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

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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!?

Same! The same goes for Bertha I think. And boy's names like Neville and Keith.

One of the 'granny' names I haven't yet spotted in the resurgence of Ada, Ethel, Florence, etc. is Myrtle!

80s baby here so can't see the return of Sarah, Laura, Gemma, Michelle, Rebecca and Christopher, Matthew, Lee, David and Stuart any time soon!

Started primary in 81 and names like Debbie, Julie, Nicola, Dawn were popular.
I had Samantha, Jane and Laura on my shortlist for DD.
I love it when I hear a 70s/80s name brought back. Originality in a sea of Islas/Ellas
I know a 7 year old Michelle
Also someone called their baby Louise. Of all the nice girl names and you chose Louise!

We had three Heathers in my class at school (70s). Not met any baby Heathers, ever I think.

A small boy in a pushchair in a shop yesterday was apparently called 'Forest'

Joanne is a lovely name! Nice to see the classics being brought back

@entropynow aw my best friend is called Heather! She’s 27.

I know a baby Linda.

I feel she should be 40, not 4 months!

@Namechanger0800

I'm 70s as well - Joanne, Louise, Jennifer, Melanie, Amanda, Sarah, Caroline, Helen, Kirsty, Michelle, Naomi, Natasha, Elizabeth, Catherine, Kerry, Sian, Anna, Emma, Rachel, Ruth, Stacey, Rebecca, Lynsey etc

Quite a few “classic” names in here - not just those popular in the 70’s

Lindsays/Lyndseys were everywhere when I was at school in the late 80s, 90s

And Helens and Michaels. Whenever a teacher asked for Lynsey, Helen or Michael, the whole class put up their hands! 😂

I was at school with a couple of Melissas in the 90s - that seemed quite different at the time, if we had a supply teacher or whatever they’d always say ‘oh that’s unusual!’

Have never met a younger one

I was an early 70s baby and went to school with Debbie, Joanne, Jackie, Sarah, Paula, Alison, Amanda, Julie/Julia, Susan, Helen, Lynne, Michelle, Sharon, Tracey, Lisa, Claire and Ann. Some of the boys were Brian, Alan, Philip, Mark, David, Jason, Peter and Steven.
I know these will probably seem dated nowadays but I think they're far preferable to some of the modern monstrosities you hear being shouted to kids in the street. Most of the girl's names are pretty and feminine. I'd love to see some of them stage a comeback.

Sherry
Maureen
Shelley
Melanie
Kim
Kelly
Karen
Sharon
Anne
Debbie
Marilyn
Shirley
Beth
Pam
Lesley
Jackie
Kathy
Cindy
Carol
Lisa
Tracey
Darlene
Marlene
Patricia
Dawn
Ruth
Marjorie

My primary class 94 was
Katie
Jodie
Jade
Laura
Carly
Gemma
Amy
Jennifer nn Jennie
Sarah
Hannah
Charlotte
Katy
Melissa
Adele
Zoe
Alexandra
Emily
Claire
Chloe
Paige
Lucy

Are there any baby Queenies out there?

We just rescued a dog named Queenie! (Guess the breed....) Puppy mill mother, 3 years old and 3 huge litters, massive emergency c-section scars, not seen much 'outdoors' at all. We changed her name to Gwennie because she didn't respond to Queenie anyway.

I haven't met a Darren in years although we have a Wayne in Y2 where I was recently teaching.
Mason seemed very popular some years ago but then fell out of favour.
The most popular girl's name was Ellie-Mae.

@Laska2Meryls

I also went to school with an Elspeth and a Veronica , but I cant see those coming back..

I know one Elspeth of my generation (40's) amd there are two in my daughter's primary school!

@rubydoobydoo

Darren, Jason and Gary for boys

Debbie, Donna, Lisa and Samantha for girls!

Everyone was Sarah, Claire or Helen with Louise, Jane or Marie as their middle name when I was at school (including me!)

I came on to say everyone at school had Louise as a middle name! I'm 39.

@iloveeverykindofcat

Are there any baby Queenies out there?

We just rescued a dog named Queenie! (Guess the breed....) Puppy mill mother, 3 years old and 3 huge litters, massive emergency c-section scars, not seen much 'outdoors' at all. We changed her name to Gwennie because she didn't respond to Queenie anyway.

Aw. I love that name too :)

Also, what about....Carl? Any baby Carls?

My 10yo's favourite names that she's determined to name her own DC are Adrian and Pamela 😁

I know a Carl. Has sisters Ann and Erica

I know a baby Elizabeth and a Samantha.

I know a baby Jillian. I can't get my head around it!

@Laska2Meryls I also know a Veronica who is around 8 now.

@Caspianberg

I know a Carl. Has sisters Ann and Erica

Goodness me, a tiny Carl!