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

I haven’t, but interested to hear from this thread. I have noticed Ernest and Arthur making big comebacks locally (South East). I do know a 6 year old Fred (Frederick).

It makes sense, to foreign ears it probably sounds fine just as we wouldn't be aware of old fashioned Chinese names. I just couldn't see a young British couple calling their baby Joyce. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with acknowledging other countries name preferences. Year’s ago when I lived abroad I visited a school for my kids and a number of Filipine children were already at the school and had their work up on walls and some of the names were English but really unusual, like surnames you’d never normally use as first names (think York, Wainwright, that sort of thing). Beautiful young women in South America called Vera, Hilda, Gladys. All countries probably have their own old fashioned names that sound fine to us.

I know 2 Gary's,ones 17 and ones about 12.

Ooh Sheila and Brenda are good ones, I only know one Brenda who is my Mum’s age, no Sheilas ever.

I know a three year old.

Alison.

Also Bruce and Brian.

I met a three year old Keith recently. I teach a couple of kids called Mark (one is Marc), both 13/14. Have recently taught a Lee, a Kevin and a Bruce. All teens.

I also love the name Gordon - I imagine a cheeky boy with a Scottish accent!

I doubt Gaylord will become popular again

Linda
Karen
Jane
Amanda
Gertrude
Keith
Dave
Colin

I know 2 Gary's under 10, I don't mind it!
Don't see a revival for Fanny, Percy, Keith or Hilda

Has Beryl come up yet? Or Shirley. Phyllis, Valerie.

Susan
Tracy
Sharon
Keith

Dick

The associations for me were never outside lavs and stories about the blitz. They were wizened, whiskery old great-aunts, and bristly old great-uncles in tweedy jackets smelling of pipe smoke.

I think Shirley is such a pretty name it must make a comeback. I quite like Beryl (a gemstone) and Valerie. Phyllis not so much but I like Phylida.

I also think Susan and Tracey are pretty names. I desperately wanted to be called Susan until I was about twelve.

Karen

Alice Maud was Queen Victoria's second daughter; Albert was the Prince Consort.

All the names popular when I was at school- Janet, Karen, Julie, Susan, Anne, Lynn, Deborah, Diane, Janette.

Wayne

I know of young boys with both those names.

i know a little Sylvie

…which I think is a beautiful name. It will certainly not die out, nor will it ever be ten a penny.

Has Claude been spotted in the wild at all?
Herbert?

That was the point being made!

Wilfred is back as are Walter and Percy.

David is a great name but Dave is awful.

Victoria is a beautiful name but Vicky is awful.

Rebecca is a lovely name but Becky is awful.

I don’t like Nigel, Kevin, Gary, Wayne, Alfred, Keith, Colin…

I don’t like Pamela or Susan

Karen is a beautiful name, it’s such a shame.

It’s a great 🐱 name!