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

Names rarely die out. They always come back. When I was at school there was no one called Thomas, William, Harry or Oliver unless they were 80 or 90.

So you are saying names are handed down from on high then ?

OK ....

Messi has ensured Lionel will remain in use.

Ian.

😁 Love it.

Karen - although maybe it'll resurge in a few years.

When I was young it would have been unthinkable to call a child Fanny but I've met a couple now and nobody batted an eyelid.

Also Victoria - I haven't met a young Victoria in years.

I know 2 English Audreys, both school age.

I know of a Colin and Alan who are teens now.

I expect the following to die out:
Janet
Eileen
Brenda
Gary
Keith

I don’t think you can talk about a name dying out. It’s not like you need a breeding pair of lesser-spotted Garys to have a baby Gary.
The sounds of many dated names are objectively nice and once the associations are gone they will be used.

About three years ago I came across two little ones called Gary in the same class!! I did consider if they had the same dad for whom they were named, because it was such an unusual name for even one child.

Karen
sharon

There’s a Gary in my sons class

I thought Jerry had gone as a name but one rocked up at school this year.

Both of my teenagers in England have had classmates called Audrey.

I know a cool teenager whose middle name is Nigel. His grandfather, Nigel, is the loveliest man so it's not hard to see why one of his grandsons has his name as a middle name.

Reginald but Reggie will persist.
Eileen
Jeremy
Adele

Maureen

Audrey had a resurgence 10-20 years ago, I think. I met one who will now be in her early 30s when she was nursery age and was astounded. First one I'd ever met who was under my mother's age, i.e. born in the 1930s or earlier. Aubrey has also been appropriated as a girls' name, presumably because it sounds similar to Audrey, even though it's almost always been a boys' name until recently.

Percy is back in posh circles.

Darren
Cecil

Denise

I've always thought Nigel is a great name, but I know I'm in a tiny minority on that here.

My nine year old DS is called Kenneth! Family name for DH, he really wanted it. I've grown fond of it over the years.

Adolf and Donald.

A friend has just had a new grandchild called Joyce.

DC currently has a Percy in their class (year 2). There was a Mark in DC2 class (so would now be late teens).

Haven't heard a child called Gary or Nigel for a long time though.