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Original poster

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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ODFOx · 16/03/2023 23:22

North mid-60s

Rachel
Sarah
Helen
Jane
Victoria
Eleanor
Catherine
Katherine
Elizabeth/Elspeth/Libeth
Imogen
Julie/Juliet
Karen
Caroline
Stephanie

Peter
Simon
David
James
John
Andrew
Fraser
Nicholas
Dominic
Alexander
Richard
Stephen
Anthony

Luana1 · 16/03/2023 23:18

Early 80s Home Counties:

Carolyn
Sandra
Lisa
Joanne
Karen
Pamela
Dawn
Rachel
Monique
Jacqueline
Belinda
Amanda
Sarah
Nerys
Kirsty
Lauren

Michael
Andrew
Kelvin
Mark
Matthew
Benjamin
Christopher
Daniel
Nicholas
Oliver

LangClegsInSpace · 16/03/2023 23:15

I forgot all the Debbies and Marks.

Lovely thread, thank you!

COPPER3 · 16/03/2023 23:15

Early 60's..

Sharon
Debbie
Claire
Sally
Joanne
Karen
Jill
Rita
Lorraine

Roger
Barry
Antony
Derek
Jeffrey
Ian
Stephen
Kevin
Keith

Travelationjubilation · 16/03/2023 23:13

70’s
joanna
nicola
emma
lucy
natalie
lisa
deborah
Michelle
rebecca
sara / sarah
rachel
caroline
elizabeth
katherine
Alexandra

daniel
David
nicholas
marc / Mark
jonathan
simon
Ben
Paul
Adam
james

LangClegsInSpace · 16/03/2023 23:08

Born at the end of the 60's, went to school in Essex.

Girls:
Jane
Julie
Geraldine
Amelia
Fiona
Caroline
Jessica
Angela
Catherine
Andrea

Boys:
John
David
Keith
Gary (Gareth)
Simon
Peter
Darren
Justin
Stephen
Paul

KirstenBlest · 16/03/2023 23:03

I forgot David, Huw and Rhys from my list.
Nia was very popular for girls

ButteryNuts · 16/03/2023 22:52

Mid 90s up north. Heavily repeated names in my year at school:

Girls:
Emily
Emma
Bethany
Georgia
Katie
Amy

Boys:
James
Luke
Connor
Sam
Thomas

KirstenBlest · 16/03/2023 22:44

Late 60s, N.Wales.

Carys
Siân
Bethan
Rhian
Eleri
Sioned
Delyth
Karen
Sarah
Helen

Gareth
Dylan
John
Mark
Paul
Andrew
Darren
Stephen
Ian

Swapshopped · 16/03/2023 22:43

Born early 80s..
Jemma
clare
emma
kelly
kathryn
sarah
louise
deborah
rachel
nicola

mark
peter
ben
richard
daniel
Matthew
luke
steven
Karl
andrew
alex

UnagiForLife · 16/03/2023 22:42

I was born in the early 80s there was loads of:
James
Matthew
Andrew
Adam
David
Katherine/Kat/Katie etc
Sarah
Emily
Kerry
Rebecca

OverHereTryingToFigureItOut · 16/03/2023 22:38

Early 80s, London

Sarah
Claire
Nicola
Joanne
Michelle
Emma
Katie
Kelly

David
Paul
James
Matthew
Danny
Lee
Chris
Mark

HuggingtheHRT · 16/03/2023 22:37

Bit. Mid-70s

Most of the kids at my school were called

Claire
Joanne
Sarah
Emma
Lindsey
Rachel
Lisa
Mark
Chris
Steve
David
Andrew

Cyanchicken · 16/03/2023 22:34

I was born in mid 70s Norther Ireland

Girls were: Gillian, Fiona, susan, Orla, Elizabeth, Jennifer - very few Irish names in my peers - the odd Aisling

Boys were: John, Patrick, David, Eoin/Owen, mark, barry, Sean

thismeansnothing · 16/03/2023 22:24

Born mid 80s, north west.

Boys :- Daniel. (There were 5 in my form group at high school alone), David, mark, Thomas/Tom, Christopher/Chris, Matthew, Philip

Girls :- Sarah, Laura, Lyndsey, Victoria/Vicky, Alexandra/Alex, Lauren, Gemma, Stephanie

yikesanotherbooboo · 16/03/2023 22:12

South east early 60s:
Catherine
Christine
Sarah
Jane
Lucy
Fiona
Alison
Annemarie

Jonathan
David
Richard
Kevin
Andrew
Simon
Dennis

MassiveSalad22 · 16/03/2023 22:08

4 Bens and 3 Sams in my year 7 class 🙃 a few Toms and Lukes too.

Loads of Ellies, Charlottes and Hannahs too.

Born in 1990.

Vicliz24 · 16/03/2023 22:05

Midlands mid 60s
Mandy
Michelle
Karen
Anne
Linda
Veronica
Julie
Dawn
Susan

Andrew
Peter
Mark
Christopher
Billy
Tony
John
Richard
Geoff

BridieConvert · 16/03/2023 22:03

Oh and Emma & Gemma! Lots of them too!

BridieConvert · 16/03/2023 22:02

Scotland, early-mid 90s

Louise
Laura
Stephanie
Jessica
Jennifer

Stephen
Callum
Barry
Mark
Grant

BigGlassOfRedPlease · 16/03/2023 22:00

Born in the 80s, London, most popular girls names were Nicola/Lisa/Laura/Louise/absolute millions of Joanna’s or Joanne’s/Claire/Rachel/Vicky/Natalie

and every second boy was called Matt, James or Daniel

Mumofgirls2017 · 16/03/2023 21:58

Late 80s…

sarah
laura
emma
lucy
hannah
lizzie
emily
amy
jenny
kate

tom
peter
david
chris
oliver
james
robert
ben
alex
dan
will

DameKatyDenisesClagnuts · 16/03/2023 21:48

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.

Also born in the North, mid 70s

Echo this - would add Nicola, Dawn, Lisa and Joanne to the girls first names and Marie to the middle names

Boys there were also a fair few Pauls, also some Darrens, Craigs, Garys, and the occasional Dale

KezzabellaB · 16/03/2023 21:44

Very late 60s/Early 70's Northern England
Joanne
Michelle
Alison
Karen
Debbie
Emma
Susan
Jackie
Caroline
Stephen
Andrew
Michael
Paul
David
Jonathan
Nicholas
Shaun/Sean

Cattenberg · 16/03/2023 21:34

SW England, early 80s

Girls: Sarah (x 100), Claire, Rebecca, Victoria, Katie, Nicola, Laura, Lisa and Kelly

Boys: James, Ben, Paul, Mark, Matthew, Chris, Tom and Daniel

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