[Opinions] Susan ? (and other names from the 50s)
Okay so I have this theory that most names will make a comeback after not having been used for some time. At the moment names from the 1900s - 1930s are popular. I think the next names to come back are names that were common in the 1940s - 1960. Not right now but in about 10-20 years.
What do you think ?
At the moment I think especially Karen, Susan, Carol and Pamela are ready for a comeback. What do you think of the names ? Do they still sound too much like "mom" names or could the come back soon ? Do you think they'll be really popular again ? Which ones do you like ?
I kind of like Susan. I think it sounds nice and has a "Miracle on 34th Street" connection. I think Carol is really cute. I also like Pamela. Karen hmmmm I think it could grow on me but not at the moment.
Some others are Barbara, Linda, Nancy, Diane, Rhonda...what do you think ?
What do you think ?
At the moment I think especially Karen, Susan, Carol and Pamela are ready for a comeback. What do you think of the names ? Do they still sound too much like "mom" names or could the come back soon ? Do you think they'll be really popular again ? Which ones do you like ?
I kind of like Susan. I think it sounds nice and has a "Miracle on 34th Street" connection. I think Carol is really cute. I also like Pamela. Karen hmmmm I think it could grow on me but not at the moment.
Some others are Barbara, Linda, Nancy, Diane, Rhonda...what do you think ?
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I think it could be likely. I like Karen and Susan a lot (don't care much for Pamela, and Carol's nice enough) and names ARE starting to come back around with the revival of Ava, Amelia, etc.
I think that Linda and Nancy from the second set are nice enough names...I don't feel them so much, but they're okay. I never really liked Barbara that much though.
I think that Linda and Nancy from the second set are nice enough names...I don't feel them so much, but they're okay. I never really liked Barbara that much though.
I like Karen,Pamela and Diane. The rest are too common in mom/grandmas. My piano teacher(who's about 50) is named Linda Phyllis J. and she had to go by Phyllis ever since kindergarten when there were 5 Lindas in her class, and two of them were Linda J, so she went by her middle name.
I also have some 60's names for you:
Michelle
Sharon
Lisa
Sandra/Sandy
I think Lisa, Michelle and Sandra will come back. Sharon might be spelled creatively, like Sharyn or something like that.
I also have some 60's names for you:
Michelle
Sharon
Lisa
Sandra/Sandy
I think Lisa, Michelle and Sandra will come back. Sharon might be spelled creatively, like Sharyn or something like that.
Michelle
isn't it still in the top 100 ? at least it was some years ago. To me Michelle is like Jessica and Jennifer. They were popular in the 70s/80s but are still way too common now. I think Michelle will go out of style in the next 5 to 10 years then it needs a 50 year break and then it may come back. I don't think it's ready for a comeback at all because it isn't even gone yet.
isn't it still in the top 100 ? at least it was some years ago. To me Michelle is like Jessica and Jennifer. They were popular in the 70s/80s but are still way too common now. I think Michelle will go out of style in the next 5 to 10 years then it needs a 50 year break and then it may come back. I don't think it's ready for a comeback at all because it isn't even gone yet.
My favorites from the 1940s and 1950s top 100:
Mary
Sandra
Sharon
Susan
Kathleen
Virginia
Catherine
Cynthia
Rose
Charlotte
Evelyn
Eileen
Rosemary
Gloria
James
Edward
Daniel
Gerald
Alan
Francis
Russell
Andrew
Curtis
Keith
A lot of names on the list seem ugly and ridiculous. It's not that they're "mom" names... Just too dated. Of course, in ten years, they might be back to the top of the lists.
Mary
Sandra
Sharon
Susan
Kathleen
Virginia
Catherine
Cynthia
Rose
Charlotte
Evelyn
Eileen
Rosemary
Gloria
James
Edward
Daniel
Gerald
Alan
Francis
Russell
Andrew
Curtis
Keith
A lot of names on the list seem ugly and ridiculous. It's not that they're "mom" names... Just too dated. Of course, in ten years, they might be back to the top of the lists.
