Every year, a list of the most popular baby names appears in the media.
In 2014, Oliver, Harry and Jack were the most popular names for baby boys in England and Wales.
But what about the other end of the spectrum? As pointed out by an article in the
Independent, there are some names that are likely to never to be written on a birth certificate again.
These are the list of names that were popular in 1996 but have fallen dramatically in recent years.
Gary – was 147th in 1996, 889th in 2014
Neil – was 232rd most popular name in 1996, 754th in 2014
Graham – fell from 341st most popular name to 1819th
Barry – fell from 441st most popular name to 2079th
Ronald – fell from 427th most popular name to 1935th
Nigel - fell from 552nd most popular name to 2079th
Gerald – fell from 680th most popular name to 2248th
Bernard – fell from 680th most popular name to 1012th
Maurice – fell from 818th most popular name to 1327th
Clive - fell from 898th most popular name to 2964th
Norman – fell from 1337th most popular name to 2964th
