Sometimes you see a name and go, shit, I thought that was extinct for people my age.
More specifically, names that make a 25-year-old woman seem like she was going to knit you a hat, or make chicken dumplings. I started thinking, what “old lady names” elicit this reaction, and I came up with 35 real deal old lady names, and ranked them.
So, where my Debras at!?
35. RHONDA
34. NANCY
33. VIVIAN
32. ALICE
31. DEBRA
30. BETTY
29. DOROTHY
28. BRENDA
27. ELLEN
26. LILLIAN
25. JUNE
24. HELEN
23. LUCY
22. MARSHA
21. MURIEL
20. NORMA
19. ROSEANNE
18. SHIRLEY
17. CHRISTI
16. LINDA
15. TRACEY
14. SANDRA
13. JUDY
12. MELINDA
11. SUSAN
10. SHERYL
9. LISA
8. SYLVIA
7. RUTH
6. EDITH
5. GRACE
4. KATHY
3. ANN (add the “a” for “Anna” and you’re good)
2. CAROL
1. BARBARA