Hannah Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 In South Africa, Tania/Tanya/Tanja was very popular in the 60's. Pronounced Tun-ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganrussell Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My parents are Beth and Jimbo - definitely never hear of a Jimbo! My FIL is Bruce, which I never hear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Pretty much every name I grew up with is on the list, lol. I don't think I saw Erin or Corinne yet. Probably Courtney. At least, Courtney with a C! :-p Did anyone already say Kelly? I saw lots of Karen references, but Kelly was even bigger in my school. Jeremy is one I always loved. I did know a Morgan in the early 80s, and I used that one in the early 00s. We do run into a few here and there, but not a whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have a Sarah and a Henry Robert. There are a lot of Sarahs out there. We have met a couple of preschool-aged Henrys, which shocked me. I thought I was the only one with a Henry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Trevor Jason Kevin Craig Sally Meredith Colleen Shannon Brian That was my 3rd grade class if you add a couple of Jennifers and Heathers. :tongue_smilie: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have never met a small child with my name: Kathy (no, it not short for Kathrine or Kathleen). I also haven't come across any children named: Dara Denise Linda Deborah Marcy Jill Nancy Allison Renee Ruth Lisa Sherry Shari Melissa Stacy Suzanne And for Boys Wayne Bruce Frank Saul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Well, what about Wendy. I have not met a ton of Wendys, but definitely not any young people named Wendy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 This post immediately made me think of this scene from Kimmy Schmidt. I told a friend about it who is named Linda (she's an old time Mainer so she pronounces it Linder, which just cracks me up) and she loved it and totally agreed. :) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnia Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My best friend in elementary's name was Wenjia (her given name); her parents had come to the US the year before from China. They seriously discussed renaming her Wendy, and when her little brother was born they named him Willis. Though they held strongly to their social traditions at home - spoke only Chinese, ate homemade Chinese food, required Wenjia to spend 2+ hours a day after school learning Chinese and accelerated math (at age 7!) - they did value assimilation in some ways, and names were one. I think they felt if she and her brother had American-sounding names they'd have an easier time fitting in. We had family friends in school that were Chinese. Similar story...very traditional upbringing, named William, Jane, and Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Lynn. There were three in my first grade class. :leaving: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Some more I thought of: Sherry Christy Amanda Vicky Lindsey Dennis Jim Ron Dale I do know several girls under age 10 names Sarah/Sara. I also know some Johns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Also, multiple names. Anne Elizabeth, Anna Louise, Mary Katherine, Mary Claire. A decent number of my friends growing up sounded like the nuns in Sister Act, at least if their parents were speaking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny_Weatherwax Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I liked how uncommon my name was. Now, thanks to Gray's Anatomy, it's much more common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have never met a small child with my name: Kathy (no, it not short for Kathrine or Kathleen). The Kathryn/Katherine/Catherines are all Katie or Kat now--our dc have known several. Also, multiple names. Anne Elizabeth, Anna Louise, Mary Katherine, Mary Claire. A decent number of my friends growing up sounded like the nuns in Sister Act, at least if their parents were speaking. My boys went to school with several girls with similar names. And all went by both names, not just the first name or a nickname. But my dd--who is 7 years younger--doesn't have any classmates who are similarly named. Maybe it was a weird hiccup in this area for baby naming in the mid-late 90s. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) I have a Juli (Julie), a nephew named Edward and a niece named AnnaGrace. I also know a little boy named Bruce. Amy Stephanie Nicole Julie Shannon Becky Andrea Barb Sandy Denise Edited December 21, 2017 by MomtoCandJ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raifta Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Ross Doug Travis Craig Allison/Alison Nicole Tara Shawna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Some popular names from my era: Linda Michelle Stacy Tracy Connie Cindy Heather Jessica ETA: Just thought of two more - Tricia and Tina. :laugh: My sister's name and mine are both mentioned in this post. