How popular is too popular?

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Pico2 · 22/01/2015 00:19

I spent my school years known as Pico X because there was always more than 1 with my name in my class. Though I did go to a girls' school, so that must double your chances if that being an issue.

We are waiting for DC2 to arrive. We really like a top 10 girls' name, but don't want to inflict the same on our baby (who won't go to a single sex school). How far down the list do we need to go to minimise the duplication risk?

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Girlwithnotattoos · 22/01/2015 09:52

dd's Y1 class (30 children) has 3 Noahs, 2 Niamhs, and 2 oscars! None to my knowledge are top 10 names ??

amy0787 · 22/01/2015 09:42

My son has a name that is normally around 70 in top 100, in his pre school of around 15 children there was another one. On the other hand has the number 1 name and I have never met another one, definitely not around here. Go with what you like!

DarceyBustle · 22/01/2015 01:08

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NinjaLeprechaun · 22/01/2015 01:04

My daughter's name was in the top 10 when she was born and she never had a class with another one. On the other hand, my name wasn't even in the top 50 and I went to school with another girl with the same name.
Which makes me think it can be a bit dependent on chance as well as statistics. If you like the name, go with the name.

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