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What are the most popular names you know

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Mummamayhem · 12/05/2017 22:13

What names do you personally know that are most popular?

Boy: I know 4 Oscar's
Girl: I know 3 Emily's

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KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 30/05/2017 01:18

It is isn't it Mitzy? I wonder how they dispersed them acrosss the form groups and if it was a deliberate tactic? There are 5 in my son's form.

MitzyLeFrouf · 30/05/2017 00:41

That's astonishing keira! So almost 25% of the year (and a massive chunk of all girls in the year) is called Lily. That must cause many mix ups and lengthy conversations about exactly which Lily is being discussed.

Judashascomeintosomemoney · 30/05/2017 00:30

We knew 7 Olivers at primary and 6 different forms of Isabelles. Happens to every generation though I imagine, I think my primary school was populated entirely by Garys, Bretts, Darrens and Lisas

Erinys · 30/05/2017 00:25

Oliver and Joshua seem really popular around here. There are several of both at play group with ds (aged 2). I know a couple of Oscars too.

Also Freya, Ella, Sophie but not quite to the extent of the Joshua/Olivers.

jaykay34 · 30/05/2017 00:22

My eldest children are 14 and my youngest is 2. All of the below names are about in their multiples, and still going strong in my toddler's nursery:

Girls: Ella, Ellie, Lily, Millie, Tilly, Evie, Isla, Grace, Poppy, Daisy, Maisie, Olivia, Holly, Molly

Boys: George, Harry, Jake, Oscar, Billy, Isaac, Bailey, Jayden, Rhys, Riley, Alfie, Archie

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 30/05/2017 00:20

Mitzy There are 109 children in the year.

MitzyLeFrouf · 30/05/2017 00:09

Everyone I know seems to have a Sophie. Loads of Isabelles too.

MitzyLeFrouf · 30/05/2017 00:07

'There are 24 girls called Lily in my son's secondary school year. shock'

Wow! How many kids in the year?

Pidgythe2nd · 29/05/2017 21:10

Girls: Amelia, Eva, Ava

Boys: Harry, Jack, Finley/Finlay (shortened to Finn, but the popularity of 'true' Finns is low)

ifcatscouldtalk · 24/05/2017 22:51

My dd is 12 so of her age group I know lots of Ellie's, Elena's, grace and Hannah's and a few years younger a lot of Evie's.
I am yet to meet an Ava.
As for boys I know a few Harry's and Oliver's.

wildflowerfable · 24/05/2017 22:17

Unsurprisingly I've seen my dd's name mentioned on here quite a lot! We knew it was popular but liked it anyway, although we don't personally know anyone with the same name.

Girls: Jessica, Lily, Amelia, Indie
Boys: Alfie, Noah, Jake, Oliver

TheLegendOfBeans · 24/05/2017 22:16

Ava's. They're everywhere.

Coming up on the rails: Ella.

For boys it's Harry and Oscar.

YogaPants · 24/05/2017 22:13

I seem to be friends with people who call their daughters Iris. I know 4, another who used it as a middle name and yet another who had it as a top pick but it was vetoed by their dp. It's not even that popular a name on the charts.

For boys, I am rollling in Jameses and Williams.

ballroompink · 24/05/2017 21:32

DS is 5 and in Reception and the names of friends/classmates he has occurring more than once are:

Sophie/Sophia
Samuel/Sam
Charlie
Jacob

Among classmates PLUS other under 5s we know the following occur more than once:

William
Lily
Isabelle/Isabella
Josiah
Jack
Matilda
Samuel/Sam
Noah
Sienna
Amelie

Haudyerwheesht · 23/05/2017 11:27

Boys: Brodie, Ethan, Jack, Calum, Cameron

Girls: Eilidh, Darcy, Hannah, Iona, Sophie

MissDollyMix · 23/05/2017 11:08

Can't move without bumping into a Freddie or a Henry, or for girls Elsie.

Pallisers · 23/05/2017 03:58

Half my daughter's field hockey team were called some variation of Alex/Alexis/Alexandra/Alexa - aged 14-16.

Ava, Eva, Amelia really popular among younger children.

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 23/05/2017 03:50

There are 24 girls called Lily in my son's secondary school year. Shock

ZoSanDesu · 22/05/2017 18:52

Evie

Freddie

DavidYucke · 22/05/2017 18:52

Charlie, luca, summer, ellie.

Murine · 22/05/2017 18:46

Eve/Evie/Eva/Ava, Harry, Ben and Thomas

lalalemon · 21/05/2017 21:19

Lily, Evie, Emily, Isla and Maisy
Archie, Alfie, Harry, Gabriel, George

Emma930 · 21/05/2017 21:17

Hi

In my area, Isabelle ( various spellings) seem to be everywhere!! I know of 15 under two.

For boys it's Harry & Jack!

akorda · 21/05/2017 21:12

Girls: Isla (loads); Clara (def on the up); Anna

Boys: Toby (soo many round here); Leo; Theo

tiba · 21/05/2017 01:42

Ella

Arthur