Old lady names that haven't had a comeback

[GirlcalledJames]

Wondering if any of these will trend:

Eileen, Doreen, Noreen, Maureen
Margery
Dorothy
Doris
Vera
Rita
Norah
Winifred
Mary
Joan
Margaret
Patricia
Ethel
Gladys, Dilys
Edith

I personally admittedly dislike Mabel.

Alma, Barbie, Bridie, Betty, Ruth, Shirley, Gladys, Phyllis, Marylin, Minnie, Bonnie, Muriel, Eunice, Beulah, Roberta, Janice, Regina, Jeannette.

I know a 10 year old Peggy (I think Margaret on the BC but known as Peggy all the time)

That's such a lovely name imo!

Edith is part of the retro baby name bunch. Because no-one seems to actually intend calling their dd Edith, it gets immediately shortened to Edie.

I expect all the old lady named babies will have children called Tracey, Patricia and Sharon

That has been forecast actually! Nans and Great Nans of today's Ava's and Betty's will probably find Carol and Karen very retro and appealing!

I like Sylvia and Barbara, I think Julie is a lovely name, Elaine is not
so common now as it once was.

I would add:

Susan
Pamela
Barbara
Joan
Cheryl
Jean
Doris

Expecting first DC here and Vera is on our two-name shortlist. DH would love to use the Russian version of Barbara - Varvara - which I think is God-awful.

Winifred could come back. I think it's quite nice - very Welsh, to my mind. And it has diminutives you could use if you wanted - Freddie, Winnie, Freda, etc.

I know both a young Nina and a Stella. I had a great-aunt Rita. It was short for Margarita.

Daphne is OK, too - if you don't think "old lady" but instead think "river nymph" from the Greek myths.

Ethel
Gertrude
Mildred
Hilda
Gladys
Bessie
Ida
Doris
Blanche
Janet
Marion/Marian
Rhoda
Millicent
Gwendolyn/Gwendolen/Gwendoline
Phyllis
Priscilla
Edna
Alma
Eunice
Clarice
Mercy
Dinah
Augusta
Lavinia
Hester
Patience
Prudence
Agatha
Freda
Kathleen
Linda
Irene
Minnie
Beryl
Patricia
Joy
Joyce
Peggy
Brenda
Pamela
Pauline
Paula
June
Monica
Thelma
Rosemary
Sheila
Shirley
Valerie
Norma
Cynthia
Yvonne
Angela
Gillian
Wendy
Jacqueline
Gloria
Heather
Judith
Veronica
Susan
Janice
Carol
Sandra
Diane
Elaine
Lesley
Marilyn
Hilary
Jeanette
Teresa
Sally
Bridget
Lillian/Lilian
Lorraine
Deborah
Sharon
Jill
Annette
Beverley
Gail
Suzanne
Carolyn
Geraldine
Kay
Anita
Denise
Donna
Lynn
Maxine
Andrea

I loved Dot (Dorothy) but loved Winifred more (Winnie for short - having an October baby so liked the nod to Hocus Pocus)

I think it will three or four generations before the names of my childhood return e.g.

Lesley
Patricia
Jill/Gillian
Aileen/Eileen
Philippa
Elaine
Alison
Nicola

Mabel
Wendy
Karen
Janis
Muriel
Veronica
Mary
Janet
Rosemary

Essential

Vera is lovely. My (young adult) sister went to school with a really bright child named Vera. Good name imo :)

My two late grans were Elizabeth and the other Mary. I love the name Eliza -May. It's Gorgeous

Thank you to one pp who has just pointed out my name means I am now officially an old lady. I'm only 49.

I know 2 Ritas and 1 Edith. My least favourite old lady name is Maude. I know of one.

Troys

My name last made the name stats in 1907 (in the US; the only primarily English speaking country it ever appears on the name stats)... I'm rather ancient as well, according to this ;)

I know a 6 year old called Daphne!

I love the old lady name Sylvie/a, Stella, Constance and Greta. Oh and Betty!

troys mine's been mentioned and I'm 31 !

Ohhhhhh nooooo. I've just seen my name mentioned here and I'm not an old lady . The poster did say they thought it was a lovely name though

I love the name Agatha. I also love the nans Renee (pronounced Reenee) I'm not keen on Irene though which is the full name version of Renee.
I'm deliberately looking for old lady names as I like the unpopular unusual names. Although quiet a few old lady names are becoming very popular so I'm in a bit of a quandary.

We also know a Winifred! Either the country is secretly full of Winifreds, or we all actually live in the same town.

Myrtle
Kezia
Gwendoline

I know a Betty, a May and an Ada all under eight. These were popular names 80 years ago, rarely heard again until now.

Cynthia
Mildred
Doreen

I don't like Renee (pronounced Reenee) but I do like Renée, the French version, which I think is very cool and elegant. Never been popular like Irene, so hasn't dated in the same way.
And the song 'Walk Away Renée' is a classic.