re: Popular names from your childhood that have disappeared

Posted by West Seattle Dude

West Sesttle

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 10:59 am to TigerFanDan

My Montana grandparents were named Clem and Beulah. Doesn’t get more old-timey than that.

Posted by White Bear

AT WORK

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:03 am to Bjorn Cyborg

Marky
Ricky
Danny
Terry
Mikey
Davey
Timmy
Tommy
Joey
Robbie
Johnny
and Brian.

Posted by PowerTool

The dark side of the road

Member since Dec 2009

22798 posts

Posted on 8/7/25 at 11:11 am to Bjorn Cyborg

Hezekiah
Melchizedek
Elihu
Zephaniah

Posted by winkchance

St. George, LA

Member since Jul 2016

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:24 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Pete
Mark
Susan

Posted by cypresstiger

The South

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:26 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Peggy
Sue
BETTY
----girls' names for girls. Not like today. "Girl" names like Carson, Kennedy, Kennedi, Reagan. Confusing.

This post was edited on 8/7/25 at 12:27 pm

Posted by Dire Wolf

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:45 pm to GreenRockTiger

quote:
Melissa
Jessica

Allmans just aren't popular any more

2 ...

Posted by dgnx6

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:47 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

I don’t see nicknames like Dick and BJ anymore.

Posted by Geopardee

Member since Nov 2018

106 posts

Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:51 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Deborah
Patricia
Angela
Donna
Barbara
Brenda

Basically any of the top girl names of 1950. I keep thinking of that Conway Twitty song for Linda, no Gen Z would have it on their mind.

Posted by Philzilla

Member since Nov 2011

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:52 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Chester

Posted by Pettifogger

I don't really care, Margaret

Member since Feb 2012

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 12:55 pm to Epic Cajun

quote:
I feel like I haven't seen a young Randall, Robert, or Matthew in a while.

I've never seen a young Randall in my life

But we've got tons of little Roberts, Matthews, Charles, Williams, Theodore, Oliver, etc. etc. running around these parts.

Practically no travel ball names

It's the age of monarchs and disciples again

Posted by JEC119

Alabama

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:24 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Achilles
Athena
Leonidas

Posted by Reagan80

Earth

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:35 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Leroy

Posted by PowerTool

The dark side of the road

Member since Dec 2009

22798 posts

Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:38 pm to Reagan80

Marcia is one I really don't hear much anymore.

I think the Brady Bunch ruined it: Marcia Marcia Marcia!

Posted by nolaks

Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 1:44 pm to PowerTool

Chris

Tony

Posted by OweO

Plaquemine, La

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:09 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

According to some website I came across years back, my name, Chris, was a top 3 most popular name from several years before I was born until... Somewhere around 2016.. 2017 then it dropped out of the top 10.. It had a hell of a run, then these people just started getting weird with names.

Posted by tarzana

TX Hwy 6-- the Brazos River Valley

Member since Sep 2015

30450 posts

Posted on 8/7/25 at 2:13 pm to Bjorn Cyborg

Emile
Lloyd
Watson
Ila Ann
Peggy
Rosetta
Domenico