Ordinary names I've never seen suggested on MN

[ZaZathecat]

I don't think I've ever seen Nicola mentioned. There were lots in my generation. Maybe it will be back in 5-10 years when we start to become grannies.

I'm a baby photographer and I have had a few Davids Andrews Gemma Anna and some of the others that you have mentioned in the last three or four years

I know a John and an Alan under two

I also know teenage Billy. Bethany Rachel

Theres loads of young Annas round our way.

Aw thinking of a little baby Alan makes me smile for some reason!

In the last few years I have known babies called Sarah, Lisa, Rebecca, Christopher and Raymond. Nobody seems to be called Lee, Ian or Tim anymore and we had loads at school!

My daughter has a name that s very Damian and doesn’t seem unusual really (not a retro name either) and yet there were only 16 babies given her name in 2016.

I’ve spent too much time on the mirror ‘how popular is your baby name calculator’ checking the names of all of my family and friends... not sure if this link will work: www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/family/how-popular-your-baby-name-11211651

I have a 2 year old Anna

Not sure what s very Damian means.
I meant to write ‘is very familiar’
Fecking autocorrect

I know a 7 year old John. He stands out in a sea of Jacks, Olivers and Thomases.

I was thinking about Vanessa the other day... don't hear of many of them

*generatons might come to see tham as

Genererations, them etc...

I really like Andrew and Andreas :)

Richard
Robert
Tracey
Amanda

I know a one year old Bethany.

Alan. Colin. Keith. Neil. Billy. Paul. John.
Bernard. Kevin. Steven. Peter. Sean.

Sarah. Anne. Laura. Lisa. Louise. Melanie.
Lyndsey. Susan. Joanne. Jenny. Karen. Jane. Rachel. Michelle. Amanda. Helen.
Lynne. Stephanie

Bethany isn't so unusual. It's in the top 100 mind you so are both Sarah and Victoria

I love the name John

Alan, Ian, John, Eric, Derek... I've not met children calls hear since I was at school.

I have a baby Jon 😊

Not many Gary and Barrys these days.

I teach a Bernard and a Leonard. Great names!

Andrea, Lorraine, Beverley.
Trevor, Colin, Neil.

Yes Nicola is one of the ultimate once-everywhere now GONE names. I don't think it will ever come back - it's not nice at all.

Amanda

Lisa

Julie

Martin

Paul

Mark

And Steve!

No more Steves.

Nothing wrong with Nicola!

I hear of plenty of young Nicoles though.

DD middle name is Nicola, after my mum. Your probably right, she's a young Nanny but in 10-15 years I think it will be more popular again

Nicola is much better than Nicole.