In an age of Isabellas and Lilys etc. what names are girls never ever called anymore?

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I think there are probably no baby girls called:
Andrea
Lisa
Joanne
Thelma
Michelle
Kelly
Amanda
Tracy
Karen
Tina
Wendy

If we want to be post modern we should start a revolition no names ending in 'ia' or double barrelled with Mae on the end.

I know a Florence/Flo aged about 9

I know several Marthas, a couple of Elsies one olive and a baby Florence.

Never met a Doreen under the age of about 75 though!

There are tons of Florences, Elizas and Bettys!

Maud
Thelma
Gertrude
Edith
Edna
Maureen

Richard. Classic, timeless name. Haven't met one under 20something tho.

Rodney

I was under the impression that this was about GIRL'S names. Since when
have Richard and Rodney been girl's names? Or are you trying to be funny?

AnnaNimitty.

I was answering this post

"Ample Sun 15-Jul-12 21:49:11
Male equivalents?"

Although as I was posting, I did consider Rodney as a girls name and that made me

I know a 16 month old Sarah and a 4 week old Laura!

I met a toddler Elaine this morning.

Jacqueline
Maureen
Carol
Janet
Beverly

Juliet
Rosamond
Miranda

All lovely names, but although not dated, are under-used.

Dorothy's lovely and definitely on the rise.
Names I just can't imagine being baby names anytime soon are;
Doris
Beryl
Mildred
Beverley
Barbara
Pamela

Got
Claire
Sarah
Juliet
Laura
and even a Barbara at our nursery/infant school

Not got a Doreen.

I think it takes a couple of generations for names to come round again. So there are names that only babies and 90 years olds have.

For example, 50 years ago, my mother was talked out of calling me Emily, because it was such an ugly, old fashioned, awful name that would never come back! So she called me Cathleen, which was modern and trendy (!). Then about 50% of my generation called their daughters Emily. And I am confident that Csthleen, which I think is the worst name in the world will be ludicrously popular in the next generation.

I've come across a few baby Tracys since Hairspray.

Debbie
Dawn
Heather
Sandra

Hazel is very pretty, toobreathless .

I've always liked the name Tracy. There's something very cool about it - Tracy Thorn, Tracy from the Philadelphia Story etc. It sounds casual, devil-may-care, wind in your hair, not trying too hard.

Mildred
Vernonica
Barbara
Susan
Hilary
Margaret
Mabel

I don't hear any Susan's, Amanda's or Lindsey's.

I know a little Clare. She is beautiful. Have also come across a baby Julie in my local town a few times.

Valerie

Hilda. I don't know why Ivy and Edith and other Victorian/Edwardian/between the wars names have come back but not Hilda. Makes me a bit wistful as my Great-Aunt Hilda was one of the most fantastic people I've ever known. Although to be fair she disliked her name and changed it to Penny when she went into a nursing home. Changing your name at the age of 92 - very Auntie Hilda, never too old to do something in her book.

... and for male names, Colin and Kenneth.