40 baby names you don’t hear anymore

Baby name trends come and go, and most of us don’t give them a second thought. 

That is, until the Facebook group, We grew up in the 70s and 80s, asked its members: “What Aussie baby names from the 70s and 80s don’t you hear anymore?”

The answers came in thick and fast (there’s almost 1000 to be precise), many of which could be a great starting point for parents-to-be who are looking for baby names that have fallen in popularity.

It’s also interesting to see that none of these names appear on the 100 most popular baby names of 2024 list, so maybe it’s time to resurrect some of these classic names.

Here are some of the top responses.

Girls’ names

1. Amanda
2. Anne
3. Belinda
4. Betty
5. Cheryl
6. Jeanette
7. Jenny
8. Julie
9. Karen
10. Kim
11. Kylie
12. Margaret
13. Michelle
14. Nicole
15. Sandra
16. Sharon 
17. Susan
18. Tanya
19. Tracy
20. Vicky

Boys’ names

1. Alfie
2. Clinton
3. Darren
4. Douglass
5. Evan
6. Fred
7. Garry
8. Glenn
9. Graham
10. Leith
11. Neville
12. Norman
13. Paul
14. Peter
15. Richard
16. Ronald
17. Sean
18. Toby
19. Wally
20. Wayne

Read the Facebook thread here.