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18th Mar 2016

These Are The Most Unpopular Baby Names This Year

Katie Mythen-Lynch

Apologies in advance to all the Sandras, Sharons and Sallys of the world… the list of once-popular but no longer trendy baby names has been released.

When BabyCentre analysed the registration data for 2016, certain names had absolutely zero registrations. To add insult to injury, many of them were incredibly popular in the 1970s and 1980s, so we all know at least two from each list.

Brace yourself; here’s the full list for girls and boys:

GIRLS

  • Angela
  • Beverley
  • Carol
  • Debra
  • Diane
  • Donna
  • Doris
  • Elaine
  • Joanne
  • Maureen
  • Paula
  • Sally
  • Sandra
  • Sharon
  • Sheila
  • Tracey
  • Wendy
  • Yvonne

BOYS

  • Bertram
  • Cecil
  • Clarence
  • Clive
  • Cyril
  • Dean
  • Dennis
  • Derek
  • Duncan
  • Ernest
  • Geoffrey
  • Horace
  • Leonard
  • Malcolm
  • Neville
  • Nigel
  • Roy
  • Wayne

What do you think, do you still have a soft spot for any of these names? Let us know on Twitter @HerFamilydotie.