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Help[Opinions] Decade stereotypes
There've been a few posts recently that got me thinking about this (the Carlie post specifically).
What are the names from each decade that you think fit the following stereotypes:
Jock/Frat Boy
Nerd
Mean Girl
Girl Next Door
Popular
Or any other stereotypes you can think of, for whichever decades come to mind.
For example, Mean Girl names to me, from each decade:
70s - Tracy
80s - Heather
90s - Carly
00s - Mackenzie
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Highest Rated: Henry and Zelda (main) / Idris & Elowen (GP) / James & Charlotte (top25)
Lowest Rated: Ferran and Eivor (main) / Grayson & Valkyrie (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
last updated 07/2021
What are the names from each decade that you think fit the following stereotypes:
Jock/Frat Boy
Nerd
Mean Girl
Girl Next Door
Popular
Or any other stereotypes you can think of, for whichever decades come to mind.
For example, Mean Girl names to me, from each decade:
70s - Tracy
80s - Heather
90s - Carly
00s - Mackenzie
Highest Rated: Henry and Zelda (main) / Idris & Elowen (GP) / James & Charlotte (top25)
Lowest Rated: Ferran and Eivor (main) / Grayson & Valkyrie (GP) / Corvo & Deva (top25)
last updated 07/2021
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Heather is funny because it makes me think 70’s mostly because that’s pretty much when it reached its peak, but I can see the 80s thing because of the movie. As for the 2000’s, the funny part about it is I can see Mackenzie as a mean girl name easily because of Dork Diaries.
Personally...
70s:
Jock/Frat: Michael
Nerd: Gregory
Mean Girl: Heather
Girl Next Door: Barbara
Popular: Cheryl
80s:
Jock/Frat: Jason
Nerd: Jeffery
Mean Girl: Jennifer
Girl Next Door: Michelle (Maybe Karen?)
Popular: Dawn
90s:
Jock/Frat: Ryan (A part of me really wants to say Justin...)
Nerd: Aaron
Mean Girl: Melissa
Girl Next Door: Sarah (Or hear me out, Jessica?)
Popular: Ashley (Dedicated to an Ashley I know...)
00’s:
Jock/Frat: Connor (Ethan...)
Nerd: William (In a good way okay? He’s like that kid you can count on.)
Mean Girl: Emily
Girl Next Door: Isabella
Popular: Sophia
Personally...
70s:
Jock/Frat: Michael
Nerd: Gregory
Mean Girl: Heather
Girl Next Door: Barbara
Popular: Cheryl
80s:
Jock/Frat: Jason
Nerd: Jeffery
Mean Girl: Jennifer
Girl Next Door: Michelle (Maybe Karen?)
Popular: Dawn
90s:
Jock/Frat: Ryan (A part of me really wants to say Justin...)
Nerd: Aaron
Mean Girl: Melissa
Girl Next Door: Sarah (Or hear me out, Jessica?)
Popular: Ashley (Dedicated to an Ashley I know...)
00’s:
Jock/Frat: Connor (Ethan...)
Nerd: William (In a good way okay? He’s like that kid you can count on.)
Mean Girl: Emily
Girl Next Door: Isabella
Popular: Sophia
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Jessica is another mean girl name to me lol But definitely 90s mean girl.
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50s and 60s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Chuck (actually named Charles), Steve (actually named Steven).
Nerd: Kenneth, Troy.
Mean Girl: Patricia, Debra called Debbie (not Deborah!).
Girl Next Door: Robin.
Popular: Carolyn, Linda, Beverly, Mary Anne.
70s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason or Scott.
Nerd: Eric, Jeffrey or Douglas.
Mean Girl: Lisa, Michelle, Jessica.
Girl Next Door: Dawn, Julie.
Popular: Jennifer, Tracy, Stacy, Kelly.
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Christopher, Brandon.
Nerd: Jeremy.
Mean Girl: Lauren, Jessica, Nicole.
Girl Next Door: Rebecca, Emily, Holly.
Popular: Sarah, Ashley.
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Dylan, Kyle, Tyler, Cameron, Taylor.
Nerd: Mark.
Mean Girl: Jessica (yes, still hahaha), Alexandra, Samantha.
Jock/Frat Boy: Chuck (actually named Charles), Steve (actually named Steven).
Nerd: Kenneth, Troy.
Mean Girl: Patricia, Debra called Debbie (not Deborah!).
Girl Next Door: Robin.
Popular: Carolyn, Linda, Beverly, Mary Anne.
70s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason or Scott.
Nerd: Eric, Jeffrey or Douglas.
Mean Girl: Lisa, Michelle, Jessica.
Girl Next Door: Dawn, Julie.
Popular: Jennifer, Tracy, Stacy, Kelly.
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Christopher, Brandon.
Nerd: Jeremy.
Mean Girl: Lauren, Jessica, Nicole.
Girl Next Door: Rebecca, Emily, Holly.
Popular: Sarah, Ashley.
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Dylan, Kyle, Tyler, Cameron, Taylor.
Nerd: Mark.
Mean Girl: Jessica (yes, still hahaha), Alexandra, Samantha.
