Are your children’s vaccines up to date?

Set a reminder

Please or to access all these features

Baby names

Find baby name inspiration and advice on the Mumsnet Baby Names forum.

Girls names that won’t come back…..

459 replies

Rincoe · Yesterday 20:06

Barbara
Gertrude
Muriel
Mildred
Majorie
Eileen
Geraldine

OP posts:
Are your children’s vaccines up to date?
Pasta4Dinner · Yesterday 20:26

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

Fgfgfg · Yesterday 20:26

GGM sister was called Tryphena

Abracadabra12 · Yesterday 20:27

Cosleepingadvice · Yesterday 20:20

I know a baby Joan and a baby Agnes! 😅

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

GardenCovent · Yesterday 20:28

I know one baby Agnes and a few Peggy’s

NoisyMonster678 · Yesterday 20:28

Maud

Statsinyoureyes · Yesterday 20:29

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

DreamingOfGeneHunt · Yesterday 20:30

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

ImFineItsAllFine · Yesterday 20:30

Gladys

Cosleepingadvice · Yesterday 20:30

TeflonMom · Yesterday 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 · Yesterday 20:31

Fanny

MadamePepe · Yesterday 20:31

Nobody will ever name a child Tracy , ever again

Tracy
Tracey
Tracie

countdowntonap · Yesterday 20:31

Heyhelga · Yesterday 20:18

Peggy

I can see Barbara making a comeback though.

I teach a 13 year old Barbara

AgnesMcDoo · Yesterday 20:31

Senga
Linda
Sharon
Terri
Sonya
Sheila
Tracy

RaininSummer · Yesterday 20:32

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

Walker1178 · Yesterday 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 · Yesterday 20:33

Definitely both my nan's names

Doreen and Hilda

ToadRage · Yesterday 20:33

Fgfgfg · Yesterday 20:26

GGM sister was called Tryphena

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

StarCourt · Yesterday 20:34

Winifred

User975312469 · Yesterday 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 · Yesterday 20:35

Beryl
Eunice
Marilyn

sauvignonplonk1 · Yesterday 20:35

Enid

Fgfgfg · Yesterday 20:36

ToadRage · Yesterday 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 · Yesterday 20:36

I know a 7 year old Eileen

pilates · Yesterday 20:36

Sharon
Tracy

Catlover1705 · Yesterday 20:36

Brenda
Bertha
Deidre
Charmaine
Maureen
Eileen
Valerie