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

Lisa, probably.

Percy was my grandfather's name and I have noticed is now popular with hipsters. 1920s and 30s names ate quite big.

I'd be really surprised if Wayne returned.

When I stsrted teaching in the early 90s all the boys were Wayne, Mark, Kevin, Gary , Chris, Lee, Russell, Darren , Simon and Richard. The girls were all Nicola, Jennifer, Katie , Lisa, Kelly, Hayley and Clare .
Some of these might come back but it'll be a while.

Karen

Oh and Ian . An Ian in England is almost guaranteed to be over 38.

I know a few women 30s and 40s called Yvonne.

Jilted John is now John Shuttleworth. Real name Graham Fellows. Graham is a much less timeless name than John!

I'm old and I don't believe any names will die out they all come round again.

There is a Gordon in my baby groups!

Sounds the same though. Is she American, I’ve only seen American girls called it.

My granddaughter is about to get married to a Gary. He's only 27.

My name Margaret is already extinct.

I know of an Ian, probably late twenties, maybe 30. I was surprised at the name back then as even 30 year’s ago it seemed uncommon.

For nearly every post here I know a child with at least one of the names, including Joyce, Bonnie, Ian, Julian, Vera, Nora, Audrey, not to mention the ones that are already quute popular like Wilfred, Nicholas and Jonathan. I even knew a little Algernon and a Fanny, who was French.

It seems to be the more unpalatable Anglo Saxon names that have properly died out, in that there hasn't been one baby with that name for quite a few years. And less than a handful, associated with absolute evil.

Joyce?!! Are they British? I’ve noticed old lady names here that we find frumpy are quite normal names in parts of South America.

Wayne. I also agree about Gary but not Mark.

Deidre

Yep same, I know an Yvonne, must be 30s, maybe even late 20s.

i was thinking
Joan

I was astounded when Andie McDowell called her baby that. She is now an actress called Margaret Qualley and she’s only 30!

Americans don't have the negative feelings about Mrs T that have affected the name over here.

Iain was on our shortlist this year… baby was a girl so not needed, but I do love it. Good solid sort of name we thought 🙃

I just can’t see Mildred ever making a comeback.

Why not? I teach a Mabel and an Elsie?

I know a few Margaux.

Even before her I thought it was a frumpy name. I had a Margaret in my class at junior school back in the 60s and thought she had a granny name 😬 So I had a Margaret and Edwina at school when everyone else was called Sharon, Tracy, Jackie etc 😁