Re: Fashionable names of people mostly in the 1970s and 1980s
Almost every primary school class in the 1970s and 80s would have contained boys with these names:
Matthew - became popular in the 70s then peaked in the 80s and 90s but became less common after 2000.
Nicholas / Nick – A very 70s and 80s name that lost popularity in the late 90s.
Craig – Another name associated with the 70s and 80s that lost popularity in the 90s.
Stuart and Simon – Fairly common 60s and 70s names that lost popularity in the late 80s.
Jonathan - Almost everyone with this name was born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s but it lost popularity after 2000.
Adrian – Became popular in the 1950s but declined in the late 1970s and became uncommon after 1990.
Samuel / Sam – Uncommon before 1970 but rose in popularity over the next 20 years and is still popular today.
Benjamin / Ben – Another name that suddenly became popular in the 1970s and peaked around 2000.
Adam and Daniel - Became popular in the 70s then peaked in the 80s and 90s but are still quite popular today. Adam is a bit interesting.
Nathan – Seemed to come in some time in the 70s then really took off in the 80s but declined in popularity after 2000.
Martin – Common in the 70s but declined in popularity in the late 80s and became rare after 2000.
Jason – Uncommon before 1960 then peaked in the 70s but declined in the 80s and 90s.
Almost every primary school class in the 1970s and 80s would have contained boys with these names:
Matthew - became popular in the 70s then peaked in the 80s and 90s but became less common after 2000.
Nicholas / Nick – A very 70s and 80s name that lost popularity in the late 90s.
Craig – Another name associated with the 70s and 80s that lost popularity in the 90s.
Stuart and Simon – Fairly common 60s and 70s names that lost popularity in the late 80s.
Jonathan - Almost everyone with this name was born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s but it lost popularity after 2000.
Adrian – Became popular in the 1950s but declined in the late 1970s and became uncommon after 1990.
Samuel / Sam – Uncommon before 1970 but rose in popularity over the next 20 years and is still popular today.
Benjamin / Ben – Another name that suddenly became popular in the 1970s and peaked around 2000.
Adam and Daniel - Became popular in the 70s then peaked in the 80s and 90s but are still quite popular today. Adam is a bit interesting.
Nathan – Seemed to come in some time in the 70s then really took off in the 80s but declined in popularity after 2000.
Martin – Common in the 70s but declined in popularity in the late 80s and became rare after 2000.
Jason – Uncommon before 1960 then peaked in the 70s but declined in the 80s and 90s.
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