We know which baby names are popular. Here are the ones that are almost extinct

Every year we get reports, mostly from Social Security registration data, telling us what baby names were most popular in the past year. Because population growth is relatively constant in the United States and England (where the following study was conducted), baby naming is something of a zero-sum game. All the Addisons, Madisons, Brooklyns, and Aidans come at the expense of other names that were once popular but, for various reasons, are now out of favor.

As a complement to the report on social security BabyCentera British parenting magazine, has compiled a list of once popular names whose popularity now seems to be declining. Everyone loves an underdog, so can we see Wayne or Clive rise from the ashes, or has time passed? The internet is known for taking up crazy topics, so a #SaveBertram campaign, as odd as it may sound, is not out of the question.

Likewise, many parents seem to be looking for names that are more unique than the traditional ones. Since these names have fallen out of favor in recent years, their inclusion on this list makes them unique again. Perhaps this list is the best marketing tactic anyone can think of.

Here are 36 names that may be kept alive artificially without extraordinary measures:

• Angela

• Bertram

• Beverly

• Cecil

• Carol

• Clarence

• Clive

• Cyril

• Debra

• Diane

• Woman

• Dean

• Doris

• Dennis

• Derek

• Duncan

• Elaine

• Serious

• Geoffrey

• Horace

• Joanne

• Leonard

• Maureen

• Malcolm

• Nigel

• Neville

• Paula

• Roy

• Failure

• Sandra

• Sharon

• Sheila

• Tracey

• Wendy

• Yvonne

• Wayne

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on April 5, 2017. It has since been updated.