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80s names

38 replies

SparklyJadeFawn · 21/08/2024 22:55

I was born in the 80s.

I was just thinking of what names were popular in the 80s, it's fun.

I remember:

Jennifer
Nicola/Nicky,
Lynn,
Deborah,
Sarah,
Lisa,
Helen,
Rebecca
Victoria

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SparklyJadeFawn · 21/08/2024 23:37

RunningAwayToJoinTheCircus · 21/08/2024 23:36

Most of the names said so far were for people who were teens in the 80s, so 60s and 70s born.
Babies in the 80s - it seemed like every other girl was a hyphenated name-Louise. I worked in a branch library with school class visits in the late 80s, and in one class with 12 girls, 9 of them were something-Louise!
and lots of Kayleighs after the song.
Kylie towards the end of the decade.
Joshua started to get popular for boys, lots of Bens, and Aaron/Arron.

No the names that I wrote in my OP, are women that I know, that were born in the eighties. They were all born in the eighties

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RunningAwayToJoinTheCircus · 21/08/2024 23:36

Most of the names said so far were for people who were teens in the 80s, so 60s and 70s born.
Babies in the 80s - it seemed like every other girl was a hyphenated name-Louise. I worked in a branch library with school class visits in the late 80s, and in one class with 12 girls, 9 of them were something-Louise!
and lots of Kayleighs after the song.
Kylie towards the end of the decade.
Joshua started to get popular for boys, lots of Bens, and Aaron/Arron.

HeartShapedBox · 21/08/2024 23:15

4 of my DC's names are within the first 5 posts- whereas I, who was actually born in the 80's, never see my name in these lists, ever 😂

Mumofgirls2017 · 21/08/2024 23:12

deborah
lindsay
jennifer
rebecca
rachel
stephanie
louise
nicola
claire
kerry
kelly
kirsty
michelle
samantha

scott
craig
Wayne
darren
lee
stephen
ashley
bradley
ryan
gary
sean
timothy
anthony
juliqn
adrian

SquigglePigs · 21/08/2024 23:02

Laura
Sarah
Rebecca
Rachel
Emma
Katie
Gemma/Jemma
Amy/Aimee
Clare/Claire
Stacey

Daniel
Ashley
Mark
Richard
Matthew
Carl/Karl
Paul
Liam
Lee
Phillip

StanLeeCameo · 21/08/2024 23:02

Jennifer
Alison
Philippa
Sue

Deborah
Annabel

Highonthehillsisalonelygoatherd · 21/08/2024 22:59

Gemma
Rachel
Laura
Rebecca
Sarah
Hayley
Emma

Dressinggowntime · 21/08/2024 22:59

Jennifer
Leanne
Patricia
Clare
Gemma
Laura
Sarah
Sophie
Leah

StormingNorman · 21/08/2024 22:59

Laura
Sarah
Victoria
Lucy
Catherine
Emma
Rebecca
Zoe
Anna
Georgina

Littletreefrog · 21/08/2024 22:57

Paul
Scott
Matthew
Rachel
Claire
Sarah
Louise

MyOtherCarisAVauxhallZafira · 21/08/2024 22:57

Claire/Clare
Michelle
Dawn
Samantha
Emma

NoWittyNamesAvailable · 21/08/2024 22:57

Kayleigh
Laura
Lauren
Louise

KendraTheVampyreSlayer · 21/08/2024 22:56

Lindsay,
Tracey,
Laura,
Clare,
Hayley,
Stephanie,
Kayley,
Michelle.