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Rincoe · 2026-04-22T19:06:46+00:00

Barbara Gertrude Muriel Mildred Majorie Eileen Geraldine

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AnotherName2025 · 22/04/2026 22:48

KaleQueen · 22/04/2026 22:43

Doris is wonderful. I hope it makes a comeback soon ❤️

God No. But that's personal. I'm glad that particular witch is long dead & buried & no child should be saddled with the name !!

LilyLemonade · 22/04/2026 22:47

Rubyeagle · 22/04/2026 22:31

I like Lettice but people can’t pronounce it correctly.

How should it pronounced? I thought it was said the same as lettuce the salad veg.

LGBirmingham · 22/04/2026 22:47

Heyhelga · 22/04/2026 20:18

Peggy

I can see Barbara making a comeback though.

There is a Peggy in the same year as my child at Primary School

SinuousTendrils · 22/04/2026 22:47

Michelle
Nicola
Sandra
Yvonne
Sally

AnotherName2025 · 22/04/2026 22:46

KaleQueen · 22/04/2026 22:44

I’ve got a Mabel, Ada and an Ivy in my children’s circle so there you go.

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Mabel is cute.💕

SabrinaThwaite · 22/04/2026 22:45

kaffkooks · 22/04/2026 22:33

Anything that takes a man's name and sticks 'ina' on the end to make it a girl's name eg
Jamesina
Willamina
Thomasina

I think that’s a Scottish convention for honouring male relatives from the 19th century?

KaleQueen · 22/04/2026 22:44

BejamBabe · 22/04/2026 22:42

30 years ago it would have seemed laughable that some of the Top 100 names today would have ever come back - Ruby and Olive were two old grandmas, chainsmoking in the pub, Margot was the snobby character on The Good Life, while Ivy, Ada, Mabel were creepy old ladies in nursing homes!
.... so my guess is that most of the names in this thread will have a resurgence at some point. We're just not quite there yet.

I’ve got a Mabel, Ada and an Ivy in my children’s circle so there you go.

Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 22/04/2026 22:44

Amazed to see love for Marjorie, which I've never much liked, but Margery is much worse.

People saying Katherine/Catherine might come back- surely it's never gone away? Admittedly baby girls destined to be known as Kate, Katy or Katie are nowadays often given that name on their birth certificates.

KaleQueen · 22/04/2026 22:43

Doris is wonderful. I hope it makes a comeback soon ❤️

BejamBabe · 22/04/2026 22:42

30 years ago it would have seemed laughable that some of the Top 100 names today would have ever come back - Ruby and Olive were two old grandmas, chainsmoking in the pub, Margot was the snobby character on The Good Life, while Ivy, Ada, Mabel were creepy old ladies in nursing homes!
.... so my guess is that most of the names in this thread will have a resurgence at some point. We're just not quite there yet.

Janie143 · 22/04/2026 22:42

I was born 1960 and a Susan. So many of us at school. I do not know any Susan's under 60.

Cyclingmummy1 · 22/04/2026 22:41

DS has a friend called Sylvia.

Who would have thought Florence (Flo) would be popular?

Anything goes!

Redheadedstepchild · 22/04/2026 22:40

I think Britney, as in Spears might prove to be a one generation name but possibly not spelled Brittany as in Murphy or the place.

Chastity as one of the Puritan virtue names like Hope, Grace or Constance probably won't ever be extremely popular again. The last Chastity I heard of was Cher's child and, er, they're not called Chastity any more.

Maybe if you're Amish.

ERthree · 22/04/2026 22:40

NoisyMonster678 · 22/04/2026 20:28

Maud

I love the name Maud

Giraffehaver · 22/04/2026 22:39

I quite like Marjorie. Can't see Doris or Beryl coming back. Would have said Maude but I know 2 under 5

FindingMeno · 22/04/2026 22:38

I love Agnes, Winifred, Ingrid, Queenie, Wendy, Bonnie and Sally.
I think Bertha, Kayleigh, Christine and Carol won't be popular again.

cobrakaieaglefang · 22/04/2026 22:38

Oh and Zillah, I've not known one since an elderly lady who passed away in her 80s in 1970.

ItsJustLittleOldMe · 22/04/2026 22:38

CoffeeAndCakeBringMeJoy · 22/04/2026 21:06

Edna
Dulcie
Gertrude
Jean
Sheena

My daughter is Dulcie and I absolutely love it!

OneFineDay22 · 22/04/2026 22:38

Notashamed13 · 22/04/2026 22:31

She was 100% Queenie......her Dad (my Great Grandad? Was a "Jessy" which I think is also unusual for a male name.

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Jesse was on my list if I had a boy. I wondered if Jesse Pinkman would bring the name back for younger people but I’ve not heard of any yet!

mjf981 · 22/04/2026 22:37

Sally
Pauline
Donna

caringcarer · 22/04/2026 22:37

YouCanDanceSaidVodka · 22/04/2026 20:21

Dorcas

I only person I ever knew called Dorcas was my Gran.

Firebird83 · 22/04/2026 22:37

I know young girls called:

Agnes
Rita
Hilda
Peggy
Winnie
Joanie

Mabel is very popular at the moment

Firefly1987 · 22/04/2026 22:37

Lynne
Heather
Christine
Juliet

cobrakaieaglefang · 22/04/2026 22:36

I'd be surprised to see little
Sharon
Tracy
Carol
Sheridan
Linda
Michaela
Just yet anyway..maybe another 30 years as those become 100 year names..

BeigeandGreige · 22/04/2026 22:36

Janet