Girls names that won’t come back…..

[Rincoe]

Barbara
Gertrude
Muriel
Mildred
Majorie
Eileen
Geraldine

I don't think there are any names you can categorically say will never make a comeback since they tend to go in and out of fashion. Mabel and Elsie are two of the most common names at the baby groups we attend. I feel like if you had told people thirty or forty years ago that those names would be all the rage in 2026 they would have been surprised!
My mum used to remark that she had a great aunt called Phoebe who used to complain about how old-fashioned her name was and how nobody would give their baby a name like that any mor, yet, here we are today with Phoebe being one of the most popular girls' names around!
Finally, Victoria Coren Mitchell and David Mitchell have a little girl called Barbara.

But I’ve only heard it on Tudor podcasts and it sounds softer. But I really have no idea. Tice than tucs. I hope that makes sense. But the hosts might be pronouncing it wrong.

Bertha
Michelle
Ada
Alberta
Fanny
Doreen

I know of a child called Mildred. I am friend with her parents. Her sister Florence is a cool kid too.

Shirley, Carol, Sandra have a way to go before they're fashionable again...

I think the ones least likely to come back are the 90’s/00’s names
samantha
kimberly
kerry
alicia
lorraine
donna

Kay or Kaye is an odd one. I have an auntie called Kay and a few of my teachers/college lecturers were called Kaye.

Also Carol/Carolle.

That seemed to be a popular further education tutor name back in the day.

Maureen
Myrtle

70's names, Karen, Sharon, Helen, Louise, Claire, Angela, Marie, Joanne, Sally etc...and my Grandmas name....Bertha, last one of 13...I think they ran out of names!!

Peggy is back

Ada was 40th most popular baby girls name
in 2024

Karen

I am not surprised that kids are still being called Mildred, it seems like the sort of name that could easily become fashionable again. I know Florence is a classic name but I also consider it to be quite current. There are quite a few famous young women called Florence and hearing a baby or small child called it would not surprise me in the least.
Our friends have a delightful nine-year old called Kathleen, named after a favourite singer of her parents, and the name really suits her.

Dark Greener is fascinating for this kind of thread. It only shows if a names been registered 3 or more items a, year but in 2024 there were 14 baby Sharon's registered in the UK but only 4 Tracys. 3 Doreen. 17 Joan's. No Deidres.

I also know a baby Joan, born 2025.

I love the name Jason, hope it soon comes back

Fidelma, Concepta and Incarnita were all names I knew from growing up in Belfast in the 70s. And Markievicz I heard too. Jesus, you would get so tired of spelling that out multiple times in a lifetime.

Gloria, Shirley, Shiela

That's my DM's confirmation name, pulled out of a hat It's sweet.

Gloria
Cynthia
Beryl
Christine
Gayle
Beverly
Miriam
Kim
Jane (love it)
Leigh (love it)

My gran was Queenie too! Also her real name, not a nickname.

Jesse is a boys name from the Bible. Quite popular among Victorians.

My mum was always surprised by the number of Sarah’s and Clare’s in my generation. To her they sounded very old-fashioned.

@MissAmbrosia My GM was named Hildegarde and I had an aunt named Mildred! Great ladies:)

I know a young Joan, Mary, Margaret and Agnes!

Names I don’t think will come back are
Joanne
Stacey
Jane
Jennifer
Phyllis
Griselda
Bertha
Ann
Doris
Helen
Ursula
Yvonne
Susan
Amanda
Julie
Sally

Sarah, Rebecca, Laura, Louise, Lee, Paul, David all very popular on my part of Ireland for last 15 years. Multiples of each in my small country catchment.

Also know Eileens, Joans, Marys, Ruths and Janes. And for boys, plenty of young Peters , Patricks, Johns, Marks, Denis, etc.

Me too! You must have had a few Karens, Melanies, Kims and Debbies too?!