Underused baby names due for a come back?
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Anonymous
Is it though? All these suggestions of 60's and 70's names like Susan? I was born in 1970 and literally have 4 friends named Sue. So boring. And yes, haha, I have so many friends/acquaintances named Karen! And Cathy/Kathy... The names from the 50's that are becoming popular, Eleanor, Nora, Josephine are pretty to us, but in about 20 years there will be a ton of them. And I personally wouldn't want to be one of 3 in my grade with the same name. Do you know what “due for a comeback” means? Susan is due for a comeback because it’s not currently popular. Of course it sounds boring to you since it was wildly popular when you were growing up. But it’s no longer popular and hasn’t been for a couple generations now which makes it seem fresh to parents naming kids now. It’s officially a grandma name now. Eleanor and Nora are not “becoming popular” they have been popular for at least 10 years at this point. Having 3 kids in the grade w the same name is something that hardly ever happens anymore. Now even the most popular names are given to like .5% of babies born each year. Popular names aren’t as saturated in the population as they used to be. |
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Theo
Violet Declan |
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Erin
Eugene Gary Gwen/Wendy Tammy Tracey Joan Todd Jerry/Jerome Leslie Mary Clare (some of the names in my class of 1989/GenX) |
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I'm guessing at least one of these will be super popular in the next few years...
Kelly Alison Heather Ashley Lauren/Laura Diana Erica Daisy Kimberly Emily Rebecca Rachel Teresa Brooke |
Anonymous
How ... Buffy. |
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Frances
Edith Gladys Flora Myrtle Basically names from the 1920s. |
Anonymous
I considered a couple of these. I love Heather, but my first has an H name. We wound up with an Erica, which is related to Heather, so I came close. My children’s middle names are Dawn and Renee, which are 2 more names that could make a comeback |
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| Gloria & Ralph |
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Owen
Francis/Frances Terrance Noelle |
Anonymous
These are all nice. We're Irish, so we do hear the first three from time to time. Owen might actually be a little overused in my kids' circles. |
Anonymous
| Owen is already extremely common. |
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Christopher
Gregory Joan Helen Barbara |
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| The 1920s names (great grandparents) are already firmly back. Next you’ll see the grandparent boomer names (Linda, Barbara, etc) before you see the 80s names (Heather, Jessica, etc). It’s the 100 year cycle. |
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Edith
Noelle Holly |
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| DD is Theresa and she gets lots of compliments |