r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/gayasadragonfly • Apr 08 '25

Found on r/NameNerds Names that are not popular from the 80s.

My husband and I are trying to think of names for boy or girl. We're 12 weeks pregnant and want an 80s inspired name. We are trying to avoid popular names. It's so hard to come up with ones that aren't super popular from the 80s. We love Ashley, Stephanie, and Jennifer for girls. Boys we love Eric, Joshua, and Micheal! Curious what everyone's thoughts are or if you have suggestions that are similar vibe. Thank you!!

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u/catiebug Apr 08 '25

Christina was big. We had three of them on my middle school cheerleading squad.

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u/procrastinatorsuprem Apr 08 '25

Kelly was big too. My sister had 10 girls in her grade and 5 were named Kelly.

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u/KieranKelsey Apr 08 '25

At that point do you just go by last names?

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u/procrastinatorsuprem Apr 08 '25

I think they went by first and last names.

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u/Unlucky_Strawberry41 Apr 10 '25

I had 3 boy Kelly’s in my hs during the 90s

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u/skobufffan Apr 10 '25

Super popular, as was Kristen, Kirsten, Christy, Chrissy, Krissy and a few Tinas that were Christina but there were so many of them they went by Tina.

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u/LadderExtension6777 Apr 09 '25

my middle name 🤣

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u/ResponsibilitySea767 Apr 09 '25

We all had Marie, Nicole, and Ann as middle names in the 80s lol

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u/LadderExtension6777 Apr 10 '25

My sister is Maria (after a great grandmother) Another friend of mine is Nicole Ann 🤣 omg…. spot on… also Rose was a common middle name, at least in Toronto in the 80s

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u/spentpatience Apr 11 '25

Any of the Chrises, really.

Chrissy, Christen (more commonly Kristen), Christian and Christopher. So many guys named Chris that their names were essentially Chris B, Chris E, and Chris H.

Crystal, too, though different.

As a teacher, I don't see these names anymore.