Underused baby names due for a come back?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My grandmas and their sisters:

Verla
Pearl
Estelle
Virginia
Wilda
Ruby
Josephine
Mildred
Betty (Elizabeth)
Patty (Patricia)

Edit to add: Mildred is kind of awful, but she went by Millie her whole life and that isn't too bad.

Yeah, some of those definitely need tweaking for modern ears. My grandma was Agnes and hated it. She did not want any of her granddaughters named that, even as a middle name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan
Linda
Barbara
Nancy
Judith nn Judy
Deborah nn Debbie

I was just talking to my mom (unfortunately named Karen) about her generation's names being prime for a comeback. The conversation came up because we know of a new baby Linda, nn Lindy, named after a late grandmother, and it sounds so fresh and cute. Add to the list Bonnie, Donna, and Cheryl.

I love Lindy. I know a young Lindy too and it did not occur to me that it might be a Linda nn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My grandmas and their sisters:

Verla
Pearl
Estelle
Virginia
Wilda
Ruby
Josephine
Mildred
Betty (Elizabeth)
Patty (Patricia)

Edit to add: Mildred is kind of awful, but she went by Millie her whole life and that isn't too bad.

Yeah, some of those definitely need tweaking for modern ears. My grandma was Agnes and hated it. She did not want any of her granddaughters named that, even as a middle name.

I always thought Agnes sounded harsh, but I love the French pronunciation,

[Anonymous]

OP here and I just wanted to say that Fritz as a nickname for Frederick is wonderful. I'm like 90% German American, too, so it would be appropriate. Alas, no boy!

[Anonymous]

I think a lot of these names are being used. My rising HS senior has a classmate named Fred (short for Frederick).

As for the girls names, our 8&u girls swimmers are full girls named Alice, Barbara, Nora, Eloise & Louise, Josephine, Lillian and Millie. I saw one Diana. The boys' names aren't quite as classic.

We met a few Sabrinas the other day -- hadn't heard that one in a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tobias/Toby

I know two Tobys. One is about 15, and the other is four.

I know a Tobias (goes by Toby) who is 12.

[Anonymous]

Vera
Mabel
Louisa
Irene
June

George
Ralph
Willis
Martin
Marshall
Harold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The lovely 80s Js:

Jennifer
Jessica
Julie
Julia
Jenna

And
Justin
Jason
Jeremy
Jonathan
Joseph


Add girls Sarah with an h, Sara without an H, Melissa, Lauren, and Rachel. And boys Matt, Daniel, David, and Michael.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vera
Mabel
Louisa
Irene
June

George
Ralph
Willis
Martin
Marshall
Harold

I know two Veras, an Irene, and a Martin all under age 10.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My grandmas and their sisters:

Verla
Pearl
Estelle
Virginia
Wilda
Ruby
Josephine
Mildred
Betty (Elizabeth)
Patty (Patricia)

Edit to add: Mildred is kind of awful, but she went by Millie her whole life and that isn't too bad.

I'd use Amelia, Mila, Camila or Milena with NN Millie before I'd use Mildred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of these names are being used. My rising HS senior has a classmate named Fred (short for Frederick).

As for the girls names, our 8&u girls swimmers are full girls named Alice, Barbara, Nora, Eloise & Louise, Josephine, Lillian and Millie. I saw one Diana. The boys' names aren't quite as classic.

We met a few Sabrinas the other day -- hadn't heard that one in a long time.

Likely a family name. If you look at the SSN data, Frederick is not a popular name.

[Anonymous]

Folks, knowing a child with one of these names does not render it "popular." It means you know someone who has an unusual name.

On the other hand, NOT knowing a child with a name does not render it "underused." Many people are posting top-100 names for some reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My grandmas and their sisters:

Verla
Pearl
Estelle
Virginia
Wilda
Ruby
Josephine
Mildred
Betty (Elizabeth)
Patty (Patricia)

Lots of Josephines lately

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Susan
Linda
Barbara
Nancy
Judith nn Judy
Deborah nn Debbie

Debbie is never coming back. Once you do Dallas, that's kind of the nail in the coffin.

FWIW, you bringing that reference up is the only reason I thought of it. Most people having children today weren’t even alive when that came out.

Little Debbie snack cakes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Freddy is already very popular.

Define "very popular" because it and its variations are ranked pretty low on the SSN list. I've never met one, of any age.

Your world is small then as I can think of two just off the top of my head.