I know I'm old now....a friend of a friend is calling her baby Joanne!

[FortunesFave]

And it's not after a relative, she just likes it. Is this it for us over 40s? Are there going to be loads of little Lynns and Sharons running round soon?

What other names are we about to see!?

oh dear, I'm a late 80s baby I wonder when Rebecca, Amy and Laura will be making comebacks x

Oi @PasstheBucket89 one of those names is mine!!! Although to be fair I’m an eighties name

I think Rebecca, Amy and Laura are lovely names (I'm 40)

*baby

My kids think Linda and Sylvia are nice names for their future children

Thanks @MyFloorIsLava

I think Lynne is really pretty, and Sharon and Tracey. I'd like to see them come back.

Sarah? I think is lovely, it was very popular when in my age group

I'm awaiting babies called Carol, Susan, Richard and Simon.

Robert is ready having a bit of a resurgence around here.

I know a few Eric's, what about Kevin though, the world needs more Kevin's

I'm over 50 and haven't heard of any little Amandas, Tracey's or Wayne's as of yet.

Both my late teen DCs had Rebecca's and Amy's in their classes though so not sure if they ever went out of common usage?

Michelle, urgh I hate that name, so many 70's parents chose that name and raised a horror child.

Oh I didn't realise Amy went out! My cousin's half sibling is called Amy - she's 2

I think Joanne is a lovely name. I'd like to see Jacqueline revived.

Carol and Jean?

Some names should never make a comeback imo, imagine giving birth to a beautiful baby boy and lovingly calling them Derek.

I work in a school - Amy definitely not uncommon and Rebecca and Laura are still popular!

Nice to see my name being complimented here

Jane, Hazel and Ruth…..all born this year in our Church family to daughters of parents born in the 60s.

Sharon, in my accent, sounds like the local dialect word for shit. Which is a shame as I know a couple of lovely Sharons, but I hate saying their name as it sounds like I'm saying something awful.

I love the names Rebecca and Amy, and I don't mind Joanne at all.

Not a fan of Tracy or Laura, but that is down to people I was in school with.

I'm waiting to see if my name pops up in this thread.

Susan
Janet
Stephanie
Elaine
Jacqueline
Caroline
Judith
Melinda
Elizabeth
Margaret
Pamela
Penelope
Rachel
...all my age group and in my class ( and one of those is my name)

Joanna is super common where I live, probably 50% under 10s we know are Joanna/ Joannah for girls or Johan/ Jonas boys

Helen, Jane, Simon and Mark

David

Martin

Penny

Gail

Jane

Joan
Ruth