They will eventually come back into fashion names do.
I can remember when a freind of mine called her daughter Chloe that some of the older members of the family remarked that it was old fashioned, this was just before it suddenly exploded in popularity.
I think Susan will come back first out of the names you mentioned.
I can remember when a freind of mine called her daughter Chloe that some of the older members of the family remarked that it was old fashioned, this was just before it suddenly exploded in popularity.
I think Susan will come back first out of the names you mentioned.
I like Susan but prefer Susannah.
Susan is my favourite '50s name, though, probably because it is the only one with a definite historic tradition. In other words, though it peaked during the 1940s and 1950s,it was used in past centuries.
I suppose the same could be said - to a lesser extent - of Barbara, which was used in Scotland and was the name of one of Charles II's English mistresses. I'm not all that fond ot it - can take it or leave it.
Carol seems so plain in comparison to the classic Caroline.
Diane ditto, re Diana.
Valerie and Gillian strike me as '50s names. I can see both having a revival, though prefer Gillian in the form Juliana.
Patricia's another one - can take it or leave it.
Susan is my favourite '50s name, though, probably because it is the only one with a definite historic tradition. In other words, though it peaked during the 1940s and 1950s,it was used in past centuries.
I suppose the same could be said - to a lesser extent - of Barbara, which was used in Scotland and was the name of one of Charles II's English mistresses. I'm not all that fond ot it - can take it or leave it.
Carol seems so plain in comparison to the classic Caroline.
Diane ditto, re Diana.
Valerie and Gillian strike me as '50s names. I can see both having a revival, though prefer Gillian in the form Juliana.
Patricia's another one - can take it or leave it.
This message was edited 8/20/2008, 10:04 AM
I think that names definitely go in cycles. Right now all of the names that you mentioned are seen as middle-age names. They were just too popular about fifty years ago, and the women who had those names, when they became mothers, wanted to use something different than the names that their mothers had liked. The names went out of style and became dated.
But once all of the Susans, Karens, Nancys, and Barbaras have passed on, and their great-grandchildren can't even remember the middle-aged and old women who had these names, the names will come to be seen as charmingly quaint and old-fashioned, and some of them at least will come back in style.
I work with a woman who has a daughter born in 1982. She told me that she had wanted to name her Sarah, but her parents and in-laws were horrified by this, telling her that it was dowdy and old-fashioned. That was how Sarah seemed to their generation, but actually Sarah was one of the most popular names during that era. To them it was an "old-lady" name, and they weren't aware of the fact that it was coming into vogue again. I remember how my mother was horrified, in the early 80's, that anyone would name a baby Nicholas. That's probably how I would feel if my grandchild told me he or she wanted to name a girl Carol. It will always feel dated to me, even if I do live to see the days when it will seem retro-chic.
By the way, I have a sister named Pamela, and another one named Linda, and my middle name is Diane. :-D
But once all of the Susans, Karens, Nancys, and Barbaras have passed on, and their great-grandchildren can't even remember the middle-aged and old women who had these names, the names will come to be seen as charmingly quaint and old-fashioned, and some of them at least will come back in style.
I work with a woman who has a daughter born in 1982. She told me that she had wanted to name her Sarah, but her parents and in-laws were horrified by this, telling her that it was dowdy and old-fashioned. That was how Sarah seemed to their generation, but actually Sarah was one of the most popular names during that era. To them it was an "old-lady" name, and they weren't aware of the fact that it was coming into vogue again. I remember how my mother was horrified, in the early 80's, that anyone would name a baby Nicholas. That's probably how I would feel if my grandchild told me he or she wanted to name a girl Carol. It will always feel dated to me, even if I do live to see the days when it will seem retro-chic.
By the way, I have a sister named Pamela, and another one named Linda, and my middle name is Diane. :-D