1960s top names

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pandavark · 27/03/2009 11:08

i was just looking at a list of the usa's most popular girls names for the 1960's. They're really normal names and i know lots of people with these names, but I dont think anyone would give their baby those names now. I wonder will they become fashionable again. Would you use these names? do you know any babies with these names? Here's some examples:

karen
susan
kimberley
patricia
donna
michelle
cynthia
sandra
deborah
pamela
b renda
angela
barbara
sharon
teresa
denise
tina
carol
tracy
stacey
sonya
sheila

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alicecrail · 27/03/2009 11:54

I'm 24 and i had lots of Stacey's around my age when i was at school

PrimulaVeris · 27/03/2009 11:51

Takes me back to my schooldays! The only name I never 'saw' was Stacey. There were 4 Karens in my class.

I think some like Susan are classic and don't date particularly.

georgimama · 27/03/2009 11:48

Karen,Teresa,Sharon,Trace/y,Michelle,Donna

I agree. I'm 30 as well as we had at least 2 of each of those names in my year at school.

RachieB · 27/03/2009 11:44

I was born in 1979, and was in school with lots of girls with those names

esp Karen,Teresa,Sharon,Trace/y,Michelle,Donna ( and one Sheilah,one Patricia,one Susan)

the rest esp Brenda,Cynthia etc are definitely older lady names to me lol

I do know a Barbara who is 30, she is australian

georgimama · 27/03/2009 11:15

I don't know anyone under 30 with any of those names.

My mum's name is there, both her sister's names are there, my CM's name is there. In fact virtually every name of every woman I know between 40 and 65 is there.

As you say there is nothing (much) wrong with any of them and some are quite nice. But I can't imagine using them.

alicecrail · 27/03/2009 11:12

I know a denise that is 14 but apart from that i don't know anyone younger with those names. My little sister's (2months old) middle name is Jean though which is an old name, and i really like Caroline

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