What are some of your favorite baby names that were popular in the 1950’s to the 1980s?
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A few I like are
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Doris[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Geraldine[/name_f]
[name_f]Faye[/name_f]
[name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]
[name_f]Nadine[/name_f]
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[name_u]Love[/name_u] [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f]!
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f]
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
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So, so SO many. Essentially my entire list. Sorry for any repeats and the sheer overload of names right now - all of these peaked during this time frame and I put the year that they were most popular in brackets!
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f] (1950)
[name_f]Kathryn[/name_f] (1951)
[name_f]Marcia[/name_f] (1951)
[name_f]Cheryl[/name_f] (1952)
[name_f]Pamela[/name_f] (1953)
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f] (1955)
[name_f]Cindy[/name_f] (1957)
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f] (1959)
[name_f]Brenda[/name_f] (1961)
[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] (1964)
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f] (1966)
[name_f]Cherie[/name_f] (1967)
[name_u]Kimberly[/name_u] (1967)
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] (1968)
[name_f]Laura[/name_f] (1969)
[name_u]Dana[/name_u] (1971)
[name_f]Ginger[/name_f] (1971)
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f] (1971)
[name_u]Julie[/name_u] (1971)
[name_f]Marcie[/name_f] (1971)
[name_f]Tammy[/name_f] (1971)
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f] (1972)
[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] (1972)
[name_f]Tonya[/name_f] (1973)
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f] (1974)
[name_f]Robyn[/name_f] (1974)
[name_f]Angela[/name_f] (1975)
[name_f]Heather[/name_f] (1975)
[name_u]Maria[/name_u] (1975)
[name_f]Amy[/name_f] (1976)
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u] (1976)
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u] (1977)
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u] (1977)
[name_f]Summer[/name_f] (1977)
[name_f]April[/name_f] (1979)
[name_f]Melissa[/name_f] (1979)
[name_f]Shauna[/name_f] (1979)
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] (1980)
[name_f]Monique[/name_f] (1980)
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] (1981)
[name_f]Crystal[/name_f] (1982)
[name_f]Katrina[/name_f] (1982)
[name_f]Kristen[/name_f] (1982)
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] (1982)
[name_f]Desiree[/name_f] (1983)
[name_f]Erin[/name_f] (1983)
[name_u]Holly[/name_u] (1983)
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f] (1984)
[name_f]Christina[/name_f] (1985)
[name_u]Dominique[/name_u] (1985)
[name_f]Stephanie[/name_f] (1985)
[name_f]Amber[/name_f] (1986)
[name_u]Mallory[/name_u] (1986)
[name_u]Whitney[/name_u] (1986)
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (1987)
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f] (1987)
[name_f]Tiffany[/name_f] (1988)
[name_f]Brittany[/name_f] (1989)
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f] (1989)
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[name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_f]Diane[/name_f], and [name_f]Faye[/name_f]!
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Consider any repeats a second vote:
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lauren[/name_f]
[name_f]Leah[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sarah[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Ellen[/name_f]
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i did do some research on this by the way lol
50s - linda, deborah, donna, pamela, kathleen, diane, joyce, christine, shirley, betty, connie, ann, gloria, joan, paula, jane, diana, kathryn, dorothy, jean, virginia, rhonda, joanne, doris
60s - angela, amy, annette, wanda, dana, monica, sarah, anna
70s - kelly, julie, april, erin, carrie, tonya, melanie, erica, emily, kristen, gina, megan, allison
80s - katie, lindsey, vanessa, jenna, leah, brooke, caitlin, julia, brittany,
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[name_f]Do[/name_f] you mean in the US?
[name_f]Cynthia[/name_f]
[name_f]Bernadette[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Lori[/name_f]
[name_f]Laura[/name_f]
[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Marissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]Helen[/name_f]
[name_f]Bonnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Linda[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Krista[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Vicki[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Christine[/name_f]
[name_u]Connie[/name_u]
[name_f]Elise[/name_f]
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f]
[name_f]Bess[/name_f]
[name_f]Annette[/name_f]
[name_f]Claudia[/name_f]
[name_f]Peggy[/name_f]
Theresa/Teresa
[name_f]Jillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Rita[/name_f]
[name_f]Roxana[/name_f]
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_f]Colleen[/name_f]
[name_u]Julie[/name_u]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Tara[/name_f]
[name_f]Dawn[/name_f]
[name_f]Sharon[/name_f]
[name_f]Brenda[/name_f]
[name_u]Joan[/name_u]
[name_u]Joni[/name_u]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Anita[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Maureen[/name_f]
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Firstly, I LOVE this thread! This is right up my street!
[name_f]My[/name_f] Favourites include:
[name_f]Amy[/name_f]
[name_f]April[/name_f]
[name_f]Bethany[/name_f]
[name_f]Deborah[/name_f]
[name_f]Denise[/name_f]
[name_f]Diana[/name_f]
[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
[name_f]Jenna[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
[name_f]Joanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Judith[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_f]Leanne[/name_f]
[name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
[name_f]Natasha[/name_f]
[name_f]Rachel[/name_f]
[name_f]Valerie[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
If I was born in any of those decades I would have loved my name to have been:
1950s - [name_f]Judith[/name_f] ‘Jude’
1960s - [name_f]Nancy[/name_f]
1970s - [name_f]April[/name_f]
1980s - [name_f]Joanna[/name_f]
( I know that wasn’t part of the question but it’s helping to indulge my fantasies 
)
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[name_f]Michelle[/name_f] and [name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
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Thank you for all the ideas! I think [name_f]Valerie[/name_f], [name_f]Sabrina[/name_f] & [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] are my favorites.