Popular first names from your childhood that aren't popular now

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I remember so many Ryan's , don't know any now.

Dawn
Donna

Louise
Susan
Joanne
Karen
Sarah
Claire
Michelle

Mary, Rosemary, Helen, Jennifer, Hannah, Jane

John, Luke, Joseph, Richard, William, Simon, David, Peter

Sarah
Michelle
Natalie
Nicola
Karen
Denise
Zoe
Christine
Laura
Kirsty
Leanne
Donna
Victoria
Deborah

David
Mark
Philip
Peter
Jonathan
Carl
Ian
Martin
James
Christopher
Robert

Yikes I feel old!!

I was at an all girl's school. It felt like half our year was Hannah, Helen, Lauren or Laura!

Susan.
Where are they all now?
Sue, I suppose. But they were all called Susan then!

So many Hannah’s and Sophie’s.

Knew a fair few Ryan’s. Never met one who wasn’t a twat.

Nicola

All girls school. Tons of Katherine/Kates and Elizabeth/Liz. Several Rachels. A few Lisas, Helens and Rebeccas. Lots of Pauls at primary school.

[quote notyetamumbuttrying]@Diorissimo1985 same with the Louise name!! All my friends with Sarah Louise, Elizabeth Louise etc. We're the same age though so can see why! [/quote]
That makes 3 of us then. If Louise wasn't a first name it was a middle name. Haven't seen my name on here yet. Think that one died out years ago

@HopingForOurRainbowBaby my name won't appear at all. It's only just getting popular now weirdly. I'm no longer unique and now sound like a newborn 😂

Catherine, Jennifer, Sarah

David, James, Connor

We lived abroad for much of my childhood, but in the UK my schooldays were populated by multiples of Sarah, Nicola, Claire, Joanne and Louise.

Strangely, I don't know any adults with those names now.

Joanne
Sharon
Paula
Michelle
Mandy
Julie
Karen
Debbie

Mark
John
Gary
David
Paul
Ian

Kathy (short for Kathryn, Katherine)
Sherry
almost every girl had middle name of Ann or Lee/Leigh

Jennifer
Caroline
Jacqueline
Sarah
Hayley
Helen
Alison
Catherine
Rachel
Michelle
Natalie

Brian - most common boy name in my class realised recently never hear children called Brian.

Caroline - not that I knew too many but recently met on my children were fascinated thought it was such a nice name why did they never hear it before.
. Looking over this thread other one which I think very common Lorraine and yes never hear a child called Lorraine. Think people go for very short names now.
Sandra

Sarah
Richard
Lisa
Vicky/Victoria
Michael
Deborah/Debbie
Emma

yes! Robert and Christopher...
I know a few young Thomases though

Amber
Ashley
Stefanie
Megan
Michelle

Michael
Ryan
Chris

Jayne
Susan
Julie
Carol

Stephen
Mark
Andrew
Trevor

Catherine
Louise
Andrea
Fiona
Lindsay
Donna

Jonathan
Andrew
Derek
David
Simon

Julie. There were 5 of them in one class which had a total of 7 students.

Nicola
Michelle
Victoria
Claire/ Clare
Karen
Sarah
Joanne
Emma
Louise
Louise was almost everyone’s middle name

Mark
Darren
Christopher
Andrew
Alan
Richard
Robert
Neil
Phillip

Victoria
Claire
Emma
Rebecca