Is your name Carol, Ann or Susan? What about Deborah, Sandra or Elaine? You're part of a dying breed, according to the Office of National Statistics. New data suggests that certain baby names could be no more - because the names are going out of fashion.
Apparently Carol and Annette were in the top 100 baby names for girls in 1964, but were completely gone from the 2014 list of popular baby names. Instead, monikers like Oliver, Olivia and Amelia are the name choices du jour for new parents. Oh, and 'Harper' (after Harper Beckham, we presume), plus a few Game of Thrones names thrown in for good measure.
The news comes after we heard that 'Gary' was dying out, with only 33 babies named Gary in 2014. And the Office of National Statistics have singled out 11 names from each sex that could be 'practically extinct' in the next few years because they are losing popularity so quickly. Read on to see if your name makes the list - and to see if you fancy helping these names make a comeback in the next few years...
11 Baby Girl Names Losing Popularity
1. Carol
Meaning: ‘Strong’
2. Annette
Meaning: 'Favour, grace.’
3. Kathleen
Meaning: ‘Pure’
4. Susan
Meaning: ‘Graceful lily'
5. Julie
Meaning: ‘Beautiful or vivacious’
6. Donna
Meaning: ‘Lady of the home’
Meaning: ‘Shining light’
8. Ann
Meaning: ‘Priceless’
9. Debbie
Meaning: ‘Bee’
10. Sandra
Meaning: ‘Defender of man'
11. Tracy
Meaning: ‘Brave’
11 Baby Boy Names Losing Popularity
1. Gary
Meaning: ‘Hard or bold spear’
2. Neil
Meaning: ‘Passionate champion’
3. Graham
Meaning: ‘Grant's homestead’
4. Barry
Meaning: ‘Fair haired’
5. Ronald
Meaning: ‘Mighty counsellor / ruler’
6. Nigel
Meaning: ‘Champion From the Irish and Scottish Niall’
7. Gerald
Meaning: ‘From an Old German name derived from 'ger' meaning spear, and 'vald' meaning rule’
8. Bernard
Meaning: ’Strong as a bear’
9. Maurice
Meaning: ‘Moorish; dark-skinned; swarthy’
10. Clive
Meaning: ‘Lives at the cliffs’
11. Norman
Meaning: ‘Northman / Viking’