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These Baby Names Could Be Extinct By The End Of The Year

Going, going, gone
William and Charlotte were popular names in NSW

While many people focus on the most popular baby names when looking inspiration, another strategy is to look towards names that are going out of fashion. 

According to Baby Centre, names that were popular in the 1950s and 60s are now at risk of going extinct. 

The help out parents-to-be, they compiled a list of 36 once popular names which are yet to be registered on their database in 2017.

Despite the decline in popularity, we think some of these are cute. 

36 baby names at risk of becoming extinct

  • Beverley
  • Cecil
  • Carol
  • Clarence
  • Clive
  • Cyril
  • Debra
  • Diane
  • Donna
  • Dean
  • Doris
  • Dennis
  • Derek
  • Duncan
  • Elaine
  • Ernest
  • Geoffrey
  • Horace
  • Joanne
  • Leonard
  • Maureen
  • Malcolm
  • Nigel
  • Neville
  • Paula
  • Roy
  • Sally
  • Sandra
  • Sharon
  • Sheila
  • Tracey
  • Wendy
  • Yvonne
  • Wayne

This article originally appeared on Practical Parenting.

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