Names never to return?

Anniebach, my youngest granddaughter is a Lottie [short for Charlotte]. She is 6 and since her birth we have heard the name quite a few times. A new baby in our village has been named Nora. I don't think my DH's name has made a reappearance - Alan!

My husband's grandaughter born last year has been named Ada! I flinch eveytime I hear it.. as Ada Larkin springs to mind, (I'm sure some of you will remember The Larkins, starring Peggy Mount as Ada). The thing is my husband's daughter wasn't born until the 1980's herself, so wouldn't have even thought about the name Ada in the same context as we do. It's just trendy at the moment to use these old fashioned names, just as it was trendy a few years ago to call a child Whitney, Britney etc.

What a lovely thread. My name is Sheila, not a name in use anymore. If I hear of any other I know that they were probably born in the 50's.
My eldest daughter has given her daughter's Welsh first names, Seren, Carys and Efa, but they have very English second names, Elizabeth, Charlotte and Isabella. My eldest granddaughter is Amelia Grace.

I had a supervisor at work years ago called Gertie, presumably short for Gertrude, and equally awful, but shortened to Trudy it`s lovely.
When I started at grammar school, I told my mother who my new music teacher was, my mother said she`d been at school with her, that her first name was Lettice, and that she was nicknamed Lettuce leaf at school. The teacher wasn`t very pleased when I asked her about it at school!

My family tree has several Hephzibahs - all daughters of brothers & born within 3 years of each other! Confusion reigns!!

When I was little, we lived next door to an elderly lady called Hepsibar Haddow. I've not heard that name again since. Anyone else heard of it?

My grandmother was Elvira, my mum had a friend called Queenie and you don't hear Sandra or Shirley very often now (dates those with the name normally to the 40's) or Tobias (though Toby still seems to be in use !) Someone here in France tried to christen their baby Nutella and it was refused by the registrar ...but in even the previous 40 or 50 years here a lot of girls names started with Marie ...Marie Clair, we have a Marie France and neighbours Marie Lise Marie Aline Marie Yvette and next door is Marie Annick ...we also have an Anne-Marie ! I have a friend who is a school teacher here and she says they only call the roll by the child's second name as it gets confusing when everyone called Marie shouts out ! Not so popular now though

Friend of daughter has a baby boy called Ezra.

Latest Grandson is Avery Bartlett. His mum really wanted Zeus!

I know a 6 month old Nancy.

Rufus

My grandson is called Rex. It suits him.

I remember in my class at school we had Carol, Janet, Maureen, Pauline, Marion, Alan and Graham. All popular names at the time but I don't know of any young children with these names

Thank you Rosesarered ,

Jalima ,I think more girls should be called Honeysuckle , it's such a lovely name

My DGDs are Ruby and Maisie, they have cousins called Oscar, Jack, Ronnie, Roman and Elsie

Also had a Beryl, Hilda, Mabel in the family names. But prettiest name I still think was great auntie Mahala.

Colette was my 'French' name at school

My grandfather was Edgar Adolphus! Can't see that becoming popular.

My Grandchilden are called Stanley and Ivy. I love the old names. A friend of mine is awaiting her new arrival and the choice of names, not yet knowing if she is having a boy or girl, are Edith or Albert.

Hildebrand or Hildegarde?! Algernon, Earnest, Peregrine, I could go on.....

Yes my g daughter is called Colette and shortened to Lettie. It's lovely.

Matilda is quite popular and I know a Mathilde (Danish extraction)
and we know (of) an Oscar age about 7
and a Lottie (aged 10)
and an Alfie

DD is at university in Sweden and many of her friends and classmates have names that would be considered outdated in the UK:
Ida
Alva
Matilda/Mathilde/Mathilda
Lottie (usually as a short form of Charlotte)
Sabina
Elsa
Wilma

Oscar/Oskar
Victor/Viktor
Dennis
Elias
Ludvig
Alfred

My mum's friends were Hilda ,Marjorie, and Beatrice. Their husbands were Ernest and Edwin and Stanley.

Shortened names seem very popular these days - Lily not Lilian, Rosie, Evie, Connie, Harry, Alfie etc.

Are there any Ethels out there? Or Vincents?