Would your own name work as a baby name now?

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Mine wouldn't, I don't think.

It's Belinda, but I go by variations of it. Was very popular in Australia in the 70's. But I can't remember the last time I heard of a baby named Belinda.

Do you have a nice timeless name or a dated one like mine?

Never thought of it before but absolutely love the name Gemma!

@newtb I've never thought to look how many of my name there are.

Off to Google..

Yes. I was born in 1980 and was the only one I knew of for a very very long time. I see it becoming very popular now.

Only 85 people in the world have my name 😱

And more men than women. Interesting.

I like it though 🤷🏻‍♀️

@tomyeggs, couldn't agree more.
My ds has a classic, timeless name, too.

Yes, it’s been popular for about 600 years. I know women and girls with my name from aged 3–93.

Definitely. It is a classic name but massively uncommon when I was growing up so I stuck out like a sore thumb. It's now one of the most common names in use at the moment and I still can't get used to hearing it yelled across public places without thinking someone is talking to me.

No, I have a very 1960s name. There was a song in the charts with my name in the year I was born.

My name was very popular in 70s & 80s, and was still fairly common in the early 90s. I think would be unusual and perhaps a bit dated/retro on a baby now, but not terrible. It's a solid name that's been around for a long time and has lots of nicknames, which I think helps.

Definitely more associated with mums than babies at the moment though!

No definitely not.It didn't work as a baby name when I was born in the seventies. It has never been very popular and it dates from the 1920's.
Occasionally it gets mentioned on here and is considered a strong name.

No I don’t think mine would work for a baby, I’ve had it for 65 years and never liked it…… it’s fiona

@KurtWilde @newtb where are you getting your statistics? I could only find various country-specific websites when I googled...

My name is Xanthe. It gets suggested on this board all the time so I guess so!

Mine is from the 60s and there were always multiples in my class. It's often considered a bit old fashioned on here and unlikely to make a comeback but I think it would be quite cute on a current day baby.

My name became officially 'extinct' in the UK in 2020 because no babies were given the name.

@CraftMaker

Given that I was named after a Pokemon, probably not.

I think Pikachu still works, Pokemon is still v popular

It's rarely out of the top 20,abd although it's popularity is waning, I think it'll never go out of favour really.

Mine works better now than it did in the mid 70s when I was born.

Same for my sisters name (early 70s born). Hers went through a very popular period but is failing in popularity again now. I preferred hers to mine.

My name was very popular in the 80s but it's a biblical classic so although not hugely popular today there are a few little people with my name and I actually think it's becoming more popular of late.
If it wasn't my name I think I'd seriously consider it for a daughter.

Mine was the most popular girls name the year I was born (early 80s). There were 5 of us in my year at school. Never hear of any babies with my name now.

Interestingly my DH was born the same year and he has the most popular boy's name of that year. His is still a classic name and you quite often hear of babies being given that name.

This supports my theory that girls names tend to be more faddy, whereas boys names are more likely to be "classic".

@kindcactus, such a beautiful name ! @Hadenoughofbloodycovid, Fiona is lovely imo. I went to school with a few, as well as Claires and Lauras. It's classic.
Ffion is quite popular nowadays.

It doesn’t. No one gets called my name these days….no babies given my name at all in 2019 . And I only ever meet old ladies in their 80s with my name. I hate it.

My name is Jennifer, it's a typical 80s/90s name I think, there was a few of us in my year at school. I've never been keen on it and Ive never met anyone younger than me with the same name. Couldn't picture a baby with it.

No, and I can’t imagine doing that to a baby. Luckily it’s made of two names that work okay independently, but it’s more common as a last name. It’s also a place name in Sicily and Brazil. In fact there are more houses and restaurants with my first name than people.