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Girls names that won’t come back…..

807 replies

Rincoe · 22/04/2026 20:06

Barbara
Gertrude
Muriel
Mildred
Majorie
Eileen
Geraldine

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Pasta4Dinner · 22/04/2026 20:26

I would have loved to call DD Gertrude (Gertie), she is very glad I didn’t.

Fgfgfg · 22/04/2026 20:26

GGM sister was called Tryphena

Abracadabra12 · 22/04/2026 20:27

Cosleepingadvice · 22/04/2026 20:20

I know a baby Joan and a baby Agnes! 😅

There’s a toddler Agnes at my daughter’s nursery

GardenCovent · 22/04/2026 20:28

I know one baby Agnes and a few Peggy’s

NoisyMonster678 · 22/04/2026 20:28

Maud

Statsinyoureyes · 22/04/2026 20:29

I met a child called Gladys the other day at a holiday club thingy! She was about 6.

DreamingOfGeneHunt · 22/04/2026 20:30

I know an Agnes, Muriel, Ethel, Peggy and Irene. All under 8.

ImFineItsAllFine · 22/04/2026 20:30

Gladys

Cosleepingadvice · 22/04/2026 20:30

TeflonMom · 22/04/2026 20:22

Gayle
Dawn
Pauline
Maureen
Doreen
Shiela
Sharon

These will come back around. One of my DDs has one of these names as a middle name because it is my DM's name. Once my DD's are having children, these will be the names of fondly remembered grandparents and will make a comeback in the next generation.

Jk987 · 22/04/2026 20:31

Fanny

MadamePepe · 22/04/2026 20:31

Nobody will ever name a child Tracy , ever again

Tracy
Tracey
Tracie

countdowntonap · 22/04/2026 20:31

Heyhelga · 22/04/2026 20:18

Peggy

I can see Barbara making a comeback though.

I teach a 13 year old Barbara

AgnesMcDoo · 22/04/2026 20:31

Senga
Linda
Sharon
Terri
Sonya
Sheila
Tracy

RaininSummer · 22/04/2026 20:32

Eunice, Sybil, Bertha, Gladys, Hortensia and Mildred seem unlikely but who knows.

Walker1178 · 22/04/2026 20:33

Seeing as it now has an unfortunate meaning I can’t see there being many baby Karens around. My DM is Sandra which is stuck in the middle. It’s not old enough to be cute or young enough to be trendy!

Scorpion84 · 22/04/2026 20:33

Definitely both my nan's names

Doreen and Hilda

ToadRage · 22/04/2026 20:33

Fgfgfg · 22/04/2026 20:26

GGM sister was called Tryphena

We had Tryphena in my family too, sisters were Aurora and Maud.

StarCourt · 22/04/2026 20:34

Winifred

User975312469 · 22/04/2026 20:35

I think Sharon and Joan will come back. They're nice names and people will call always call babies after their grandparents.

Blackcountryexile · 22/04/2026 20:35

Beryl
Eunice
Marilyn

sauvignonplonk1 · 22/04/2026 20:35

Enid

Fgfgfg · 22/04/2026 20:36

ToadRage · 22/04/2026 20:33

We had Tryphena in my family too, sisters were Aurora and Maud.

I had a great aunt Maud but she was Tryphena's niece.

Bigearringsbigsmile · 22/04/2026 20:36

I know a 7 year old Eileen

pilates · 22/04/2026 20:36

Sharon
Tracy

Catlover1705 · 22/04/2026 20:36

Brenda
Bertha
Deidre
Charmaine
Maureen
Eileen
Valerie

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