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70s - Cynthia
80s - Michelle
90s - Jennifer
00s - Ashley
I actually want to do something different, so I'll do Filipino stereotypes for the 90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jhon
Nerd: Vergel
Mean Girl: Jennifer or Pinky (I actually really like this name)
Girl Next Door: Rowena
Popular: Jennifer, Michelle, Maria
80s - Michelle
90s - Jennifer
00s - Ashley
I actually want to do something different, so I'll do Filipino stereotypes for the 90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jhon
Nerd: Vergel
Mean Girl: Jennifer or Pinky (I actually really like this name)
Girl Next Door: Rowena
Popular: Jennifer, Michelle, Maria
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Kaitlyn/Kate/Katie would be '90s-'00s "mean girl". Stacy would be "mean girl" for the '70s and Jessica for the '80s (not that I hate Jessica, it was the first name that came to mind).
Jock/Frat Boy: Austin, Jacob, Jeremy, Jack, Paul, Matthew, Erick, Sean, Ian, Kevin, and Ryan
Nerd: Dexter, Charles, Andrew, Ignatius, Orville, Francis, Verne, Bernard, Douglas, and Timothy
Mean Girl: Kaitlyn, Laura, Chelsea, Kayla, Sylvia, Melody, Alyssa, Claudia, Abigail, Nicole, and Elizabeth
Girl Next Door: Brenda, Alicia, Valerie, Johanna, Suzette, Kelly, Isla, Danielle, Opal, Anneliese, Gloria, and Hayley
Popular
Jock/Frat Boy: Austin, Jacob, Jeremy, Jack, Paul, Matthew, Erick, Sean, Ian, Kevin, and Ryan
Nerd: Dexter, Charles, Andrew, Ignatius, Orville, Francis, Verne, Bernard, Douglas, and Timothy
Mean Girl: Kaitlyn, Laura, Chelsea, Kayla, Sylvia, Melody, Alyssa, Claudia, Abigail, Nicole, and Elizabeth
Girl Next Door: Brenda, Alicia, Valerie, Johanna, Suzette, Kelly, Isla, Danielle, Opal, Anneliese, Gloria, and Hayley
Popular
This message was edited 8/21/2021, 8:26 AM
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I also tend to associate Jessica with mean girls. I knew a lot of mean Jessicas growing up in the 90s.
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70s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Brian
Nerd: Kenneth
Mean Girl: Stephanie
Girl Next Door: Gina
Popular: Derek / Cynthia
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason
Nerd: Nicholas
Mean Girl: Kimberly
Girl Next Door: Tiffany
Popular: Jonathan / Amber
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Joshua
Nerd: Vincent
Mean Girl: Brittany
Girl Next Door: Crystal
Popular: Kyle / Ashley
00s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jake
Nerd: Samuel
Mean Girl: Alexis
Girl Next Door: Paige
Popular: Tyler / Brianna
Jock/Frat Boy: Brian
Nerd: Kenneth
Mean Girl: Stephanie
Girl Next Door: Gina
Popular: Derek / Cynthia
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason
Nerd: Nicholas
Mean Girl: Kimberly
Girl Next Door: Tiffany
Popular: Jonathan / Amber
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Joshua
Nerd: Vincent
Mean Girl: Brittany
Girl Next Door: Crystal
Popular: Kyle / Ashley
00s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jake
Nerd: Samuel
Mean Girl: Alexis
Girl Next Door: Paige
Popular: Tyler / Brianna
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I'll use some British stereotypes, but it'll be very much based on my own school experience in the 2000s
The Swot = Kyle, Alice, Lucy, Robert
Mosher = Sean, Chelsea, Shannon, Morgan [M/F]
Scene Kid = Alex [M/F], Kacey, Blake, Kimberly [F]
Cool Girl / Groovy Chick = Jessica, Madison [F], Megan
The Chav/Scally = Gaz / Gazzer, Leigh, McKenzie [F], Daryl, Jade
The Swot = Kyle, Alice, Lucy, Robert
Mosher = Sean, Chelsea, Shannon, Morgan [M/F]
Scene Kid = Alex [M/F], Kacey, Blake, Kimberly [F]
Cool Girl / Groovy Chick = Jessica, Madison [F], Megan
The Chav/Scally = Gaz / Gazzer, Leigh, McKenzie [F], Daryl, Jade
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Oh man Blake and Kimberly as scene kids is hilarious to me, because those are such preppy names from my experience. And Kimberly is pretty dated, I'd expect any I met to be 30+ years old lol
I love seeing the different associations names have in other countries - thanks for sharing :)
What is swot though? Is that preppy? That's what I'd assume from the names...
I love seeing the different associations names have in other countries - thanks for sharing :)
What is swot though? Is that preppy? That's what I'd assume from the names...
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70s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Troy
Nerd: Martin
Mean Girl: Angela
Girl Next Door: Amanda "Mandy"
Popular: Bradley, Heather
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason
Nerd: Steven
Mean Girl: Brittany
Girl Next Door: Katie
Popular: Corey, Amber
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Justin
Nerd: Anthony
Mean Girl: Brianna
Girl Next Door: Maddie
Popular: Tyler, Taylor
00s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Zachary
Nerd: Griffin
Mean Girl: Isabella
Girl Next Door: Sophie
Popular: Gabriel, Sienna
Jock/Frat Boy: Troy
Nerd: Martin
Mean Girl: Angela
Girl Next Door: Amanda "Mandy"
Popular: Bradley, Heather
80s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Jason
Nerd: Steven
Mean Girl: Brittany
Girl Next Door: Katie
Popular: Corey, Amber
90s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Justin
Nerd: Anthony
Mean Girl: Brianna
Girl Next Door: Maddie
Popular: Tyler, Taylor
00s:
Jock/Frat Boy: Zachary
Nerd: Griffin
Mean Girl: Isabella
Girl Next Door: Sophie
Popular: Gabriel, Sienna
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