What names will be seen as dated in 10-20 years time?

This is music to my ears! I have an “ie” name in mind for a future potential baby, and I would love for it to be an ‘old’ name by then, if you see what I mean. Just like my name was quite old, although it’s coming back round now, naturally. 🙃

i’m interested in when it will be that the kylie’s, stacey’s,
ryan’s and nathan’s will be in hospital beds with nurses doing their handover thinking ‘wow these names are SO old fashioned’.
in my day in the 90’s it was the edith’s and george’s who were 90 with their COPD and lung cancers from a life time of smoking, working in pits, no clean air acts and exposed to asbestos and their names felt so dated to me.

A lot of the names people think of as "dated" now became that way because they had held steady in the country or language of origin for a very long time and suddenly were "discovered" and embraced by the English-speaking world. I'd put Isla, Esme, Rory, Maeve, Orla, Zara, Freya, Ayla, Arya, Luca, Milo, Enzo, Roman, Amara, and Kai in this category.

Then there are "out of the blue" names that suddenly peak without ever really being well-established (as people names) anywhere, or seem to tie to a specific literary or cultural reference: Neveah, Nova, Arlo, Jaxon, Bodhi, Lyra, Luna, Sienna, Scarlett.

I think surnames as first names will continue to be popular but individual names will fall out of favour through overuse (except in cases where they're actual family names): Finley, Oakley, Harper, Hunter, Hudson, Mason, Harrison, Greyson, Jenson, Riley, Brody, Darcey.

I think the use of kind of babyish trad diminutives as formal first names will die down a bit after a generation of "I'm Gracie, known as Grace" - but in 2045 (just like now) who's going to know if little Tommy, Teddy, and Tilly are or aren't Thomas, Edward, and Matilda on the official record?

That’s literally the definition of fashion. Things are fashionable for a while, they then fall out of fashion as people tire of them, then eventually they come back into fashion, when the next generation find them ‘new and refreshing’ again

@citygirl77 , it was very popular in the 1990s, lots of El- names have become popular since. Most end up being Ellie or Ella. It won't drop out if use, but it will seem linked to an era.

@Foreverdancing The vowelly names and names with L and V sounds.
The Ellie, Evie, Ava, Isla, Lila type names.
The -ie names like Archie, Alfie, Teddy, Freddie, ...
Vowelly names like Arlo and Noah
Theo and Theodore.

One of my great great grandparents was Eleanor. Hardly going out of fashion…..

Definitely Eva/ Evie/ Ava/ Ada type names
I know so many kids with these names and have really come to dislike them. I think they’re the Janet, Sharon and Lindas of our generation .

Teddie for sure - it rose from nothing to being ubiquitous. It already sounds dated to me

Some of the ones listed in here won't date. Ellie (or Eleanor) will always be a classic imo, and will come in and out. Same with Daisy. It's come in and out of popularity for a long time. Charlotte/Lottie too. Olivia I think will become a classic.

I think ones like Luna, Isla, etc, will date. Lily won't as it's a classic.

I personally think the biblical names like Noah won't date and will just come in and out of fashion. Arlo will absolutely date. As will Jackson, Grayson, etc. Albie, Freddie etc will, but we will always get Alberts and Frederick's pop as as they are quite classic.

Louie
Arlo
Freddie

Willow
Evie
Ava

Isla, Fiadh, Grace, Olivia.

Ottilie
Romy
Mila
All the “El” names like Elara/Elora/Elle but maybe not Eleanor as that’s more timeless
Lila/Delilah/Lilia etc but not Lily
Ophelia
Ettie/Effie
Margot

Arlo
Luca/Lucas
Jackson
Hudson
Elijah
Ralph (timeless but I think will die down)
Otto
Felix
Jude
Albie
Beau

Bonnie
Ivy
Willow
Harper
Maeve
Margot (I think another Margaret derivative will become popular though, perhaps Maggie or Meg. I think Margaret means pearl, which is a name on the upswing)
Possibly Arabella? I don't think it's peaked yet, but I can see this becoming the new Olivia/Amelia in 10 years time.
Hallie
Aria
Penelope (hasn't been used that widely until recently so will be quite easy to date)
Mabel
Aurora
Elodie if it gets more popular
Scarlett (already peaked)

Theodore / Theo
Jude
Albie
Rory
Roman
Teddy (I think this has already peaked)
Oakley
Ezra
Rowan, if it keeps shooting up the charts
Reggie
Hugo (like Penelope, this name wasn't very common until fairly recently)

i think:

logan
grayson
hunter
ezra
arlo
jaxon
jayden
elijah
finley

sienna
willow
luna
harper
freya
poppy
ava
Scarlett
mila
mia
esme

Jackson / Jaxon, Luna

I know a little Malcolm or 'Mal' and it's also the name of John Mulaney's toddler. It's not 'trendy' yet but will be part of the transition to 1940s names.

Old fashioned names with 'cute', shorter nicknames are loved by millennials and Gen Z will look for fresh alternatives but with the same vibe. I see foresee Patti, Barbie, etc. in 2030s nurseries

Good, I despise all of these cutesy nickname versions of traditional names.

Arlo. It’s awful.

I think these names are on the way back! I know a young Steven, Marion and a Margaret.

Arlo came about with Good Dinosaur movie I believe. Weren’t people calling their daughters Khaleesi for a while too following Game Of Thrones? Such things tend to appear in popular culture and become a fad. A few years ago it was all Jayden, Cayden and Hayden.

I do think there’s a lot to be said for timeless names like Harry, Charlie, Jack and George. They will never go out of fashion and are genuinely nice names, there’s a reason they have lasted well.

I think Stephen is a lovely name and will survive, but ‘Steve’ may not. Same for Tony. .Anthony may survive, but Tony probably not.

Malcolm’s definitely a goner!

I agree with most ie nick names

Freddie
Albie
Archie
Reggie
Evie
Gracie
Edie
Maddie

etc

I’d hate to be called Edward or Emily - they are both so overused and dull. I have a common surname and don’t want a common first name too.

I think these are already starting to sound dated/overused

Alfie, Archie, Noah, Theo

Olivia, Isla, Ellie

Every name currently recommended on the Baby Names threads. People forget that they're not naming a dog, but a future adult. I do wonder if those recommending these names have actually called their own children Edward & Emily.