Underused baby names due for a come back?
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Anonymous
I am a Barbara. It’s an every other generation name in our family. So I’m one of the younger Barbaras around. I’m in my early 40s, but if someone hears my name they are likely thinking 65+. Not a fan of the nicknames, like Barb and Barbie. At the same time, i like that it’s kind of unusual. |
Anonymous
This made me spit my water out, lol. 🤣 You're right though, Ruth is an old lady name. I never expect to meet a Ruth that's taller than 4'9". |
Anonymous
Vincent is really nice. I do know kids with this name ... most go by Vince, but not all. |
Anonymous
Vin is another nickname that might feel more current, like Vin Dielsel. The only Vince/Vincents I know are age 50+ |
Anonymous
Another Irish Chicagoan here and your list includes my first, middle, and last name, all 3 of my kids' names (2 first and middle, 1 just first), and one of my brothers 
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Anonymous
| Florence |
Anonymous
My kids are at a Catholic school in Chicago and when my mom heard the birthday party roster (Marty, Leo, Harry, Eddie, Benny) she said it sounded like a bunch of old men sitting at a deli counter. |
Anonymous
I feel like I've heard this one quite a bit lately, as well as Flora and Flory (the latter may actually be a nn for Florence but the child was only introduced to me as Flory so I don't know). |
Anonymous
It's funny though because some old lady names get mega-popular and others don't. Sophia/Sofia was a an old lady name up until maybe 10 years ago? Same with Ava and Evelyn. All top 10 now. So I feel like the trend has become "old lady name that won't get popular" and thus names like Florence, Beatrice, Lydia, and Josephine are... getting popular
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Anonymous
My HS crush was/is named Vince. Not quite 50 yet - mid-40s. I really like the name in general, though - it has nothing to do with my unreciprocated crush. My daughter's name is the feminine form of my on-again-off-again ES boyfriend's name - again, just liked the name, nothing to do with the boy I knew 40 years ago. |
Anonymous
probably almost 20 now - those names were quite popular when my 17 year old was born There is an episode of Friends that talks about "little baby Ruth" |
Anonymous
| Dolores |
Anonymous
It's also what two characters on New Girl name their kid, and I think I recall a "baby Ruth" reference there as well, though I think they were mostly aiming for a Ruth Bader Ginsberg vibe, which I think is a major reason the name has seen a recent resurgence. Used to be down in the 300s but is now #179. |
Anonymous
It's a beautiful sounding name but as a Spanish speaker I can't get past the meaning (pain or sorrow). I also think a lot of people now having babies associate it with the character Dolores Umbridge in Harry Potter, not a great association. |
Anonymous
| Two of my friends in the UK named their sons Harvey. To me, they sound old and fat but they were well-educated, upper-ish class people. |