20 Older Names . . . That Will Never Be Popular Again

Awful Names That Are Very Unpopular

When I was growing up I wasn't a big fan of my name. "Shawn" wasn't very popular when I was little and it was spelled several different ways, which confused my friends. Sean, Shaun, Shawn, etc. I usually was mistakenly called Scott lol.

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20 Older Names . . . That Will Never Be Popular Again

It seems like every kid is being named Liam and Olivia these days, but that won't ALWAYS be the case . . . names go in and out of fashion.  Usually. There's a list online of old-school names that people say will NEVER become popular again . . . and there are some good ones.  Here are the highlights according to AskReddit:

1.  Elmo . . . at least partially because of the "Sesame Street" character.

2.  Kermit . . . for the same reason.

3.  Gaye (for women), and Gaylord (for men)

4.  Ebenezer . . . even though the literary character was ultimately reformed.

5.  Adolf . . . for obvious reasons.

6.  Errol

7.  Horace

8.  Karen

9.  Fanny

10.  Isis

11.  Bartholomew

12.  Bertha

13.  Alexa . . . Amazon really killed the momentum of that one, even though I wouldn't consider it an "old-school name."

14.  Lance

15.  Phyllis

16.  Cletus

17.  Gary . . . "Can you imagine a baby named Gary?  I can't."

18.  Prudence, Charity, Chastity, and other "puritanical virtue names."

19.  Archibald . . . but there are plenty of kids being named Archie.

20.  Brumhilda . . . or Brunhilda.

So what names to do love and what names are you not so fond of? Let us know and post your comments below, we always love getting your feedback. ]

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