[name_m]Ian[/name_m] is my brother’s name lol. He’s a teenager and I don’t think it’s dated. I know 2 other Ians, one is 11 and one is 6 (spelled [name_m]Ean[/name_m] though).
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Cool. I won’t be around then 
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I guess it depends what generation you are from 
these names feel dated to me but I know the names were popular with the baby boomer generation perhaps.
Makes sense! UK here.
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It is funny! How they become popular somewhere else at a different time to other places.
Oh, I do hope [name_f]Isis[/name_f] comes back. I know an [name_f]Isis[/name_f] who is 24, and a guy!! The terrorist organisation doesn’t cross my mind anymore when I say his name. Fingers crossed for its revival in the future.
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It’s not “Aidan” itself for me. I love that classic name. It’s [name_u]Ayden[/name_u], [name_u]Aden[/name_u], [name_u]Adin[/name_u], [name_u]Jayden[/name_u], [name_m]Kaiden[/name_m], [name_u]Brayden[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], Thayden, [name_m]Zaiden[/name_m], etc. etc. I work in an elementary school . . . If you utter the name [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] or attach any consonant to the beginning, you will likely get multiple responses within a 10 foot radius.
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One of my good friends is named [name_f]Melissa[/name_f]. She’s [name_u]French[/name_u], so maybe it’s more popular there?
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I’ve known a [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] or two, so it’s definitely not a dead name. But I didn’t realize how come-back-able it was! [name_m]Long[/name_m] live [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] 
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I get that [name_u]Aidan[/name_u] names had a but of a period where they were overused but I bet they’ll cycle back. What’s wrong with [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]? It’s a bit old fashioned but I don’t see it as a name that’s sort of forever tainted.
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I think it was already out of fashion as it was associated with middle age but I think it will cycle back- probably not for a long time though.
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I really hope that [name_f]Chastity[/name_f] dies out. I’m sure it’s going down and I think that it’s likely to stop being used. I know a Chassidy which I think is good if you like the sound but don’t want the meaning.
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I know a [name_f]Melissa[/name_f] who is in her 20s. I’ve never thought of it as being a very “dated” name, though perhaps it depends on your location.
I agree that most “dated” names will be back eventually, if given enough time (like, one hundred years!). When I was a child I thought [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f] was a really old-fashioned name, but it’s made a comeback since.
The only names that I really don’t see coming back are those tainted with bad or embarrassing associations.
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I don’t see [name_f]Dorcas[/name_f] getting popular for a while if ever.
[name_f]Isis[/name_f] is also one that I’ve heard fairly commonly in Spanish speaking countries where Greek names are used frequently (like Aristides and Dionisio).
With the given trends and comebacks I can see names like [name_m]Norm[/name_m], [name_u]Barry[/name_u], [name_f]Norma[/name_f] and [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] coming back in the next 10 years or so. Fifteen years ago [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f] and [name_f]Margaret[/name_f] sounded so stuffy in the US, and now they’re beloved again.
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probably take over 100 years tho
We knew a little girl named [name_f]Fanny[/name_f] in the late 1990s. We thought it was cruel of her parents.
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That’s fair. I mean also work in primary school, but we don’t have many [name_u]Ayden[/name_u] variations here, there’s a few Jaydens but that’s it.
[name_u]Gary[/name_u]? Anyone think there’s a chance of a [name_u]Gary[/name_u] resurgence in 50 years or so?
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Maybe as a nickname for [name_m]Garrett[/name_m] and [name_m]Gareth[/name_m]?
[name_u]Or[/name_u] maybe [name_m]Garrison[/name_m] is going to be the new [name_m]Harrison[/name_m]?