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

[Foreverdancing]

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

Good, I despise all of these cutesy nickname versions of traditional names.

I know a little Malcolm or 'Mal' and it's also the name of John Mulaney's toddler. It's not 'trendy' yet but will be part of the transition to 1940s names.

Old fashioned names with 'cute', shorter nicknames are loved by millennials and Gen Z will look for fresh alternatives but with the same vibe. I see foresee Patti, Barbie, etc. in 2030s nurseries

Jackson / Jaxon, Luna

i think:

logan
grayson
hunter
ezra
arlo
jaxon
jayden
elijah
finley

sienna
willow
luna
harper
freya
poppy
ava
Scarlett
mila
mia
esme

Bonnie
Ivy
Willow
Harper
Maeve
Margot (I think another Margaret derivative will become popular though, perhaps Maggie or Meg. I think Margaret means pearl, which is a name on the upswing)
Possibly Arabella? I don't think it's peaked yet, but I can see this becoming the new Olivia/Amelia in 10 years time.
Hallie
Aria
Penelope (hasn't been used that widely until recently so will be quite easy to date)
Mabel
Aurora
Elodie if it gets more popular
Scarlett (already peaked)

Theodore / Theo
Jude
Albie
Rory
Roman
Teddy (I think this has already peaked)
Oakley
Ezra
Rowan, if it keeps shooting up the charts
Reggie
Hugo (like Penelope, this name wasn't very common until fairly recently)

Ottilie
Romy
Mila
All the “El” names like Elara/Elora/Elle but maybe not Eleanor as that’s more timeless
Lila/Delilah/Lilia etc but not Lily
Ophelia
Ettie/Effie
Margot

Arlo
Luca/Lucas
Jackson
Hudson
Elijah
Ralph (timeless but I think will die down)
Otto
Felix
Jude
Albie
Beau

Isla, Fiadh, Grace, Olivia.

Louie
Arlo
Freddie

Willow
Evie
Ava

Some of the ones listed in here won't date. Ellie (or Eleanor) will always be a classic imo, and will come in and out. Same with Daisy. It's come in and out of popularity for a long time. Charlotte/Lottie too. Olivia I think will become a classic.

I think ones like Luna, Isla, etc, will date. Lily won't as it's a classic.

I personally think the biblical names like Noah won't date and will just come in and out of fashion. Arlo will absolutely date. As will Jackson, Grayson, etc. Albie, Freddie etc will, but we will always get Alberts and Frederick's pop as as they are quite classic.

Teddie for sure - it rose from nothing to being ubiquitous. It already sounds dated to me

Definitely Eva/ Evie/ Ava/ Ada type names
I know so many kids with these names and have really come to dislike them. I think they’re the Janet, Sharon and Lindas of our generation .

One of my great great grandparents was Eleanor. Hardly going out of fashion…..

@citygirl77 , it was very popular in the 1990s, lots of El- names have become popular since. Most end up being Ellie or Ella. It won't drop out if use, but it will seem linked to an era.

@Foreverdancing The vowelly names and names with L and V sounds.
The Ellie, Evie, Ava, Isla, Lila type names.
The -ie names like Archie, Alfie, Teddy, Freddie, ...
Vowelly names like Arlo and Noah
Theo and Theodore.

That’s literally the definition of fashion. Things are fashionable for a while, they then fall out of fashion as people tire of them, then eventually they come back into fashion, when the next generation find them ‘new and refreshing’ again

A lot of the names people think of as "dated" now became that way because they had held steady in the country or language of origin for a very long time and suddenly were "discovered" and embraced by the English-speaking world. I'd put Isla, Esme, Rory, Maeve, Orla, Zara, Freya, Ayla, Arya, Luca, Milo, Enzo, Roman, Amara, and Kai in this category.

Then there are "out of the blue" names that suddenly peak without ever really being well-established (as people names) anywhere, or seem to tie to a specific literary or cultural reference: Neveah, Nova, Arlo, Jaxon, Bodhi, Lyra, Luna, Sienna, Scarlett.

I think surnames as first names will continue to be popular but individual names will fall out of favour through overuse (except in cases where they're actual family names): Finley, Oakley, Harper, Hunter, Hudson, Mason, Harrison, Greyson, Jenson, Riley, Brody, Darcey.

I think the use of kind of babyish trad diminutives as formal first names will die down a bit after a generation of "I'm Gracie, known as Grace" - but in 2045 (just like now) who's going to know if little Tommy, Teddy, and Tilly are or aren't Thomas, Edward, and Matilda on the official record?

i’m interested in when it will be that the kylie’s, stacey’s,
ryan’s and nathan’s will be in hospital beds with nurses doing their handover thinking ‘wow these names are SO old fashioned’.
in my day in the 90’s it was the edith’s and george’s who were 90 with their COPD and lung cancers from a life time of smoking, working in pits, no clean air acts and exposed to asbestos and their names felt so dated to me.

This is music to my ears! I have an “ie” name in mind for a future potential baby, and I would love for it to be an ‘old’ name by then, if you see what I mean. Just like my name was quite old, although it’s coming back round now, naturally. 🙃

@Crushed23 , is the name Gary? That's the sort of 'old' pp are posting about.

Isla and Rory are Scottish names, which is part of the English speaking world.

In Scotland there are Isla’s and Rory’s of every age. They are not faddy baby names there and are unlikely to die out.

Lyra and Luna are both tied to a specific literary reference.

Gary is not an ‘ie’ name, as far as I’m aware. Are there people spelling it ‘Garrie’ now?!

Don't be ridiculous.

Amelie
Amelia
Emilia
Millie
Mila
Mia
Willow
Ava
Maeve
Evie
Eloise
Ellie
Maya
Mae/ May
Esmae/ Esme/ Esmay
Verity

The O names - Arlo, Theo, Noah, Enzo
All the -son names: Harrison, Jameson, Greyson, etc
All the occupation /surname names - Hunter, Piper, Thatcher, Sawyer, Parker, Cooper, etc.
All the -ayden names.
All the cutesy old man names ending in -ie.
And good riddance, say I.

Olivia has been extremely popular for several decades now and is showing no sign whatsoever of losing its cachet. It's well on its way to classic status imo.
The very popular Grace will also stick around.

I think Hugo will always be around, though not as popular as currently. I think there will always be Penelopes too.

Also, possibly Oliver. Sadly imo.

Amelie, Emelie

Know at least 5 between 4 and 12 and hear the name loads

Think it will be obvious when said children were born by the name

In alot of ways, does it really matter tho?