Names unlikely ever to come back into fashion

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Linda
Susan
Pauline
Mavis
Tracey
Tracy
Denise
Wendy
Elsie
Edith
Gladys
Joyce
Ethel
Stanley
Frank (tho I spose Francis is still out there)
Herbert
Harold
Horace
Geoffrey
Kevin
Barry

My name made the list! anyone fancy a guess?

See, don't think Keith is any better or worse than the (I'm sorry, but really quite awful) Stanley or Harvey...! I honestly can't believe that people, faced with a list of all the names in the world, land on those. And if they can, then they can also land on Keith. [confuse]

To be honest, I'm sure our parents' and grandparents' generations assumed that names like Elsie, Ruby and Edith were gone and buried for ever and are surprised to see them back in fashion.

It will be the same in forty years time, names like Jacqueline and Melanie and Lesley will be considered really quaint and pretty by that generation of new parents.

What confuses me is how people could have ever used names like Gary and Barry and thought they were nice. Were they once trendy and high up the charts?

I like Nora and would have considered it for a future DD but it is too close to DS' name.

One of DS' middle names is Alan but he is named for 3 very important men in our lives who have all sadly passed away.

Gavin. But not sure it was ever popular

I quite like Gavin...

I know a young Gavin, and have a little Ada (family name, but I love it). I also love Joy and June which I think are due a comeback.

I don't think we'll ever see the return of Shirley.

I totally agree that Archie, Alfie, Evie, Grace, etc will be seem hilariously naff and dated in about 25 years time. They'll be the Garys, Barrys, Deborahs and Julies of their day.

I also know a Gavin. And a Susan. both under 5.

Darren?

Madge?

ALL names are likely to become fashionable again. I agree that people will soon get bored of the Alfie/Evie/Lily/Achie cutesy type names that we'll be looking for stronger type names again.

What is wrong with Darren? Or even Shirley? It is just the associations in our heads. Our children won't have these when they name their children.

Remember reading a book about this. We tend to look for 'new' names and these are often names used by people a few generations ahead of us who are slowly dying out.

what I find interesting is the ease with which Americans create names, can't think of any right now , but when hearing I always think, how imaginative

Pamela
Barbara
Glenda
Maureen
Gertrude
Doris
Janet
Janice
Moira
Susan
Stacey
Roy
Troy
Eric
Derek
Boris
Wayne
Nigel

I know a baby Boris and a 6 year old Eric.

As others have said, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with these names, it is more our associations. And yes, we will soon tire of the cutesy type names currently fashionable - Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Lily, Evie, Cutey etc. etc. And people may well look for stronger sounding names.

Cutey??

Saffy we are on the same wavelength I think.

Love Susan, Susie and Suzannah

I don't think Jacqueline was ever really popular as a name in itself. It was "Jackie" that was fab and cool thanks to Mrs Kennedy, and I think it is lovely, and always have done.

Doreen