Names that instantly date someone

Cindy, Connie, Kim, kelly, Mark, Brian, Sherry, Amy are boomer names

John and Mary.

Tiffany, Amber & Ashley. Guess!

Betty. No one is named Betty anymore. Same with Chester. These scream old to me.

Ronald and Donald = old guy names

R1 I think Kim, Brian, and Amy we more Gen X than Boomer.

Jack, Noah, Jessica, and Emily are millennial names.

Jennifer is Gen X

Trudeau aside, Justin tends to be a trashy millennial male name from my experiences.

ABNER!

Gen X: Jennifer, Kevin, Brad, Greg, Nikki, Kristie, Robin, Kelly

Linda

Brenda

Meryl

Megan spelled in a questionable way -- millennial woman.

Mary Margaret, Margaret Mary -- very Catholic, very 1950s. We all have an aunt MM - sometimes called Mimi. Margaret was a beautiful name.

Shannon, Amber -- '90s sluts

Gertrude — 1895

Elizabeth - boomer

Cadan, Caedan, Caeden, Caedon, Caedyn, Caiden, Caidon, Caydan, Cayden, Kadan, Kaden, Kadeen, Kadein, Kaedan, Kaeden, Kaedin, Kaedon, Kaedyn, Kaiden, Kaidin, Kaydan, Kayden Kaidyn, and even variations with a "Q".

You're probably between the ages of 2 and 20.

"Karen" isn't really an age thing. Most of the people DL calls Karen are late millennial or gen x.

Names retired due to notoriety can date people::

Adolph: born pre-1930s

Orenthal: born pre-1992

Caitlyn: born pre-2015

No woman named "Nancy" is under fifty-five years old.

[quote]Gertrude — 1895

My great-grandmother's name was Gertrude and she was born in 1888. Pretty good call!

Humphrey is like Gertrude — 1895

Eunice.

I once lost a man to a woman Eunice.

In the early 1980s our family moved to Kansas and I met several Michaelas in school. I was shocked to find out it wasn't that popular until the 1990s.

[quote]Gen X: Jennifer, Kevin, Brad, Greg, Nikki, Kristie, Robin, Kelly

And Chris, Brian, Stephanie, David, Shaun, Julie, Scott, Amy, Michelle, Lisa, Angela, Josh, Dawn.

That's pretty much everyone in my high school class. I think we had four Dawns, maybe five. Its popularity has crashed since the 1980s so anyone named Dawn is likely to be middle aged or older.

Albert. The student work at my job is named Albert. He's 20. I asked him if he had any nicknames - nope, just goes by Albert.

Don't forget me when it comes to get-x names.

Augustus Caesar

Ruth-1930

I hate the name Mikayla. It's just eww...you know she may end up a stripper.

Tommy

Heather, Jessica, Jennifer, Emily, Amy, Sarah, Holly, Caitlin, Katie, Kristy

Ashley Madison = divorce

Susie, Patsy, Betsy, Patty, Marcy, Terri, Margie, Judy, Vicki, Carol

Ashley, Kimberly, Amanda

Lindsay spelled different ways was popular in early to mid 80’s for girls.

Good one, r39.

Also Brittany

I’m a Gen X Mark and one of five Marks in my high school class of around 100 kids. There were ten Lisas. Other multiple names were Christopher, Diane, Paul and Jennifer.

r41 yeah Lisa was the top female name throughout the 1960s, iirc.

I feel like female names date more quickly than male names

Yean R42. My mom named me June in 1967 and it was already an old lady name by then. The only person who had my name was the cafeteria lunch lady.

Oops meant R43 ^^.

R43 I agree. Female names are constantly evolving or deteriorating depending on your point of view. All the y to i endings: Nancy=Nanci, Marcy=Marci, Judy=Judi, etc. And traditional spellings change: Deborah became Debra, Barbara=Barbra. I knew a Jennifer who spelled her name Gynifer.

I knew a Gyniphyr

Countries like the Philippines are a wild card, because girl baby names popular in America during the 50s and 60s are still popular, while some of the gen-X and younger boys/men have names straight out of a Charles Dickens novel.

Phyllis

Are there any living women nowadays with the names Dottie or Dot?

Hello Lover!

Or Dorothy, for that matter r50

Gene is a name that was once popular in the 1920s-50s, and then disappeared.... but Amy Schumer just announced that was her baby's name. So Gene is making a comeback. Most names seem to.

