Most retro/dated name you've heard recently

[atthewelles]

I heard a woman in the park calling her little girl Madge. I haven't heard that name in years and years. I also know of a little toddler called Sheila.

Just wondering if any of you know any children with names that you thought had died out completely.

My work colleagues young daughters (under 5s) are Nicola, Kelly and Vanessa!

My niece has a Vanessa in her class. She's five.

Recent ones that I thought - Oh, that's a bit (ahem) "last season,"

Shirley
Lois
Myrtle
Peggy
Trevor
Lincoln

Mind you, I think some of these can be subjective or even regional. I grew up in America and moved to the UK in the mid 80's. I was pretty surprised to meet women under 50 with names like Helen, Louise and Alice or men under 50 called things like George, Arthur or Charles. They were just names I associated with my parents or even grandparent's generations.

I know a Gladys who is 2. She's lovely.
I like Madge a lot.

I recently met a baby Mildred.

Mildred??? Eugh!

Names heard or known of in the last 3 years:

twins called Ronnie and Reggie (born just before Xmas, maybe that midwife friend wasn't kidding, it can't be that common???

Bruce
David
Angus
Ian
Connie
Alfred
Frederick

I quite like Bruce and Connie

And an Audrey

I know a little Solomon (Solly).

A friend of a friend gave birth to Oswald in November!

Labootin - the Horace I know is nicknamed Ace!

I know a baby Brian and toddler Eric. and an Ian.

Edith
Gilbert
Victoria

Mabel, Elsie, Gwen, Ada, Maud
Ned (Ned on birth certificate rather than Edward), Eric and Frank (Francis)

Summer : oooo thats marginally better although still slightly toe curling I may start give the kid a break and start calling him it .. It may catch on with daft parents

I woudn't describe David or Ian as retro, as these are my brothers names. They are both in their early 20s.

Sorry I meant LadyM

Janet

I forgot, friends have a daughter called Polly.

Dennis.

I forget, we know a toddler called Audrey.

I like Edith. Very cute.

Philip
Eric
Colin

I was fairly surprised by John and Richard (twins) too, although pleasantly unlike the above!

I went to a house viewing and there was a baby about 8 months called barbara she was so cute it really suited her.

I've also known an Elspeth, a Regan, a Martha, a Jemima, plus loads of others like that through working as a teacher.

Both of my boys' names are on here (proper old codger names). In fairness DH did ask me if I'd travelled back to the 1950s during pregnancy