Which names do you predict will go rancid in a few years, like Sharon and Tracy did?

[LadyThompson]

I am not saying I don't like these names...but some names get too popular and then they start to smell a bit and seem naff

For girls:

Jade
Ruby? It's the second most popular girl naem nowadays
Aimee
Anything-Mae

For boys:

Rhys
Jayden
Logan

(Quat, my favourite Georgette Heyer heroine is called Sophie, if that helps.)

Allergic, nope. Nicola is classier than my name. And yes, my Mum always sort of swells up whenever my name is mentioned and says in a huffy voice "Well NO ONE was called that when you were born." (Yes, Mum, they were. It was, like, in the top five even a few years before I was born.) Thing is though, NO ONE IS SAYING there is anything wrong with these names. There's no saying, really, what goes off. I don't mind my name even though I know it's naff. Right, off home soon, sadly. Phew, what a ding dong.

I think the question is ' how do I choose a name that won't be so popular that every other child in the class is called it, doesn't get suddenly commandeered by a new baby in Eastenders and doesn't stand out like a beacon as a name of that decade.'

Lt, are you an Emma ? it's my sisters name and her middle name is Jayne too!!

Well, Princess, good. Because some people have been talking in terms of 'hurt', 'a kick in the stomach', and so forth and I was a little concerned.

And my mum said exactly the same about MY name, that she'd never heard it.

< at Edam - well that makes all the difference>

Thank you Matilda re the name Grace! I do get a bit miffed as it is popular nowadays but it is such a lovely name. How dare anyone call it fucking rancid!

Raahh, no, not an Emma. Wish I was! Popular in the 1970s but Emma is much prettier than my name. Oddly, my Mum thinks Emma is a horrid old lady's name! It's a generation thing I guess - old ladies WERE called Emma when she was a little kid.

Come on LadyThompson, what is your name? You cannot start this thread and not divulge.

Well, as a Joanne, i grew up in a class with 3 others, plus a joanna and a jane. And i survived. But i am really interested in how and why names become popular, and other just don't.

Well, I would, PGW3, but a hefty portion of this thread has got a little unfriendly! Also, this thread wasn't about MY name, (though I think most people would say it's only a nanosniff away from Sharon and Tracy ) - but the thing is, I don't MIND people thinking that. I can take it on the chin. When I was a teenager, and perhaps even in my early 20s, I used to think "Oh jeez, I am never gonna be cool with a name like THIS." But you know, I don't mind it now because I'm grown up enough to know that it's pretty irrelevant! Interesting, in a popular cultural, isn't-it-funny-how-fashions-turn-on-a-sixpence sprt of way, but irrelevant.

I think film stars/singers/royalty have some input into what becomes popular.

I didn't think you would LadyThompson.

I am not annoyed at you for starting this thread but I am sure you must have realised that it would upset certain members when their beloved children's names were mentioned.

I have had my own children's names called 'pretentious' and 'dull' on MN and I'm perfectly happy and survived. My own name has gone from wildly esoteric when I was young to rather common nowadays (you know what I mean!) and I'm still OK. Honestly people, be a bit more robust!
I think Ruby is going to date, and probably my own children's names. Dd's in particular is racing up the popularity charts. 'Tis the curse of the middle classes - no independent thought

Pg, that is very true, the cult of celebrity has brought out a very competitive streak when it comes to baby names. With no thought of the fact the baby will one day be 36....

Wow never heard Nicola called classy before, you have made my night . My grandfather-in-law could never get to grips with it and thought it terribly exotic sa he had never heard the name until he met me!!! He used to pronounce it Ni-Koh-La with the emphasis on the second syllable!

TBH, PGW3, I didn't even think about it. I like the babynames topic and post on it often, though I rarely start a thread because I have chosen forthcoming DD's name. People are very forthright on this topic about names, usually. I think this is because it's SAFE, you can be. If I was posting on a thread about someone having an emotional problem, say, or who was worried about something, I would be super super careful. I honestly thought that no one would be that bothered what others thought of their kids' names because it is just down to personal taste. It's a given, surely. Take any name and you'll get lovers and haters [sangfroid icon, followed by shaking head, sadly baffled icon]

Allergic - I know a VERY posh Nicola, y'see.

I know a posh Nicola. And a v posh Nadine.
Irrelevant - but true

Probably me Lady T . If you need a hand with understanding U and non-U, correct use of fish knives (never, dear, so vulgar) and advice on how best to deal with staff, do ask.

cant we just talk about trends in names, this is why we all came on this thread isnt it?!?!?! Stop trashing each other please - were adults for High's sake
Re:previous question, I think Elizabeth is and always will be a timeless name. Variations such as Beth and Lizzie go in and out of fashion but the original name remains a favourite. Same goes for Catherine with Cathy, Kate, Kitty etc...

LadyT
I bet your name is Julie
Fwiw I am with you totally, perhaps you were a bit careless using the word rancid but it IS an interesting topic and worthy of discussion
My mum says when she was a gel no one would have dreamed of calling their daughter Emily or Charlotte but there are tons of them around now and have been for ages.
I always say if you want to make a splash with a dd's name call them Hilda or Jean or Patricia - huge in the fifties and forties dead in the water now
Or call your son Gary, Barry or Kevin
I think names that will die out will be Ruby, Archie, Esme, Oscar, Zac, Ava. Just too many of 'em around

there is a baby called Janet in Eastenders, do you think this will make it popular again?