The Evolution of a Name:

1100-1920: Catherine

1920-1935: Kay

1935-1950: Kate

1950-1965: Kathy

1965-1985: Katie

1985-2000: Kayla

2000-today: MyKaeLa

Katie should be the real Karen for a whiny 40something woman who wants to speak to managers. AKA Kate Gosselin. They really screwed the pooch on that one.

NOT trying to make this about race, just an observation: I've noticed that male names that are considered "dated" are more common in the Black community today: eg, Reginald, Nigel, Harold, Percy, Roland, etc

I wonder if Tyrone will make a comeback. I like that name.

LaTisha..so 80s

R20 you forgot the J variations: Jaden, Jayden, Jaeden, Jaydyn, etc

Jason and Jennifer were both big Gen X names....tons of them in my school in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

r4 my mom was born in 1952 and named Betty. Her name has been dated since she was born and she's always HATED it for that reason

Nancy, Faye, Bette, Mae, etc.

Sylvia and Gertrude

Laura, Laurie, Lori

Maryann, Roseanne, Kellyanne (name forever tainted by Kellyanne Conjob)

Maureen, Colleen, Noreen

Sally

Kevin, Mark, Darrell, Richard, Ron, Roy

"Are there any living women nowadays with the names Dottie or Dot?"

Yes, but they're all over 75

When folks post names ya need to identify the generation. Not always so obvious

Morgan seemed to have been a very blonde, popular unisex name for a certain period of time.

[quote] Heather, Jessica, Jennifer, Emily, Amy, Sarah, Holly, Caitlin, Katie, Kristy

These are all names of girls who left messages for my sister on our answering machine from 1985-1989. Add Nikki and Allie and the list would be complete.

Abhor the name McKenzie and the diminutive of it Kenzie or Kenzer.

Linda, Lisa, Mary, Janice, Janet, Cheryl all were popular in the 60's and if you were Italian Angelas were everywhere. I think there were like 6 Angelas in my Catholic High School class.

Cheryl seems a bit dated. Reminds me of a gruff casino waitress with a smokers' voice, and of course, you know who..

R70 I admit to having a "Cheryl" in my life as a second cousin, and your description is just about right. Instead of a casino waitress, she's an old-school beautician with a loud, gruff, smoker's voice. Her hair is always a different color.

Phyllis, Alma, Cora, Mildred, Myrtle, Corliss, Zelda, Dorcas. I can't imagine anyone naming their baby girl any of these old lady names. I imagine that baby would grow up to look like Mary Wickes.

Does anyone name their son "Larry" anymore? One of my least favorite names.

Louise is a name from the crypt.

[quote]R50 Are there any living women nowadays with the names Dottie or Dot?

Those are nicknames for Dorothy.

[quote]R67 Morgan seemed to have been a very blonde, popular unisex name for a certain period of time.

Fuck you.

Alma was popular for daughters of farmers before the 1960s.

Pray to the goddess Norma never makes a resurgence.

Such an ugly name - or maybe I just associate it with that deadbeat, cross eyed sycophant Norma Shearer....

Bonnie seems obsolete and like it described a certain subset of unattractive woman.

The only thing worse than Bonnie is Bonnie Sue, Bonnie Ray, etc...

If you're a girl named "Harper," you're probably under 15.

And if you happen to be a boy named "Harper", you might be mistaken for a girl under 15.

Consuelo. Imagine giving your daughter a maid’s name and being one of the wealthiest families... lol

Wayne no longer popular for boys, but it sure was in the '50s.

Are there any Pegs or Peggys anymore?

Emmett - You're either in your 90s or ready to start pre-school, kindergarten.

Fred, Ethel William, Vivian

Lou, Murray, Ted, Gordie/Gordon Ed, Gavin, Ted, John

Mary, Rhoda, Phyllis, Georgette, Sue Ann Mary, Valerie, Cloris, Georgia, Betty

Alice, Carol Ann, Florence

Marcia, Jan, Cindy Maureen, Eve, Susan

Greg, Peter, Bobby Barry, Chris, Mike

I know a few Pegs, Peggys one just turned 40 but the others are far older

I knew a girl called Bonnie and she had the same bowl haircut as Bonnie Franklin

I know a lot of Katies and Kates and Andys, Andrews and Drews, and they are all in their early 40s.

