Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:12     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:HS class of 89-Catholic school in NY- Heavy Italian and Irish

Mary, Christine, Catherine, Kimberly, Debbie, Gina, Erin, Donna, Annmarie, Megan, Tara, Lisa, Allison, Rosemary,Jennifer, (my favorite.)

Michael, Christopher, John, Thomas, William, Robert, James, Joseph, Paul, Peter, Andrew, David, Eric.

I like older names-Bernadette, Lorraine, Dorothy, Louise, Bridget, Gloria, Vivian




I’m the same age as you and went to public school in the south and these names were popular there as well with the exception of Mary and Rosemary.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:11     Subject: Re:Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Rachel
Jill
Kerri (prefer it to Carey)
Amy
Danielle
Katie

I don't like:

Stephanie
Jennifer
Courtney



Those are both weird spellings. The traditional way is Carrie.


Two different names- or is that a regional pronunciation thing? Kerri and Carrie, to me, are pronounced completely differently
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:08     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Claudia...so sweet valley high!


And Babysitter's Club, which also had Gen X classics like:

Stacey
Dawn
Kristy
Mallory


There were 5 Dawns in my kindergarten class.


Yeah, Dawn was definitely a popular Gen X name.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:04     Subject: Re:Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:Oh, and regarding Emily and Ashley:

Emily shows up on the top 100 in 1973 and rises rapidly. So there are lots of Gen X Emilys, though I get why it's associated with Millenials because it went on to become mega-popular in the 90s, in particular.

Ashley doesn't show up until 1978, so more of a Millenial name, but there were quite a few Class of '96 Ashleys who I'd definitely count as Gen X.




I think they have more in common with millennials than Gen x.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:02     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:Gen X names I love:
Emily, Meghan, Laura, Julie, Kristen

Gen X names I don't like:
Kim, Dana, Angela, Stephanie, Ashley


Dana’s a gen-x name? I am solidly gen-x and it was and still is so rare for me to hear my name.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 15:00     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
HS class of 89-Catholic school in NY- Heavy Italian and Irish

Mary, Christine, Catherine, Kimberly, Debbie, Gina, Erin, Donna, Annmarie, Megan, Tara, Lisa, Allison, Rosemary,Jennifer, (my favorite.)

Michael, Christopher, John, Thomas, William, Robert, James, Joseph, Paul, Peter, Andrew, David, Eric.

I like older names-Bernadette, Lorraine, Dorothy, Louise, Bridget, Gloria, Vivian

Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:59     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:1969 Jennifer here saying YAY for Gen X name love! Here are some of my favorites (and most of my friends):

Lisa
Michelle
Laura
Julie
Christine
Melissa
Amy
Kimberly
Nicole
Jessica
Sarah

Honestly, the male names don’t seem that different. I suppose I don’t see a lot of Todds lately.


I’m a MS teacher and Christopher and Matthew are still quite popular.

When was the last time you met a little boy named Mike or Chris or Matt?
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:56     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Gen X. Ashley was a name for my Gen X GF’s younger sisters.


Yes. It may have started becoming popular with late Gen X kids, but Ashley, along with Jessica, Amanda, Samantha, Sara were not common names for girls born in the 60’s - mid 70’s, but I did know people who had younger sisters with those names.



Oh and Brittany, don’t know how I could have forgotten that as an early millenial name.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:55     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:Gen X. Ashley was a name for my Gen X GF’s younger sisters.


Yes. It may have started becoming popular with late Gen X kids, but Ashley, along with Jessica, Amanda, Samantha, Sara were not common names for girls born in the 60’s - mid 70’s, but I did know people who had younger sisters with those names.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:55     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Claudia...so sweet valley high!


And Babysitter's Club, which also had Gen X classics like:

Stacey
Dawn
Kristy
Mallory


There were 5 Dawns in my kindergarten class.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:51     Subject: Re:Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh, and regarding Emily and Ashley:

Emily shows up on the top 100 in 1973 and rises rapidly. So there are lots of Gen X Emilys, though I get why it's associated with Millenials because it went on to become mega-popular in the 90s, in particular.

Ashley doesn't show up until 1978, so more of a Millenial name, but there were quite a few Class of '96 Ashleys who I'd definitely count as Gen X.

I’m Class of ‘92 and our triumvirate of ruling Mean Girls was Michele, Julie and Ashley.


Interesting! I’m also class of 92 and we didn’t have any Ashleys in our school. Our Mean Girls trio was Michelle (gotta give you that one!), Amy and Christy (with various spellings). We did have an Amanda and a Samantha.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:50     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Gen X names I love:
Emily, Meghan, Laura, Julie, Kristen

Gen X names I don't like:
Kim, Dana, Angela, Stephanie, Ashley


I think Emily and Ashley are very much Millennial names, not Gen X.

Ashley was popular with GenX.



I was born in 72 and never knew a single Ashley growing up. My cousin was born in 80 and she was friends with quite a few Ashley’s.
It’s millenial.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:46     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:Another vote for Jessica.


Early millenial.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:46     Subject: Re:Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:Oh, and regarding Emily and Ashley:

Emily shows up on the top 100 in 1973 and rises rapidly. So there are lots of Gen X Emilys, though I get why it's associated with Millenials because it went on to become mega-popular in the 90s, in particular.

Ashley doesn't show up until 1978, so more of a Millenial name, but there were quite a few Class of '96 Ashleys who I'd definitely count as Gen X.

I’m Class of ‘92 and our triumvirate of ruling Mean Girls was Michele, Julie and Ashley.
Anonymous
Post 12/17/2020 14:45     Subject: Favorite Gen X name?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Claudia...so sweet valley high!


Lol Claudia was from Babysitters Club not Sweet Valley


Babysitters Club was Millenial, not Gen X.


Incorrect, it was both. It came out in 1986, so plenty of Gen Xers read it in middle school, but it remained popular so obviously Millenials picked it up. My sister (a young Gen X) and I (born 1980, so on the cusp of both but only the Millenials will have me) both read it.

That said, the names are definitely Gen X or very early Millenial, which makes sense because if the girls were 13/14 in 1986, they would have been born in the late 70s.