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HelpRe: 80s/90s names...
in reply to a message by Joiya
Megan: Always disliked this name. I think it would fit in with the Caitlins and Liams today, except that it got the jump on them and will now seem dated in comparison.
Tiffany: I like this name a lot but there is no denying it very quickly acquired a downmarket image that is now pretty firmly entrenched. I sure wouldn't mind seeing a little Tiffany.
Whitney: This is my youngest SIL's name, she was born in 1989. I think it's very nice. Less dated than Brittany which I also like.
Amy: Blah. This isn't even really what I think of as an eighties name, because I've known or heard of Amys from my daughter's age to probably sixty.
Lindsay: Hate it, it just sounds weak and whiny.
Brooke: Very nice, especially as a middle name. Seems to still be fairly popular.
Danielle: Pretty.
Sabrina: Very pretty and lively.
Monica: Never liked it because it seemed stuck-up and irritable.
Holly: Very nice.
Shannon: My other SIL's name, born in 1984. Another of those names that got popular before Irish was so fashionable.
Angela: It's okay but nothing special about it. I like Angelina better, in fact it's the only angel name I can say I like.
Tanya: Ick. I never did like this one and it's probably the most dated on the list.
Amber: Love this.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Kristen/Kristin is okay but very dated now. Christine is even more mom/grandma and I never liked it much. Kirsten is annoying to me because 1. It looks like a typo of Kristen and 2. It's hard to know how to say it, Keer-stin or Curstin. There's this poor child at my daughter's school whose mother "solved" the question by naming her Kurstyn.
Cory: Not bad but kind of babyish.
Philip: This is more of a classic than anything else. My husband's name is Phillip. I like it.
Shane: Never liked, always reminded me of a sneaky, vandalizing child.
Keith: Total redneck name to me, and very dated.
Chad: Dumb surfer dude who hangs out with his dumb surfer dude friend Lance, and Lance gets all the girls because he has curly blond hair and a big white smile; Chad had problem skin.
Cody: Dammit, I hate this babyish, pouting, simpering name.
Travis: Got a cousin named Travis. He's got the kindest heart but is kind of a big bumbler. It has kind of a cowboy/redneck vibe.
Tyler: The older, mouthier brother of Cody. Still very popular.
Patrick: Another classic. This is very nice, and while it's very Irish, it's assimilated.
Seth: Possibly the ugliest one-syllable name going.
Marcus: It's okay. Prefer Mark. In the US Marcus is now much more popular for black guys.
Joel: I used to kind of like this but now I'm over it. It's not bad, I'm just over it.
Jared: Ugly looks, ugly sound. My husband's got a cousin named Jared who is dumber than a bag of hammers.
Shawn / Sean: About like Shane.
Aaron: It's not a favorite, and in the US it sounds exactly like Erin. But it's not bad and it's still popular.
Ryan: Hate hate hate it. All I can picture is this kid named Ryan who was in my aunt's day-care. He was mentally impaired, had this huge face (by which I mean his face seemed bigger than the back part of his head) and always had his hand in his mouth.
Brian: Much nicer than Ryan, but sadly Ryan is still very popular now and Brian isn't.
Tiffany: I like this name a lot but there is no denying it very quickly acquired a downmarket image that is now pretty firmly entrenched. I sure wouldn't mind seeing a little Tiffany.
Whitney: This is my youngest SIL's name, she was born in 1989. I think it's very nice. Less dated than Brittany which I also like.
Amy: Blah. This isn't even really what I think of as an eighties name, because I've known or heard of Amys from my daughter's age to probably sixty.
Lindsay: Hate it, it just sounds weak and whiny.
Brooke: Very nice, especially as a middle name. Seems to still be fairly popular.
Danielle: Pretty.
Sabrina: Very pretty and lively.
Monica: Never liked it because it seemed stuck-up and irritable.
Holly: Very nice.
Shannon: My other SIL's name, born in 1984. Another of those names that got popular before Irish was so fashionable.
Angela: It's okay but nothing special about it. I like Angelina better, in fact it's the only angel name I can say I like.
Tanya: Ick. I never did like this one and it's probably the most dated on the list.
Amber: Love this.
and...
Kristin / Kristen / Kirsten / Kiersten / Kristine
Kristen/Kristin is okay but very dated now. Christine is even more mom/grandma and I never liked it much. Kirsten is annoying to me because 1. It looks like a typo of Kristen and 2. It's hard to know how to say it, Keer-stin or Curstin. There's this poor child at my daughter's school whose mother "solved" the question by naming her Kurstyn.
Cory: Not bad but kind of babyish.
Philip: This is more of a classic than anything else. My husband's name is Phillip. I like it.
Shane: Never liked, always reminded me of a sneaky, vandalizing child.
Keith: Total redneck name to me, and very dated.
Chad: Dumb surfer dude who hangs out with his dumb surfer dude friend Lance, and Lance gets all the girls because he has curly blond hair and a big white smile; Chad had problem skin.
Cody: Dammit, I hate this babyish, pouting, simpering name.
Travis: Got a cousin named Travis. He's got the kindest heart but is kind of a big bumbler. It has kind of a cowboy/redneck vibe.
Tyler: The older, mouthier brother of Cody. Still very popular.
Patrick: Another classic. This is very nice, and while it's very Irish, it's assimilated.
Seth: Possibly the ugliest one-syllable name going.
Marcus: It's okay. Prefer Mark. In the US Marcus is now much more popular for black guys.
Joel: I used to kind of like this but now I'm over it. It's not bad, I'm just over it.
Jared: Ugly looks, ugly sound. My husband's got a cousin named Jared who is dumber than a bag of hammers.
Shawn / Sean: About like Shane.
Aaron: It's not a favorite, and in the US it sounds exactly like Erin. But it's not bad and it's still popular.
Ryan: Hate hate hate it. All I can picture is this kid named Ryan who was in my aunt's day-care. He was mentally impaired, had this huge face (by which I mean his face seemed bigger than the back part of his head) and always had his hand in his mouth.
Brian: Much nicer than Ryan, but sadly Ryan is still very popular now and Brian isn't.
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