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Julia Banim & Hannah Mackenzie Wood

Mum with 'unpopular' name that could soon go 'extinct' calls for a resurgence

A stunned mum who found out her name is set go 'extinct' says she wants to start a campaign to bring it back. Stacey Dennis was saddened to see her name on the list of monikers that didn't have a single registration in the UK this year.

But the 37-year-old is hoped that it will one day come back into fashion and is urging people to 'be more Stacey, be less Karen'. As a youngster, Stacey wasn't a fan of her name as she could never find any keychains or mugs with it on, but grew to love her unusual title as an adult.

Although there are plenty of famous Staceys, including Stacey Solomon and Stacey Dooley, American-style monikers have become less popular with new parents across the UK. In fact, Stacey said she never knew anyone with the same name as her when she was younger and even now only knows a few.

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