Mid-Century & Onwards Names in the Wild

[daffodilandrose23]

I know a lot of early 20th century names have become popular but for my own curiosity, I was wondering if anyone had come across any mid-century-onwards named children recently. For boys, think Richard, Paul, John, Stephen, Matthew, Mark, Simon, Peter etc and for girls, Susan, Deborah, Katherine, Helen, Georgina, Natalie, Rachel, Joanna etc. Basically, names more seemingly tied to the 1960s-1990s.

I know of a baby Natasha and a baby Katherine. Also an under 10 Nicola, Lauren and Georgina. Boy wise I know a young Christopher and a baby Mike (not Michael)

I know a three year old Kimberley

I know a 5 year Tiffany, 8 year old John, 6 month Paul and a Kate

I know a little Richard and have come across a few Marys. I also teach 11-16 year olds named Debbie, Michelle, Kevin, Cindy and Brian (international pupils).

Jessica

Kate

Richard

Wendy, Phillip and Nicholas

Simon x 4
Malcolm x 1
Carole x 1
Barbara x 3

I have come across babies in last 5y or so: Keith, Diane, Anne, Maxine, Joanna, Frances, Francis, Jason, Adele, Alison, Claire, Caroline, Deborah, Joy, Sean, Patrick, Andrew, Adrian

Joy
Barry
Margaret
Brian
Leigh
Mary
Louise

I've met a Brian, Glenn and Eamon all under a year old recently and a 3 year old Mary.

I know a toddler Brian and an Alan

I know a young Peter and a young John. David is popular where I live.

I know several teenage Matthew, peter and a mark

I've come across a Colin and a Ray, both under 10.

I was watching a vintage (90s I guess) animated episode of Spot on YouTube with my toddler and the monkey was called Steve - I genuinely laughed out loud. Perfectly normal name but just so wildly unlike anything you hear relating to kids these days!

I know a young Kimberley, Marian and David

Stephen, Richard more popular again. I know a Margaret as well all under school age

I'm a midwife and have delivered in the last few years John, Stephen, Matthew, Brian (more popular with Chinese families), Simon, Peter, David, Eric, Ronnie, Ray, Ernie, Daniel ....no Keiths, Gary's or Kevins that I recall. I know a suzy, have delivered Katherine, Helen, Georgina, Natalie, Rachel, Rebecca, Jessica, Mary....most of the names mentioned and those are just the ones that come to mind reading the names. Am sure I will have forgotten quite a few. You get a flurry of popularity with a few names and then everything else comes along just less often. I love hearing people's name choices and their stories around them.

I know a Ray, Paul, John, Jennifer (all primary age) and a preschool Michael and Matthew.

Brothers Percy, Stephen and Dennis.

I would like Joy and Angela to come back, I prefer them to Grace which is much more common now.

I know toddlers called Carol and Helen.

I've come across two baby John's and a Jonathan in the last couple of weeks!

We’re not quite there (yet!) as those names are the grandparents of current children and not grandparents of child-bearing adults.

Not yet but I know baby Jennifers, Penelopes, Junes, Jeans, Matthews, a Patrick, a Barbara, a Patricia and a Sarah, so I'd say the mid century revival is on its way - but the Peters and Susans will probably have to bed in for a good while before we get to the Melanie and Adrian stage