Names that aren't making a comeback

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Erasmus

came across this today, Charles Darwin's grandfather. Just thought, you aren't likely to see that one on a baby names thread.

reminds me of a Lord Peter Whimsy novel where the characters in the village are called Obediah, Jeremiah, Hepzibah and so on.

Leopard?

Is that an auto-correct of Leonard or Leopold, I've never heard of anybody with the first name of Leopard.

Typo re Quentin!

The one that always gets me is Brian. A colleague named her baby that this year and everytime I hear it I just go little baby Brian.....

I know..

Seth
Simon
Mabel
Ivy
4 hannah's
2 laurens
Keith
2 hayleys
2 jennifers
Evelyn

All under age of 3. I actually think there is an 80's revival as well as granny chic atm.

I know children (all under age 10) named

Wilfred
Simon
Arthur
Quentin
Edmund

Agatha
Mabel
Enid
Theodora

I think these 'old' names are definately making a comeback. But the 'younger' names (Carol, Jaqueline, Michelle, Brian, Terrence, Michael) will see their revival in about 20 years imo.

Can't see these making it back
Rupert
Harold
St John
Jasper
Constanteine

I know a baby Rupert and a teenage Jasper.

I can definitely see Jasper coming back.

Funnily enough, Erasmus sounds normal to me because I am from the same city as Erasmus Darwin & I am used to everything being called either Erasmus or Darwin. School, hospital wards, roads etc. etc.

I'm not a fan of names like Maude, Mabel, Gertrude, Elsie etc. etc. but I do like Nora.

Names I can't imagine coming back;

Keith
Tracey
Sharon
Carol
Patricia
Ken
Doris
Raymond
Derek
Gaye
Graham
Malcolm
Dennis
Marjorie

V

Vind - def leopard. Think it's German origin

Know rupees and Jaspers also

Jasper is a very of the moment name IMO - I know quite a few. Also know a young Jacqueline. Don't see Rupert as an unusual name either.

Can't see Wayne or Dwayne making a comeback anytime soon.

Oh yes, and a young Jeremiah (nn Jerry).

Gladys
My DGreat auntie G. Would descend from heaven an shake sense into anyone who thought of recycling it.

She never used it in full. It's DM's middle name and she reduces it to a swirly G joining her signature too.

A work colleague of mine has a baby Isambard, known as Sam. I think it's a fantastic name.

Erasmus is not really a Victorian name. The famous Erasmus was a Dutch scholar and a friend of Sir Thomas More. His dates are 1466-1536. Erasmus Darwin would have been named after him.

oh I LOVE Isambard

My 4 year old's friends include: Edith, Agatha, Jemima, Ralph, Ruby, Jasper.... Very different to my childhood where my school friends were Karens, Lisas, Samanthas, etc

Can't see names like Kevin, Maureen, Stella or Carol making a comeback soon - but you never know.

Jasper, Quentin, Arthur - all fairly trendy round here. And I know a baby Mabel.

In today's Telegraph are announcements of a baby Reginald and a baby Vincent - not sure how popular those will become.

I find Stella very pretty!

There are a few on the lists that I know little ones named

I know a baby Tracey, a Sue, a Barry, loads of Scotts, Davids, Laurens, Louises etc.

I've yet to come across a Pauline or Pamela though

I know quite a few children with the names on this thread!

I wish someone would call their daughter nelly. My mum had a glorious friend when we were young called nelly.

I'm in Australia and the name trends here tend to be a mix of popular UK and US names. Eleanor (and any other name starting El) is very popular, and Lauren and Hannah not unusual.

Adolf is a pretty safe bet to be out of favour for a long time (although Adolfo is not unusual in some Spanish speaking countries). And we probably won't see Gay or Fanny becoming popular again any time soon. I find it interesting that so many people think that Keith is gone forever, when it is such an old traditional Celtic name. My grandmother was called Nancy, which I think is lovely, but I haven't heard of any other Nancy under 40.

Hannah and Lauren are definitely still popular. In the top 50 or so, last time I looked.

I have taught a little Agatha, Frederick, Maggie and Rupert, none of which I would have expected to see again.

I've also recently met a little Claire, know of a children called Karen, Dougal, Patricia, Elsie, Hector and David, and have a friend with a toddler called Fanny (although they aren't British, and live overseas). Another friend has just given birth to Simon, so I do think most names come back eventually.

Ooh I also know a Gloria, who is about 10. And a Nancy, Guin1 - she used to go to preschool with one of my DC, so must be about 7.

I bet nobody knows any little Cliffords!

Stella is fairly common also. Usually shortened from Estella but sometimes alone