What do you think of the names [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]? [name_f]Do[/name_f] they sound dated?
So [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] definitely fits the “vintage-coming-back-into-style” feel IMO.
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] feels like it’s stuck in 2005. Sorry
I love [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]! I feel like [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] isn’t ready for a comeback yet - most Amandas are only about 30, so the name feels very dated to me.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is super fun and spunky!
I have lots of friends called [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] so it feels like a friendly name however it also feels a little time stamped to the 80’s 90’s but it’s a lovely name despite that and has a beautiful meaning. I don’t think you’d easily find a little baby called [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] presently so it’s be unique choice but familiar too. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] feels like a classic name, I know little [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and my age [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] it seems very popular presently. As a jeweller I support gem names and you can’t go wrong with [name_u]Ruby[/name_u]!
Together they give me a feeling of red and gold and orange, sunny and bright yet dignitously serious. Feels Victorian yet 90s at the same time. Musical.
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] feels a bit dated but it has a nice meaning
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is bubbly and sweet - not dated imo
I love [name_f]Amanda[/name_f], especially with the nickname [name_u]Mandy[/name_u]! It’s a little “dated”, but incredibly sweet yet strong, and I’ve only got positive associations with it.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] feels too concurrent with the present trend of 1910s-20s vintage revival, personally. I haven’t seen [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] getting too much love in this thread yet, so I wanted to put my two cents in!
I’m in the UK, [name_u]England[/name_u] more specifically, and had a few Amanda’s in my school growing up, so it does feel dated to me because of that. [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], on the other hand, is vintage/classic. I know of older and very young Ruby’s. It was a very popular name when I was working in childcare with 0-5 year olds.
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] and [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] seem like polar opposites to me.
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] feels very stuck in the 60s/70s to me; as someone in their early twenties, it seems like it belongs in the generation of my parents. I have met a couple of people called [name_f]Amanda[/name_f] in their twenties over the past few years and I didn’t like either of them. I suppose that’s another reason I don’t like the name
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] on the other hand, seems very fresh and youthful. As a name popularity nerd I know it was the most popular girl’s name in [name_u]England[/name_u] and [name_m]Wales[/name_m] at some point in the mid 2000s. I know that it was also common in the early 20th century, but not to the same extent it was in the 2000s (to my knowledge). For that reason, I do not find [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] dated at all. I also don’t know anyone called [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] above the age of about 25.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u], while a throwback, is the height of style at the moment and quite popular in certain pockets. It’s sassy and ageless but there are less popular options to accomplish the feel.
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] is timeless. Yes, it saw years where it was wildly popular in recent decades, but that has waned. It’s much like [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] or [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. It’s appropriate anytime and has a soft yet strong sound for any age.
[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] is quite popular at the moment where I live, but I find it to be quite a timeless name. It’s such a wonderful name!
[name_f]Amanda[/name_f] feels very dated to me, sorry.