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What were your peers called?

234 replies

Justinripley · 16/03/2023 11:05

Following on from another thread where a poster is the same age as myself but didn’t know anyone called Phoebe (yet I know of loads my age)

I thought it would be interesting to see what the most popular names in your year groups/friends were, depending on peoples locations.

So for example: I was born in the mid 90’s, South London and I grew up with loads of:

Sophia
Grace
Phoebe
Molly
Lily

Jack
Tom
Joe
Sam
Max

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TeenTraumaTrials · 16/03/2023 11:22

Scotland, mid-70's

Girls were Wendy, Sarah, Marie, Clare, Susan, Judith, Nicola, Annette, Joanne, Gillian, Jane, Karen - i am not one of those but a similar type name that 3 other women of the same age I work with share!
Boys were Craig, Andrew, Paul, Russell, Keith, James, Iain, David

KnottyKnitting · 16/03/2023 11:22

Born mid 60s
Girls:
Nicola
Susan
Suzanne
Tracey
Karen
Deborah
Lisa
Marie
Rebecca
Ruth
Christine
Lesley
Amanda
Sarah
Angela
Patricia

Boys:
Darren
Steven
Robert
Andrew
Christopher
Mark
Matthew
John
Jonathan
Nigel
Peter
Alan
Michael
Patrick
James

Zola1 · 16/03/2023 11:21

Born in 91 in the North West.
Most of my friends at school were things like..
Hannah
Becky
Sophie
Jess
Zoe
Natasha

Sam
Max
Mark
Josh
Matthew
Jonathan
Alex

CleaningOutMyCloset · 16/03/2023 11:21

Sarah
Heather
Emma
Louise
Susie

Dave
Andy
Chris
Steve

Chooba · 16/03/2023 11:19

Swearwolf · 16/03/2023 11:14

I was born in the mid-80s and most of my peers were:
Laura
Louise
Sarah
Claire
Helen
Hannah
Catherine
Gemma
Emma

James
Jonathan
Andrew
Steven
Robert
David
Richard
Thomas
Mark
Paul

I did not have one of those names!

This! Add Samantha to girls as well.

happystory · 16/03/2023 11:19

Up North in the 60s.
Girls:
Karen
Sharon
Jane
Linda
Susan
Boys:
Steven
David
Robert
Kevin
Michael

GlitteryGreen · 16/03/2023 11:16

Born in London, late 80s.

Most popular girls were Laura, Lauren, Sophie, Sarah, Gemma, Holly.

Boys were Tom, Luke, Matthew, James.

Swearwolf · 16/03/2023 11:14

I was born in the mid-80s and most of my peers were:
Laura
Louise
Sarah
Claire
Helen
Hannah
Catherine
Gemma
Emma

James
Jonathan
Andrew
Steven
Robert
David
Richard
Thomas
Mark
Paul

I did not have one of those names!

DysonBison · 16/03/2023 11:08

Born in The North in the mid-70s:

Girls were Sarah, Andrea, Rachel, Amanda, Claire, Caroline. (Middle names Anne, Jane, Louise)

Boys were David, Jonathan, Simon, Stephen, James, Andrew.

Pretty much exclusively.

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