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What was the most popular first name when you were at school?

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Comedyshortsgamer · 10/12/2017 13:45

In primary school in my class there was 3 Nathans and 2 Ryan's

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NC4now · 11/12/2017 00:10

Sarah, Emma, Rachel, Helen, Nicola
John, Mark, Jason, James

WitchesGlove · 11/12/2017 00:10

Sarah and Chris
Laura and Mark
Charlotte and Steven

TooExtraImmatureCheddar · 11/12/2017 00:07

Alison, Heather and Clair/Clare/Claire for girls

Alan or Chris for boys

(Scottish school, 1995-2001)

crazycatgal · 11/12/2017 00:02

Lauren, Jennifer, Amy and Jack.

endthefarts · 10/12/2017 23:55

I left primary school in 1989 and there were 6 boys called Paul in my year group. Approx 50 kids in that year, 25 of whom were boys, so over one fifth of the boys were called Paul Confused

There were a lot of Sarahs throughout the school and Jenny, Claire and Hannah were also popular.

LadyPug · 10/12/2017 23:48

Lisa... so many Lisa’s! There was a girl called Zara and I remember thinking her name was so unique and beautiful!

TheQueenOfWands · 10/12/2017 23:38

Claire, Laura, Russell and Jamie.

WoolyMammyoth · 10/12/2017 23:32

We had multiples of Elizabeth (lots went by Libby), Katie, Sam, Tom. Probably others I'm forgetting!

At uni I lived with a Stephen and a Steven.

georgie262 · 10/12/2017 22:46

Sarah
Louise
Claire

Marcipex · 10/12/2017 22:28

For boys, Steven, by a very long way. There were five in my class.
For girls...Judith or Catherine. Only two of each though.

CocoLoco87 · 10/12/2017 22:28

Thomas, Claire, Natasha and Matthew

Littlelambpeep · 10/12/2017 22:21

Went to an all girls secondary. Three Nicolas in my class. Louise was also popular. Joanne/ Joanna also. When I went to uni there were tonnes of Victoria (none at school but predominantly catholic)

BabloHoney · 10/12/2017 22:16

It’s interesting guessing people’s ages from these posts!

Girls - Rebecca, Clare, Emma, Nicola, Sarah.
Boys - Jonathan, Andrew, Robert, Steven. There were also 2 boys called Ian in my class at school, sure I read somewhere no baby was called Ian in 2017!

pilates · 10/12/2017 22:01

David, Paul, Andrew, Steven
Nicola, Tracy, Deborah, Karen

crookedhooker · 10/12/2017 21:57

Nicola and Paul

MrsSchadenfreude · 10/12/2017 21:56

Sarah, Nicola, Karen, Catherine, Hilary, Debbie.

Neil, Stephen, Mark, Adrian.

JennyOnAPlate · 10/12/2017 21:53

Louise, claire, Sarah, andrew, Oliver, Matthew

goose1964 · 10/12/2017 21:53

Sally for girls and Mark for boys

Lovelilies · 10/12/2017 21:51

3 Hannahs, 3 James', 2 Grahams,

BewareOfTheToddler · 10/12/2017 21:13

Yes, all the middle names for girls at my school were Louise, Marie or Elizabeth (though met a number of girls with Clare as a middle name at university).

Highpeak · 10/12/2017 21:06

More Emmas (I'm one of them, although my middle name isn't Louise) always been lots at any place I've worked too.

School had lots of Claires and Sarahs. Born 1978.

Eilasor · 10/12/2017 21:03

Emily/Emma, Chloe and Jessica

Matthew, James and Christopher.

Can you tell I was born in the 90s?

Annabelle4 · 10/12/2017 20:42

I forgot about Colin Shock

midsomermurderess · 10/12/2017 20:40

Probably Fiona.

howthelightgetsin · 10/12/2017 20:13

Hannah and Jonathan