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Allison/Alison Usually the only other Alison/Allisons I meet are my age (upper 30s) but I did meet a young college student recently who is an Alyson.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I have never met a small child with my name: Kathy (no, it not short for Kathrine or Kathleen). I also haven't come across any children named: Dara Denise Linda Deborah Marcy Jill Nancy Allison Renee Ruth Lisa Sherry Shari Melissa Stacy Suzanne And for Boys Wayne Bruce Frank Saul My daughter is named Ruth and there is a 3rd grader at our church also named Ruth. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 In my brother's class (50-60 students) there were 5 Amandas, 3 Joshuas, and 3 Nicks. I can't remember if there were any other multiples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I was just thinking about how many Patricias and Tricias I knew growing up, and then it occurred to me that Patty was an even more popular variation. My school was full of Pattys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Not sure if Tiffany or Stephanie has been mentioned yet. Funny enough though, over the past year I have seen a toddler Jennifer, an infant Jennifer and a toddler Melissa. Welcome back 80s! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raifta Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 And then there was the 'matching' names trend. My cousins were named Tannis, Travis and Trevor, I had friends with a Trevor and a Troy, another set of friends with a Tania and a Tara, DH is a Trevor and his sister is Tania. I think that is also a hallmark of that era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 It's interesting--my 13 yo dd started at a new school recently, and about a third of the students are children of Asian immigrants. Some of her friends' names are Linda, Cindy, Helen, Nancy, Fred and Angie. :) I went to a school that was about 40% Asian. There were a Fred, Frank, Sinclair, Grace, Helen, Albert, Ernie, and Ellen. Mary is one I rarely hear anymore. I also had a lot of Kurt's when I was growing up but I don't hear them often anymore. I don't hear Mary by itself, but here, the double names are making a comeback - Mary Ellen and Mary Grace are ones I've heard lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyer&Mom Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 It's the hundred year rule. Parents pick names from their great grandmother's generation. So Kristy, Stacy and Amber will have a resurgence in 2080! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I went to a school that was about 40% Asian. There were a Fred, Frank, Sinclair, Grace, Helen, Albert, Ernie, and Ellen. I don't hear Mary by itself, but here, the double names are making a comeback - Mary Ellen and Mary Grace are ones I've heard lately. I love Mary paired with other names. I have always been smitten with Mary Kate, it sounds so sweet to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Boy names from my childhood that I never hear children called in last 15+ years: Preston, Jason, David, Brian, Scott, Kevin, Brandon, Brendan, Richard, Blake, Robert. What I've noticed more with boys are that I don't hear nicknames as much anymore as I did growing up. Chip, Trey, Rocky, that sort of thing. I've noticed the nick name thing too. My dad and his twin are/were Robert and William, everyone called the Bob/Bobby and Billy. heir brothers were Thomas (Tom/Tommy) and Kenneth (Kenny.) I never meet little kids with those kinds of nicknames now. (Rick or Dick for Richard is another one.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I scrolled through quickly so forgive me if any of these are duplicates: Janet Janice/Janis Joyce Gwen Eileen Irene Maureen Colleen Kathleen Sheena Sheila Deirdre Lois Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 In my grade common names were: Cara/Kara Jennifer (tree in one class!) Colleen Sarah Andrea Diana Patricia Patrick Robert Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Boy names from my childhood that I never hear children called in last 15+ years: Preston, Jason, David, Brian, Scott, Kevin, Brandon, Brendan, Richard, Blake, Robert. What I've noticed more with boys are that I don't hear nicknames as much anymore as I did growing up. Chip, Trey, Rocky, that sort of thing. Just to tie into this, I know two boys who are 14-16 named Preston & Blake. I went to a large high school and we had so many Jennifer’s and Angela’s, many that even shared last names, that they had to be identified by middle initial. Jennifer B Smith, Jennifer L Smith and so on. My husband works with 5-7 guys on a crew. On one of his crews within the last couple of years, he was the only one who wasn't married to a Jennifer. They had several running jokes - address the holiday card to your crewmate + "Jennifer" and you'll get it right almost every time. (Yes, all our holiday cards that year were to DH's name & Jennifer.) All of them were "Jennifer" - not Jen or Jenny. One crewmate's wife went through