I'll eat my hat if that name comes back!

[AllieW]

There are some names which I've been quite surprised to see returning. For example, Edith was my granny's name. Much as I loved her, I was never keen on the name and can only presume the little Ediths now arriving are due to the Radio 1 DJ or something.

Are there any names which would surprise you if they were revived? For me, the list might include:

Girls

Doris
Ermyntrude
Gertrude

Boys

Arnold
Herbert
Roderick

[DownyEmerald]

what about David - used to be millions around - don't know any little boys called David now.

[Clarabumps]

pauline
maureen
ellen
kellyann
marge

barry-awful name
gary-unless you want your child to be a bouncer
jeffrey

[Clarabumps]

i know quite a few baby davids..i would have called ds2 david however there are 7 davids in mine and dp's family. yup popular in scotland..

[hidingintheattic]

I work with little ones and looking at the names above there are definately at least 1 little

Peggy
Nancy
Evelyn
Samantha
&
Erik
Walter
Reginald x 2
Frank

Running about

Also other names of LO that make me go "Hmmmmm" here are Vincent, Montgomery, Clare and Claribel

[KittyBigglesworth]

Hasn't Elizabeth been in the top 100 for decades?

Not sure I agree that Sharon will make a comeback because Charon is the boatman that has to be paid to cross the River Styx so the connotations aren't promising. Similarly, with Tracy, there are negative connections with that name; one of the murderers of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral had the surname de Tracy and it was reputed to be unlucky to repeat it. I think many parents liked the name because of the Grace Kelly character in High Society.

I know a couple of children called David, it's a good, classic name.

[PublicHair]

i know a 15 year old called Roderick
a baby Herb

loads of them mentioned here are fairly popular.

[christmaseve]

Elizabeth is classic.

Don't reckon Janet will come back anytime soon, but who knows.

[godspeed]

Lisa, Susan, Barbara, Sandra, Sharon
Brian, Kevin, Nigel, Barry

[WishIWasRimaHorton]

hahaha! my mum is sandra, my dad barry, my nans were edith lillian and beryl mavinia violet. take your pick out of that lot really!!

if i had been a boy, i was going to be neil. godawful name.

also the whole sharon / tracy / kevin thing from my school days has tarnished those names. but - give it 20 yrs or so and those associations will have gone and mumsnet will be fully of baby barrys and baby tracys

[Dreya]

Someone said Andrea... I don't think Andrea was ever common was it? Certainly not like Sharon or Tracy or Kelly etc... I have only ever met one other in 34 years and very recently - my midwife! When I was little I really wanted to be called something 'normal' like Samantha or Kelly or Lisa instead but really love my name now.

[Dreya]

1944girl The film Annie was on television today and I was thinking that I really like the name. It's cute and the Annie's I know are both such lovely women. I think that can make a difference! I can see Annie coming back.

[AngelsOnHigh]

Have seen the name s Maureen and Pauline a few times. Have twin cousins named maureen and Pauline .

My real name also appears on the never coming back list (only seem to hear it when a polish or german background is involved).

I have neither background.

[egopostulosomnus]

i am delighted my baby daughters name is on here as hopefully it means she will always be an original. and it is a beautiful name, so there, love you lots Virginia

[LunarSeasonsGreetings]

Dreya - I work with no less than 3 Andreas! I also work with a Nora, an Agamemnon and an Atilla. Not sure any of thosw will ever top the lists.

[OnEdge]

Ray
Donna

[belgo]

I know a baby Ray.

[tutormummy]

Gavin

[MacMomo]

what's wrong with melissa? it's on my list for DD...

[LadyCressida]

My Great-Grandma's name was Elgina. Can't really imagine many of those these days...

[belgo]

Melissa and Michelle are lovely names.

Elgina sounds quite nice.

[Hulababy]

Melissa reminds me of a bit of an 80s name - suppose because those I know with the name are that age.

Seen Ellen mentioned - know of a few children with that name.

[Ephiny]

Melissa is a very pretty name, I think maybe it went out of fashion having been over-used for a while (I seem to remember it was quite common in the 80s) but it would likely be on my list now.

I think Sharon is a lovely name as well, no idea why people seem to dislike it so much! I can only remember meeting one Sharon (girl in my year at secondary school) so it can't have been all that common in recent decades!

[HelenaRose]

I was out in town today and saw a toddler called Frank. Baffling.