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Original poster

What were the most common names in your year group?

141 replies

DextersMistress · 16/12/2015 18:12

In my year group at school there were at least half a dozen of the following:

Kelly
Sarah
Rebecca/Becky

John
David

What were yours?

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Iwasbornin1993 · 16/12/2015 21:33

Rachel
Sophie
Sarah
Lauren

James
Daniel
Chris
Michael
David

ppandj · 16/12/2015 21:22

Sophie
Louise
Katie
Emily
Charlotte

James
Scott
Lewis

FellOutOfBedTwice · 16/12/2015 21:17

Laura
Emma
Katie
Victoria
Louise
Kirsty
Gemma
Kayleigh

I went to a girls school so not sure about boys!

Sameshitdiffname · 16/12/2015 21:17

I had quite a few Jodie's too actually

NashvilleQueen · 16/12/2015 21:16

Girls

Julie
Debbie
Caroline
Sarah
Joanne
Tracey
Vicky

Boys

Jason
Darren
Lee
Stephen
Andrew
Richard
Michael
Jonathan

PennyHasNoSurname · 16/12/2015 21:14

Gemma/Jemma
Leanne/Lianne
Jennifer

Steven/Stephen
Jonathan

ProfessorPickles · 16/12/2015 21:10

Jessica and Charlotte too!

ProfessorPickles · 16/12/2015 21:08

Amy
Beth

Luke
Jack

I'm struggling to think of any more, but Beth was by far the most common! I was going to be called Beth too, glad I wasn't as I'd have been one of many in my school

BikeRunSki · 16/12/2015 21:07

TempsPerdu you're about 10 years younger than DSis and her 16% Zoe year-group. Was massively popular in South Londin in the early- mid 70s.

RiverTam · 16/12/2015 21:07

3 Katies
2 Vickys
2 Sarahs
2 Wendys

I was born early 70s and went to an all- girls private school.

Indole · 16/12/2015 21:06

Rachel
Sophie
Emma
Lucy

Andrew
William
Ben
Sam

MrsHathaway · 16/12/2015 21:05

We're quite young parents compared to the rest of DC1's class and the repeated names there are:

Andy, Mike, Alex
Helen, Hannah, Lisa

Paddletonio · 16/12/2015 21:02

Whenischristmas that song was the beautiful South

Paddletonio · 16/12/2015 21:01

Emma, Sarah, Rachel, Vicky, Katie, Anna, Zoe, Chloe, Becky, Alison , Sophie

David, James, Matthew, Alex, Rob, Tom, Ben, Adam, Richard

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 16/12/2015 20:58

Heather
Claire/Clair/Clare
Alison
Jennifer
Jaclyn

Alan, by a mile.
Andrew

bruffin · 16/12/2015 20:55

Karen, Tracey, Susan Wendy
Tony, Stephen, Ian Paul

ceeveebee · 16/12/2015 20:51

Sarah, Claire, Joanne, Louise

Scott, David, Christopher, Jonathan

rollonthesummer · 16/12/2015 20:47

Jackie, Becky, Sarah, Katy, Clare, Jo, Emma, Jane.

Pandora97 · 16/12/2015 20:36

derxa I'm going to guess you went to school in Scotland in the 70s.

wigglesrock · 16/12/2015 20:30

Grainne
Siobhan
Alison
Nichola
Fiona
Angela

John
Stephen
Mark
Sean
Ciaran
Tony
Paul

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DextersMistress · 16/12/2015 20:01

It's interesting how the name trends change. You could probably guess the years of most of these. Our dc will have very different lists Smile

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SageMist · 16/12/2015 19:50

Susan
Suzanne
Sarah
Hillary
Jackie/Jacqui

MrsJayy · 16/12/2015 19:48

Jacqueline/jackie x a million

Lynn
Karen

Craig
John
Gary

SinisterBumFacedCat · 16/12/2015 19:47

Emma
Clare
Louise
Nicola
Sarah

Paul
David
Ben
Nicholas
Michael

AgentCooper · 16/12/2015 19:45

Cla(i)re, Katie/y, Lisa, Jennifer

John, Mark, Paul, Sean, Liam

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