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Without saying your first name ,is your name common/uncommon?

242 replies

FoodLover36 · 27/09/2020 14:58

Common as in well used

I would say fairly common

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Jason118 · 28/09/2020 21:14

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zigaziga · 28/09/2020 20:34

Common and I love it. My parents did really well as my name is a classic and is even more common now than when I was born, so no one can date me by name at all.

I have no issue with popular names but I hope to never use a faddy name that will date (Isla, Roman, Alfie etc).

Brighterthansunflowers · 28/09/2020 19:25

Uncommon, both when I was born and now, far outside the top 100

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 28/09/2020 18:22

Fairly common in Scotland (where I was born) but not that common in England (where I grew up). Only 1 other girl with the same name in my school of 1200 kids.

tywysoges · 28/09/2020 18:17

My spelling is uncommon in the UK, but the most common spelling is at the bottom end of the top 100...

Hailtomyteeth · 28/09/2020 17:45

Common. In both senses of the word.
The name my mother wanted for me eventually went to my daughter.

CorianderLord · 28/09/2020 17:40

Extremely common

MsQueenInTheNorth · 28/09/2020 17:00

Fairly uncommon but not unusual. Everyone will have heard of it, but I’ve only met a maximum of half a dozen others. It’s a bit more popular now then it was when I was born, it’s in the top 100 now but it definitely wasn’t then!

labellesusage · 28/09/2020 16:57

Rare. Only one at primary and high school. Now in my 40's I've met 2 women with my name and one of them is famous (sort of)

emotionalbutterfly · 28/09/2020 16:54

I can't find another one of me on Facebook so uncommon

Emmapeeler2 · 28/09/2020 16:54

My name was not common when I was born/a child but is now very very common among girls.

WhollyWhole · 28/09/2020 16:52

I've had so much fun with this over the last few days.

My name isn't particularly popular or common but it's VERY VERY 80s. I was born in 1986 Grin

foxtiger · 28/09/2020 16:49

It's very common for 54 year olds although roughly split between 2 popular spellings at that time.

bleachblondemom · 28/09/2020 16:13

Mine is quite common in the USA but not in the UK where I am from. People thought it was odd when my parents chose it (actually my dad didn’t even like it at first but my mom took no notice lol). Always get asked if it’s short for something. Like I wouldn’t tell people my actual name when they ask 🤨

eatsleepbreastfeedrepeat · 28/09/2020 13:01

Common for women born in the 80’s and 90’s

Enko · 28/09/2020 09:19

Very unusual i am 50 and I have never met another. I know of 2 others oddly both singers but never met either

lalalalaloo · 28/09/2020 09:15

No, it's and unusual unisex name (when used for girls- common for boys) but I have a female spelling of it, and even then it's an unusual spelling of that.

It's very Popular in France at the minute though!

Flymetothestars · 28/09/2020 09:09

Common but I do still like it. Less common the older I've got but always were a couple of us in a class

BeyondMyWits · 28/09/2020 08:51

Not common in UK but common in more Catholic countries.

fairydustandpixies · 28/09/2020 08:50

Uncommon first name. I've never met another 'me' but there is a pop star with my name but spelt differently. Surname is very common but spelt in an unusual way.

carolinesbaby · 28/09/2020 08:49

Mine was no. 1 most popular name for girls in my year of birth, and my middle name is one of two that every girl had in that decade. My parents had no imagination!
Having said that, I never had a another girl with my name in my year group or class throughout 16 years of education, I've never worked with one either.

GreenEyedDevil · 28/09/2020 08:47

Uncommon but classic.

pinkyboots1 · 28/09/2020 08:44

Reasonably common for my age group but you wouldn't call a baby it now !

VickySunshine · 28/09/2020 08:37

Uncommon. I frequently have to spell it out and I have never met anybody else with my name. Classical Greek in origin.

whiteroseredrose · 28/09/2020 08:34

Both DH and I have very common 1960s names.

Sadly DS's name wasn't so common where he was born but really is where we live now. There were 5 in his class!

DD's name is classic and not unusual but also not highly used.