What names do you think will never be revived?

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I don’t think I’ll ever hear of a baby Gary.

I know two adult Gary’s and both are in their 50’s now

Yes, Mary is classic. I really like it. A name that has been around for many centuries won't go anywhere.

@AtLeastThreeDrinks

I came to say Gary! I can't see David coming back either (baby Dave!). Even Christopher seems on the out

David is already coming back! DS had a friend who tried out Dave as a nickname when he was in year 2 😂.

I think Karen, Sharon, Donna, Tracy etc won’t come back.

@SausageCrush

Does anyone know a Dennis who's under 30?

Yes I know a 3 year old Dennis!

@Seeline

Shirley Nancy

Barbara is the name of Victoria Coran Mitchell and David Mitchell's little girl - 5 now

I know a 3yr old Nancy, and have heard of others

Dick and Fanny have never been proper given names, though. They are nicknames for Richard and Frances, both of which I have heard of children being called in recent years.

I can't see Maureen ever coming back into fashion, but then the quite similar-sounding Maud and Nora seem to be getting popular again, so who knows? Give it another 20 years and people could think it's "refreshing"!

Tracy
Karen
Keith
Ian

Terence

work at a school and we have a Nancy, a Neville, a Colin, a Mungo, a Craig, a Hector and a Mortimer. Here's the big mind blow for you all though......my daughter's middle name is Gertrude!

Ps all under 13 as it's a junior school

David is one of the most timeless boys' names there is. Even if it's not super fashionable at the mo I'll bet it's never dropped out of the top 100.

Cuthbert

All these posters saying Dick and Fanny ...those aren't actual names as well you know...nowt wrong with Frances or Richard

Daphne
Dawn

Rudolph is probably not one likely to surface any time soon.

@Soubriquet

My great nan wanted my mum to name me Fanny....my maiden name was Hare

My great nan was named Fanny. Her maiden name was Cox and when she married she became Fanny Beaver. I wish I was joking.

Most names come back round again sooner or later.

Those names people are listing, like Gary, say, most of them will start sounding cool and edgy again once we’ve waited a few decades and Gary’s grandchildren start having their own babies.

The ones that will really struggle to make a comeback are ones where the meaning has changed substantially, names like Gay, Dick or Fanny.

yes Freda is the english spelling of Freda I was called after my dad who was Fred.

My great nan was named Fanny. Her maiden name was Cox and when she married she became Fanny Beaver. I wish I was joking

That’s the most incredible coincidence @Catra. My granny was Fanny Wilson and she, too, became Fanny Beaver when she married. What are the chances?

Also... has Adolf/Adolph ever been a popular name in the UK? It's like saying "ooh, nobody will ever call their kid Idi again".

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David is one of the most timeless boys' names there is. Even if it's not super fashionable at the mo I'll bet it's never dropped out of the top 100.

You’re right there. David was ranked as the 56th most popular boys name in 2019 in England and Wales. Looks like it’s not been far away from that position in the name charts for the last 20 years.

names.darkgreener.com/#david

I went to a North American run school where there was an Adolf - he was about 12 in the late 70s.
He pronounced it "Ay-dolf" though, not "Ah-dolf".

Boris?

Derek
Karen
Carol
Nicola

Maud
Brian
Barbara
Kevin

Barry

Adolf is probably the one you can be most certain about not regaining in popularity ever. I think it was once a common name.

Donald maybe?

Horace, Gilbert, Gertrude, Alan

Not come across anyone young called Dwayne, Darren, Keith, Kevin, Lorraine, Sharon, Karen, Carol, Leanne, Melanie, Lynne, in a long time