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

Karen has been ruined for everyone.
Martin, Simon, Julie, Yvonne

I'm outraged - I have a 14 year old called Basil.

He is a cat though 🤣

It’s possible that it’s names people don’t particularly like, I know my selection were.

Bob but I’m sure there’s a hipster out there with a baby Bob.

Funny about Gary. I Was asked by strange man at a park recently about my dog & my son and what his name is. I wanted to leave as politely as possible so I said my son’s name was Gary - was just the first thing that came to mind.

I teach a Bob.

Exactly. My mum would have baulked at the idea of calling her children Ivy, Elsie, Olive, Maisie, Sidney, Stanley, etc as they were her parent’s generation names and far too old fashioned and uncool. Even Lily was very very out of fashion name - very old lady name.

Janet, Alan, Lorraine, Colin

Agree Karen is over. Eileen will never again be resurrected & the same with Noleen. I think Bonnie will not be back again for a while.

I know a cat called Morris - the name really suits him!

Kevin & Deirdre are ancient Irish names. They will certainly live on in Ireland

Yes, I teach in a school with 1,850 students, so I find it interesting to see what names are becoming more current, and which are unusual, but clearly getting a revival.

Balonz

Malcolm

I knew my name would be here

I know! A few years ago the indicator board at the doctors' flashed up Arthur Morrison and I instinctively looked round for an old man, only to see a baby being carried into his appointment.

Harold
Geoffrey
Charmaine
Sandra

There’s two baby olives at my child’s nursery. I quite like it as a name.

Graham, Nigel, Desmond, Derek
Sharon, Tracy, Julie, Lorraine

We live in the UAE and my kids go to a very international school. Lots of these names come up. I know primary age children called Jason, Kevin, Andrea, Gordon, Harold, Susan and Jeanette.

Karen and Ken

I have friends in the UK, France and Italy and they have children under 10 called:

ALBA
AURORA
DAWN

I also know a BETTY, OLIVE, ROSE and a PEARL all under 16 too!

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I know a Clifford in his mid-teens.

I knew my own name would have been mentioned too. It's not just old-fashioned, it has an association that rules it out for a good many people - for now. Give it time.

Horace
Kevin
Kyle
Cloud
Wilfred
Winnie

Edna

Edgar is quite popular in my Ds’ school, it seems to be the rule that boy’s names have to start with E.

His friends are all Edgar, Eden, Ewan, Ethan, Eric I struggle to remember which is which.

i think most names suggested will come back around at some point but Roger and Fanny may have had their day.

Raymond
Graham
Frank
Mavis
Carol
Joyce