What names will be seen as dated in 10-20 years time?

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Or is it unlikely names will date like previous generations as there is a wider variety of name choices?

Arlo
Roman/Rowan
Bohdi

I think the current trend for 'ie' names for boys will pass - Alfie, Albie, Freddie etc. So perhaps in time they may seem dated.

It’s already passed I think

Alfie
Archie
Albie
Noah
Teddy
Aoife
Daisy
Maisie
Minnie
Lottie
Dottie

Definitely Arlo for boys, I really can't see that still being widely used in 10 years. I think it will be looked back on as a 20s name in years to come.

For girls, I actually think names like Margot, Maeve, Ottilie and Ophelia will date badly as they have all rocketed so much in such a short space of time. I think we'll all be long over those names come the mid 2030s.

Aria, Mila and Luna feel very faddy too.

I think older names, that are not so popular will completely dissapear. Such as Tony, Malcolm, Steven, Margaret, Marion, Kathleen

The stats suggest differently. Alfie has tailed off a bit in recent years but the trend itself is still going very strong.

Agree, the popularity of these names has already peaked.

While it's rare for a name to stay very popular over decades, some definitely age better than others e.g. Emma or Alex - popular when I was at school in the 80s/90s and I don't think it's seem as dated now. Or Elizabeth - not common but not unusual amongst my peers and while not common now, I don't think it's viewed as dated.

Overall I think it's names that have a rapid rise in popularity, stay popular for long enough for the name to become common, then have a rapid decline, that are most likely to be seen as dated years later as they relate to a specific decade or two. But these things are circular - the Olivia I went to school with was seen as having a very uncool, old-fashioned posh name - look at it now!

Isla.

Who fucking cares? Also - they all date as they go in fashions mostly no matter how hard you ponder. It doesn’t matter.

Olivia. While it’s a beautiful name, it’s just so ubiquitous. All the cutest names that have been popular recently go without saying. I also noticed Nova is climbing up the ranks which I predict will age like milk.

For boys, Arlo, Milo, Sonny, Teddy.

Perhaps but I know of young Maggies, Anthonys, Mariannes and Katies.

Any name that was outside the top 100 a few years ago and is now top 20. Anything that rockets in popularity will age badly.

No, these will be back in a decade or two - early 20th names like Jean and June so it won’t be long before mid century names come through - baby Malcolms and Pamelas aren’t far off. Once upon a time no one could have imagined little Alberts and Ediths but there are now thousands of them.

I agree with you. Some of those names, Jean, Barbara and Malcom etc are reappearing.

Absolutely. Those very fashionable names really date.

Hunter, Jackson, Jayden, Kayden, River, Arlo, Nevaeh, Ava, Esmae, any girls name with Mae as the middle name.

Every name currently recommended on the Baby Names threads. People forget that they're not naming a dog, but a future adult. I do wonder if those recommending these names have actually called their own children Edward & Emily.

I think these are already starting to sound dated/overused

Alfie, Archie, Noah, Theo

Olivia, Isla, Ellie

I’d hate to be called Edward or Emily - they are both so overused and dull. I have a common surname and don’t want a common first name too.

I agree with most ie nick names

Freddie
Albie
Archie
Reggie
Evie
Gracie
Edie
Maddie

etc

I think Stephen is a lovely name and will survive, but ‘Steve’ may not. Same for Tony. .Anthony may survive, but Tony probably not.

Malcolm’s definitely a goner!

Arlo came about with Good Dinosaur movie I believe. Weren’t people calling their daughters Khaleesi for a while too following Game Of Thrones? Such things tend to appear in popular culture and become a fad. A few years ago it was all Jayden, Cayden and Hayden.

I do think there’s a lot to be said for timeless names like Harry, Charlie, Jack and George. They will never go out of fashion and are genuinely nice names, there’s a reason they have lasted well.

I think these names are on the way back! I know a young Steven, Marion and a Margaret.

Arlo. It’s awful.