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What were the popular girls at your school called?

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keenotkeen · 01/05/2026 16:46

At your school, what were the 3 most popular girls called?

And, if applicable, what are the 3 most popular girls at your dc' school called?

At my school it was Alexandra (Alex), Natalie, and Christine.

At my dc's school it's Natalie, Jessica and Sophia

Light hearted nonsense to while away a not so happy day.

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Lifelover16 · 01/05/2026 22:38

Jackie
Linda
Bernadette
They were only popular because all the other kids were afraid of them.

HaveYouHadYourBreak · 01/05/2026 22:30

Natalie, Victoria and Zoe but tbh they were such popular names anyway that statistically there was guaranteed to be popular girls with those names.

MississippiCroc · 01/05/2026 22:30

Kelly, Sarah, Becky, Emma, Nicki, Tracey. They all got pregnant whilst still at school and still live in our home town.

HortiGal · 01/05/2026 22:18

Gillian, Stephanie and Lyndsay

Penkie · 01/05/2026 22:15

Leila, Claire, Rochelle

elliejjtiny · 01/05/2026 22:10

ToffeeCrabApple · 01/05/2026 19:21

Laura, laura & lindsay in one class

Jo, sam & claire in another

Names really age you. I knew loads of people named sarah, vicky, Nicola, claire, jenny, laura

There isn't a single child with those names in my kids school its all Isla and chloe and olivia and amelia.

Very true. My son asked me once why I know so many people called Gemma and Kelly!

Hernameisdeborah · 01/05/2026 22:09

Kelly, Stephanie, Tracey.

Soooooo many Kellies in my year. We were born in the late 1970s.

There were lots of Joannes, Nicolas and Louises too.

DS’ year - Ella, Jessica, Phoebe

StarCourt · 01/05/2026 22:06

Me - Jane, Lizzie, Bonita
DD - Bella, Madison, Ella

Fedup360 · 01/05/2026 22:03

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 01/05/2026 17:06

I don’t remember their actual names - just what I called them - Cunt, Shithead and Bitchface

thats hilarious 😂

LizandDerekGoals · 01/05/2026 22:02

Michelle, Fiona, Nicola

Isabelle, Annabelle, Gracie

Ohcrap082024 · 01/05/2026 22:01

At my school it was:
Michelle
Sarah
Donna

At my daughter’s school:
Nelly
Bea
Mia

MasterBeth · 01/05/2026 21:59

THREE, people! Three!!

ilovepixie · 01/05/2026 21:58

Went to boarding school and We didn’t have popular girls. We had people we were more friendly with but we all got on well, we are still friends 40 odd years later despite being scattered around the world!

MasterBeth · 01/05/2026 21:58

igelkott2026 · 01/05/2026 16:52

At my first primary school Caroline and Tracey

At the second one it was Lisa and Michelle

Did you not learn counting at your school?

User7649527 · 01/05/2026 21:56

Helhigh · 01/05/2026 21:07

Cool? Unkind? Whilst being named TOADY and BUG????

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😂😂😂

It does seem odd, I can see that. Obviously they had proper names but we had a ridiculously large number of girls with insane nicknames that they had had from birth and were known as (and still are!).

SpringPuppie · 01/05/2026 21:12

Natalie
Kelly
Natasha

Jessamy12 · 01/05/2026 21:11

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/05/2026 21:05

Sarah (Jane), Sarah (Jane), Sarah (Jane), Kelly (Jean), Kelly Jane, Kelly Jane, Sarah (but she spelled it Sara), Esther, Mary (Jane), Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, Sally (Ann), Sally Anne, Tracey, Tracy, Tracy (but she spelled it Tracie), Tracey (but she spelled it Traci).

Just missed the cut off point for the Carol/Carole Anne/Ann armies, as they were my sister's age range (and her name, too).

I did wonder whether it was the law for anybody with an S or K name to have a middle name beginning with J or A. I'm sure it was definitely compulsory for all Carols to have Ann/e.

I’m from the Marie/Maree and Louise years 🤣

Helhigh · 01/05/2026 21:07

User7649527 · 01/05/2026 18:32

Tiff
Bug
Toady
Vicky
Sara

All achingly cool. All extremely unkind.

Cool? Unkind? Whilst being named TOADY and BUG????

NeverDropYourMooncup · 01/05/2026 21:05

Sarah (Jane), Sarah (Jane), Sarah (Jane), Kelly (Jean), Kelly Jane, Kelly Jane, Sarah (but she spelled it Sara), Esther, Mary (Jane), Michelle, Michelle, Michelle, Sally (Ann), Sally Anne, Tracey, Tracy, Tracy (but she spelled it Tracie), Tracey (but she spelled it Traci).

Just missed the cut off point for the Carol/Carole Anne/Ann armies, as they were my sister's age range (and her name, too).

I did wonder whether it was the law for anybody with an S or K name to have a middle name beginning with J or A. I'm sure it was definitely compulsory for all Carols to have Ann/e.

pinkyredrose · 01/05/2026 20:49

vanillaalmondlatte · 01/05/2026 19:47

Lolita, Natasza and Chanette.

Where did you go to school?

SpecialAgentMaggieBell · 01/05/2026 19:53

Tracey, Michelle & Marie.

vanillaalmondlatte · 01/05/2026 19:47

Lolita, Natasza and Chanette.

NotDarkGothicMama · 01/05/2026 19:39

Melissa, Lauren and Chelsea.

NotMyRealAccount · 01/05/2026 19:23

Alison, Sandra, Patricia.

ToffeeCrabApple · 01/05/2026 19:21

Laura, laura & lindsay in one class

Jo, sam & claire in another

Names really age you. I knew loads of people named sarah, vicky, Nicola, claire, jenny, laura

There isn't a single child with those names in my kids school its all Isla and chloe and olivia and amelia.