a messy divorce with his Jennifer . . . and married another Jennifer a couple of years later. :ohmy: (Anne/Ann was very popular growing up to the point that there were four of us named Ann/Anne and three had the same middle name, too! Emily/Emma seemed to be the popular repeat of this in the early 00s.) I don't hear Mary by itself, but here, the double names are making a comeback - Mary Ellen and Mary Grace are ones I've heard lately. In Catholic circles, it is not uncommon to have several "Mary [second name]"s running around. Mary Anne, Mary Kate, Mary Ellen . . . \ I forgot to add the name I thought of: Sheila. I actually know a Sheila that is a college freshman this year. When I heard about the family, I thought the Mom was named Sheila. I was so wrong... Edited December 21, 2017 by RootAnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) Usually the only other Alison/Allisons I meet are my age (upper 30s) but I did meet a young college student recently who is an Alyson.... I know two girls, ages 11 and 12, named Allison. I also know teen boys named Preston and Blake. ETA: I just remembered two more young Allisons, so maybe that's still a somewhat popular name? What about Janet as an uncommon current name? We had lots of them in my school. Edited December 22, 2017 by mom2scouts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I actually know a Sheila that is a college freshman this year. When I heard about the family, I thought the Mom was named Sheila. I was so wrong... I get a lot of people who mix up my name with one of my girls' names. My name was rare in the 70's but common now. My girls' names were popular in the 70's (those were the only types of names DH considered "normal" enough to agree to) but uncommon now. Think Caitlin mom to Stacey and Melissa and you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scholastica Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 All of the above lists, plus I don’t hear about Danielle as girl’s name anymore😉. It was very popular when I was growing up, there were a bunch in my middle school in the northeastern US. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 In Catholic circles, it is not uncommon to have several "Mary [second name]"s running around. Mary Anne, Mary Kate, Mary Ellen . . . \ You reminded me: back in college I met a gal whose family was Catholic and she and her five (yes!) sisters were all named Mary. They went by their middle names which were all different, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkie Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 And then there was the 'matching' names trend. My cousins were named Tannis, Travis and Trevor, I had friends with a Trevor and a Troy, another set of friends with a Tania and a Tara, DH is a Trevor and his sister is Tania. I think that is also a hallmark of that era. This is still pretty common here in the rural midwest. I know of quite a few families whose kids all have names starting with the same letter (J seems to be the most popular). I also know of one family whose kids all have names with y in them (think Madisyn, Aspyn, Carsyn - ugh). And my dh knew a family in which all the girls' names ended with the -een sound - Colleen, Jolene, and Juleen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meganrussell Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 My name is Megan and my sister is Melissa - we were born in the 80s. Some of my friends names that I don't hear anymore are Brittany Lindsay Gabrielle Katie Kacie Courtney Jessica Jennifer Dana Rachel Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 You reminded me: back in college I met a gal whose family was Catholic and she and her five (yes!) sisters were all named Mary. They went by their middle names which were all different, at least. Yep. Family in the Catholic homeschool circle has all Mary ______ for the 5+ girls. The boys (2? 3?) all have different first and middle names. I like the name Mary, but am not a fan of this technique. This is still pretty common here in the rural midwest. I know of quite a few families whose kids all have names starting with the same letter (J seems to be the most popular). I also know of one family whose kids all have names with y in them (think Madisyn, Aspyn, Carsyn - ugh). And my dh knew a family in which all the girls' names ended with the -een sound - Colleen, Jolene, and Juleen. I know a lot of families that do this - C, M, J (two or three of these) - come to mind. I joked to one of my friends would need to keep having babies to keep her alphabet theme going. They had an A, (dad is a B), C, E, and an I. She's a good friend, so she's forgiven me (and named her most recent baby an "A" name again). