'Old-fashioned' names that might NOT make a come-back?

[PrincessFiorimonde]

I was thinking about names that might have been popular about 100 years ago or more, and were then considered old-fashioned 30, 40 or even 50 years ago - but are now becoming more popular again. For example, Dorothy and Archie are names that are probably used more now than they were for babies born in the 60s or 70s.

So I wondered if there are names that have not made a come-back, and are not likely to?

For example, does anyone think these names are used much for babies born recently:
Eustace
Eunice
Jean (for a girl; not the French boys' name)
Joan (for a girl; not the Catalan boys' name)

I'm not trying to start a 'these are horrible names' thread. I'm just wondering which 'old-fashioned'-type names haven't really been revived. (Or perhaps I should say: haven't really been revived yet!)

I noticed a French Kevin competing in Sochi. It became popular after Kevin Costner and other US Kevins in the 80's/90's.

Jean is back, so I believe and I know baby/toddler Elsies.

Britney
Enid
Edna
Cecil
Jimmy
Gary
Lettice
Ham
Titania
Aubrey

Edna, Gertrude, Sharon. But, then names like Edith and Ethel have cropped up recently so who can tell?

Edgar. I met a baby Edgar a few months ago. Not one I thought would make a comeback.

All the 'een' sound names:

Jean
Doreen
Maureen
Soreen (kidding!)
Christine
Josephine
Kathleen

But I've read several names on this thread that I love and considered for my kids, and one or two that I actually chose....so what do I know?

I have met babies/small children called Gordon, Percy, Reggie, Maurice, Josephine.

Names which I never hear in children are Mervyn, Kevin, Gavin, Roger, Trevor, Wayne, Barry, Julie, Kelly, Shirley, Michelle, Shelley, Helen, Tracey, Sharon, Shannon, Nicola, Victoria, Alison, Deborah, Sarah, Jackie.

I know an 11yo Kevin. Apparently it became popular in some European countries because of the Home Alone films.

It's a bit like Kylie, in that respect. To me, as an Australian, that's a very 70's name, but in the UK, it's a 90's name.

Gladys
Eileen
Freda
Beryl

Muriel

"Een" names aren't consigned to the past if you're from a London Irish (or Liverpool Irish) family in my experience (she says not of granny age with an apparently granny name). They go incognito by being 'yn' e.g. Kathleen = Kathlyn (not my RL name btw).

Victoria?

I've heard of LOTS of vickys - I work with kids. It's one of those all-time-popular names I think (of the ilk of 'James') that are never trendy but never forgotten.

Gladys?

Many of these names seem normal to me..

We had two boys but our girls list was:

Margot
Nora
Leonora
Connie

My grandmother was Phyllis which I really didn't like, but might have used lissi as middle name somewhere

One of my boys has Lionel as middle name

Mavis? Although people called Mavis are in about their 80s and 90s. So maybe when there are no longer any that people knew as old ladies it could come round again?

I love the name Victoria, i've not heard of any babies being called that recently

I reckon both my grandmothers' names: Gladys and Mildred. Can't see any of those making a come back!

Derek, Reginald, Yvonne, Linda, Barry, Julie, Dennis.

I know a family of three boys (oldest secondary age I think) who are Stan, Wilf and Bert. Stan is I think Stanislaus rather than Stanley, and Bert may be Robert but I wouldn't swear to it.
Lots of Berts in the preschool set.

Oh and there is a Nora in our family (it's a family name and I was thinking of it for DD but it was taken).
We have a fairly old-fashioned name for both DD and DS and we didn't consider other names for DS but for DD we considered:
Sarah
Virginia (but not very seriously)
Patricia (well, I like it)
Mary
Jocelyn (DH said "too posh")
Jemima
Rachel
All family names, mostly fairly serious contenders.

I was just thinking about this as have been reading a book written in the 1950s.

Old lady names that haven't made a comeback that were popular in there included:
Hilda
Doris
Lesley
Hillary
Joan
Ellen

Ellen is quite high up in the current name list (well, in the top 100 anyway). I know a preschool aged Ellen too.

I think most names can and are, in some areas of the country, making a come back, I considered Jean for DC1, and I currently look after an Edith, Bette and Iris. The only name I am yet to hear is Maud. But that's just an ugly name, I'm hopefully it doesn't ever have a come back.,

I knew my name would crop up.

At least I know it has a rather lovely meaning though.

Gilbert
cuthbert
Norbert
Roger