What names which were popular in the past haven’t yet made a comeback?

[Urbanbeetler]

Susan was a name which you often heard in the 60s. And I went to school with a number of girls called Donna, Jacqueline, Nicola and Marie. And boys called Graham, Colin and Barry.

Will these names ever come back in fashion again, or are there a subset of historical names which miss revivals and will forever be consigned to a particular patch or 30 or so years other than the odd naming here and there?

Nicola
Melanie
Gareth

Whenever I hear Amanda I think of Rachel in Friends saying A man duh.

I really like the name Joanna, which seems sadly dated now.

Pauline sounds a bit plain when said by an English speaker but when said by a French speaker it sounds more like “Polline” and it’s lovely.

I’d like Margaret to make a comeback.

Brenda
Glenda
Maureen
Beverley

Wilber
Bertram
Percival

Mark
Paul
Neil
Michelle
Tanya
Ian
Joanne
Simon

Ronald

Frank
Sarah

Louise

Glad to see my name is on the list, it was awful at the time and hasn’t improved with age.

Not met any young Adrians yet.

I know quite a few young Barbara’s. They’re all Polish and have the nickname ‘Basia’

I have a baby Leonard 💙

jilted Adrian is a great name. Thanks:) (I'm pilfering baby name threads for inspiration )

Quite like Herbert, or Herbie!

I like Rita

There are a few young children with some of these names now. I know three Kevin's who are under 10. An Elsie, Mabel, Christopher, and a couple of Claire's.

I never hear the name Fred...
It's always Freddie. The name is never mentioned on these lists either.

We have a few teenage Susans at the school I teach in and a fair few Sharons. Quite a few of the names on here are fairly common at my school actually. Although we are a very ethnically diverse school in Greater London with lots of girls from African backgrounds.
I teach all of the following this year
Elsie
Tracy
Sharon
Joanne
Tanya
Beverley
Joyce
Denise
Michelle

It’s interesting isn’t it. My grandparents names are all popular now. In no particular order.
Alice
Lily
Joseph
George
Henry
William
May
Some middle names. I don’t have 7 grandparents!

I also had a Phyllis this year. (Aged 15)

The oldest people I know with the following names are all over 25

Nicola
Louise
Emma
Samantha
Sarah
Joanne
Lorraine
Helen
Leslie
Beverley
Michelle
Victoria
Jane
Louise
Rebecca
Heather

Boys

David
Simon
Anthony
Andrew
Steven
Adam
Mark
Colin
Gary
Stuart
Graham

MrStark

I have a little cousin (well, the child of my mother's cousin's son) named Samanta. She's such an adorable little toddler... Which is probably why the name seems fresh and cute to me (nowadays).

Gemma
Danielle
Stacey
Natasha
Jenna

Timothy
Scott
Craig
Richard
Nicholas

If we go by the 100 Year Cycle rule, here are some names which were popular approximately 100 years ago but aren't today:

Mary
Margaret
Kathleen
Winifred
Gladys
Phyllis
Hilda
Ethel
Irene
Vera
Ellen

Ernest
Leslie
Harold
Leonard
Ronald
Walter
Reginald
Herbert
Norman

ABC I have a relative called Margaret Ellen and I love both names.

Ethel
Thora
Montgomery

Terence/Terry

I’m old, half my family are on this thread!