Ultimate Date-Proof Names

General Name Discussion
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What are your favorite, ultimate, names you feel won’t sound dated ten plus years from now?

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[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]James[/name]

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I love [name]James[/name]. Why does everyone use this as a middle?! Maybe to avoid the nickname [name]Jim[/name]. On the flip side, I love the nickname [name]Joe[/name] for [name]Joseph[/name]!

[name]Alice[/name] is definitely one of those classics that people have taken off the shelf and dusted off! Great name.

I prefer the [name]Caroline[/name] spelling but prefer it pronounced [name]Caro[/name]-lin to [name]Caro[/name]-line. Pretty name.

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In my opinion, [name]Sarah[/name] is date-proof. I know Sarahs of all ages. I think [name]Rose[/name] and [name]Elizabeth[/name], too, and perhaps [name]Mary[/name].

For boys, [name]James[/name], [name]Edward[/name], [name]George[/name], [name]Alexander[/name], [name]Charles[/name] and other staples don’t date.

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I agree, [name]Sarah[/name] is a great date-proof name! I personally prefer the [name]Sara[/name] spelling though.

I love [name]Alexander[/name] (and [name]Alexandra[/name])!

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Girls:

[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Bethany[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Rebecca[/name]

Boys:

[name]John[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]William[/name]

Biblical names mostly. Names that have been used forever and are found in many languages are a safe bet to stand the test of time.

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[name]Victoria[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]

[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Christopher[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Nicholas[/name]

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[name]David[/name]
[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Bradley[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
Evam
[name]Greg[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Nathan[/name]
[name]Paul[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]

[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Danielle[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Natasha[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Paige[/name]
[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]

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I don’t think these names are date-proof at all. In fact, I think most of these are dated right now.

I always think of date-proof names as classical names that have been around for aaages. Lots have already been mentioned, but like

[name]Charles[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]

[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Rachael[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
etc. etc.

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I think [name]Anna[/name] is date-proof, too.

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I love [name]Alexandra[/name]/[name]Alexander[/name]. Names like [name]Oliver[/name] [name]Edward[/name] [name]Luke[/name] [name]James[/name] [name]William[/name] [name]Alice[/name] [name]Beatrice[/name] [name]Emily[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]. will never date there will always be one or two.

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[name]Elizabeth[/name] and [name]Katherine[/name] seem the most date-proof. Also [name]Julia[/name].

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I know people of all ages with these names:

[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Elizabeth[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Helen[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Virginia[/name]

[name]Andrew[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Nathaniel[/name]
[name]Peter[/name]
[name]Philip[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]William[/name]