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!?

I know a teenage Tracy. It has no negative connotations for kids.

I'm Louise.
Just Louise, on it's own, no frills.
Born mid seventies and recall going into the 80's when everyone starting using it as a middle name.
Ive only ever known one other Louise as an only name.

Many people have called me Lou (not my family though) or Louie and as a child I felt awkward when people asked could they use the loo....it sort of makes me side-eye my own name

Forgot to mention, my school friends were a collection of:

Claire
Natasha
Emma
Sonia
Tara
Cheryl
Jaqueline
Lisa
Gwen
harriet

And for boys:
James
Lesley
Thomas
Darren
David
Matt

@douliket

My friend has a little baby Pamela and it is just the most adorable name on her,it suits her so well. Another fiend of mine has an Alfie And I could think of a cuter Alfie And my cousin has Philip and Peter(can't say I'm fond of either of these)

I like Stella
Maria
Jennifer
Natalie

You don't like your 'friend' / Alfie much do you?!

Friends granddaughter, a few days old, just been called Alison, which I think is super.

80's kid here
I encountered lots of these growing up:
Lisa
John Paul (catholic school)
Claire
Roisin
Sinéad
Elaine
Kirsty
Jennifer
Barry
Stephen
Gavin
Ciaran
Mark
Trish
Leanne

5yr old Darren and 2 yr old Nell here

At the other end of the scale, I recently heard of an old lady in her 90's called Kelly. Stuck me as an odd name for someone of that age

I also know a few baby Hugo's
But imagine a baby Brian.
I know a baby called Enda and a toddler called Tony. So weird. When I hear his name being called I expect to see a man in overalls with a mate called Dave

Mildred
Muriel
Brenda
Bertha
Janet
Jean
Gertrude
Hilary
Pamela
Gary
Kenneth
Herbert
Cecil
Cyril

Recently came across toddler twins called Reggie and Ronnie.

@Sadik

I'm always tickled by the lettuce varieties Brian and Maureen - who breeds a lettuce, and then christens it Brian ?

Rabid vegetarian salad muncher here. I want to grow me A Lettuce Named Brian!

A great source of olde worlde names is Escape To The Country, which I've been watching too much of while in lockdown:

Graeme and Pauline
Wendy and Nigel
Lynette and Bernie
Trevor and Sheryl
Gary and Gaylene
Derek and Renee

Never a Hugo or an Abigail; those names are all in school round my way.

Not time-specific but just names I can't imagine ever making a return

Ian
Kenneth
Norbert
Mildred
Keith
Kevin
Roger
Ronald
Janice
Gail
Derek
Gary

I love this name and any like it
Everlyn
Evelyn
Evelyne
It's so lovely

There were five Susans in my class at primary school.

Not keen on shortened names
Rob
Becca
Alfie
That sort, call full name, child then has an option.

More name ideas for babies:
Nicola
Lisa
Clai

Posted to soon - more name ideas:
Claire
Darren
Jason
Colin
Nigel
Jackie
Mark
Gary
Alan

How could I forget ... Gary, Barry, Keith, Malcolm, Colin, Alan, Nigel and Grahams' of the 60's era!
Linda, Norma, Susan, Jane, June, Jill, Jean, Irene, Ilene...

My elder relatives names'...
Beryl, Mavis, Margorie, Ada, Joshua, Wilfred, Jack, Reg, Enid, Violet (Vi), Doreen, Jim, Gordon, Joan, Kenneth, Herbert, Edna, Mary, Ethyl, Nora, Albert, George and Hilary....phew!

My name is on the list of "really shit names for children born in the 70's". I bloody hate it. Only family call me by it, my friends and work call me by a nickname.
I remember my dad telling me that they had toyed with the idea of the Scottish version or Kirsty instead, but nope, they chose the shit one...

I knew of a beautiful little girl ......called Vivian!
I also knew of a baby named Nigel who I meet at a baby group.

It’s really weird thinking about babies being called Sharon and Simon. I’m sure the names will come back at some point but I just find it weird because the names are definitely associated with people born in the 50-70s.

There is a Malcolm in my DC’s school, think he’s in year 1. Also a Travis which my Mum thinks is really cool.

Cyril, Maurice..

@Lickedmylollyandneversaidsorry

I knew of a beautiful little girl ......called Vivian! I also knew of a baby named Nigel who I meet at a baby group.

WHYYY would anyone call their beautiful baby Nigel? Of all the names to choose from and you settle on Nigel.