Babynames threads of the 70s - what would they have been like?

Skihorse, I was also surprised looking at some of the names people have mentioned as being 70s..eg Nancy. That's either bridge-lady in pearls or boden toddler on her way to baby signlanguage!! It's not a 30 somthing !!

Melanie is a lovely name. There were two in my year, so maybe that was a statistical anomaly! There were about five Jennifers. It was ridiculous. Five claires, 3 nicolas, a sarah, a Sara, 2 Suzannes. People just chose their names off the top 20 list as though that was the rule I think.

I'm Irish too and there was an awful lot of Marys and Margarets around! John, Michael, Paul and Tommy were all big for boys. Almost every family I knew had a John and a Mary!

Many Clair/Clare/Claire's in my school. My parents are Irish and my name is still unusual. I longed to be Michelle, Sarah, Nicola or Louise.

I love my name now but it took many years

its strange how the name claire keeps cropping up. I am a clare, i didn't know another clare/claire/clair while i was at school or even in my early twenties. Then i went to a party in my late twenties and i was one of four clare's there. I was amazed. I thought i had am unusual name growing up. Now i know loads of clare's, last saturday i was at a preschool birthday party with ds, and 4 of the 8 mums were called clare/claire. I know 2 of the the other preschool mums are also called clare/claire, it was the sophie of the late 60's/early 70's

I was planning on naming my daughter 'Julie' but my husband returned from the Registrars and announced that he'd changed it at the last minute to 'Juliet' without consulting me.
AIBU to be concerned that she'll be mocked for being 'different' with a foreign and archaeic name?
Also, I know I'm only his wife but shouldn't he have discussed it with me first?

BTW this is a true story and the owner of the name, thankfully, loves being slightly unusual and exotic.

and does it flow better with the middle name Jane or Louise?

Is Emma too old-grannyish?

I don't know any in my neck of the woods - dare I use it?

My middle name is Jane but I have always been called it (i.e. not my first name) - if your first name is Jane, do you have a middle name and if so, what is it? (Louise? )

I was born in 1970..and my school classes were full of -

Nicola
Lyn/Lynn/Lynne
Karen
Gillian

Robert
Stephen
Derek
Michael

We didn't really have that many Sharons or Tracy/Traceys (there were millions of Nicolas though)

in my year they were
jeanette
hazel
christine
janet
karen,lindsay
julie
helen
jane
barbara
linda
louise
jennifer
kim
claire
lesley
joanne
margaret
and the boys were
david
steven/stephen
pete
andy
giles
ian
michael/mike
anthony/tony
geoff
phillip
tim
paul
gary
miles
robert

(1979) There were about 5 Karens in my year, several Joannes and actually quite a few Emilys.

Debbie/Deborah
Claire (loads of)
Lynsey/Lindsay
Emma
Kirsty
Sarah/Sara
Laura
Gemma
Angela
Helen

BOYS were all called

Kevin
Keith
Michael
David
Jonathan/John
Andrew
Lee
Scott

Totally agree that everyone's middle name was either Jane or Louise (mine was Jane)

Maggie It's funny you mention Melanie (my sister's name) - I'm 35 and have only ever come across 3!

Nancy
Michelle
Cheryl

Just been to see new Star Wars movie, what do you think of Han/Chewbacca/Yoda or Leia for my baby?

Don't bother going to see the movie, lot of fuss about nothing/flash in the pan etc

Dean
Lee
Shane
Wayne
Paul
Steven
Kevin

Donna
Chelsea
Amanda
Tina
Andrea
Elaine

My little sister was born in the 70s and she's called Alice. I remember everyone was when they heard her name.

Most popular names of my friends:

Catherine / Katherine / Kathryn
Nicola
Helen
Louise
Emma
Claire
Joanne

Steven / Stephen
David
Andrew
Mark
John
Paul

Wayne (was it Osmond inspired??)
Colin

For girls I can't beat Maggiebehave's list. Totally true. They gave out the list in the maternity ward. Several of each in my year at school.

Duane
Wayne
Neil
Paul
Mark

Paula
Debra but always a.k.a. Debbie
Adele
Mandy
Stacey

ROFL at Tammy Yvonne

michelle
nicola
sarah

matthew (all known as matt)
lee
darren (apparently mil thought this was an unusual name in the late 70s )

Can you imagine a child of the 70s being given an old lady/man chic name which are so fashionable nowadays?

Evie
Iris
Lily
Matilda

Stanley
Wilf
Eddie

Names of kids in my class:

Alison
Naomi
Kirsty
Louise
Christine
Joanne

Matthew
Kevin
Paul
Nathan
Ricky
J amie

olivia daniel
jessica, jonathon
natasha craig
natalie carter
anna dominic
hannah
merridy
charlotte
carla/carty
serina
stephanie
lottie

My middle name is Louise. At school we had a club and your first or middle name had to be Louise if you wanted to join. We had loads of members!

Claire
Michelle
Julie
Joanne
Samantha

Craig
Darren
Neil
Peter
Russell

My MIL has suggested Lucy Grace for our newborn dd. She's being a loon, isn't she? Can you imagine a high court judge or airline pilot with such an outlandish name? I'm sticking with my choice of Tammy Yvonne.