Names not of their era

Yes! My name was last popular in the 1950s, about 20 years before I was born. It’s really plain and boring too, and I used to long to be a Sarah or Rebecca or something normal for my age group. I go by a nickname version of it now, which is slightly better.

That said, I think there’s a much more diversity in names now. My children go to a primary school in London and anything goes; there’s a little Lisa there, and I doubt she’ll ever notice her name is a bit “dated” in amongst the vast array of names from different cultures and influences.

Interesting though

I agree.

I was given a granny name and although I like it, I did feel it marked me out as being a bit strange. I didn't mind the not having plastic tat with my name on it.

There was a small number of us with dated names but those names are fashionable again now

Me! And I'll tell you my name.

I am an Abigail born in 1971 and at the time my name was really unusual.

I used to get called posh and when I was young I didn't really like my name. In fact I sometimes pretended my middle name was Clare just so I would have a nice normal 70's name.

I am though very happy, as an adult, with my name and am glad I'm not Sharon or Tracey or Michelle!

I was born in the 90s. At primary school, there was a Diane I knew in the year below me, which didn't strike me as odd at the time, but it does now. Her mother was about thirty years "late" to use that name!

I sometimes find "old-fashioned names" threads a bit amusing because often people bring up the names of my 90s-born classmates like Peter and David as names that "young people don't have".

My school.friends were largely: Susan, Sally, Julie/Julia, Alison, Debbie, Jane Helen, Fiona and Amanda, and of their time: Emma-Jane, Sarah-Jane, Mary- Anne, etc. Not too many Sharon, Traceys, Kims! I think Tracey is much maligned - such a pretty name.

My name was very rare growing up in the 90s. I liked it. Maybe sometimes as a teen I was slightly conscious of it. But by my 20s I love it. And it's become quite popular with this generation of babies.These days there is a lot more name diversity so I can't see it being a negative thing to have a popular name or a rarer name.

These threads are pointless as people hardly give the name!

In the early 70s when I was born all my friends were Joanna/Nicola/Claire/Sarah

I had an 'old lady' name that us now v popular- I never met another one throughout Primary / Secondary school/ University!

But.... I really wanted to go into a shop and buy pencils / pencil case / key ring etc with my name on it !

I am an 80s Helen and have been twenty years too young for my name all of my life. I'm currently in a phase of meeting lots of school gate grandmothers who share my name. I like my name but my experience is why I would never call a 2021 baby Jack or Lily.

I went to school with a Maureen who really, really hated her name.

I had a schoolfriend called Vanessa, she was very chic. I would have preferred a chic name to an old lady name.
I hate having to give my name on the phone.

What name would you have liked, Marcipex? You can change your name at any time. Choose something elegant and do it!

DD is Virginia, which was last in the Top 50 back in the 1920s. I've always loved the name and thought it very cool. In her cohort the names Georgia, Olivia, Sienna and Victoria are popular, so a Virginia, aka Ginny, fits in well. She's the only Virginia in her school of 1200, but she seems to like that.

No one had my name when l was born, l was in my 20’s before l met someone with my name. It’s now quite popular, girls / women with that band are usually at the tail end of school or mid 20’s at the most

It’s ok to be on the upturn
but not the end of a trend
if I hear I’m going to meet a Sharon or a lisa, or a Jodie or Gemma I have an expectation of how old they are. And unless they’re significantly younger or look incredible, that’s really going to age someone and I always think it must be a shame

and it’s really jarring if the names are Middle Aged men, baby Gary, or Ian for example, though I imagine they’ll be back in a few years

My name was very dated/frumpy/difficult to spell. I hated it. I was teased and was very resentful.
I can’t say that I wanted to be Helen, Catherine, Jenny, like most of my class. I would have liked something elegant.

My daughter is late 20s …she grew up without knowing anyone with her name and she got so cross because you couldn’t buy anything with her name on!!
Her name is now very popular ..top 50 and her daughter now has another unusual name 🤔😂

I am the forth daughter and my parents let my older sisters name me. There is a bit of a gap between them and me. At one point my sister's wanted to call me Tinkerbelle. At least parents stopped that one.

I'm guessing Isobel

I agree. Worse to have. A dated name than one that’s popular. I do know a Violet who is 30’s though and think that’s very cool!

PS. Basil’s are cool!

Love my name- it’s an ethnic variant of an English name, the English version was very popular when I was growing up. Lots of people tell me their mother had my name; this somehow makes me feel very honoured whilst making me want to live up to their expectations of someone sharing their mother’s name
Only once met someone else with my name, when I was a teenager

My name is of the posh and unusual genre - have only ever met one other. I dreamed about being called Susan. My middle name was old lady and is now very very popular. Born 1960.

My DC have classic names. DD's was unusual.classic in 1998. Then everyone was given it. Both DC would like more unusual names.

I guess the grass is always greener.

My name was outdated by about 20 years but it doesn't really bother me. It's not a bad name just peaked in popularity in the 70s.