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These 20 names were once cool, but are now hopelessly outdated

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Names quickly become outdated: what was cool about twenty years ago is now hopelessly out of fashion. And times change, which is of course good. Now there are other names that are trendy again. But the chance is big that you know enough thirty-somethings or twenty-somethings with one of these names.

Here are some nice names that were very popular for a while, but can now be considered somewhat outdated or out of fashion:

FOR GIRLS:
1. Kim
2. Sanne
3. Daphne
4. Chantal
5. Tamara
6. Manon
7. Linda
8. Anouk
9. Melissa
10. Esmee

FOR BOYS:
1. Kevin
2. Danny
3. Roy
4. Michael
5. Tim
6. Wesley
7. Patrick
8. Brian
9. Mark
10. Jeffrey

These names were especially popular in the ’80s and ’90s, but are now less common, as trends have shifted to newer names. They often evoke a sense of nostalgia and can be experienced as time-bound.