Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You people have way too much time on your hands to hyper analyze SS name lists and make projections that are completely arbitrary and capricious

Yet you took the time to not only read through these arbitrary & capricious projections but also to speculate on the lives & time commitments (or lack thereof) of those making them & then post your own capricious & arbitrary speculations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the 50s and here are some names I'd like to see revisited

Sharon
Helen
Laura
Katherine
Jean
Sally
Deborah
Jacqueline
Bess
Molly
Martha
Virginia
Lee
Mary
Dorothy
Linda

...These are so much better than the trendy names that are so in vogue now, many of which will be an embarrassment to children once they are grown. (Can you imagine putting Isabella on a business card? Yuk)

Jean is a really great, underused name in my opinion. Classic but currently unique.

Not really. Jane is super popular right now so Jean seems like you wanted to use Jane but wanted something less common so you settled for Jean. It reminds me of the 5,000 ways people came up with to spell Olivia and Isabella.

[Anonymous]

Nancy is a terrible name and every Nancy I have ever known has been dreadful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:[quoteAre most of these 60s names? I think I would call most of them 70s/80s.

+2

The names you listed, for the 60's/70's are really 80's names!
popular names from 60's/70's: so, so many: Susan/Sue, Karen, Lisa, Diane, Kathy, and yes, some Cindy, Debbie...

'60s & early '70s? Yes. Mid-to-late '70s? Nah.

I was born in '78 & went to school with a lot more girls with names from the OP's list than from yours. Lisa was the only name on your list that wasn't already passe in my town/area by the time I was born (or even by the time my sister was born in '75). I did have a Susan, a Kathy, & a Karen in my high school class but they were the only ones in the school with those names who weren't faculty members. Even as a teen, their names already seemed dated to me -- the Susans, Kathys & Karens I knew as a kid were mostly my friends' moms & the neighborhood teenagers who babysat me when I was little, not my friends & classmates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I grew up in the 50s and here are some names I'd like to see revisited

Sharon
Helen
Laura
Katherine
Jean
Sally
Deborah
Jacqueline
Bess
Molly
Martha
Virginia
Lee
Mary
Dorothy
Linda

...These are so much better than the trendy names that are so in vogue now, many of which will be an embarrassment to children once they are grown. (Can you imagine putting Isabella on a business card? Yuk)

Jean is a really great, underused name in my opinion. Classic but currently unique.

Not really. Jane is super popular right now so Jean seems like you wanted to use Jane but wanted something less common so you settled for Jean. It reminds me of the 5,000 ways people came up with to spell Olivia and Isabella.

And yet I don’t know a single young girl named Jean. I hope it’s going to make a comeback.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nancy is a terrible name and every Nancy I have ever known has been dreadful.

Haha... I completely agree! My childhood friend's mom & my middle school home ec teacher are the only non-dreadful Nancys I've ever known (& I've known at least 20!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:[quoteAre most of these 60s names? I think I would call most of them 70s/80s.

+2

The names you listed, for the 60's/70's are really 80's names!
popular names from 60's/70's: so, so many: Susan/Sue, Karen, Lisa, Diane, Kathy, and yes, some Cindy, Debbie...

'60s & early '70s? Yes. Mid-to-late '70s? Nah.

I was born in '78 & went to school with a lot more girls with names from the OP's list than from yours. Lisa was the only name on your list that wasn't already passe in my town/area by the time I was born (or even by the time my sister was born in '75). I did have a Susan, a Kathy, & a Karen in my high school class but they were the only ones in the school with those names who weren't faculty members. Even as a teen, their names already seemed dated to me -- the Susans, Kathys & Karens I knew as a kid were mostly my friends' moms & the neighborhood teenagers who babysat me when I was little, not my friends & classmates.

I'm a Susan, born in 1969. Growing up in CA, I always thought my name was a little old and I was the only Susan I knew. It was funny to move to the East Coast and suddenly be one of many Susans my age. I was born on the East Coast, so I guess the name was popular to my parents, but we moved to CA when I was a toddler - to the land of no Susans (or at least they were all a lot older than me!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nancy is a terrible name and every Nancy I have ever known has been dreadful.

Haha... I completely agree! My childhood friend's mom & my middle school home ec teacher are the only non-dreadful Nancys I've ever known (& I've known at least 20!).

I know several Nancy's who are very nice and pleasant. But I can understand not wanting to choose a name that you associate with someone you didn't like.

[Anonymous]

Too bad-my best party buddy in college is named Nancy. She’s awesome.

[Anonymous]

I know a little Judy. Very 40s/50s!

[Anonymous]

I love the name Judy! Other than that, not a big fan of most of the popular names from the 40s-basically the 70s. Of the 80s names I actually really like Jessica and Jennifer. Guess I like the J names.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I love the name Judy! Other than that, not a big fan of most of the popular names from the 40s-basically the 70s. Of the 80s names I actually really like Jessica and Jennifer. Guess I like the J names.

I like a lot of the 70’s and 80’s names too! Jennifer always has been one of my favorites and still is to this day.

[Anonymous]

I actually ran Pamela by my husband a couple years ago. He said no, but I still like it.

[Anonymous]

My one year old is named Barbara ( after my mother) and I love it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will come back surely but slowly. DH’s hipster cousin and his wife recently named their baby Eileen. I actually kinda like it.

Come on.

Thank you for the earworm!

Allison here. Growing up born in the 70s I was always Alison last initial. Doesn't bother me. But I did a double-take when one of my kids is friends was named Allison. I don't happen to think it's an awesome name but if one of my kids wants to use it as a middle name for their kids someday I'd be down with that