Which Names Seem To Be Lost Forever?

My own name might be considered old-fashioned in the sense that it's been around a long time, and not that it sounds dated. There's lots a little girls these days with the same name so I guess it would fall under the 'classic' category. I'm an English girl who grew up in France so my name is perfect for both countries, although I don't think my mum was planning on moving to France when I was born!

My parents however did decide to be a bit more adventurous when my sister was born and they gave her a name that's very common in Eastern Europe and has been around for a long time there but might be considered modern in Britain.

Names always go in and out of fashion so what's considered dated now might be very fashionable tomorrow. On my husband's side of the family they are clearly very fond of the more classic names like William, Emily, Frederick, Thomas and so forth.

When my first child were born, I gave her a name that belonged to someone in my family. I admit it is thought of as very old-fashioned but I always thought it was a very sweet name for a girl and when she were born it just suited her. A lot of people think that it's a very cute name but I also know there are some who regard it as an old lady name! I don't care because my partner and I love it and reckon its perfect for her. And in any case a lot of the more 'older' names seem to be coming back into fashion like Freddie, Bert, Annie, May. And just look at how many little boys are called Alfie and Archie!

I'm thinking about the names in my own family: Margaret; Barbara; Derek; Raymond; Joan... Even my own name Stephanie doesn't seem to be so well heard of nowadays.

Yes, I remember when Destiny - and even Angel - was all the rage!

I have a classic name which will not date. But my parents and my brother who is named after my dad, their names are nice but pretty old-fashioned now. I can't see anyone calling they're kids by those names. One thing I am greatfull for is that the trend for calling girls Destiny seems to be over. It was pretty much a 90s -early 00s thing and I guess a lot of that was down to Destiny's Child.

I liked that my parents gave me a fairly unusual name. I was the only one in my class, maybe even in the entire year group, with that name. But I hated that I could never find a mug or T-shirt with my name on it. And I don't like that I have to spell my name out for people - and they still get it wrong!

But the names that were very common when I was growing up don't seem to be around anymore. Well not for anyone under 30 anyway! Linda, Patricia, Carl, Edward, Bernadette etc.

Well as you can see, my name is very much in use and I can't see that going out of style any time soon. It's the same with my husband's name - it's been around for a good few decades now and people are still giving that name to their baby boys.

I'm sure people think we went all trendy with our kids names but actually we chose names that reflected my husband's cultural background, and those names are quite popular where my father-in-law comes from. Plus they go very well with our surname. And my children's names are not completely unheard of here in England and I've come across other kids with those names. Whether our kids names will be out of style in years to come, I don't know. But we picked those names because we loved them. Not because they were trendy.

As for names that you don't really hear anymore, well there's loads of nice names that I heard a lot when I was growing up but no one seems to be calling their kids that anymore - Wendi, Gail, Gary, Darren, Denise...

Although I of course had nothing to do with it, all three of my stepkids have very classic names that I don't think will ever date, and the same goes for my husband's name. As for me, my name was more popular during the seventies when I was born and throughout the eighties. Not a lot of people are choosing that name now although it wouldn't be out of place today if they did, as it's not an old-fashioned or ridiculous sounding name - but then I would say that!

I really liked the name Beverley when I was younger, but that's not one people would use today. And although the once popular Christine, Suzanne, and Pamela sound so pretty, not many people name their little girls by those names any more.

I remembered just this week how much I used to love the name Nigel when I was a kid. It's true! There weren't a lot of boys names beginning with N (can't think of too many now either) but Nigel sounded like the coolest out of all of them - even though that doesn't seem to be the case now! 🤔

And seeing as some of my crushes have been on celebs called Nigel - Nigel Havers, Nigel Harman, and (Nigel) John Taylor - I guess some of the best looking fellas are called Nigel!

Though I'm not sure if it will ever be as popular again as it once was...

My husband and I both have quite traditional names which are still used today although I would say that mine is probably more commonly used today than his. My mum put a lot of thought into my name. She wanted something classic, that wouldn't date and that I could grow with (ie - it wouldn't sound ridiculous on an 85 year old lady!) I think she made the right choice with Elizabeth. She also wanted to give me a name where if I didn't like it, I could use a variant, and with Elizabeth I do have a lot of options. In fact most of my friends call me by their own choosing of short form name for me - whether I like it or not! LOL.

Our son's name caused a bit of a stir because it is a very old-fashioned name that most people wouldn't choose for their child today. But when he was born, my husband and I just decided that it suited him. My daughter has an American name which was quite popular in the fifties and is now quite popular among celeb circles but that's not why we chose it. We thought it sounded so sweet. A pretty name for a pretty girl.

There were lots of girls called Donna when I was growing up. There were at least four in my year and those are just the ones I remember. I quite like my name but it did get a bit annoying when people thought they were being hilarious by calling me Donna Kebab! 😵 But I reckon it was after the late nineties that the name Donna started to fizzel out, that and Dawn which is the other name that people used to mix mine up with. I haven't come across anyone giving those names to their kids

When I had my boys, I gave one a name that reflected our Irish heritage. But my youngest son was given a name that's very popular and been around for centuries quite literally, though somehow I don't think it will go out of fashion any time soon.