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in CA Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Linda Carol Cheryl Sharon Karen Joanne Joan Janet Susan (but I see Susanna) Lisa Margaret/Meg/Peggy Sandy (but Alexandra and Alexis are popular) It's interesting--my 13 yo dd started at a new school recently, and about a third of the students are children of Asian immigrants. Some of her friends' names are Linda, Cindy, Helen, Nancy, Fred and Angie. :) My son knows a lot of young Asian-American women (20-year-olds) with not "mom" but "grandma" (!) names -- Bertha, Shirley, etc. And "mom" names like Carol. (Haven't seen any Ediths or Mildreds, though! haha) (We also know plenty of 30-something Mexican-Americans my age w/"grandma" names like Bertha.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnsinkableKristen Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Kristen & Kristy were hugely popular names growing up. In my sorority in college there were at least 10-15 of us with Kristen/Kristy/Christy/Krissy type names. I've been wondering if those will ever come back around. Those and Tiffany, Jessica, Stephanie, etc. More early 80s names. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I've seen a lot of names here of people I know (or family members) who are in the 40-60 yrs. age range. The exception is that I know several Heathers all born in the late 80s to early 90s, yet the name is no longer popular. Names seem to go in cycles. When I was growing up Emily was an old lady name. It became popular again in the early 2000s but is on the decline again. In 40 or 50 years it will be an old lady name once again. It didn't occur to me until a year or so ago that I have an old lady name -Kathy/Kathleen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Richelle Eddie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 We sell a lot of labels to middle-aged ladies named Deb or Deborah or Debbie. Fair number of Lindas, Kathleens, Margarets/Peg/Peggy (although I think Catholicism keeps Margaret from ever going too far out of style). When I was in school Sara (my name) was the most popular, although with an H normally. Also a lot of Katies, from all kinds of sources (Catherines, Katherines, Katelyns, etc.), Rachels, Heathers, Elizabeths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybee Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 (edited) For boys, I sometimes hear the basic name, but not with the use of these nicknames: Bob or Bobby Mike Steve Danny Chuck Freddy Tim (or the full name, Timothy) Girls (besides some I've seen listed several times above): Belinda Melinda Joy Joyce Daphne Beth Kathy (as a nickname) Sharon Polly Laura Christa Nicole Edited December 21, 2017 by Jaybee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Also, multiple names. Anne Elizabeth, Anna Louise, Mary Katherine, Mary Claire. A decent number of my friends growing up sounded like the nuns in Sister Act, at least if their parents were speaking.I know several little girls with multiple names. Two of my favorites are Belle Grace and Mary Ellie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 We sell a lot of labels to middle-aged ladies named Deb or Deborah or Debbie. Fair number of Lindas, Kathleens, Margarets/Peg/Peggy (although I think Catholicism keeps Margaret from ever going too far out of style). When I was in school Sara (my name) was the most popular, although with an H normally. Also a lot of Katies, from all kinds of sources (Catherines, Katherines, Katelyns, etc.), Rachels, Heathers, Elizabeths. I think some full names stay around because they can be used and still have an updated nickname. My sister is Beth (Elizabeth), I wouldn't use the nickname Beth for Elizabeth now but I love Liza, Ellie, and Libby. Same with Margaret or Catherine, there's a lot of good nickname possibilities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalsummer Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 I like names with good nickname possibilities :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edelweiss Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 :laugh: My sister's name and mine are both mentioned in this post. Me too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitten18 Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 I like names with good nickname possibilities :)Me too. Probably because my name is Amy. That's it, nothing fun you can do with that. 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 (edited) I know lots of young Johns and Jonathans, not sure those belong on your list. John is declining but it still made #26 in 2015! John was at #48. Name voyager is fun: http://www.babynamewizard.com/voyager#prefix=john&sw=both&exact=false My 8-year-old's middle name is John (for my dad). Edited December 22, 2017 by AndyJoy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 2017 Sarah is VERY popular right now. I've got a first grader named Sarah in my AWANA class, a second grader named Sarah in my American Heritage Girls class and my daughter has a different 1st grader named Sarah in her class. I also have a Joshua in the 1st grade AWANA class and know of two others in the under 10 set. Joshua has fallen from #4 the 1980s, but was still at #33 in 2015. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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