names of yesteryear

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I was watching an old film and two characters were Sherry and Brandy. I did grow up with girls having this name but have not heard of it for years.
it is like the names Joy and Joyce very popular in the 60s which is when I was named Joy.
Is there any names you have not heard of for years?

I think Sherry is often an anglicisation of Chéri(e), rather than specifically referring to the drink.

Aside from the ones already mentioned, I'm surprised that Hugh, Jill, Laura, and Susannah seem to have fallen (mostly) out of use for human babies.

My class at primary school.had multiple girls with the names Sarah, Rebecca and Claire (so they had to be known as Sarah B and Sarah H, for example), and there were always a few called Nicola, Michelle and Lynsey too.

The popular boys' names were Mark, David, Stewart, Richard, Andrew, James.

I hardly know anybody with these names now! My work colleagues are mostly female and a similar age to me, but none of them are called Rebecca, Claire, Nicola, Michelle or Lynsey (there is a Sarah). Where have all the Claires, Michelles etc gone?!

Susan, Julie, Richard, John, Pauline, Kevin, Colin, Amanda, Rowena, Serena, Alan, Nicholas, Rosemary, Paul, Jeremy, Anthony, Jeffrey, Fiona, Juliette, Michael, Mark, Nigel, Louise, David, Lois, Rachel, Carol, Eleanor, Helen, Andrew, Stuart, Sharon, Phillip, Ellen, Andrea, Sandra, Teresa, Janet, Lesley

Off the top of my head, school, early ‘70s

I’m here! Michele!

its a long time since I’ve heard of:

Denise
Michelle
tracey
stacey
Malcolm
Eric

i so know of a toddler Richard though.

The only Joys I have known have known have had really tough lives,.one was murdered:(

Names that are old fashioned but I fear my grandchildren will be called in the way these names comme back round again include Darren, Gary, Louise, Colin, Mark, Lisa. Sandra, Janet, Jane, Warren, Phillip, Gavin, Julian, Derek, Andrew, Steve, Kevin, Jason

Tbh that's half mates from school 😂. Lovely people. Boring names.

They all work with me. Tons of Claires and Rachels and a few Michelles.

I was born in 1956 so at primary school 1961-1967. Very few of my classmates’ names are given to babies now, I reckon names go in 100 year cycles. Do you know any little ones with these names?

Carol
Deborah
Sylvia
Sandra
Yvonne
Patricia
Marion
Julie
Enid
Wendy
Margaret
Barbara

Nigel
Brian
Ronald
Derek
Gerald
Philip
Mervyn
Barry
Keith
Julian
Raymond
Bruce

I know a few dogs with some of the boys’ names!

Elaine's are quite rare, I've met 3 or 4 ever. Usually 60+ age group. In the same age group a lot of very commonly used girls names have not come back into fashion. Debra/Deborah, Tracey/Tracy, Sharon, Karen, Jacky/Jacquy.

Colleen
Collette
Maureen
Lavinia
Maria
Stephanie
Tina
Coral
Gaynor
Beverley
Kimberly

Claire
Karen
Angela
Amanda
Beverley
Nicola
Lynn
Lynette
Julie

Gary
Barry
Kenneth
Brian
Eamonn
Francis
Thomas
Kevin
Paul
Phillip
Mark

I'm late 40's. When I was at school lots of the girls were named these names

Lisa
Rachel
Helen
Ellen
Rebecca
Tracey
Sonia
Emma
Stephanie
Laura
Patricia
Samantha

And the boys called
Gareth
John
Micheal
Daniel
Terence
John Paul
Paul
Lee
David
Jonathan
James
Benjamin
Christopher
Christian

I reckon all the names will eventually make a comeback!

Donna
Barry
Samantha
Craig
Nigel
Barbara
Tracy
Tim
Kelly

Richard
Adam

Both fine names.

There's lots of Sylvia's! And Albert was the 55th most popular boys name in the UK last year.

I'd say Tabitha is fairly common. My friend has a 6 month old Tabitha and I've come across a few

Paul
Wayne
Gavin
Donna
Kelly
Kirsty
Sally
Belinda
Joanne
Samantha
Tracey

The boys names seem to have dated less. Lots of Tom, Matt, David, Chris and these names still pop up.

Can't remember the last time I heard a baby Tracey.

I did go to school with a Bryony very unusual
Bridie i think is Irish but did know someone with it
Celia
Fleur
Mavis
Dolly

Susan/Suzanne/Christine/Rebecca/Sandra/Sonya/Joanne/Melanie/Shannon/Jennifer/Simone/Stacy/Keith/David/Grant/Matthew/Gabriel

My class, back in the sixties, were names : Christine, Barbara, Sandra, Lynne, Anne, Margaret, Janet, Susan......

They have great taste.

I love Christine. There’s something very appealing to me.

In the 60s I knew 2 sets of identical twins called Pamela and Patricia.

Linda
Michelle
Lorraine
Christine
Elaine
Sharon
Tracey
Shirley
Lisa
Deirdre
Grainne
Jacqueline
Helen
Suzanne
Deborah
Carol
Kelly
Geraldine
Brenda
Sheila
Sandra
Alison
Nicola
Doreen
Noreen
Maureen
Karen