'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!)

[NarcolepsyQueen]

Bruce

[woopsidaisy]

There is a Bertie in DS2s class at school. They are only small. I like it!
Brian is a very popular name in Ireland still.
When I was nursing two names that when you heard you just knew it was an older lady were, Peggy and May. Very,very popular names of ladies in their seventies/eighties now.

[MimiSam]

I know a 2 year old Agnes, a 3 year old Shirley and a baby Gilbert!!

[mrsravelstein]

there is a myrtle aged about 7 up the road to me. lots of small alberts where i live too.

[mrsravelstein]

i'd be surprised if i saw a baby Gladys

[mrsravelstein]

or Ethel

[FannyPriceless]

I am so offended at what everyone is saying about Fanny. What is wrong with it?

[GetOrfMoiLand]

I think names which are the current names which are popular with people in late middle age.

Nigel, Keith, Mervyn, Malcolm, Harold.

Shelagh, Karen, Rita, Sue, Janice, Mandy

[NightLark]

Hilda. I really can't imagine a baby Hilda.

[hazeyjane]

There is a gravestone in the churchyard near our house, for a 'Fanny Fidler', makes me rofl every time I see it.

[minipie]

I would have said Olive but amazingly quite a lot of people seem to like it.

Minnie was quite popular, can't see that one coming back either

[KeepCalmAndCurryOn]

Doris

[Viagrafalls]

deidre

[usedtobeahappycamper]

In my childhood Ruby had curlers in her hair and a fag in the corner of her mouth. I would never have called my child Ruby. Charlie was a male equivalent. Look how popular they became. No name is immune from a rerun, because people don't remember the old stereotypes.
On the other hand maybe not Fanny.
And perhaps not Percy (thinking of the expression "Point Percy at the porcelain").

[Alicious]

Bertha

[Edmundo]

Albert and Bertie are everywhere right now!

I agree with Norman and Fanny

[amanda277]

cant see any of the oldies from corrie being that popular Norris, rita or deirdre ect, think the reason tracey and kevin are less popular now is because they are common maybe

[missmiss]

I heard a woman calling for a small Percy in the library recently.

[crapbarry]

Eileen, and Agnes.

I like Albert, but DH has vetoed it for any subsequent boys!

[notanumber]

Pauline cannot possibly be the name of anyone who goes not have a frizzy perm and smokes methol fags. It is no name for a baby.

[LaundryFairy]

Blanche, Mavis, Enid - not many of those around these days!

[Cloudbase]

All those old 80's footballer names:-

Gary
Dean
Wayne (although still popular now)
Russell

Deirdre
Doris
Eunice

for the girls

[notanumber]

Ennis must never be revived.

[darleneconnor]

Blythe
Myra
Rosemary
Judith
Gaynor
Enid
Ethel
Agnes
Agatha
Maud
Hortence
Bunty
Barbie
Vera
Yvonne/Yvette
Bernadette

[befuzzled]

All the fat, obnoxious middle aged blokes I work with born in the 70's:

Kevin
Nigel
Barry
Trev

etc etc

Surely these will never be used again!!! I actually know someone at work called Nigel Barry - imagine doing that to your kid!!

Simon is in the same class/agegroup of names but I somehow don't find it as bad and could see it being used again.