R71, is Cheryl a cunt?

Bernadette, Arlene, Darlene

First half of the 20th century, Lucille.

[quote] I once lost a man to a woman Eunice.

OMG honey, I know her - I lost a man to her too.

Her name might sound old but that woman is pure sex on a stick!

I didn't miss that man at all - but goddammit, I was jealous he got Eunice....

R89, I imagine most Cheryls like Marge Simpson's sisters.

Phyllis, Gladys, Edgar

[quote]The only thing worse than Bonnie is Bonnie Sue, Bonnie Ray, etc...

Bonnie Blue -- foreshadows death.

Kunte Kinte

Millie, Gladys, and Nellie all say “I’m a Puerto Rican born in the 70s!”

All the Shaqs/Shaquilles born in the 90s.

It's not "Gen X".

It's "Jen X".

Andrea, popular between 1978 and 1981. I don't like it because I can never remember how to pronounce it.

An DRAY' a Ann" dree a

Which is it, bitch, I can't remember.

R100 If you live in the good part of Encino, it would be pronounced On-dree-ya

My name...

Feminized versions of male names. Like Erica, Justine, Paula, Stephanie. They were very popular during the 80's, but I haven't heard of them at all, lately.

Born 1940-1960

Barbara

Donna

Marilyn

Dennis

Bruce

Jerry

Cindy/Cynthia was still in full swing amongst the early millennial chicks I went to HS with.

Giovanni escaped Italy and became popular amongst '80s-born boys then as well.

My name was considered old fashioned in the 80s. Kids would tease me about it and it was so bad I went by a different name in HS. Now my name is very popular and those Jennifer's and Kevin's who bullied me are out of style.

Peregrine

R40, Brittany most definitely describes a certain type of early millennial girl who -- even without considering Ms. Spears -- I always imagined swinging on a stripper pole.

Joyce

Anita

Herbert

Marge

Irving

Kyle, Jason and Scott all sport puka shell necklaces, wear layered t-shirts and listen to Smash Mouth.

except Brittney leaves off the and adds an e. In true white trash fashion.

R106 = Mabel, Sophia, or Olivia

A lot of Jennifers and Michaels emerged in the 1970s thanks to Ali MacGraw and Al Pacino.

I have never met a Sally.

[quote]Now my name is very popular and those Jennifer's and Kevin's who bullied me are out of style.

Those Jennifer's and Kevin's whats (or whos), dear r106?

Jeremy and Jessica -- '80s triteness to the max!

Slut.

X AE A-12, nickname Little X

I remember back in the 80s there was a baby name book titled “Beyond Jason and Jennifer” that suggested old fashioned names and alternative spellings.

I'm in my 60s. Here's some names of the Ladies I know. Peggy, Georgette, Linda, Kathy and Cathy, Connie, Sally, Becky, Anna. The Men I know. Brad, Kurt, Tommy, Kevin, Leo, Scott, William, Al, Tim.

Donna, Kathleen, Susan, Barbara, Carol - 50's

Windell spelled with an i

One of the broodmares in our neighborhood just named her newest baby McKenna.

So there’s some fresh hell for you.

Bryce, Chad

Brianna, et al.

R73 For some reason I like the name Lawrence/Laurence, but "Larry" is a pretty lame nickname.

Brie, Brianna = born in the 80s or 90s

Cordelia

Erasmus

John, Bob, Jim or Jimmy, Bill (never Will or William), Michael (or Mike), Pete or Peter, Dave (David), Richard (Dick almost never Rick), Tom (Tommy)--every boy I went to school with as a boomer (Ronny and Donny were around too--but they were never popular--although Ron was better than Don, which was never popular). Mark , Paul, Ken. Rinse, repeat for what seemed like forever. Kevin, Brian--still to come 10 years later. Those names will be back soon--especially John. There are always Johns for some reason. And Michael has never gone away. Weird how names are.

Kyle was born in the 1980s

Jayden, Kayden, Hayden were born in the 2000s

A gen X name that hasn't been mentioned so far is Rebecca. I knew so many growing up.

Gloria. What do you think? A classic Mom name of the 70's along with Carol..

Gen X white gay men:

Michael, NEVER Mike

Daniel, NEVER Danny

Richard, NEVER Rich

Thomas, NEVER Tom

Steven, absolutely NEVER Steve

Robert, NEVER EVER Bob.

