Names nobody calls babies any more ?

[J4CKO]

Was just talking to Nigel and Barry at work, in 45 years will a Mark (like me) be listening to Barry and Nigel ?

Garys have all but died out apparently according to the Daly Mash.

Colin
Graham
Derek
Tracy
Sharon
Darren
Lindsay
Maureen
Maud
Paul

etc etc

Some really old names have come back, will "seventies" names eventually come full circle, do the original owners of the name have to die off along with all memories of uncle Keith or Grandma Mildred for anyone still capable of breeding ?

[Zod]

Some will come back into fashion. It just takes a hit movie or TV series.

[Vixpy1]

'Rolf'

[Zod]

Vixpy1 said:

'Rolf'

That one, like Adolf will not come back!

[HTP99]

My dog is called Barry.

[soad]

Willie, Cecil, Rowland, Horace, Leslie, Norman...

Doris, Hilda, Edna...

[Meteor Madness]

Peter and John seem to have become unusual nowadays for children.

[Patch1875]

I'm a Derek

Hasn't really bothered me but it's a crap name thanks mum and dad.

[The Nur]

Patch1875 said:

I'm a Derek

Hasn't really bothered me but it's a crap name thanks mum and dad.

When were you born?

[Rude-boy]

Meteor Madness said:

Peter and John seem to have become unusual nowadays for children.

Jack is the new John.

Winston is a name that i have not found many with these days. Neville is another one.

As said by another poster though all that it takes for a 'dead' name to come back is for it to crop up in popular culture. See Alfie for details...

[glenrobbo]

Hepsibar.
Aethelred
Montmerency
Cholmondely
Ermintrude
Gog
Nebuchadnezzar
Charlemagne
Bing
Balthazar
Bob
Oi!
Yesyou!
Mohammed ( sorry, still in use )

How many do you want?

[anonymous-user]

It amuses me how parent's can look dotingly on a newborn baby and then think 'He looks like a Derek / Mike / Percy...'

Apologies to all Derek's / Mike's and Percy's.

[The Beast of Codfin]

It's hard to imagine looking at a sweet little baby and calling him Eric isn't it?

There's baby Eric. Yes we had him last week. Eric. Eric the baby.

[Pints]

Richard
Robert
Cedric
Percy
Harold

[Thankyou4calling]

The Stoke footy team in the 1972 league cup Final.

How many of those names do you see these days?

Gordon Banks
Jackie Marsh
Mike Pejic
Mike Bernard
Denis Smith
Alan Bloor
Terry Conroy
Jimmy Greenhoff
John Ritchie
Peter Dobing
George Eastham
John Mahoney
Tony Waddington

[Steamer]

Meet our new baby: Frank

...sounds like some wierdo 40-something adult baby that like to wear nappies

[glenrobbo]

Fifi
Trixabelle
Peaches
Cliff
Elton
Gozzy
Ozzie
Wally
Herbert
Norbert
She-Ra
Skeletor
Pansy
Looby Lou
Bert
Horace
Paulette
Horatio
Ming
Shag
Bertram
Thingy
Shudduppayafayce

[Alex]

Gary

According to ONS stats, there were only 33 Garys registered in 2014.

[HTP99]

abitlikefiennes said:

It amuses me how parent's can look dotingly on a newborn baby and then think 'He looks like a Derek / Mike / Percy...'

Apologies to all Derek's / Mike's and Percy's.

A friends 4 year old is called Ryan, I still struggle with it.

Simon Cowell's son is called Eric; after his dad I think, an old school acquaintance is called Cira, her parents were desperate for her to be a boy as they wanted to call "him" Eric, when a girl popped out they went for Cira as it is as close to Eric backwards, as possible.

Edited by HTP99 on Tuesday 5th January 16:47

[J4CKO]

The Beast of Codfin said:

It's hard to imagine looking at a sweet little baby and calling him Eric isn't it?

There's baby Eric. Yes we had him last week. Eric. Eric the baby.

I think the missus knows someone with a baby Eric actually, I think that has passed through its wilderness years, helped in part by Mr Cantona.

I couldn't call one of mine it "as this one time", my brother told me of being at a mates house with a few other lads, a video was found, not sure how, why, or any specifics but the mates saw his mother, father and "Eric" on said video, Eric was battery powered.....