name, and actually a classic.

There were none aroudn when mum names me, as I was born late 60s. By mid 70s it was really popular.

I love my name, but I am really glad that she was ahead of the game, so there were no others in my class. When I went ot uni, on our corridor of 10 girls there were 4 Sarahs 🙄

So with my kids I tried to do the same, classic name that isn't super popular, but is not out of its era. It seems to have worked (although ds name is now REALLY popular, it wasn;t when he was named).

I gave my second DD (born in 1990) her great grandmother’s name. GG was born in the late 19th century, so her name is actually Victorian!
It is a bit quirky and anachronistic nowadays, but it is full of character, as is DD, and it’s unique among her friends and peer group. DD moaned a bit when at primary school age, but is happy with it now she’s an adult.

I would but as there weren't many with my name, it would probably out me.

I never liked the name Tracey. I don't dislike it but can't see the appeal. I don' like Nicola or Claire either.

I felt sorry for the kids who had the less popular spelling of their name, so the plastic tat was with the usual spelling and not Tracy, Michele, Darrin, Lynsey, Karin etc

I'll say mine, Lucinda, born 1980. I hated it growing up and went through a whole ream if nicknames, including Cindy! I have only met 2 others and it's a bit weird! I am generally known now as Lu, and people who have only ever heard it rather than seen it written down always assume I'm Louise.

I think it's an ageless name though, it's often suggested on baby name threads