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What were the most common names in your year group?

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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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UmbongoUnchained · 16/12/2015 19:44

All the girls in my year had different names. But the boys were mostly Josh and Jack.

Rinceoir · 16/12/2015 19:42

Clare, Aoife, Emma. Lots of each of these.

Whenischristmas · 16/12/2015 19:40

You know the song for whoever by the Housemartins? Well all those names:

Jennifer, Alison, Philippa, Sue
Deborah, Annabel, too

Plus there's a Julie and a Jane in there somewhere.

There was at least one of each of those in my class at school.

MeAndTheMajor · 16/12/2015 19:34

Kate / Katie / Katy
Emma
Sarah
Becky

Stephen
Dave
Adam

GoldPlatedBacon · 16/12/2015 19:31

Kelly
Rachel
Jennifer

Daniel (so many!!)
Scott
Paul

HeyMicky · 16/12/2015 19:28

David
Andrew
Matthew

Rebecca
Christine/Christina
Elissa/Alyssa

At least four of each in a graduating class of 160

NewLife4Me · 16/12/2015 19:19

Julie, Tracy, Jill/Gillian, Paul, mark, Debbie, Yvonne, Helen, Diane, Lisa,

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 16/12/2015 19:15

Joanne
Jennifer/Jenny
Claire. I'm a Clare.
Lisa
Julie

MNetter15 · 16/12/2015 19:02

Add Tracey and Michelle to the girls!

MNetter15 · 16/12/2015 19:01

Sarah
Laura
Caroline
Joanne
Maria
Amy

Derek
Tom
Brian
Paul
John

Sameshitdiffname · 16/12/2015 19:01

I'm surprised at all these Rebecca's there was only one in my year at a very very big school!

TempsPerdu · 16/12/2015 18:58

Sarah
Hannah
Claire/Clare
Katherine
Katie
Rebecca
Rachel
Julia

James
Matthew
Thomas
Daniel
Andrew
Peter
Paul

Surprised at the 16% Zoes - that's my name (born early '80s) and I only ever came across one other at school!

imwithspud · 16/12/2015 18:52

In my year it was:
Laura
Rebecca
Victoria

And

David
Michael
James

derxa · 16/12/2015 18:52

Susan Ailsa Kirsty Anne Jean Mhairi Christine Margaret Marjorie Elspeth
Robert John William Ian Douglas Kenneth Andrew Fergus
Can you guess the country and the era?

DiscoDiva70 · 16/12/2015 18:50

Born 69
School names girls
Helen, lisa, Claire, Angela, Yvonne, Lorraine, Sharon, Michelle, Tracey, Donna, Dawn, Vicki, Tanya, Karen, Maxine, Nicola, Sonia

Boys
James, Matthew, David, Chris, Alan, Peter, Andrew, Mark, Paul, Simon, Damien, Martin, Gary, Robert, Stuart, Nigel

Sameshitdiffname · 16/12/2015 18:50

Sarah
Amy (all variations)
Abbie (all variations)
Jade
Jessica
Lois
Kate/Katie
Emma

Boys:
Paul
Josh
Dylan
Joe
Michael

eckythumpenallthat · 16/12/2015 18:44

Daniel (there were five in my form group at high school)
Mark
David

Victoria/Vicky
Sarah
Laura

I was at school in the 90's

CremeEggThief · 16/12/2015 18:40

Our year was quite small (75 or so), but there were 4 Lisa, making it the most common name. 1990.

Winterqueen · 16/12/2015 18:40

Forgot the Claire's !

AngelOnTop · 16/12/2015 18:38

Michelle, Rachel, Emma - there were LOADS

Also: Natalie, Nicola, Sarah were very common

Jason, Darren, Paul, David, Daniel/Danny/Dan, Steven for boys

StepAwayFromTheThesaurus · 16/12/2015 18:36

We had 4 Allan/Alans in my primary school class. And there were only about 25 of us in the class.

DamsenBerry · 16/12/2015 18:36

Thomas/Tom
James

Sarah
Rebecca/Becky
Katie
Amy
Emma

LuciaInFurs · 16/12/2015 18:36

Jessica and Jade. I went to an all girls school.

Pandora97 · 16/12/2015 18:34

Samantha
Charlotte
Harriet
Caroline
Rebecca
Laura
Kimberley

James
Paul
Matthew
Robert
Nicholas/Nick
Andrew/Andy

Groovee · 16/12/2015 18:34

Laura
Donna
Tracey

Scott
Kenny
William

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