Names that Dropped out of the Top 100

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It is inevitable that at some point popular names will drop out of the top 100. This post will have a look at some of the names that dropped out of the top 100 after 2004. This means that they had dropped below the 100 mark in 2014.

Girls' Names

Most of the girls’ names either peaked in the 60s, 70s, 80s or 90s.

60s Names that have dropped out of the top 100:

Rebecca

Aimee

Shannon

Melissa

Jennifer

Jodie

Georgina

Lara

70s Names that have dropped out of the top 100:

Alicia

Eve

Alisha

Nicole

Rachel

Natasha

80s Names that have dropped out of the top 100:

Lauren

Caitlin

Paige

Courtney

Tia

Madeleine

Alexandra

Morgan

Chelsea

90s Names that have dropped out of the top 100:

Madison

Keira

Libby

Jade

Kate

There are even some names that peaked after 1990 but have still dropped out of the top 100 like Kayleigh, Kiera, Charlie and Elise.

As you can see, many of the names on these lists sound dated and this is obviously why they have dropped into the top 1000. Some of the most noticeable drops are Jodie (to 920^th), Jade (to 558^th), Shannon (to 547^th), Morgan (to 527^th) and Kayleigh (to 481^st). I think these will become the most dated sounding names as they have peaked and dropped so quickly.

Names like Louise, Eloise, Naomi and Laura peaked before 1910 and are dropping more slowly down the popularity charts. They sound like classic names at the moment but I wonder if they will start to sound like ‘old-fashioned classics’ such as Mary and Ann soon.

Boys' Names

The boys’ names seem a lot more stable; they peaked in a range of decades and have not dropped as quickly as any of the girls’ names. Here is a list of these names in the order of how popular they are.

Evan (to 102^nd)

Joel

Patrick

Dominic

Billy

Nicholas

Aidan

Taylor

Jonathan (to 171^st)

Jordan

Tom

Declan

Sean

Josh

Scott (to 354^th)

These are the names that have made a significant drop in popularity but are still within the top 100.

So which names are going to drop out the top 100 before the next charts? It is quite hard to say for the boys' names because they are so unpredictable and the charts are slower moving. I think it will mainly be the names that are dropping the most seen in the above chart - Matthew, Lewis, Callum and Luke. For the girls' names, I am going to list the names still in the top 100 that peaked in the 60s, 70s or 80s as this is the pattern I am seeing - most girls' names have a predictable pattern of peaks and troughs.