Counter question...what childs names are UNpopular/less seen in primary schools right now?

Anything dated. So mum/dad names and granny/grandpa names.

Many, many non-English names have never experienced widespread popularity in the UK. Especially those from less numerous ethnic groups (obviously it's going to depend on the demographics of the area).

Deborah
Louise

Christopher
Peter

The only ones in a large primary school.

My 12 year old’s name has been mentioned twice now :)

Has anyone said Camilla yet? (I think it’s a pretty name)
Probably prettier than Diana…

Barry,
Gary,
Marianne,
Sharon,
Sarah.

I've been teaching 3-13 year olds for 17 years and I have never taught a single child called:

Angela, Autumn, Alison, Andrea, Adela, Ashleigh, Amanda, Agnes, Agatha, Asia
Bryony, Bridget, Bronwen, Barbara, Brenda, Beverly, Bailey, Blair, Bronte, Briar
Celia, Cynthia, Cherry, Cheryl, Christine, Christina, Carmen, Crystal, Clarissa, Carol
Denise, Donna, Dawn, Destiny, Desiree, Delilah, Dora, Diana, Diane, Dorothy
Emme, Ellen, Enid, Effie, Ebony, Erica, Elektra, Etta, Eugenie, Everley
Fallon, Felicia, Fern, Faye, Fiona, Ffion, Frederika, Freda, Fleur, Fawn
Giselle, Gianna, Gemma, Gina, Gracelynn, Gracie, Geraldine, Gayle, Gwen, Gretel
Hilary, Heidi, Hilda, Harmony, Hazel, Honey, Helen, Helena, Henrietta, Hera
Ida, Inez, Irene, Irena, Imelda, Isadora, Ingrid, Iolanthe, Irma, Inga
Joanna, Jessamy, Julie, Jenna, Jordan, Judith, Janice, Janine, Justine, Jennifer
Kelly, Kerry, Kayleigh, Kylie, Kelsey, Keeley, Kendall, Kendra, Kinsley, Kiki
Leona, Lorelai, Larissa, Lauren, Lisa, Lillian, Lucia, Lucinda, Lacey, Luana
Melanie, Melissa, Michelle, Miriam, Maeve, Marianne, Maud, May, Mona, Minnie
Natalia, Nadia, Nadine, Nora, Nancy, Nellie, Nia, Nova, Nicola, Nicole
Olga, Opal, Olive, Ophelia, Ottilie, Ocean, Orla, Oriana, Odette, Oakley
Primrose, Pearl, Peggy, Paloma, Pandora, Peyton, Paisley, Payson, Piper, Pauline
Queenie, Quinn, Ursula, Una, Xanthe, Xanthippe, Xenia, Yasmine, Yvette, Yvonne
Ruth, Rita, Rhianna, Rowena, Ramona, Remy, Romy, Raven, Raine, Rosemary
Saffron, Sylvia, Sorrel, Sienna, Sierra, Shannon, Susan, Suzannah, Sandra, Shelby
Tara, Tanya, Theresa, Thalia, Tamika, Tabitha, Talitha, Tansy, Tina, Tamara
Vanessa, Viola, Violet, Veronica, Virginia, Vivian, Vera, Veda, Vashti, Vienna
Wendy, Wanda, Willa, Wren, Winifred, Wilhemina, Wilma, Winona, Winter, Wynn
Zelda, Zillah, Zeryn, Zipporah, Zaina, Zora, Zena, Zoya, Zola, Zita

