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The latter.

Definitely older for a first name. For a middle name I wouldn't be opposed to something from my own generation.

Unless I'm naming a kid after my family, I'd rather use an older name that has a bit of vintage flair than an outdated one.

I'm more likely to use names from my great-grandparents and great-great grandparent's generation. Many of those names are coming back in style or at least feel fresher than than the more recently dated names.

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My parents were from the generation that included a lot of people with names like Kimberly, Kevin, Tammy, James "Jim," Scott, and Jeffrey. I think my parent's generation will be in a nursing home by the time their names make a comeback.

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My generation had a lot of names like Jessica, Kaitlyn, Lauren, Tyler, Matthew and Brandon. I wouldn't give a kid a name that sound's like their parent's peer.

It would depend on the name. For example, I'd pick Jessica over Beulah but not Amber over Rhoda.

I like names from both of your listed categories, so it would personally depend. I say, just use whatever you'd like to; the "datedness" of a name shouldn't ruin it.

An old fashioned name that hasn’t made a comeback. It would still be a fairly uncommon name, but one that is recognized as a name and not likely to be confused as a kr8tiv or trendy name.

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