What are some "dated" names that you think are ready to come back?

[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Dean[/name]
[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]
[name]Winston[/name]
[name]Eric[/name]
[name]Neil[/name]
[name]Richard[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]

[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Ida[/name]
[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Millicent[/name]
[name]Miriam[/name]
[name]Matilda[/name]
[name]Margo[/name]
[name]Louise[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Sylvia[/name]

[name]Emmeline[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Blythe[/name]
[name]Elodie[/name]
[name]Mercy[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Rowena[/name]
[name]Audra[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Josephine[/name]
[name]Corinne[/name]

[name]Oliver[/name]
[name]Ulysses[/name]
[name]Percival[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Vinson[/name]
[name]Josiah[/name]
[name]Leopold[/name]
[name]Raymond[/name]
[name]Theodore[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Harry[/name]
[name]Allen[/name]

[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Dorothy[/name]
[name]Laura[/name]
[name]Jane[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]

[name]Annabelle[/name]
[name]Ruby[/name]
[name]Verity[/name]
[name]Eloise[/name]
[name]Rhonda[/name]
[name]Rosemary[/name]
[name]Willa[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Guinevere[/name]/[name]Gwen[/name]
[name]Ada[/name]
[name]Mona[/name]
[name]Maud[/name]
[name]Tabitha[/name]
[name]Veronica[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
[name]Ramona[/name]
[name]Felicity[/name]
[name]Kay[/name]
[name]June[/name]

Sweet [name]Jean[/name] doesn’t get nearly enough love these days.
[name]Jeanette[/name]
[name]Jeanne[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]-[name]Marie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]-[name]Louise[/name]

I’m still hoping for an [name]Agnes[/name] comeback…I love that name! I’d also like to see [name]Joan[/name], [name]Bette[/name]/[name]Betty[/name], [name]Esther[/name], and [name]Rosemary[/name]. I could see [name]Rosemary[/name] making its way back, with the botanical names like [name]Juniper[/name] and [name]Laurel[/name]. I also love [name]Daisy[/name].

My mum would love this :slight_smile:

Has anyone said [name]Edith[/name] yet? It was my grandmother’s name and I can see it coming back, along with nn [name]Edie[/name]. If [name]Eden[/name] is so popular, why not?

I also think [name]Ellen[/name], [name]Rosemary[/name], [name]Kathleen[/name] and [name]Lois[/name] could make a comeback, and possibly [name]Frances[/name].

For girls:
[name]Beatrice[/name] (this will probably get a boost in the next few years, especially if a certain book-to-movie adaptation goes over as well as its predecessors did)
[name]Constance[/name] (following the other virtue names)
[name]Diana[/name]
[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Florence[/name]
[name]Irene[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]June[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Theresa[/name] (another fictional heroine that could possibly get a boost if the novel it comes from is adapted to the big screen)

And for boys:
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Edward[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Marcus[/name]
[name]Robert[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]

[name]Glad[/name] to see my name on some of the lists! I’d love to see more [name]Ingrid[/name]'s! I also like the idea of [name]Sylvia[/name], [name]Walter[/name], [name]Edmund[/name], [name]Arthur[/name], and [name]Theodora[/name]!

[name]Theresa[/name]
[name]Jacqueline[/name]
[name]Darcy[/name]

Now I’m not a fan of all of these names, but I can see them coming back into style.

[name]Agatha[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]
[name]Arnold[/name]
[name]Arthur[/name]
[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]
[name]Cordelia[/name]
[name]Daphne[/name]
[name]Dexter[/name]
[name]Edith[/name]
[name]Edna[/name]
[name]Eleanor[/name]
[name]Emmett[/name]
[name]Ethel[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Gideon[/name]
[name]Henrietta[/name]
[name]Judith[/name]/ [name]Judy[/name]
[name]Lydia[/name]
[name]Nell[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Rosalind[/name]
[name]Rosalie[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name] [which is what I named my newborn daughter.]
[name]Sonia[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Susannah[/name]
[name]Trudy[/name]
[name]Vera[/name]
[name]Viola[/name]
[name]Walter[/name]

Here’s a few I’d like to see come back.

[name]Barbara[/name]/[name]Barbie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Ellen[/name]
Constence/[name]Connie[/name]
[name]Beverly[/name]
[name]Linda[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Lisa[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]/[name]Patty[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]

Here’s a few I’d like to see come back.

[name]Barbara[/name]/[name]Barbie[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]-[name]Ellen[/name]
[name]Constance[/name]/[name]Connie[/name]
[name]Beverly[/name]
[name]Linda[/name]
[name]Pamela[/name]
[name]Francine[/name]
[name]Lisa[/name]
[name]Patricia[/name]/[name]Patty[/name]
[name]Susan[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]

[name]John[/name]. I have not heard it in years. It was on a TV show recently where a baby was born and named [name]John[/name]. I thought "what are they thinking???’ Now it just dawned on me…I could see little [name]Johnny[/name] in school with the [name]Henry[/name]'s and such.

For girls, [name]Nancy[/name] and [name]Patricia[/name].

For boys, [name]Arthur[/name], [name]Albert[/name], [name]Alfred[/name] and [name]Leopold[/name].

I have a soft spot for [name]Roger[/name], [name]Hank[/name], and [name]Mavis[/name].

My soon-to-be-8-year-old granddaughter is named [name]Sylvia[/name]. I was kind of stunned when I heard it at first, but I think it’s a great name!

Some of my classic favorites…

[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Sandra[/name]
[name]Kimberly[/name]
[name]Maxine[/name]
[name]Leanne[/name]
[name]Bonnie[/name]
[name]Tammy[/name]
[name]Linda[/name]
[name]Betty[/name]

[name]Mark[/name]
[name]Wayne[/name]
[name]Matthew[/name]
[name]John[/name]
[name]Donald[/name]
[name]George[/name]
[name]Homer[/name]

[name]Nancy[/name]
[name]Barbara[/name]
[name]Annette[/name]
[name]Bernadette[/name]
[name]Linda[/name]
[name]Jean[/name]
[name]Joan[/name]
1950s names

[name]Hattie[/name]
[name]Etta[/name]
[name]Tess[/name]
[name]Tillie[/name]
Nicknamey names

Maybe even 80s/90s names like
[name]Heather[/name]
[name]Amy[/name]
[name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Jennifer[/name]
I think people will see the beauty of names from their own generation or choose to honor people for from their own generation or realize how fresh these names would sound on a little one.