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What are the most popular names you know

137 replies

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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MarcelineQueen · 13/05/2017 08:04

Phoebe, mya/Maia, lily/Lilly

Theodore, Freddie, Harry

Aside from these I rarely come across any duplicate names, maybe because we're in a multicultural city.

Disappointingly I have yet to come across an Isla, as its a beautiful name and its "popularity" put me off

megletthesecond · 13/05/2017 07:58

Evie / Eva / Ava / Grace

Ethan / Harry

These are mainly junior school age children.

OhDearToby · 13/05/2017 07:54

Names that I know more than one of (age 7 and under)
Grace
Olivia
Rosie

Aiden
Angus
Henry
Hamish (I'm in Scotland)

It's strange though, when I look the top 10 names most of them I've never come across in 7 years of toddler groups/nursey/school.

Crunchymum · 13/05/2017 07:39

DS has a top 10 name but is the only one in his preschool (45 kids). In fact the only duplicated name in his preschool is Amber (2 of them)

MrsPringles · 13/05/2017 07:39

I'd like to know where all the Archies are! I have a nearly 3 yr old one, we go to a looooot of toddler classes/groups and I have honestly never come across another one
I'm in Kent

I know a lot of Noah's, Jacks and Alfie's. Girls Amelia/Emilia, Harper, Ruby, Evie

MaddeningtheUnhelpful · 13/05/2017 07:24

Oliver and Isla seem to be the 'big names' here

Berrybakecake1 · 13/05/2017 07:18

Girls: Ava, lily/lilia, Eva/Evie
Boys: Charlie and Freddie.

Mrsknackered · 13/05/2017 07:13

Girl: Isabelle/Isobel
I just sat here counting I know eight.
Boys: Ben and Sam
I also know eight Bens and six Sam's.

Those 3 names alone nearly make up a classroom!

I also know 3+ Rory's, Harry's, Rhys/Reece's, Olivia's, Sophia's, I could go on.

17caterpillars1mouse · 13/05/2017 07:11

3 Oliver's
3 Holly's
3 Emily's
2 Sebastian's

All under 2

bigchris · 13/05/2017 07:10

My dd is in year 5 and I'd say the most common grill name is Amelia , Gus is pretty common too, and Harry, George and Dylan

user1482079332 · 13/05/2017 07:09

Noah and hyphenated Names ie Lillie grace can't get away from them

Oysterbabe · 13/05/2017 07:08

Eva / Ava. Out of the last 5 baby girls I know that have been born 3 of them were called this.

CPtart · 13/05/2017 07:06

Ellie, Millie, Tilly, Izzy, Evie, Eva, Isla, Ella, Bella, Daisy, Maisie.
Alfie, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Harry, Oliver, Noah.

Beebeeeight · 13/05/2017 07:00

Archie
Rory/Ruari/variants of
Harris
Riley
James/variants
Declan

Lily
Grace
Abby/variants
Jodie
Anna
Eva

allegretto · 13/05/2017 07:00

Matilda, Anna, Beatrice, Giulia
Giovanni, Federico, Matteo, Tommaso

catsarenice · 13/05/2017 07:00

That's for under 2s

catsarenice · 13/05/2017 06:59

Boys: Isaac, Theo and Jacob
Girls: Imogen and various forms of Florence e.g. Flo, Florie, Florie-May. Also a lot of hyphenated May names such as Daisy-May, Ellie-May, Gracie-May

KoalaDownUnder · 13/05/2017 06:52

reasonably !! Bloody hell.

KoalaDownUnder · 13/05/2017 06:51

*reasonanlg popular

KoalaDownUnder · 13/05/2017 06:51

Olivia, Isabella, Evie, Rosie, Tilly, Lily, Sophia

George, Noah, Dylan, Max, Edward

I have an Isla and we have never met another here in WA in fact it often gets mispronounced.

Really?! That's so weird. I'm in WA and I thought everyone knows of Isla Fisher, plus Isla has been reasonably for years. (Pretty name, btw)

Mclaren37 · 13/05/2017 02:41

Amelie (in oppose to Amelia) and Henry. I know four of both.

Ginandplatonic · 13/05/2017 01:08

At my kids' school (ages 11 - 17):

Girls: Isobel/Isabella, Sophie/Sophia, Elizabeth

Boys: Alex, Will, Harry, Oliver

SuperBeagle · 13/05/2017 01:07

Oh yes Harper is popular here in NSW as well. I know a few now. One Harlow too.

User24689 · 13/05/2017 01:02

I'm in western Australia and it's:
Boys: Noah, Oliver, Ethan (every group we go to seems to have either a Noah or an Ethan or both!)
Girls: Mia, Ava and more recently Harper (know 3 born this year)
Interesting to see other responses from elsewhere - I have an Isla and we have never met another here in WA in fact it often gets mispronounced.

ABCFamily · 13/05/2017 00:58

All under 5:
Girls: Scarlett, Lydia, Eleanor
Boys: Elliot, Noah, Oliver, Ethan, Felix, William

Just had a look at my Facebook friend list, and I seem to know a lot of adults called either Kate/Katie/Katy or Alex.