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Barbara
Pamela
Patricia
Deborah
Sharon
Donna
Gloria
Glynis
Glenda
Cynthia
Shirley
Charlene
Darlene
Maureen
Colleen
Lindsay
Lisa
Lori
Melissa
Jessica

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Kevin
Eric
Troy
Travis
Jared
Bradley
Brandon
Brenton
Paul
Patrick
Todd
George
Jerome
Keith

I know a 2yo called Rita!

Aldyth
Annemarie
Annette
Deborah
Estelle
Gwendolen
Marianne
Maxine
Miriam
Ninette
Yvette
Yvonne

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Benedict
Gerald
Iain
Laurence
Lawrence
Lewis
Marcel
Neil
Nigel
Paul
Roland
Trevor

Annette
Constance
Cynthia
Greta
Jeanette
Susannah
Viola

I’m confused by your list because most of them are still popular.

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My list:
Clarice
Claudia
Ida
Luella
Odessa
Odette
Rosella
Sophronia
Viola
Zada
Zella
Zenobia

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Angus
Benedict
Casimir
Casper
Clarence
Ferdinand
Isadore
Percy
Vernon
Wilbur

Cynthia
Kathleen
Wendy
Heather
Viola
Claudia
Sandra
Tricia
Carlene

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Nigel
Claude
Ferris
Lloyd
Warner
Emil
Orson
Clement
Walt

Ambrose
Anton
Claude
Cosmo
Emil
Ferdinand
Leopold
Percival
Roland
Virgil

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Annette
Beatrix
Corinna
Estelle
Flora
Harriet
Louisa
Marnie
Portia
Zella

I think they’re retro for a reason. You’d have to be backward-thinking to want to use them. In my opinion, It is also inconsiderate of a child’s well-being to use a misfit name that is no longer loved. Unusual is one thing; worn-out is another.

This message was edited 3/30/2025, 6:56 PM

Matthew, Daniel and Sarah are still kinda popular (they're all in the US Top 100) so I wouldn't consider them vintage or old-fashioned.

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I agree with you on Katherine – it used to be such a classic but now it's losing popularity. I like Katherine and Kate very much.

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Other names I'd like to see come back:

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Martin
Gilbert
Stanley
Terrence

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Cynthia
Deborah
Theresa
Colleen
Marcia
Jeannette
Jeannine

Pardon me while I crumble into the dust of senior citizenry when someone says Amanda, Kevin and Lindsey are "vintage".

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These names are vintage to me and I think they would be cute revivals:

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Nancy
Helene (specifically the American pronunciation, which is like "hel-EEN")
Judith and Judy
Francine
Laurie (I saw this on a baby in a recent movie and it was surprisingly nice)
Constance
Lee
Roberta and Bobbie

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Kenneth
Norman
Howard
Barry
Warren
Lewis

Ida
Greta
Stanley
Henrietta
Cynthia

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Likely more that I can't think of atm.

Agafya / Ahafya
Aglaya / Ahlaya / Ahlayida
Dobrodeya
Yalena
Yevfimiya
Zofeya
Zvenyslava

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Anastasiy
Azariy
Boronyslav
Budymyr
Kvedaras (in Lithuania)
Izyaslav
Tykhomyr
Volodar
Yevdokym
Zvenyslav

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Honourable mention
Zhytomyr - love name but it is city now so i not want it come back

This message was edited 3/29/2025, 6:03 AM