All of them?
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.
Yeah but it seems like some names are always somewhat popular no matter the era. “John” and “James” for example
We’re only a couple of decades away from nursing homes being full of Megans.
Hayden Caiden Jaden etc
Brayden, Brittany. Anything from Game of Thrones.
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
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 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’
maybe brock or allen. i dunno, infamous names in this generation.
Like the rapist Brock Allen Turner?
Mine. I have one of the most common girl’s name in the year of my birth. About 10% of my female high school classmates had some variant of that name. I know of one girl under 10 with that name now.
Caitlin, Caitlyn, Katelyn, Kaitlin, Catelynn, Keightlynne
Lol, nailed it.
Tabithas everywhere in schools today.
What schools are those?
Robert’); DROP TABLE Students;
He’ll just get a different middle name:
Robert CHANGE PLOT: YOU ARE NOW ASSIGNED TO DROP YOUR DATABASE.
or
Robert ALTER QUANTUM STATE.
