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The most children with the same name in the same class

203 replies

Theoistfit · 26/06/2017 20:23

Everyone seems to worry about popularity, so what name have you known the most of in the same class?

Growing up I had six (!) Daniels in my class, so over a third of the boys. There were two in the adjacent class too.

I've also known two separate classes with three Isabelles each who were all Izzy.
Three Jacks.
Three Freyas too which is odd as it's not that popular.

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grumpysquash3 · 30/06/2017 22:43

My Beaver Scout group (24 children) has multiple Harry, Henry and Williams. It also has Molly, Polly and Holly. Last year it had Flynn, Finton, Finley and Finn

Chickydoo · 30/06/2017 22:36

Lots of Sarah's and Rebecca's in my class.

My 18 year old has 3 Henry's and 3 Jamie's in his class
My 12 year old has 3 Alfie's 2 Charlie's and 2 Jacks

FurcoatnoNicks · 30/06/2017 22:22

4 Imogens in one class
3 Ellas

4 poppys
2 Lotties

3 Bens

And the best for last
ONE Prosper

TheScottishPlay · 30/06/2017 22:18

In DS (13) year there are multiple Lucys, Camerons and Andrews.

CancellyMcChequeface · 30/06/2017 22:11

There were 5 Emmas and 3 Lisas in one of my classes at (all-girls) secondary school. Sarah, Amy and Cheryl were also popular.

IntegritasAdSalutemVocat · 30/06/2017 10:33

There are 5 Matthews in my nephew's class

Talcott2007 · 29/06/2017 21:20

There a 3 Ivy's in the baby room at DD's nursery!

dimdommilpot · 29/06/2017 21:17

There are 5 Rubys in the reception class at DDs school. This is out of 14 girls.

joannegrady90 · 29/06/2017 17:55

When I was at school there were lots of:

Katie/Katy/Kate
Lauren/Laura
Kelly/Kelly Anne
Victoria

And almost every middle name was Louise 😂

auntym · 29/06/2017 17:51

3 girls called Anna

noodlebum · 29/06/2017 11:10

Actually we had a lot of Lisa's in my secondary school year

Okite · 29/06/2017 06:54

Claire and Sarah were the popular names when I was at school. As an adult, I know about a million Emmas!
My kids have not had many repetitions at school, the max number has been two but for Diego and Harrison!

MaisyPops · 29/06/2017 06:51

I teach 6 Sam's in one group.
Some of them have the same initial for surname too.

insancerre · 29/06/2017 06:48

In my nursery we have had multiples of
Henry
Isabelle/a
Sam
Arabella
Harry
Jack

TheLuminaries · 29/06/2017 06:24

There is a generation of men in my workplace (Scotland) who are all called Ian or Iain. They are all late 50s/early 60s and work in finance or audit. I went to a meeting where every man at the table was called Ian Grin

wewentoutonsunday · 29/06/2017 06:18

Three Eves in Dd1's class.

Four Helens in my class at school.

DontbeaDickaboutit · 29/06/2017 05:58

Lily's William's

lazycrazyhazy · 29/06/2017 05:51

In the late 60s early 70s at my girls' grammar we had 6 Susans in my class of 30. In the 90s my DD had 6 Jessicas in her class of 24.

Our neighbours are called John and Jean, John and Jane and John and Joan.

Expat38matt · 29/06/2017 05:46

From school in the 80s/90s there was only one jessica. A lot of Laura's !
My kids have a lot of Avas and Sienna's at their school

Glastokitty · 29/06/2017 05:24

Late 70s, five girls out of 12 in my class were called Tracy.

treaclesoda · 29/06/2017 05:16

There are about 200 children at my kids school, but there aren't any more than maybe two children with the same name. A couple of Noahs, Olivias, Amys and Adams. But no name that has five or six children sharing it.

In my year of 150 at school (1990s) there were three or four Davids, Catherines and Richards. And a few that had two people with the same name, such as Denise, Carol, Julie or Paul. But there was no one overwhelmingly popular name.

NoncommittalToSparkleMotion · 29/06/2017 05:02

Catholic school, I had 5 Michaels, 3 Daniels and 3 Davids in my class.

Girls were a bit more varied, but I think Jessica/Jennifer was pretty common across the board.

Out of DC's friends, I'd say Olivia, Ava, Theo, Max are the most common.

Movablefeast · 29/06/2017 03:33

My dd's current year (15/16 year olds) of 150 - so about 75 girls - has tons of Graces, I'm not even sure how many but on the low end it is 8, I have heard rumours there are 15 of them. Some call themselves Gracie and one now goes by Grey as she is sick of being lost in the crowd.

And dd's second name is Grace!

Movablefeast · 29/06/2017 03:28

My dd"s teacher told me the class that had just moved up from her had 6 Olivias this was some time ago so they would be 17/18 now.

CanadaMoose91 · 28/06/2017 23:19

I teach 12 Mohammeds this term. I teach PE, so not all in the same class, but there are tons.