What names do you think will die completely?

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I think Gary.

Ive only met one and he’s in his 50’s now. Never met a baby Gary

@Lavenderfarmcottage i know two toddlers called Bonnie!

Someone upthread said Doreen - that was my nanna’s name - I can’t see it coming back, it’s not pretty like some of the other old lady names but I could be wrong. I’m not keen to use it as a middle name for a future DD although I would use my grandad’s name for a DS (the ever classic, John)

Love Olive.

Dawn is a sunrise. Beautiful name.

I wish Florence would die out. It's one of my middle names (thanks Nan) and as soon as it came out at school I was called Florrie for the rest of my time there. Absolutely hate it.

Not Mark, I know several 12 and under!

I know loads of under 18 Mark’s . I have also met a few little Franks recently . Mainly called Frankie though

That’s my middle name and I love it! My daughter and grandaughter both have it as a middle name too.

This thread is hilarious - it contains my name, my parents' names, my grandparents' names, my husband's name, my sister's name and my son's name. 😂
My mum had a few friends called Lois, but no one from my generation had that as a name - it is now making a bit of a comeback however.

Someone with m/f twins could call them Pearl and Dean!

We can never say what names will be around, many of the really popular names now I would have laughed at in the 70s! I taught an Archibald around then and felt very sorry for him but Archie is now in vogue.

Feel Linda will die out and perhaps Susan too!

At least it wasn't abbreviated to Flossie, which was Aunt's everyday name.

I know a teenage Flossie, so that abbreviation is still going.

I think Walter has completely died out. Don't know any that wouldn't be over 100 today.

I remain mystified that "Emily" ever became popular again.

Sacheverell

I think one family in the UK are keeping it going - would love to see a revival as it’s so rare.

Ruby was coming in and considered cool when I had babies in the mid to late 90s.

Along with Edith, Grace, Martha. The name that has bowled me over with its popularity is May. I thought that was well and truly gone.

I’m not sure why that one hasn’t come back - it’s better than a lot of the names of that generation that have become popular again.

Not sure about the former point. Alexandra, Victoria, Harriet, Henrietta, Charlotte, Stephanie, Danielle/Daniella, Gabrielle/Gabriela, Georgina, Christine/Christina. Not all of those are currently in the top 20 but they're still used, I think.

I will admit I can't see Edwina coming back any time soon, nor any of the old names often used in Scotland a century ago - Jamesina, Wilhelmina, Alexandrina, all usually abbreviated to Ina. We had an Auntie Teenie in the family, whose name I assume was Christina.

I know Karen and Darren are not going anywhere they both live together and hate everyone

https://www.ukbabynames.com/boys/walter

155 recorded births last year.

Stanley
Sidney

I'm not in the UK but I know a 2 year old, half-British Lionel.

Most of the names dying out make great names for pets!

I can’t see Mildred ever coming back or any of the old lady names that are devoid of any charm (Gladys, Joyce, Deidre).

Slightly more modern ones I’d be surprised to ever see on a baby again:

Malcolm
Clive
Bruce
Gillian
Sandra
Janet
Janice

https://www.ukbabynames.com/boys/stanley

724 recorded births last year.

https://www.ukbabynames.com/boys/sidney

319 births recorded last year.

I know a 3 yr old Bruce. Now that I know him it's become a little boy name again fir me.