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

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Totality22 · 02/04/2015 13:02

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!!!]

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 06/04/2015 19:12

Blimey, Orla dates back to pre Christian Ireland. Has always been popular in Ireland / Scotland but sadly that's to some brown spriggy mugs it's now shoved in a group with the Willows and Evies.
Chelsea is one that is definitely 2000s, things like Lily, Sophie are always popular.
George possible as well as the shortened old man names like Archie, Teddy, Stanley.
Don't know any Amelias/ Islas / Avas interestingly.

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 06/04/2015 19:14

There was a newsreader on ITN tonight called Kylie. Got me trying to guess if she was early 30s!

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Mrsjayy · 06/04/2015 19:37

Young Locum Gp i went to the other week she was called kylie i felt bloody ancient

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Ikeafurnitureassemblychampions · 06/04/2015 19:57

Weird...I'm Australian and most of the Kylies I know are in their 40s (it's an Australian name).

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Mrsjayy · 06/04/2015 20:31

Yeah our kylies are about 27ish and younger q
its Neighbours thats to blame

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mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 06/04/2015 20:38

I taught a Freya who would be mid 20s now, I remember thinking how unusual it was.

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Athrawes · 06/04/2015 20:50

Jayden
Jordan
Josh
Jacob

I have at least 2 of each in each of my classes

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charlyn · 06/04/2015 20:55

There were two Kylies in my year at school! We are 27/28 now.

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ScotsWhaHae · 06/04/2015 21:02

I know a 27 year old Charlene with a 25 year old sister called Kylie

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Mrsjayy · 06/04/2015 21:14

My first job after school was in a preschool few charlenes but we had twin boys Scott and Jason Grin

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 06/04/2015 21:14

Game of Thrones / Twilight names

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ScotsWhaHae · 06/04/2015 21:15

Brilliant!

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reuset · 06/04/2015 21:37

Darcy, Ellie, Freya, Lexi, Poppy

Alfie, Finn, Jayden,

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latenightmum · 06/04/2015 21:39

Our North London pocket most popular - all great names.
Those kids will have a good life name, but whilst at school, and later at work they will also be know by their surname initial or a nickname.

Olivia, Sophie/a, Evie/Eva/Ava (multiple variations), Isla, Eleanor, Charlotte, Jessica.
Rohan, Joshua, Joseph/ Joey/ Joe, Luca, Adam, Aaaron, Oliver, Nico, Felix, Thomas, James, Jack

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reuset · 06/04/2015 21:39

I think it's combined with all the Finleys and Finlays who are also universally known as Finn, Murphy.

Nice name though.

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reuset · 06/04/2015 21:42

I forgot Willow, and would also add Summer.

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latenightmum · 06/04/2015 21:45

Forgot Benjamin and Annabel

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rollonthesummer · 06/04/2015 21:47

Eva, Ava, Amelie, Isla, Florence, Esme, Willow, Erin.

Archie, Finlay, Noah,

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butterfly2015 · 06/04/2015 21:54

Relieved to see neither of my children's,names mentioned...So far.

I heard a new name today. A parent yelled "jagger" across the park ...We looked around and it was a little girl aged about three being called. Parent shouted the name twice more so it was definitely jagger.

Is this a real name?

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QueenofLouisiana · 06/04/2015 21:55

My name is a faddy one- but it became popular when I was about 13. Perhaps it will appear to knock 10 years off my real age!

DS, perhaps as a result of my name, has a classic name- could be any age from newborn to 100.

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 06/04/2015 21:57

There are a few Keegans knocking about Newcastle, from a certain era.

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afghanda · 06/04/2015 21:58

Courtney was very late 90s/early 2000s (probably due to Friends), but it seems to have died out now.

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dementedma · 06/04/2015 22:01

Grace.

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binspin · 06/04/2015 22:29

Courtney, Britney, Shania, Summer, jade.

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Jackieharris · 07/04/2015 00:29

Tiffany in eastenders called her dd Courtney which prob increased it's popularity around 2000.

Caitlin's a name I hadn't heard of before the millennium.

And there are so many max/maxwell/maximus/maximillions!

I'm sure there were no oscars when I was growing up either.

Or Rio's Leo's Skye's or Kai's.

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