Names you can't imagine making a comeback

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Girls:
Doreen
Vera
Sandra
Linda
Pauline

Boys:
Malcolm
Gerald
Trevor
Horace
Percy

What do you reckon? I'm not knocking these names by the way!

My best friend is called Malcolm, unfortunately I can't take it seriously as the first cabbage patch kid I ever owned, (and still have) is called Alistair Malcolm.

The cabbage patch kid has far more hair than he does.

I rather like Trevor
And Vera!
These are names with character.

Beulah and Shelley

Balonz..

Was Beulah ever a popular name??

At a hosp app on tuesday and a lady walked in with a newborn Nancy!

Aw, Nancy! I've heard worse!

Lots of Graces though - maybe I know too many religious types

Reading this chat is like reading the family tree of my DH’s family (who are lovely).
One name I hope never comes back is Susan. I know more people called Susan than any other name and I cannot stand it!

Lesley
Sheila
Debbie
Shirley
Edna

Wayne
Dean
Craig
Geoff
Clive

Keith

Moira
Maureen
Keith
Nigel
Sharon
Stacy
Tracy

@WarmSausageTea My 11yo DD loves the virtue names and says she'll call her daughters those!

Horace.
Horatio.
Hector.
Leonard.
Harold.

Michelle

Anne and Mary are not unknown though Anna and Maria are much commoner nowadays. I have met a couple of small children called Agnes, though the parents tend to acknowledge it as old-fashioned. I would have thought of Mavis and Belinda as very old-fashioned - but I do know a Belinda in her mid-20s.

@Hopefullysmart this is excellent news, but if she has boys, what about Endeavour, Ernest or Victor?

Olive
Winifred
Gertrude
Myrtle
Nora

Reginald
Percival
Wilfred
Clarence
Herbert

I've met a couple of children called Wilfred! Olive as such is rare, but Olivia is very common among small girls at present.

This is interesting; obviously some areas are different to others. Around here, eg, olive and Wilfred are quite mainstream and have been for a good few years. I haven't met a little Ann/ Anne yet but there are a few Marys which I love!

Also one of my sons is Frederick, which has been mentioned a couple of times

I can’t believe anyone would mention Frederick - it’s in the top 10 most popular boys names!

I know a 5 year old Vera and a two year old Bruce

I don’t see Gary ever coming back. Or Nigel, especially post-Farage. I think Sharon and Maureen are goners too.

@Dongdingdong Frederick appeared twice on page 17! I think that posters meant that people tend to use Freddie as the full name these days.

I also know Olive, Walter, David, Michael, Mary all in primary school.

Meghan.