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Girls names that won’t come back…..

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Rincoe · 22/04/2026 20:06

Barbara
Gertrude
Muriel
Mildred
Majorie
Eileen
Geraldine

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WaitingForMojo · 22/04/2026 22:03

Marjorie is lovely!

Fanny
Candida

HectorPlasm · 22/04/2026 22:04

Flower names will never go away

RubyFatball · 22/04/2026 22:04

Probably been done by PPs but:
Beverley
Elaine
Lorraine
Sylvia
Pauline
Janice
Janet
Bertha
Patricia (nn Pat)
Keith
Alan
Kelvin
Jason
Donald
Geoffrey

(Edit: OP asked for girls I know, but those two last are never, ever going to happen again)

WaitingForMojo · 22/04/2026 22:04

ImpressionOf · 22/04/2026 21:54

My DC’s teenage friend is Mabel. Beautiful girl with long auburn hair.

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There are LOADS of little Mabels

Redmou · 22/04/2026 22:05

Rincoe · 22/04/2026 21:53

Bernadette
Beverly
Cheryl
Una
Bianca

Edited

Bianca never went anywhere. There’s multiple Bianca’s at my children’s primary school

drspouse · 22/04/2026 22:05

Ultravox · 22/04/2026 21:24

Maureen
Doreen
Sharon
Tracey
Margaret
Mary
Enid

My DD is one of these - after a relative. There were only 83 born in England in her birth year, but it's not zero!

Specialneedsnightmare · 22/04/2026 22:05

TaraRhu · 22/04/2026 22:03

lol I literally heard someone call out Boudicea in the park a few weeks ago. I thought it was a dog ... it was a child!

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🤣 poor kid!

Tryagain26 · 22/04/2026 22:05

David Mitchell's daughter is called Barbara, I think it's one of those names that has come back

WaitingForMojo · 22/04/2026 22:05

Tuppence

Millerhouse1 · 22/04/2026 22:06

Susan
Sharon
Karen

TaraRhu · 22/04/2026 22:06

Lindsay
Lyn
Debbie

SwatTheTwit · 22/04/2026 22:07

Mildred
Bonnie
Gislaine
Gertrude
Irma
Eunice

Wynter25 · 22/04/2026 22:08

StarCourt · 22/04/2026 20:34

Winifred

Love winifred

Rubyeagle · 22/04/2026 22:09

Fanny or Myra.

Redmou · 22/04/2026 22:10

SwatTheTwit · 22/04/2026 22:07

Mildred
Bonnie
Gislaine
Gertrude
Irma
Eunice

Bonnie was the 12th most popular name in Scotland before the dreaded Bonnie blue came on the scene

TheDenimPoet · 22/04/2026 22:10

Fridgedooropen · 22/04/2026 20:20

Myra

Haha, this is what I was going to say.

Daffodilsinthespring · 22/04/2026 22:11

Half of these names are already back.

Delphiniumandlupins · 22/04/2026 22:12

NotTerfNorCis · 22/04/2026 21:52

Mabel.

A new baby in the family narrowly escaped that name.

I love Mabel

ParkingNightmares · 22/04/2026 22:13

A bit outing but my name , Kim, doesn't look like it will come back any time soon. I think Britney is done for too

Bryonyberries · 22/04/2026 22:13

I think generally we start recycling great grandparent generation names because they lose any connotations.

My nans were Gladys and Dorothy, my mum was a Barbara and my ex mum was Celia.

Pollypip93 · 22/04/2026 22:14

My niece is named Gladys. She’s 12.

StrictlyCoffee · 22/04/2026 22:15

I really don’t see Maureen coming back

Fullfatandfortyplus · 22/04/2026 22:15

Ann
Ruth

Theres a Mildred, Joan, Maud, Agnes, Linda, Marjorie in my sons primary all under 8.

HeadDeskHeadDesk · 22/04/2026 22:17

Gertrude
Hilda
Enid
Avis
Mavis
Doreen
Edna
Doris

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 22/04/2026 22:17

Lettice

I can’t imagine saddling any poor little baby girl with Gertrude or Beryl - I’m astonished that anyone likes them!