Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 16:14     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:


Are most of these 60s names? I think I would call most of them 70s/80s.

I think we will see more Pamelas, Susans, Catherine/Katherines, Karens, etc. as our children have kids and name them after their grandmothers. But for the Jennifers, Jessicas, Megans, etc., you're going to see that when our grandchildren have kids. If we are still around to see it.


I agree. 60s names are names that could end in y/-ie (or -i once you got to junior high): Cindy, Missy, Debbie, Lori, Cathy, Patty, Terry, Chrissie, Christy, Amy, Suzy/Susie, Tammy, Stacy, Tracey, Vicky...
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 16:12     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Yea, I just went and looked, Megan didn't even make the top 20 until 1984, Jennifer hit the list in 66 and topped it in 1970 where it stayed through 1984.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 16:07     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:Do you think they will come back into fashion? You never hear these ones anymore. Then again, 30 years ago I can't imagine folks getting excited about Ruby, Pearl, or Isabelle. Any you think could claw their way back to popularity?

50s:

Janice
Barbara
Leslie
Nancy
Sally
Norma
Linda


60s/70s
Donna
Jessica
Jillian
Jennifer
Lisa
Meghan/Megan
Christina/Kirstina/Kristen/Kirsten
Julie
Lindsey/Lindsay/Lyndsey
Tara


Are most of these 60s names? I think I would call most of them 70s/80s.

I think we will see more Pamelas, Susans, Catherine/Katherines, Karens, etc. as our children have kids and name them after their grandmothers. But for the Jennifers, Jessicas, Megans, etc., you're going to see that when our grandchildren have kids. If we are still around to see it.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:59     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do you think they will come back into fashion? You never hear these ones anymore. Then again, 30 years ago I can't imagine folks getting excited about Ruby, Pearl, or Isabelle. Any you think could claw their way back to popularity?

50s:

Janice
Barbara
Leslie
Nancy
Sally
Norma
Linda


60s/70s
Donna
Jessica
Jillian
Jennifer
Lisa
Meghan/Megan
Christina/Kirstina/Kristen/Kirsten
Julie
Lindsey/Lindsay/Lyndsey
Tara

Maybe when our kids get older and start naming their kids after their grandparents. I foresee lots of Karens and Susans!


Agreed, particularly variations like Susanna. And, names that end in -a will probably fit better with the current ear for names, so Linda or Lisa or Christina more likely than Janice and Barbara. I already know little girls named Julia.

My mother is "Carol" so I would not be surprised to have a granddaughter Caroline one day (we'd have used it if we had a 2nd girl).
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:37     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:Do you think they will come back into fashion? You never hear these ones anymore. Then again, 30 years ago I can't imagine folks getting excited about Ruby, Pearl, or Isabelle. Any you think could claw their way back to popularity?

50s:

Janice
Barbara
Leslie
Nancy
Sally
Norma
Linda


60s/70s
Donna
Jessica
Jillian
Jennifer
Lisa
Meghan/Megan
Christina/Kirstina/Kristen/Kirsten
Julie
Lindsey/Lindsay/Lyndsey
Tara

Maybe when our kids get older and start naming their kids after their grandparents. I foresee lots of Karens and Susans!
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:34     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Maybe Sally
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:13     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!


Marcia, actually.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:10     Subject: Re:Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Our children will name their kids these names. People like the names of their grandparents' generation -- there is both the "family name" aspect and the fact that by the time people with these names are elderly or deceased, these names start to feel fresh again. To us, these names sound old and frumpy -- like middle-aged women. When are our kids are ready to be parents, our generation of names -- jennifer, sarah, amanda, heather -- will seem old and frumpy.
Magic_8_Ball
Post 05/14/2018 15:09     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Don't count on it
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:09     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Marsha, Marsha, Marsha!
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 15:06     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
I would have named my daughter Cindy, but alas we had boys.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 14:59     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
I read that Nancy is popular in the UK, and many of their trends of the past have migrated across the pond.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 14:58     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Anonymous wrote:I'm looking into the Magic 8 Ball and it says...

"Ask Again Later"


My answer was going to be, "Yes, duh!", but the magic 8 ball is more polite.
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 14:57     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
I'm looking into the Magic 8 Ball and it says...

"Ask Again Later"
Anonymous
Post 05/14/2018 14:54     Subject: Names of the 50s, 60s, and 70s
Do you think they will come back into fashion? You never hear these ones anymore. Then again, 30 years ago I can't imagine folks getting excited about Ruby, Pearl, or Isabelle. Any you think could claw their way back to popularity?

50s:

Janice
Barbara
Leslie
Nancy
Sally
Norma
Linda


60s/70s
Donna
Jessica
Jillian
Jennifer
Lisa
Meghan/Megan
Christina/Kirstina/Kristen/Kirsten
Julie
Lindsey/Lindsay/Lyndsey
Tara