Which of these names (if any) would you like to make a come back?

[Lilyannarose]

All names from my generation and names that will seem dated now, but all names I love!
May not be brave enough to use myself but would love to see in use again!
Also how old is the youngest person you know with each name? (just out of interest)

Lisa
Caroline
Sarah
Joanna
Kerry
Nicola
Karen
Jenny
Claire
Victoria

Some names that were popular a while ago:
Lindsay
Rebecca
Michelle
Carol
Jane
Susan
Tracey
Sally
But I've not heard of any baby ones recently.

I know teenagers with about 4 of those names, one of which is mine :)

I think the only ones of those that feel dated are Karen and Kerry.

I know a 22 year old Sarah and a 19 year old Victoria, but no young people with the other names.

The only ones I like are Caroline, Sarah and Victoria, all of which I think are classics.

All the names you've mentioned are 70s names, so what you call Nana names. As pps have proven they're already coming back.

I'm not sure I personally know any women born in the 70s who have grandkids. The women I know in their 40s tend to have youngish children. Sure that isn't unusual? So I'm not sure how their names are Nana names.

I don't think it's "time" yet - it'll be our grandchildren who use those names.

But I like:

Sarah
Joanna
Nicola
Jenny
Claire (but prefer Clare spelling)

My name is on that list. It is very much a 60s name. I am not a grandparent. Not even close.

Blimey - born late 60s and nearly fell off my chair at "Nana names" .

Anyway... I love Victoria (know a teenage one), and Joanna deserves a comeback. Caroline's a solid classic though not a particular favourite of mine.

Don't think Sarah and Jenny ever really went away. I was horribly bullied by more than one Claire. Nicola and Karen are OK. Lisa and Kerry not my cup of tea at all.

Ahaha, Nana names?? It’s people called Sarah and Nicola that are currently the mothers of young children!!

People often cite the 100 year rule (for instance why Ivy, Elsie, Arthur etc are popular now) in which case we have a good 50 years to go. I don’t think this would apply for Sarah and other classic names however which are likely to come back more quickly.

Blimey - born late 60s and nearly fell off my chair at "Nana names"

I’m a Sarah (b.1960) And I’m a granny.

Caroline (65)
Jenny (33)
Joanna (33)
Karen (40)
(Claire 32)
Nicola (41)
Victoria (32)

Nana names???? You've got your generations mixed up there!

I really old Victoria for a girl. Think little Vicky is quite cute 🥰

They'll all come rolling round into fashion at some point.
I don't understand how names are 'in' or 'out' or 'so last year'.

The youngest people I know with each name:
Caroline - early/mid 40s
Sarah, Joanna, Nicola, Karen, Claire - mid 30s
Jenny - 30
Lisa - late 20s
Victoria - 3

The only Kerry I know is a man, who I would guess is now in his 50s.

I'm not keen on Joanna, Karen, Lisa, or Victoria (mainly because I don't like either Vicky or Tori as shortenings), but really like Caroline. I don't think any of the names you listed are unusuable, even though they're not currently fashionable.

Wouldn't class any of them as 'Nana names' either!

Most of those are lovely classic names!
There's a Lisa, Sarah, Joanna, Nicola, Jenny and a Claire in my 5 year old daughters class!!
And lots of slight variations too - Clara, Sara, Johanna, Nicole

I love claire, karen and jenny. The first two were on my list and there's a jenny in my daughters class.

Hate sarah and caroline but they were the school bullies.

A lot of them are Joyce Grenfell Nursery names.... ☺

Lisa - youngest 25
Caroline - youngest early 40s
Sarah - youngest in her teens ... but I don't see Sarah as dated personally.
Joanna - don't think I know one.
Kerry - late 20s
Nicola - early 30s
Karen - early 40s
Jenny - late 20s
Claire - late 20s is the youngest
Victoria - early 20s.

Lisa is such a pretty name that only stopped sounding so pretty because it was popular so became normal. I’d love to see it come back.

Joanna is a favourite of mine. I don’t like Joanne at all though - it has to be Joanna.

Claire is a classy, simple name that lost that feel because of how popular it became. I’d like to see it come back a little now as well.

My first name and middle name are on that list and have had lovely comments on this thread so thank you!
I’m a 70’s child - I don’t think I those names are nana names at all

Lolling at "nana" names--are most grandmas about 38 years old where you live?

I know someone who has a one year old called Sarah. I was surprised when she used it, it seems so 80s/90s to me. Aside from that, the youngest Sarah I know is 28.

Lisa- 28 again, I went to school with her
Caroline- same as above but even then, it was quite an old fashioned name. She was the only one in the school.
Joanna -30, she works with my DP
Kerry-36, works with my DP
Nicola- Christ, mid thirties at least.
Karen- 48
Jenny- 30, went to school with her
Claire - 40
Victoria- 30

Victoria is the only one I don’t mind but I hate Vicky.

All perfectly normal names.

I have always thought the name Pamela is lovely, it just has a nice sound. I don't know of any under the age of 40. But have never used it as I don't like Pam and I don't know any Pamela's that aren't Pam!
Sorry, no offence to any Pams on here