Popular names you think will end up being faddy / genrational / "two thousand and teensie" names"

[Totality22]

Have heard the name Isla described as all 3 on another thread (sorry this isn't actually a TAAT)

It got me to thinking what other names could end up being faddy.

I think Freya fits the bill also. I am sure there are loads more

[incidentally I love both Isla and Freya as names!!!]

[yeahokthen]

I'm wondering if my grandchildren will be called
Eric, Simon, Derek or Margaret, Pamela & Marion.
I think it's all cyclical 'old fashioned' names will always come back into fashion.

[captainproton]

For boys surnames for first names such as Harrison. These names don't seem to be cyclical i.e. not many grandparents called this and they are not biblical or greek/hebrew. Girls names that end in the sound 'ie' or 'ia' when they aren't originally like this. I think they sound a bit too pink and cutesy. For example Evie, it sounds fine if you are going to call a baby girl Evie at home, but register her as Eve. Imagine your baby as a grown woman what would she prefer? Pink and cutesy or traditional with a cute nickname? Therefore IMO it will be the name Eve that carries on in generations to come and the name Evie will date.

[Izzy24]

Willow.

[TwinkleThis]

Rivercam...Catherine, Elizabeth, and George?

Did we read different questions?

[qumquat]

All names that are popular now will be thought of as 2010sie names, by definition - that's what they are. All names are generational, even 'classic' names have peaks and troughs of popularity.

[afghanda]

Eve/Evie/Eva/Ava will be the main girl ones I think. A friend of mine had her first child a couple of years ago and called her Eva. I remember her telling me and saying "well, we wanted something a bit different and unusual, so we've chosen Eva". I think the issue is that although people who already have kids are well aware of which names are very popular, people who haven't had children yet are unlikely to know unless they work with young children or they check the baby name statistics, therefore they'll hear of a child called, for example, Eva, and think "how pretty and unusual" (because to them it is unusual because nobody was called Eva when we were kids), so use it, thinking they're being original, and find out too late that it's everywhere.

(No offence meant to anyone who'd got a daughter with this name BTW - they are all beautiful names, just very 'of their time').

Lexie is another one which will seem dated fairly quickly, I think.

And Archie and Alfie for boys.

[afghanda]

Oh, and there are so many teenage Olivias, Amelias, Isabellas and Georgias around at the moment.

[cruikshank]

afghanda you're so right about thinking names are 'unusual', especially for people who are among the first in their circle of friends to have kids.

I think the following are very much of their time and will date: Kai, Mia, Tyler, Kyle, Jayden, Kayden, Tegan, Harrison.

[qumquat]

I think people who are disagreeing are focusing on different parts of the questions. Names being generational is pretty much every name except James and Elizabeth, names being 'faddy' is slightly different. The vast majority of people with my name is in their 30s, buts it's often described as a classic or timeless name on here.

[NadiaWadia]

afghanda that makes a lot of sense.

[KERALA1]

So true afghan da. When I first got pregnant 8 years ago I immediately got starry eyed about Olivia before realising in the nick of time that so was everyone else.

Funny that people of similar age/class all drift towards the same names. I really have to bite my tongue when introduced to yet another baby eve...

[burgatroyd]

The thing that makes me curious is that don't parents check out name stats?

I suppose people would research when buying a car or kettle?

Or maybe its just not an issue for some only the name nerds!

[HainaultViaNewburyPark]

My DD (11) is called Evelyn (nn Evie). According to the 2002 name stats Evie was outside the top 50 (and Evelyn was outside the top 100). I don't think we could have predicted how quickly both names would rise in popularity.

[burgatroyd]

Well then you're ahead of the curve. Its the one who still choose the name despite it being very popular. I guess its a non issue for them

[RedToothBrush]

I remember her telling me and saying "well, we wanted something a bit different and unusual, so we've chosen Eva

The thing that makes me curious is that don't parents check out name stats?

I had the benefit of my parents doing exactly the former... so I made sure I did check out the stats.

I also made sure I checked the trends too though, as I didn't want to be so different that DS had a name that didn't fit in with the time either.

[Rivercam]

Twinkle - I was thinking of royal connections. Admittedly, my children are older, so I was guessing

Faded names in the past.
Kylie - all approx. 25 years old
Shania - all approx. 15 years old (Shania Twain)

[Rivercam]

Faddy,

[MerryMarigold]

I know a Shania who is 8.

In terms of checking the top 100, then I guess if it is important to you, you would, but if you just like the name then you don't care. My ds1 is Oliver and it was the ONE name dh and I could agree on (I really wanted Xavier, but oh well...) so we went for it. I still like it on him and there's not a huge number we know. Definitely more than my other dc's names, but he is the only one in his school, let alone class. There's more Adams and Mohammeds!

[reb2g08]

We really want Elizabeth but if Prince Williams baby is called that we will avoid! Otherwise our baby will be one of many in their class when they get to school we think!

[AuntieStella]

ONS stats come out 8 months after the close of the calendar year, and although you might see the trend of use it's easy to miss the sudden rises. And impossible to predict the one that's hapoenung right at the time you name your baby. Especially if it's your first (literally, or after a long enough gap you're not in toddler/baby group mode) and you aren't being introduced to babies and very small children.

I think Ruby and Evie (etc) for girls for the 20teen generation. Less sure there are boy's names that moved so rapidly.

[Mrsjayy]

I know a 40yr old Isla my 22yr was maybe going to be Isla dh didnt lke it we are scottish though so it isnt unusual or faddy, I think you are going to have Finns on every street corner i know of 7 finns

[Mrsjayy]

90s babies you cant move for Emmas and Amys

[Rivercam]

The 40 year old Isla was probably named after Isla St Clair from The Generation game.

[Murphy29]

A few people have mentioned Finn as faddy but I think it's just regional as the Scottish 2014 name stats have it down at number 63ish and 2013 was similar so not that popular and no movement in that period.

Names I know multiples of but no adults are Noah, Ava, Archie and Alfie.