It's hard out there for the Deans, Elaines and Sharons of the world - their names just aren't getting the love they used to. In fact new research by BabyCentre highlights that there's 36 monikers that look to be at risk of going extinct as of this year.

Tracking name data from their community of 3 million UK mums this year, BabyCentre was able to decipher which names previously popular in former decades are yet to be used by any parents on their database this year.

The names falling out of favour include 50s and 60s favourites for females like Sharon, Tracey, Angela and Carol.

The picture for boys’ names is similar, with mid-Century favourites Dean and Dennis yet to be registered as well noughties fad name, Duncan.

Amelia and Oliver remain the most popular baby names in the UK for the second year running, according to the Office of National Statistics. Meanwhile, retro vowel names like Evie, Isla and Ava rank in the top 20 for girls and equally traditional monikers like Harry, George and Charlie rank in top 10 for boys.

This corroborates the trend for baby names in the celebrity world, with British actresses Carey Mulligan and Keira Knightley choosing Evie and Evelyn for their daughters in the second half of last year.

From Nigel to Debra, these are the old-fashioned baby names at risk of going extinct