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!?

Hah my two year old daughter's name is listed here. I'm a late 80's baby, my mum was born in 1960. DD's name is complimented on by everyone under the age of 50, but parent's generation were all very when we announced her name.

Baby boy due soon and I fear we may be about to continue the theme with his name (not Wayne or Kevin, alas, but I do want to name my hypothetical future dog Kevin)

I am a teacher. I have been teaching 14 years and in that time have taught many names in the style mentioned here
Derek
Graham
Keith
Rebecca
Dennis
Linda
Sarah
Laura
Kevin

I think some of the 80s names are due a comeback. I love Sarah and Lisa and Jean. Angela and Andrea I think will come back too.

@Petardos

I do not get this post? But I am not English?

Reminiscing about names which used to be popular, and might come back into fashion

@PasstheBucket89

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

I'm one of those. Mid eighties.

Gary

but I do want to name my hypothetical future dog Kevin

Mine will be Norman or Dennis.

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

Where do you live?

Jennifer
Barbara
Deborah
Angela
Elaine
Pamela

Yep, I keep on hearing the name Hazel being shouted. My relative is hazel and it was always considered a bit of an untrendy, granny-ish name and she hated it. Now it's in the top ten I think! It makes me giggle when I hear it.

Just waiting now for a Sharon or Tracey.

Amelia was the number one English baby girl name from 2014-2016.

Linda, Sarah and Carol are the names due a resurgence. Maybe not Karen though.

**when I hear it being shouted at toddlers that should say!

Me and my dh play this game a lot! Ian, Gary, Ethel, Joyce, deirdre, Barbara, doreen, Colin, Brian, keith

Nigel is due a resurgence. I have an old friend called Nigel; we are 50-ish. The world needs more Nigels. Also Rogers.

Oops,pressed Post before I'd finished-sorry!
Just put of teaching,but I recall these names cropping up recently.

What about Rita and Sue? Can you imagine having two little girls and calling them Rita and Sue and not realising the connotations?

I know primary aged -
Keith
Sarah
David
Kirsty
Eric
Amy
Laura
Mark
Douglas

I don't know how it is decided that Stanley is a cool old man name but Derek isn't, or Eric is OK but Maurice isn't. Or Maisy but not Gladys or Elsie but not Edna. There doesn't seem to be a ready formula!

Nicola
Julie
Sarah
Debbie
Clare
Lisa
Michelle
Alison

@Delphinium90

Oops,pressed Post before I'd finished-sorry! Just put of teaching,but I recall these names cropping up recently.

out of that should read🙄 I'll get my coat....

Baby Alan

Denise....there were several Denise's in my year..

Oh god. No. It’s 80’s clothes all over again! We all vowed not to do it didn’t we? Yet the young are knee deep in those flamboyant styles.

If anyone calls their child Kevin it’s going to be difficult to contain myself - I’m thinking Harry Enfield. Sharon, Gary and Tracy also pretty 😱.

I know a baby Edna and Olive but I'm yet to meet a baby Beryl.

@Thefaceofboe - central Europe. After Joanna, Kevin and Paul have also never gone out of fashion.

A young colleague (mid twenties at the most) has a toddler daughter called Brenda.

I know a toddler Audrey.

I met a pug dog called Barbara.