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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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goodnightmrtom · 16/03/2023 15:49

90s, Suffolk:

Rachel, Beth, Noelle, Beth, Ashley, Ella, Ella, Ellie, Alicia, Alysha, Sophie, Rhiannon, Alana, Megan, Chloe, Megan, Sophia.

William, Jamie, Jack, John, John, Luke, David, Oliver (Oli), Rhys, Matthew, Matthew (Matty), Andrew.

FineThings · 16/03/2023 15:38

Mid 70s, East of England
All girls, by law, were called Sarah, Rebecca, Cla(i)re, Jane, Nicola or Louise. Everyone had Louise as a middle name, unless their first name was already Louise and/or they had Jane instead.
All boys were called Andrew, David, Mark, Matthew, Steven, Richard or Paul. Unless they were called Scott, Christopher or Nicholas. I didn't ask any boys what their middle names were, so couldn't tell you.

BridaBrida · 16/03/2023 15:29

Early 90s

Ashleigh/Ashley
Stacey
Laura
Lauren
Emma
Kerry
Lindsey/Linzi
Lisa
Nicole
Kayleigh
Jenna
Danielle

Jordan
Jamie
Scott
Ross
Callum
Greg
Darren

CoffeeChocolateWine · 16/03/2023 15:28

Late 70s and southeast England.

Girls
Sarah
Claire
Emma
Catherine/Katy
Helen
Louise

Boys
John
James
Peter
Daniel
Steven
Andrew

Mammyloveswine · 16/03/2023 15:17

Born in the north late 80s...

Girls:

Laura
Sarah
Katherine (Katie)
Charlotte
Samantha
Kirsty
Leah
Leanne
Louise
Rebecca

Boys:

Lee
Daniel (Dan/Danny)
Matt
Mark
Luke
Liam
Joe
Kyle
James

IJustHadToLookHavingReadTheBook · 16/03/2023 15:09

East London, born in the mid-eighties. My peers were named:

Emma
Sarah
Kayleigh
Jenny
Laura
Louise
Carly
Katie/Katherine

Michael
Andrew
David
James
Philip
Christopher

User6761 · 16/03/2023 15:08

Scotland, born 1980
In my year at secondary there were multiple:

Emma
Fiona
Jennifer
Laura
Karen
Mairi
Nicola
Emma
Alison
Claire
Cheryl
Donna
Joanne/Joanna

Matthew
David
Alasdair/Alistair
Jamie
John/Jonathan
Richard
Kevin
Ross

SophiaLarsen · 16/03/2023 15:06

East Midlands born in late 70s:
Girls
Claire
Rebecca
Catherine/Katherine (Katy/Katie)
Rachel
Alison
Mary
Kirsty
Joanna
(With smattering of more unusual)

Boys
Andrew
Simon
Craig
Jake
Shane
Robert
Christopher
Phillip
David
Richard
Michael
Again a smattering of more unusual ones too.

Newjumper2023 · 16/03/2023 15:06

1970s, Yorkshire.
Sarah, Claire, Hannah, Catherine, Jennifer.
James, Jonathan, Andrew, David, Richard, Paul.

monsterradeliciosa · 16/03/2023 15:06

Born in 81 and went to school in South East London.

Primary:

Phoebe
Rhoda
Kimberley
Lisa
Lucy

Nicholas
Antony
Miles

Claire
Sarah
Gemma
Nicola
Kimberley

Andrew
Steven
Billy

BloodyHellKen · 16/03/2023 15:05

This thread reminds me of a friends sons who is about 23 I think. He thinks Paul is a really old fashioned name and only old men are called Paul 😳😂

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Justinripley · 16/03/2023 14:55

Greenlighting · 16/03/2023 14:35

See I wouldn’t say any of your girls names were particular popular in the 90’s. You must have been in an odd pocket. It was all:

Chloe
Jessica
Hannah
Emily
Lauren
Sophie

for boys it’s
Jack
Ryan
Dan
Etc

I do know girls with all of those names (except Chloe actually which is odd, they were all a few years older) but yes seems an odd pocket.

I forgot Ben off the boys list. So many Benjamin's.

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BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz · 16/03/2023 14:41

Mid 80s
Laura
Sarah
Elizabeth
Gemma
Rachel

Matthew
Stephen
James
Peter
David

housemaus · 16/03/2023 14:40

The people I was friends with at school:

Hannah, Laura, Lucy, Kate, Beth, Lauren, Ellie, Jess, Chloe, Vicky, Keira, Anna, Emma.

Matt, Nick, James, Ben, Jake, Steven, Andrew, Tom, Lee, Ryan, Joe.

Born very late 80s, North West!

Greenlighting · 16/03/2023 14:35

See I wouldn’t say any of your girls names were particular popular in the 90’s. You must have been in an odd pocket. It was all:

Chloe
Jessica
Hannah
Emily
Lauren
Sophie

for boys it’s
Jack
Ryan
Dan
Etc

Puppers · 16/03/2023 14:11

Born in the 80's up North

Rebecca
Rachel
Amy
Sophie
Jennifer
Laura
Katie
Hannah
Emma
Louise
Charlotte

Andrew
Thomas
Richard
Robert
Alex
Matthew
James
Joseph
Daniel
Sam

grannycake · 16/03/2023 14:10

Forgot the boys

Robert
Paul
Michael
Gary
Kelvin'
Kenneth
Huw
Peter
Ian
Tim

grannycake · 16/03/2023 14:09

1950s south Wales

Denise
Rebecca
Christine
Susan
Stephanie
Anita
Ann
Judith

Babdoc · 16/03/2023 14:03

1950s, SE.
Linda, Gillian, Janet, Janice, Anne, Yvonne, Barbara, Denise, Alison, Lynette, Brenda, Carol, Christine, Susan, Sandra, Wendy.
Charlie, Peter, Edward, Roger, Nigel, Nicholas, Andrew, Julian, Christopher, Stephen, Dennis, Geoffrey, Michael.

wonkylegs · 16/03/2023 14:01

Born in late 70's grew up in SW
Girls
Claire
Rebecca (Becky)
Abbey
Beth
Jessica
Tasha
Julie
Portia
Dawn
Karen
Victoria (Vicky)
Hannah
Emma
Helen

Boys
Timothy
Andy
Daniel
Richard (rich)
Simon
Kris
Adrian
James
Michael
Jonathan (Jon)
David (Dave)
William (Will)

Mischance · 16/03/2023 13:58

Boys: Michael, John, Christopher, Stephen, Phillip
Girls: Jane, Janet, Linda, Angela, Hilary, Mary

Now you have to guess when I was at school!? Smile

BeStrongLittleRodney · 16/03/2023 13:57

Born in Scotland in the 60s.

Geraldine, Samantha, Colette, Claire, Mary-Jo, to name a few

notacooldad · 16/03/2023 13:54

Born in the 60s
Angela
Linda
Julie
Donna
Bernadette
Jackie
Helen
Tracey
Carole
Jill

Boys
Pete
Carl
Mark
Mick
Colin
Gary
Paul
Scott

NellyCortado · 16/03/2023 13:53

Late 70s:

Emma
Sarah
Tracey
Clare
Joanne
Helen
Lisa
Catherine

Richard
Matthew
Jonathan
Stephen
David
Robert

Dacadactyl · 16/03/2023 13:48

Born in the South in 1985.

Peers were called names like

Katie
Sarah
Hayley
Claire
Leanne
Danielle

David
Jamie
Paul
Stephen
Kevin
Darren

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