Names popular in the 80's - will they make a comeback?

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Obviously we're seeing the revival of a lot of names from way back (40's, 50's, 60's...) like Arthur, Stanley, Edith, Lillian etc etc. but just wondered if / when names that were popular when I was born in the 80's will make a come back??

There were for example, 2 of the following in my class at school though you rarely hear of newborn babies called these now:
Ian, Mark, Lee, Darren, Nicola, Emma, Lisa, Stephanie...

What were the other popular names of the 80's and will they come back??!!

And everyone with my name is exactly the same age as me, no exceptions...

DS was born in 1987 and at his playgroup were Hayley, Cayley, Kayleigh, Keeley, Kylie and Carly.

Looking at his FB friends, the names that crop up several times are David, Ben, Mark, Richard, Luke, Alex and James for boys, Sophie, Chloe, Laura, Holly, Stephanie Charlotte Emma and Kate for girls.

DD2 was Nicola throughout the whole pg. DH decided that Emma suited her 2 days after she was born. I thought Emma was quite common...

Emma,Gemma, Sarah, Jenny, Katie, Stacey, Marie, Rebecca, Alison, Michelle, Tracy, Fiona, Laura, Jayne, Samantha, Hannah, Alice, Rachael, Eve .....and Louise for a middle name.

Christopher, Stephen, Timothy, Paul, Jonnathan, Glen, Joe, Peter, David, Philip, Robert, Ben, Michael, James, Andrew, Richard, Thomas, Oliver, Matthew, Simon.

These were all at school with my 1980s DC.

I was an early-80s Katy, I don't meet many Katy/ies older than me, but a LOT my age and a few years younger. Saying that, Katie has retained a certain popularity and I know a few that are under 5.

Agree that all the girls had Louise as a mn it seems

I know babies called Hannah, Alice, Holly.

In my school classes, there were a few each of Kerry, Emma/Gemma, Rachel, Cla/ire and Lisa which I haven't found in any recent babies.

Boys, knew a lot of Richards, Marks, Matthews, Lukes, Christophers and Lees. . I also went to school with two Georges, which was highly unusual. Matthew seems to have lasted, followed by Luke and Ben

I love the name Matthew, but I can't use it (married one), but I'm also liking Fiona, Emma and Claire. None of the 80s boys names are particularly inspiring though.

I am an Emma born in 1977 and it was quite a popular name back then. I think it has made some what of a come back. Other popular names were Sarah, Hayley, Katie, Samantha, Taryn, Lisa, Shannon, Sharon, etc etc. Boys were Andrew, Jason, Anthony, Benjamin, Jeremy.

I think some will make a come back and some will not. Not sure if Darren or Sharon will ever be loved again!

I am considering Alison if I have a DD, after my aunty. She was born in the 1940s though but I think Alison was popular in the 70s. I think it's due a come back.

In some ways these names would make a nice change from all the Lilys, Oscars, Archies etc ets which I just find dull because they are so overused.

Ben, Luke and Emma are still popular, so is Rebecca. I know lots of those with parents born in the 80s.

My Dd2 is Charlotte Emma, both names mentioned as being '80s', Personally I know people of all ages with these names and think the're pretty timeless. .

I love Emma. I think it deserves a come back. I gave dd (4) the middle name Clair, which is quite 80's. I love the sound of it though, so am glad I did.

I am a Sarah Louise. It's true that it was everyone's mn back in the 80's. Thanks for that mum...

I'm confused by people thinking Emma isn't popular - it was the No. 10 girls' name in 2010 and No.8 in 2009.... (here in Scotland!)

So true about Louise being the middle name of choice for the 80s generation! These days it's probably Grace, Rose or May/Mae.

Emma is still very popular among my dd's age group (3). I think names like Sarah and Laura may make a comeback as they fit with the vogue for short, pretty names. Not so Joanne, Sharon etc...I know of a baby Jennifer born recently, which is quite unusual!

I was once very bored at DD's Parents' evening, waiting to speak to the Maths teacher & ended up counting the Louises in the classlists on the table - out of 210 girls in the year (b 1989 - 1990) 36 had Louise as either a first or middle name.