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How old ae you and what's the most popular/common name amongst your friends?

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EuphemiaLennox · 06/06/2013 09:38

I'm in my 40s , so a 70s baby.

Most common name amongst female friends:

Jo - by far. I know loads, all short for Joanne.

Amongst male friends:

Mark.

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sleepcrisis · 08/06/2013 09:11

I'm 32 (1981) and have too many 30-something Tims in my life to count. Definitely over 10 - am amazed no one else has said Timothy! 3 in my year at Uni, 4 from my home town/school year, 2 at work, 2 relatives, and 1 newborn (doesn't count I know!)

Also a load of Tom and James, at least 4 of each.

Girls more diverse but there were 5 Katherine's (all Kate) at school and also several Annas, Gemmas and Georginas.

These days I seem know lots of Hannahs, Marks and Nicks, as well as all the toms and tims!

stringbeans · 08/06/2013 08:31

I'm 40 - women's names pretty diverse - I know a couple of Sarahs & Helens - but nothing keeps cropping up. Male friends all seem to be Simon, David or Christopher.

chickabilla · 08/06/2013 08:23

33

Becky, Katie, Laura, Jenny
Matthew, Andrew, Chris, p.aul

Exhaustipated · 08/06/2013 08:17

Late twenties

Laura
Lucy
Gemma
Jessica

Adam
Daniel
James
William

CityGal29 · 07/06/2013 21:12

I'm 29.
Women - had 7 Gemma's in school year, lots of Emily's, Kate full name Katherine, a few Sarah's

Men - Matt, Chris and James was 70% of the year. The rest were Dan, Rob and Edward

fossil971 · 07/06/2013 18:19

Early 40'

Women - mostly Kate or Jo
Men - mostly Dave or Mike

There are pages of Mike's in my email contacts!

MoelFammau · 07/06/2013 18:17

Born late 70s. Women... probably Debbie or Sara. Men.. maybe David or Stephen / Stefan, though Marc too actually.

But my friends range in age from 18-65 and are spread across 4 countries (mainly UK-Germany). So I don't think it reflects a particular naming trend.

MrsBungle · 07/06/2013 17:55

I'm 35 born in 1978 in Scotland. I know lots of:

Gillian
Alyson
Isla
Laura

Paul
Steven
Simon
David x about 3 million!
Iain

Alisvolatpropiis · 07/06/2013 17:48

Hannah,Laura and Rachel are all very common. There were 5 Rachel's,5 Laura's and 4 Hannah's in my year at school.

eclondon · 07/06/2013 11:55

31 and common names are :

Lucy, Emma, Sarah, Angela.

Peter and Andrew for boys.

kerala · 07/06/2013 10:00

Sarah, Vicki, Jo, Kate.

Their equivalents for this generation:

Eve, Emily, Olivia, Isabel(la)

washngo · 07/06/2013 09:57

I am 29 and its Hannah amongst my friends by miles.

tungthai · 07/06/2013 09:46

I'm in my 40s too and popular names seem to be Kate and Jamie.

EvieJ1983 · 07/06/2013 09:33

Early 30s

Popular names Gemma, Nicola, Laura

Matthew, David

EvieJ1983 · 07/06/2013 09:33

Early 30s

Popular names Gemma, Nicola, Laura

Matthew, David

ViviPru · 07/06/2013 09:29

I'm 34. At my recent wedding, we had 5 Andys and 5 Claires among 80 guests.

A quick glance at my FB friend list reveals 10 Matts and 10 Sarahs

ShabbyButNotChic · 07/06/2013 09:23

27, born 1985
Girls = rebecca, laura, vicky, kate/katie, jenny, claire, danielle
Boys = mark, james, alex, nick, chris, michael, tom

FetaCheeny · 06/06/2013 19:10

Oh and boys: Stephen, Christopher, Matthew

FetaCheeny · 06/06/2013 19:09

So many Kate/Katy's, Joanne, Lisa, Samantha, Vicky, Rachel.

I'm 28.

Slippysnow · 06/06/2013 19:02

20s.
Katie's or Amy's for girls

George's or Fred's for boys

HesterShaw · 06/06/2013 18:58

38

Katherine/Catherine - there were about six in my year
Claire
Rhian (Welsh school!)

Matthew

Seekingsense · 06/06/2013 18:56

Mid-20s

Women: Becky, Nicola, Helen, Katie.

Men: Daniel, James, Chris, Matt.

JuliaScurr · 06/06/2013 18:47

54 - Julie, Sharon, Tracey, Deborah, Lorraine, Jacqueline

messybedhead · 06/06/2013 18:46

Mid 80s, had 4 Daniels and 2 Danielles in my class at school.

Other names for girls- Emma, Claire, Sarah, Gemma, Louise, Stacey.

Boys- David, Michael, Paul, Matthew, Sean, Lee.

StrawberryMojito · 06/06/2013 18:40

I was born in 1979. My year at school had 8 Katherine/Catherines and associated nicknames. Also several Joannes and Sarahs.

Boys-Matt/Jeremy/Andy all popular.