Anthony, Adrian, Alistair, Andrew, Abraham
Bradley, Boris, Barry, Brandon, Brian
Colin, Caleb, Corey, Caspian, Cole
Damien, Dominic, Darren, Dean, Dwayne
Edmund, Edwin, Earl, Eustace
Ferdinand, Floyd, Franklin, Forrest, Fenton
Gareth, Gary, Grayson, Graham, Geoffrey
Harold, Horace, Hans, Hudson, Heath
Inigo, Ivan, Ian, Ivor, Israel
John, Jonah, Julian, Jesse, Jerome
Kenneth, Kai, Kyle, Keith, Kingsley
Levi, Leslie, Lester, Lee, Logan
Martin, Malachi, Mason, Marshall, Mario
Nigel, Norman, Neil, Nehemiah, Ned
Owen, Omar, Orion, Oberon, Osman
Percy, Paul, Peter, Philip, Perry
Quentin, Quinn, Ulysses, Yanis, Yorik
Ross, Roman, Ralph, Russell, Raymond
Seth, Saul, Sidney, Shane, Sean
Titus, Tye, Tyler, Tony, Travis
Victor, Vernon, Vito, Valentine, Xeno
Wallace, Wilbur, Walter, Wildred, Wayne
Zebediah, Zane, Zion, Zephyr, Zaiden

There don't seem to be as many boys names - I swear I've taught at least one of most of the names out there!

Not many new testament names around where I live at the moment. There's the odd Thomas, Matthew, and Joseph, but no Pauls or Peters or Simons or Philips.
Likewise girls, I haven't heard of a Mary or an Elizabeth.

Meghan plummeted in the charts

Of this list, only Shakira is not in my DC's class.

A couple of years ago there were lots and lots of Sophias and Sofias everywhere. It seems to have gone a bit out of style already. I meet less and less Isabellas as well.

Christine, Elaine, Valerie

primary aged kids I know with names that I haven’t seen in other small kids are:
mike (not Michael)
peter
Reginald
Josh
lauren
vera
Jessica

I'm a primary teacher and have primary -aged DC. Maisie, Beatrice and Imogen are not uncommon. Have definitely not had any Shakira's or Kirsties.

Names that were popular 10-15 years ago don't seem so common now. I rarely see Laurens or Jessica's now. Also 80s names like Nicola,Gemma,Claire, Joanne etc are almost never seen.

I think the parents generation is right - so names popular in the 60s - 80s are unfashionable.

Kevin
Clive
Simon
Paul
Keith
Dave
Lesley

Jackie
Jane
Karen
Laura
Claire
Hannah
Susan

Brenda, Audrey, Doreen, Derek, Norman, Eustace.

When my son was born (1989) a friend from NCT had a little boy she called Kevin. I looked at the baby in the carry cot and thought 'no way'. It was old fashioned even then.

I know a teen called Simon which is very unusual
ime. Not met a Keith or Kevin under the age of 40. Some kids might know Kevin the Aldi carrot but not a human child.

When I first started teaching we had lots of Sean/Shaun and Reece/Rhys - don't have any now. For girls we had more Megans, Chloes, Lauras- none now.

No, he wasn’t.
No Scottish heritage either

Still waiting for a comeback for names from the 1950’s… never met a little Linda, Sandra, Patricia, Colin or Clive - then also names from the 70’s/80’s also unseen- names like Nicola, Claire, Lisa, Jason, Gary.

‘Fashionable’ names here are either Victorian/ early 20th century (can’t move for Elsie’s or Eva’s), very traditional (Emily, Charlotte) or biblical for boys (Elijah, Noah)

Terry for men and women (as short for Theresa)
Mel for a boy
Donald
Rupert (though I think I've heard of it creeping back)
Natasha
Adam
Jean
Victoria
Stacey
Ian (hopefully won't become popular again)
I don't know any little Michaels or Michelles
Stuart?
Lorraine...turns out there's more unpopular than popular ones!

@Hoppinggreen Was he Scottish?

Scores of James in every generation everywhere I lived, and I know a few little Thomases and a couple of Sarahs

Plenty of Maisie's round our end

It’s definitely area dependent. I don’t know of any Olivia’s throughout my daughters school and yet it’s been number one for years.

When DD started secondary school last year I was surprised to see a Joanna and a Jennifer on her class list. They're the only ones I know under 40. DD literally didn't know the name Joanna - some of my friends are called that but all known as "Jo" - so it seemed quite unusual to her. I laughed as there was an Amelia in my class at secondary school which I had never come across before. DD knows dozens of Amelia/Emilias and variations on that name