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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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FanjoFandango · 16/12/2015 18:33

Going on my year at school

Claire/Clare/Clair
Emma
Joanne
Nicola
Sarah
Lisa

Michael
Christopher
David
Andrew
Mark
Paul

MyNameIsSuz · 16/12/2015 18:32

Interesting trying to guess how old everyone is from the names! In my year it was:

Laura (by a mile)
Louise
Hannah
Emma
Sarah
Claire

Andrew
James
Jonathan
Steven
Mark

MommyVan · 16/12/2015 18:31

Karen
Gillian
Linda
Susan

Craig
Christopher
Nicholas
Steven/Stephen

Year group born 1971/2. Central Scotland as I think geography makes a difference.

thatstoast · 16/12/2015 18:31

Lots of Claire's and Amandas. Although I wasn't friends with the Amandas as I wasn't cool enough.

iklboo · 16/12/2015 18:29

Tracy / Tracey
Amanda
Lisa
Nicola
Michelle

Steven / Stephen
Paul
Andrew
Michael
Darren

GrouchyKiwi · 16/12/2015 18:29

Rebecca and variant spellings. There were 5 of us in my graduating class of 68 girls.

Amy
Lisa

Don't know about boys; I went to an all girls school.

HamaTime · 16/12/2015 18:29

Everyone was called Claire or Louise, except for a few Sarah's. The boys were called John, James and Paul

Norfolknway · 16/12/2015 18:28

Laura
Kelly
Samantha
Vicky
Leanne

Paul
David

Littleonesaid · 16/12/2015 18:27

Claire, Katie, Rebecca, Julia for girls

James, Nicholas, David, Ben for boys

VocationalGoat · 16/12/2015 18:26

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MeganChips · 16/12/2015 18:26

Emma
Victoria/Vicky
Claire
Sarah
Karen

Andrew
Richard
Philip
Simon
Stephen

I'm one of those above!

BikeRunSki · 16/12/2015 18:26

Helen, Karen, David

3 years later in my sisters year (born 74/75) 16% of the girls were called Zoe.

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Winterqueen · 16/12/2015 18:22

Catherine/ Katherine / Kathryn / Katie
Emma
Rebecca
Sarah
Victoria
Lots of them

Boys
James
Andrew
Christopher/ Chris

So can you guess my age from named? 😉

Unthoughtknown · 16/12/2015 18:21

Kirsty
Stacey
Sarah
Rachel

Chris
David

MrsHathaway · 16/12/2015 18:20

Charlotte
Rachel
Sarah

Richard
John/Jonathan
James

On Facebook if I am trying to find any of these people I search by surname.

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