Names that WON'T make a comeback

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Some older names I don't think will be returning:

Ethel
Enid
Sheila
Carol

Archibald
Gary
Brian
Reginald

Any to add?

Both my sons' names have been mentioned, and whilst they are not particularly fashionable at present I have met plenty of others. I would say they are both timeless names that have waxed and waned in popularity but, like quite a lot of the names on here, never actually gone away.

Maria is more popular than you think.I can think of a few.

Dolly can be short for Dorothy, and that will make a comeback.

Myra. I do not know a single Myra. I have never heard anybody under the age of 70 who mentions 'Myra'.
I think we all know why.

Dotty is the diminutive for Dorothy?

Shelley
Dawn
Ruth
Anna
Sara / Sarah
Having Ann as a middle name or hyphened eg Sally-Ann
Sally
Katrina

Jacqueline / Jackie

Janine
Janice
Janet
Judith / Judy
Sylvia
Sheena
Nadine
Bridget
Esther
Melanie
Andrea
Andrew

if a name has been around for a few hundred years or is biblical classical greek etc it will return these names never die away but they do go in circles, most Tudor Elizabethean names are still in use if the oldest example is 1960's-1990's it may not

right now John Ian and Andrew, Mary Janet and Bridget are not that common for new babies but they will not cease to exist

There is a Kevin and a Keith in the school where I work...

Kylie. And Jason

@Onetraumaatatimeplease you're right! Just realised I've never heard of any other Myra's. It's quite a nice name.

I've jaunt been looking through the names of our new reception intake, plus the names of lour current reception and year 1s.

Amongst them we have:
Paul
Roy
Michael
Enid
Mabel
Etc

We've also had a number of children names Archie and Reggie in recent years - no doubt some of those have full names in their birth certificate.

I also taught a Kevin not too long ago, though it wasn't his real name. He'd come from Korea and he and his brothers used 'English' names Kevin, Stephen and one other of this style.

Myra.

Lorraine
Deirdre

Shirley

@Onetraumaatatimeplease

Myra. I do not know a single Myra. I have never heard anybody under the age of 70 who mentions 'Myra'. I think we all know why.

I know a Myra. She’s mid 70s, she is very “jolly hockey sticks”. She hates her name, but was an adult when the negative connotations evolved and didn’t want to change it.

I know a Myra she’s in her 50s. Plenty of people use Variants of Fred and people have used Peter and Ian.

Donald & Boris!

Colin
Kevin
Karen
Sharon
Tracey
Keith
Brian
Trevor
Brenda

I know two baby Keiths!

I think most names will make a comeback at some stage. Eventually they won’t be associated with middle aged people any more by the people having babies and they will be chosen.

I know children under 5 called
Douglas
Percy
Richard
Claire

And some more from pp I can't remember.

I agree with Fanny and Barry.

Fanny

Also:
Maud
Mildred
Freda
Sharon
Tracey
Marsha
Deirdre
Rhonda

Hard pushed to think of many boys names for some reason

Gail
Peggy
Rita
Ian
Lilibeth
Lynette
Gwenyth (although I do know of a Gwennie-May)
Gwendoline
Gay
Augustus
Jean