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When you were at school...

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2girls4lou · 08/03/2014 12:01

What name's were there always more than one of in your year? I was one of 4 Louise's! Also 3 Georgia's, 3 Lucy's, 2 Emma's, 2 Jessica's, 2 Elizabeth's (and that was at a small all girls school with just 50 girls in the year). I decided at a young age my children would have slightly more unique names as I got fed up of being "Louise M" rather than just "Louise!

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SandStorm · 08/03/2014 14:21

Julie, Jackie/Jacqueline, Karen
Steven, David, Mark

Groovee · 08/03/2014 14:16

Laura and Scott were the most popular names at Primary. At high school, Tracey, Laura and Scott again.

Chloerose75 · 08/03/2014 14:03

Also lots of Kerry's and Julia's

Chloerose75 · 08/03/2014 14:02

Rebecca
Rachel
Sarah
Gemma
Louise
Katie
Catherine
Lauren
Emma
Charlotte
Anna

Richard
James
Joseph
Matthew
David
Alex
Steven/Stephen

RiverTam · 08/03/2014 14:01

Sarah, Katy/Katie, Vicky, Joanna/Johanna

this is in the 80s (born early 70s)

somedizzywhore1804 · 08/03/2014 13:59

Child of the 80s in a big, London girls school. Lots of the following:

Laura
Claire
Charlotte
Vicky
Amy
Elizabeth
Emma
Catherine
Katie
Jenna
Jemma
Louise

Dillydollydaydream · 08/03/2014 13:57

Gemma
Claire
Emma
Kelly
Sarah
Michelle

Daniel
David
Shaun/Sean
At least 2 of each in every class I was in.

Seminyak · 08/03/2014 13:55

Ah, but boys - they were ALL called Sam, Tom, Ben and Jack. What is even the point in these names??? They identify a quarter of the year group.

Seminyak · 08/03/2014 13:53

A couple of each: Lisa, Rachel, Ellie, Clare, Jess, Laura, Emily, Victoria, Louise, Bethan, maybe more. I'm 24

TheWoollybacksWife · 08/03/2014 13:49

Junior school class
2 x Alison
2 x Paula
Nicola
Teresa
Julie
Cathy
Maria
Margaret
Anne

3 x David
Patrick
2 x Gary
Desmond
Terence
Colin
John
Peter
Harry

Senior school (all girls)
Michaela
2 x Susan
2 x Paula
2 x Helen
2 x Sandra
Julie
Debbie
Louise
Rosemary
Lesley
Claire
Ann-Marie
Joan
Michelle
Jacqueline

All born 1967/68

LightastheBreeze · 08/03/2014 13:37

I'm mid 50s and popular names were

Susan
Anne
Linda
Carol
Diana
Sharon

Michael
Stuart
Nigel
John
Andrew
Colin

EyelinerQueen · 08/03/2014 13:37

YeahBitch there is a reason for all the Paulas in my year.

I was born in 1980. Pope John Paul visited Ireland in 1979.

Every other Irish baby that year was JohnPaul or Paula Grin .

Hassled · 08/03/2014 13:36

We had a lot of Joanne/Joannas and Diane/Dianas. And many, many Nicolas.

YeahBitchMagnets · 08/03/2014 13:35

I'm really surprised at so many mentions of Paula here. I am a Paula born mid 60's and I've only ever met two others, and one was about 5 years younger than me.

HandragsNGladbags · 08/03/2014 13:32

In a class of 30 girls

2 Susan's
1 Kate, 1 Katie, I Katherine, 1 Caroline
2 Jane's
2 Helen's
2 Christine's
2 Sarah's

YeahBitchMagnets · 08/03/2014 13:32

I was born in the mid 60's and there were always loads of Lisas, Julies, Debbies, Traceys, Jackies, Sharons and Karens.

Boys were all Paul, Steven, Mark and David.

Thumbcat · 08/03/2014 13:30

I'm 37. We had two each of Sarah, Joanne, Louise, Lorraine, Daniel and Stephen.

DrankSangriaInThePark · 08/03/2014 13:28

My class at seconday:

Paul, Adam, Dean. John, Tony, Mark x 2, Shaun, Kevin, Tim, Martin, Stephen.

Michelle, Helen, Diane x 2, Lisa, Catherine, Georgia (terribly exotic at the time) Lesley, Lynn, Andrea, Wendy, Kynwyn (see Georgia)

This was 1977.

Bunbaker · 08/03/2014 13:25

Julie, Anne, Lorraine, Paul, Andrew, Stephen, Sharon, Susan, Sandra - all popular names for babies at the ends of the 1950s/early 1960s.

BikeRunSki · 08/03/2014 13:23

My year (born 1970/71) full of Karens, Helens, Kevins and Stevens.
My sister's year (born 1973/74) - about 10% of the girls were called Zoe,also lots of Emmas, Daniels and Spencers.

MyNameIsKenAdams · 08/03/2014 13:22

Gemma, Vicki, leanne, Claire, Catherine

Steven, David, Phillip

UriGeller · 08/03/2014 13:19

Loads of girls called Claire, Joanne, Paula, Sarah, Louise and Sarah-Louise (!) and then there were girls called Tracey, Suzanne and Sharon.

Boys were Matthew, David, James, Paul and also lots of Darrens, Waynes and Lees.

We did have a few weird ones like the girl named Carenza Sapphire ***
And the offspring of my parents country and western loving friends who were called Wesley, Clifton and Daisy-Lou.

Twighlightsparkle · 08/03/2014 13:18

4 Fiona's

A few Lyndsey's

Nicola popular too

Oh and millions of Gillians

PurpleAlert · 08/03/2014 13:17

Girls- Nicola, Tracey (hundreds of these), Susan, Christine,

Boys- David, Paul, Stephen, John, Matthew,

Ham69 · 08/03/2014 13:16

In a class of 30 girls in my junior school, if I can remember that far back, there were 2 Paulines, a Paula, 2 Amandas and, strangely, 2 Justines.