When did "dick" become slang for penis? Because it was suck a popular nickname (short for Richard) of Boomer males.

Myrtle

Is Dolly short for Dolores?

Phoebe. .. You were either born before The Great Depression or during the 10 years "Friends" was on.

R138, or in the 1980s after Phoebe Cates

"She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita." Nabokov killed the name Lolita.

I think Charlie Chaplin was married to a Lolita.

Aside from Lolita Davidovich, I don’t think I’ve heard of another. Was it once mainstream?

Kevin is still very popular in Armenian and Asian families.

R133 and Diane. Diana is popular with Gen X and younger but no one under a certain age is named Diane.

Jessica and Jennifer were definitely the most popular 70s girls names. After that probably Amy, Melissa, Amanda (like the Boston song).

Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzie is the one that seems to transcend every generation.

Adelaide

[quote] Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzie is the one that seems to transcend every generation.

YEP!! There are four consecutive generations of Elizabeths on one side of my family tree (although one was a middle name). The youngest is 30-ish and goes by Lizzie (professionally).

[quote]Emmett - You're either in your 90s or ready to start pre-school, kindergarten.

I love the name Emmet. My friend's 18 year old son is named Emmet. She was ahead of the curve on cool/distinctive/old-fashioned names. (his older sister's name is Maud).

R146 Maude is actually back! Probably thanks to Maude Apatow. That’s another trend, certain old fashion names that came back. Rose is a big one.

Eulalia

Frank / Francis

[quote]Elizabeth/Liz/Lizzie is the one that seems to transcend every generation.

Really? Maybe it varies according to where you live. Are there younger celebrities named Elizabeth / Liz / Lizzie? I can't think of any but then again I'm of a certain age.

What is your name, R106?

A gentile male with a distinctly Old Testament name is likely a Gen Z son of a Karen. E.g., Noah, Isaac, Isaiah, Levi.

R152 Don't forget Joshua, Elijah, Caleb, and Josiah!

Nice addenda r153. Karens do love their little Calebs.

I’m a gay parent (two sons) and my friends grimy gay parenting circle have named their adopted sons - ages 2 - 17 - among others, McKenna, Mackenzie, Devyn, Buster, Spanky, Tegan, Kerrigan, Ashleigh and Dode.

There will be lots of kids named Kobe in the next generation.

Linda. Have you ever met a baby named Linda?

R157 stole that from Kimmie Schmidt

r158 I have always said that though, it's not an original idea so it can't be stolen

I tricked men called Carmichael, Harrison, Bobby Ray and Axl.

[quote] There will be lots of kids named Kobe in the next generation.

His parents named him after the famous beef of Kobe, Japan, which they saw on a restaurant menu.

R134, don't forget

Jeffrey or Joffrey or Geoffrey, NEVER Jeff

Christopher, NEVER Chris

Patrick, NEVER Pat, Rick, or Paddy

Barbara.

R160, AXL?? Is that a real name for people who don't sing in rock bands?

Gaylord was retired in 1956.

Colton, Packer

Methuselah. Doesn't seem to describe any spring chickens for some reason.

Don, Betty, Bobby, Sally, Eugene, Henry

Roger, Mona, Margaret, Jane

Pete, Trudy, Tammy

Joan, Greg, Kevin

Peggy, Stan, Ken, Paul, Harry

Dakota = I was born in the 1990s

Ashley, Emily, Lauren: white millennials born to a middle class couple from the suburbs.

R170 those 3 names span a lot of generations, actually.

r170 there are many black girls named Ashley

I like the name Chris and Christian better than Christopher.

R173 Just as long as it's not "Topher".

Caylee, Caylie, Kylie, Kaylie

Buffy

Gertrude — 1895

My 2nd grade teacher's name was Gertrude, she was probably born between 1950-1960.

A lot of boys were named Dylan and Brandon when BH 90210 was popular. Or after the actors - Luke Perry) and Jason (Priestley).

R129 My name is David and I'm a Boomer but I was the only David in my elementary school, and there were only a few in my high school. The most popular boy name was Robert, I think. There was also William, Steven, Stephen, James, Richard, MIchael, Paul, and John. But I also knew kids named Wilton, Drake, Frederick, Loren, Jeremiah, Jay, Jordan, and Bart.