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

Morag
Maud
Agnes

Truly hideous names.

Boris

Ian

Sorry to lower the tone but Fanny or Dick are never going to be popular names again.
I’ve seen in new editions of “The Faraway Tree” series that the characters have been renamed Franny and Rick.

I know a toddler Derek, and my friend’s 10 year old is named Damien.

I never thought the names Alfred, Arthur and Albert would come back, but I know quite a few now!

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

They'll all be back, eventually, OP. The ones people are listing are mostly names that just haven't been gone long enough yet and still feel screamingly naff, give them time, and I've no doubt that even Keith, Bernard, Nigel, Malcolm etc will be back.

And some of the names mentioned on the thread are already being used -- I know of quite a few young Mauds and Enids, for example.

I've taught several teenage Garys and Ians in the last few years.

I think there's a window where some names become dated, and after enough time passes they become retro/unusual and get used again.

Norma
Paula
Doreen
Dirk
Derek
Russell
Kenneth
Stuart
Gordon
Edwin
Philip

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Morag Maud Agnes

Truly hideous names.

Come hang about in East London... ten a penny

Gay. used to work with a Gay in the 80's can't see it coming back

Martin
Maureen
Mildred
Hilda
Terry

Malcolm.
Barbara ( although I did hear of one toddler called this but she had hipster parents who really tried too hard)

Euphemia. And Boris, of course.

Moira
Maureen

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Kevin Lorraine

My colleague has just had a baby, and they used Lorraine for the middle name! That said, the first name was Mabel, so I guess they like older names (and Mabel has already made a comeback, so who knows...)

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Gay. used to work with a Gay in the 80's can't see it coming back

Yes!

Can’t see a baby Gaylord walking round

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Isobel? Really?

I would have thought that was quite modern

There are a ton of Isobel's in dc school at the moment. I know more Isobel's than I do Isabelle/Isabels

I'd love to know if anyone is still naming DDs Daenerys after the way that went down.

Has anyone come across an Edna lately? That was a name I associate with my older relatives - I'm 59 so the generation born 1920/30's.

Apologies to anyone who has an Edna in the family by the way, I think my negative opinion is coloured by the ones I knew rather than the name itself.

I know children with tons of the names listed in here. Admittedly not Gaylord, Dick or Fanny though!

Can’t wait for dick to make a come back. 😀

Shirley
Nancy

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

Maureen, Pauline, Brenda

Joyce, Kylie, Sharon

Keith, Kenneth,

Lionel, Gary,
Ethel, Mavis
Norma/Norman
Claude
A couple of years ago I'd have said Ada, so what do I know?