The top 20 or so most common names today will be the top 20 or so old people names in the future.
Exactly this. The majority of super-popular names now will all be “old person” names in future.
In turn, the “old person” names of the recently deceased generations, like ‘Florence’ and ‘Edith’ are starting to reappear and be given to children again, because with that old generation dead they are freed from the old-people stereotype and seem good again. It’s cyclical.
Amongst all names, there are some which are conversely a lot harder to date. Names that are always being given, but never top the popularity lists. Names like Mark, Thomas, or Matthew. Harder to date people with names like these, because there’s always plenty of them.
The commonly used names from religions will always dominate top name lists for sure.
Like Mohammed and McLovin.
The cycle is reinforced by people giving the name of their grand parents to their kids.
Yeah but it seems like some names are always somewhat popular no matter the era. “John” and “James” for example
See John Oldman
Robert’); DROP TABLE Students;
Ah, little Bobby Tables
Brayden, Brittany. Anything from Game of Thrones.
I’m still going to name my kid Aenys
“Hey Anus, how’s it hanging?”
Oh you know, just hanging out
How about NOT setting your kid up for the nickname ‘Prolapse’
They hate us 'cause they anus.
Ayden, Brayden, Kayden, Bobayden… Can probably generalize this to “unique” spellings like Kayleygh, Kyrsrtyn, etc.
Waiting for Ruth to be popular again. No one makes pies like Ruth.
I sincerely hope those dumbass “unique” spellings go away.
Some of them might become the new normal spelling, just as with so many other names and wyrds
i feel “Reek” has some staying power. never grows old.
Yuuup lol I came here specifically to comment “Khaleesi”
Brittany was big in the 80s, now not so much
Assuming the GoT babies didn’t change their names. Imagine having a name that others yourself from everyone else and it comes from a fake culture in a fake world.
All name are made up. Besides this is nothing new, there’s a lot of media that inspires baby names. I have s friend who’s kids are all named after Inception characters.
I’m not sure if it’s very common, but Elaine. It’s my name and I love it, but I’m already seeing people who think it’s kind of an old woman’s name! 😅
It’s a name for all ages. So old people too
Hayden Caiden Jaden etc
Renesmee, Nevaeh, Demure, Brightly
Kaleesi, too. Anything that is popular because of media
Tabithas everywhere in schools today.
What schools are those?
Middle schools where my wife works.
Chad
Holly sounds like a sweet name now, but you can almost feel it become the next Nancy.
Nearly all of the names on this list, minus, perhaps, the classics (David, Michael, John, etc.).
I am thankful that my wife and I agreed not to give our boys idiotic names like “Verility” (and you just know that it would be misspelled as such) or “Grayson” and whatnot, yet also not trendy shit like “Oliver”.
maybe brock or allen. i dunno, infamous names in this generation.
Like the rapist Brock Allen Turner?
Todd Kyle Chad
Kevin
Any of the popular biblical names like John, Mark and Paul.
