Most popular baby names in UK in 2024 - were you in a class/WI group/Uni? or another group, with a lot of children with the same name

In my secondary year there were 12 Catherines or variants thereof, 8 Sarahs and a similar level of Claire/Clare and Jennifer. 130 in the year.

I thought there was more variation these days but going by the amount of Mia/Maia/Mayas and Ellies in my daughter’s year, maybe not…

I was born in the 70s, and there were no fewer than five girls with my name in my class all the way through primary school. It was awful. Talk about feeling generic! And two had the same initial, too. It took me until well into my 20s and living overseas to actually start answering to my name if someone called me in public. I’d never learned to in childhood, because there was a high likelihood of it being someone else.

My class at school in the ‘70s had three Susans and a Suzanne.

Yes. Four of me. Hated it as the teachers didn't know, or care, who I was.

I remember my mum was livid when one of my secondary teachers actually admitted she didn't know who I was at a parents evening. Standard 1980's education.

I had a class in around 2004, 5 Emmas and a Gemma.

Everyone in my year was called Joanna, (Jo) or Rachel. The boys were all Simon or David.

There were 4 girls called Kerry in my class in 1972 and at least 6 Lesley's in the year group.

80s child. At school everyone was Sarah, Rebecca, Hannah, Alex, James, Liam.

I’m a Florence, never met another until about 10 years ago when it shot up on popularity…

When our DS as born a new character appeared in The Archers a few months later with the same name . A couple of years later when we had our DD , the same thing happened again! Both not that common at the time too!

I went to school in the 60's and every other girl was called Susan, Carol, Linda, or Jacqueline (probably because of Jackie Kennedy) and all their middle names were either Ann or Jane. Even at that age I was so grateful to have a different sort of name. It's not quirky or unique - think "Alexandra" or "Antonia" but it really stood out as being (dare I say) rather classy amidst the others.

I’m a 60’s baby with the most popular name in @Fastingandhungry’s list.

There were loads of us at school and I still come across loads in work now, my age. Only occasionally hear children now with the name.

At our school, we have plenty of Amy/Aimee/Amelia/Amelie, Lily/Lilly/Lili/Lilah. We always have at least two Georges in every class.

I was happy growing up with a popular name - could always get mugs and key rings with my name on them! Everyone had heard of the name, relatively easy to spell, I was never bothered when people asked “with an I”.

I am a 1960's Laura! I didn't meet another Laura till I was an adult, but it obviously became far more popular a couple of decades on!
I had a friend who started teaching in the 1990's, and had a Keeley, a Kayley, a Kylie, a Kelly and a Karley in his class, which he struggled with all year !!

I once taught a class with 8 girls in it, 4 of whom were called Emma.

I was named after a famous person. Almost every other person I've met with that name was born in the same year. We usually do a bit of an eye roll when we meet one another.

I have a name which is very common for my age, but spelt in the less common way. So I simultaneously had the frustration of never finding personalised things (pens, notepads, hairbands etc) with my name on while also frequently being known by my full name as there were others. I’m not sure I’ve ever worked anywhere where I was the only one!

90s baby. Im a Laura. I was actually named after my great great grandma, first and middle name. There was 3 of us in primary school and 5/6 in my year at secondary

I have a very “80s” name. I hate it. I think it will date very badly. In the same way that you know people called Susan or Brenda were born in the 1950/60s, you will know that all the Olivia’s, Sophia’s and Mia’s were born in the 2010-2020s.

One of my DC spent the early 2010s at a village primary school that only had 40 pupils. At one point 7 of them were called Emily (and of those, 5 had surnames that started with the same letter!). It was very confusing and most of the Emilys were known by their full name.

My name was top 5 when I was born- never met another similar aged person with my name at school/uni/anywhere else- till I started working where I do now where there seem to be loads and loads! This is fine but I have to use my full name or inital a lot!
NB ds has a top 100 name but not massively high up- no others similarly named of his age till primary school where his friendship group comprised 1 other with the same name and 2 with a similar sounding name which got super confusing!

In one primary school class around 1984/5 there were 5 Rachels. Although now it's rare I come across any - where'd they all go? Rebeccas everywhere, but no Rachels.

In my class at Secondary, there were 4 Emma’s, 5 Claire’s, 3 Michelle’s, 2 Samantha’s. I think there were only 3 or so girls with other names. Boys were not as bad, a couple of Darren’s.