To think its an old fashioned name!

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Talking with a colleague lately about common names from the 80s and 90s... the usual., Sarah, Laura, Becky, Lydia, Lindsay, Louise, Emma etc..

We then got talking about more unusual names we went to school with "Hester.. Paula..Hermione (way before Harry Potter 😂).."

I just cannot imagine a baby or small child being called Paula! I can't even imagine a person my age (30s) being called Paula!

Any other names you just cannot imagine as a baby/small child?

Agatha - not come back despite old lady chic! Likewise Mavis.

I would have said 'Dave' but I know a 2 year old Dave (nb. Not David) 😂.

Stephanie, Joanne, Melanie. Might be another 50 years.

Whereabouts are you? I'm in the north east and really don't know any Paula's!

Steve. Little baby Steve.

I’m a Paula and I’m in my 50s. It’s an (awful) 70s name. I wanted to be called Joanne.
My dad is Keith!
A young person called Mark or Gary would be strange to me or any name that was popular in the 70s wouldn’t seem quite right

Jennifer I think is quite timesless.., along with Emily.. Elizabeth..

I know someone called Paula in her early 20s. I would find Pauline more old-fashioned. Dorcas is extremely old-fashoned - but I've met a Dorcas who would now be in her early 30s. I would be surprised to meet a baby or toddler called Nigel or Dennis or Ronald or Pamela or Joan or Linda. But you never know- a few years ago, Arthur and Archie and Amelia and Ruby all seemed like the sort of names that your great-aunt or uncle might have, and now are quite common among children.

Ha I know a fair few joannes from the 80s..and Stephanie's and Nicolas! Laura is the most common name of my generation mind... I don't know any little Laura's !

I'm a teacher and have seen a few John's, Anthony's, lately.

Some of our dated names are still popular in other countries. I know young children with some of these names who are first generation immigrant of Chinese, Polish, Eastern block and across Africa (Catholic background) parents. So while not popular, I do hear of them.

Elsie, Hilda and Joan

Russell

Ian
Richard
Paul
Clare
Julie
Alison

All reasonable names but can't imagine many babies being called these now, although they will probably come back.

I have a twenty something student named Agnes. She is incredibly beautiful

Elsie was on my girls name list! My mam
Was raging "everyone will think of Elsie tanner" 😂

Elsie is very popular now!

I think Paula would fit in well with all the millions of Avas and Islas currently doing the rounds.

Baby Maureen

Someone I know named their son Michael a couple of years ago, a nice strong name, and I was amazed at my own reaction to it as it's not at all an unusual or 90s name but no one seems to call their child it these days so it took me some getting used to

Baby Kelly. It's a very mid-80's name.

I know of a little baby Sid!

We're there many Ava's and Islas in the 50s when Paula was a little more common m?

I hear you! 😆

My era was Joanne, Tracey, Karen, Sharon and Lisa.
The boys were Wayne, Gary, Mark, Steve and Dave- everyone knows a Dave!
The parents were- Derek, Keith or Kevin or a Linda, Pauline or Lynne.
I think someone earlier summed it up- in a few years we'll see baby Sharon named after her Great grandmother and it will seem a 'fresh' new name.

Yes, whenever I hear the name, I think of a brassy, flirty barmaid!

Wee baby Jason?

From my primary school in the 60s, possibly not already mentioned, will they be revived in 2050?
Alison
Deborah
Diane
Eileen
Elaine
Fiona
Gillian
Hazel
Janice
Lesley
Linda
Ruth
Sandra

Barry
Graham
Ian
Kenneth
Martin
Neil
Raymond
Russell
Terence
Victor