Well it's official! Those never coming back 60s/70s names are on their way!

[NancyJones]

Ok, so not official but today I met an uber cool mum. You know, effortlessly chic with stunning DH and beautiful boden catalogue children? Anyway, she had a 2yr old DS called Jonny and baby twin girls called...Pamela and Jennifer. Now I'm not sure if Jennifer has ever gone out of fashion but Pamela certainly had, surely? She called them Jen and Pam too! I said I thought her children were beautiful and that she was probably setting a new trend in 60s retro cool names (I meant this genuinely). She said yes, she was quite sure that by the time her Pam was 10, Pamela would be the new Florence. I believed her too!
I realised I'm probably outing where I live as there can't be that many but hey, I thought it was cool!

[minkah]

Russell and Howard!

[Drunkendonut]

I think Claire could be making a come-back, I've heard of a couple lately.
I started school in the mid '80's and we had
Neil x3
Kevin x3
David x 2
Chris x3
Andrew x 100000
Steven/Stephen x 1000
Quite a few
Emma
Karen
Helen
Angela
Sarah
Diane
Kirsty
Rachel
Shelley
Susanne
Joanne
Julie

[minkah]

Actually, Emma Karen, or Shelley Joanne..these names sound strong and clear to me, much more assertive and defined than Lola Indigo or Josie Mae!

[Sunbeam18]

Lesley!

[Sunbeam18]

Stuart/Stewart was big round here too

[passthesaltplease]

There were three Barrys in my year at school, born around 1981-1982. Barry! We don't need Barry to make a comeback do we?

[passthesaltplease]

We also had several girls called Lynsey, and nearly all were specifically named after Lynsey De Paul.

[VivaLeBeaver]

I'm a midwife and these names are definitely back, especially for boys.

In the last few months I've seen a baby Jason, quite a few Stephens, Mark, Boris (is that 70s), and a Christopher and a Jonathan.

[Sunbeam18]

Anyone for Gordon ?!

[Sunbeam18]

Duncan is another one

[flowerygirl]

I love the name Marilyn, certain that's going to make a comeback! And Daphne!

[Mammanat222]

Wow, so my OH is ahead of the trend then as for our DD (due January) he has suggested Lisa, Joanne and Nicole.

All very retro? and all vetoed as I am not one for setting trends!

[Delphiniumsblue]

They are all much nicer than the 1900/1920 names.

[Clarabumps]

Cider I humbly apologise. We have obviously never met as I'm sure you are lovely. It's funny though how you go through a phase of meeting similar people. All the Michaels i've met in my life have been a bit mental. My father included. In a good way but mental just the same.

[BirdhouseInYourSoul]

I know a mum with a Stephanie, Carla and Melissa all under 10.

I quite like that there is such a mix of more modern names and older more classic ones too.

[nomorecrumbs]

Daphne is more American, isn't it?

I love Adelaide but it is incredibly old-fashioned.

[baskingseals]

Belinda. Fantastic name. Also quite like Deanna. There was a girl at school called Deanna de Quincy, I've only recently realised just what a brilliant name it is.

[Liquoricelips]

I went to school with Karen, Jackie, Susan, Lesley, Fiona and Wendy and I thought Wendy was the best name ever!

[ShadowStar]

Given enough time, most names are likely to come back into fashion again. Thinking of the under-10's I know, I can think of 1 Jennifer, 2 David's, 2 Matthew's, 2 Emma's, 1 Christopher.

Although mumsnet has forever ruined Wendy for me.

[BotoxednSpanxed]

drunkendonut, those names would have sounded dated to me when I was picking my children's names roughly a decade ago but now I feel tired of soft, feminine, la la la slightly frilly names that all end in -ia or la or a. SO ready for a good strong name like Stephanie or Rachel

[Nancy66]

Claire was the 'jessica' of the 1970s. I had 3 in my class and another two on my street

[LoveVintage]

I love Belinda too, yet I don't like Linda.

I love Caroline, Joanne/Joanna and Alison.

I know a ridiculous number of Gillians born in early 70's.

[eurycantha]

I started school mid sixties with six Tracey's,three Sharon's ,gillians ,Christine's,Linda's,Patricia's,as for the boys Andys ,Daves and Gary's and Stephens made up half the names in my year .I went utfor lunch yesterday and the little boy next to me was a Gary.

[ChrissieLatham]

Kim
Rebecca/Becky
Nerys
Natalie
Nicola
Kate
Alison
Marie
Beth
Zoe

[thecaroline]

I'm in love with the name Sally! I also really like Susan and Patricia is growing on me.

Lots of the names listed here, like Emma, Kate, Claire, Sarah, Jane, etc., aren't dated at all in the US (well Jane is 'old lady' though I adore it and Sarah is mildly 80s)

It really surprises me that Caroline is a 60s/70s name there! I have a middle-aged lady name!!