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What names are popular in your child's class right now?

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triplechocbrownie · 01/04/2023 14:47

I'm expecting a baby girl and am interested to know what names are coming up in your child's nursery or class (primary school) a lot at the moment?

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MyOtherUsernameIsDave · 02/04/2023 13:05

Evie
Ava
Isla
Amelia
Millie
Olivia
Holly
Mia
Sienna
Lily
Ella
Lexi
Poppy

All with the obligatory Rose/Grace/May as middle names.

Theo
Oscar
Jack
Finlay
George
Alfie
Harry
Oliver

Tellmethespoiler · 02/04/2023 12:09

There aren’t any names repeated in my DC’s class or year group - two-form entry. I’m in a very multicultural area, though. Even lots of DC from different European countries too.

WombatBombat · 02/04/2023 11:36

triplechocbrownie · 01/04/2023 23:07

I've come across quite a few of these names too. Pretty though! Whereabouts in the country are you?

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We’re in the South West.

Arthur was the most popular boys name when DS was born but still there was only 19 born in our area. We’ve met 6 of them though!

OliviaFlaversham · 02/04/2023 11:34

I like dark greener to look at name trends but it doesn’t help for the names which are really similar such as Amelia, Amalia, Amelie, Emily, Emilie, Lily, Millie…etc. For example, Amelie isn’t overly popular yet it feels it amongst these.

Ava, Eva, Evie, Eve, Aria,Mia, Maya, Isla-the e and an ending names are also popular and similar.

Phoebe seems popular here too atm.

Canyoureadmymind · 02/04/2023 11:16

Forgot to mention Freddie/Frankie for a boy.

Aldith · 02/04/2023 10:47

In my nieces rainbow unit (4-7 yrs old)

Holly x2
Molly
Polly
Lily x2
Poppy x2

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 02/04/2023 10:39

Mabel there seems to be loads of as well.

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 02/04/2023 10:38

Emse too

redyellowpinkbluegreen · 02/04/2023 10:37

Not nursery but baby classes-

Margo
Emily
Sophie/ Sophia

Boys-
Tons of Max's and Arthur's. And hestons funnily

Mumofgirls2017 · 02/04/2023 09:55

Jack
ivy
george
isabella
oliver
oscar
elodie

islamann · 02/04/2023 08:24

There are 3 Sophie's in my DDs y2 class. No other multiple girls names.
2 Ryan's for the boys.

ThomasinaLivesHere · 02/04/2023 08:04

I’ve noticed on Facebook that every child of my friends seems to be going to Isla’s birthday party. That’s the most common girls name by far where I am.

As a side note, in the lists people have made grouping names together, I’ve noticed a few siblings grouped together. Some people really like one sound and use it for all their children.

Sairk · 02/04/2023 07:15

Harry x 2
Charlie x 2
Oliver x 2
Emily x 2
Poppy x 2

somanyhoodies · 02/04/2023 06:37

DS2 (Year 5) is in a 2 form entry school. Children born September 2012 to August 2013.

Charlotte x 3
Opal x 2
Phoebe
Anya
Ella
Eleanor
Iris
Sienna
Aria
Elodie
Beatrice
Lara
Poppy

DS1 is Y7 now (born September 2010 to August 2011) so I dont know many there, but at primary, he had (he's just helped me with this as I couldn't remember many).

Grace x2
Isla
Amelia
Amy
Sophie x2
Beth
Zoe
Harriet
Cora
Annabelle
Keira
Harmony
Layla
Amber
Tessa
Bronwyn

I think they've both got lovely girls names in there, with some real classics.

Had my boys been girls, they would have been Edie and Isabel.

Canyoureadmymind · 02/04/2023 06:28

Working with older students I've seen a few classic names like Holly, Sarah, Hannah, Jessica.

h3ll0o · 02/04/2023 06:26

Elsie and Ethan

Londoner4 · 02/04/2023 06:24

Emily
Sienna
Grace
Ethan
Jacob
Thomas
Liam
Samuel
Cillian
Daniel

Canyoureadmymind · 02/04/2023 06:24

Also a few Theos and Henry/Harry

Canyoureadmymind · 02/04/2023 06:22

That was for EYFS btw

Canyoureadmymind · 02/04/2023 06:21

Lots of Evie/Evelyn
Ada/Ava
Isla (X3)
Isabelle in various spellings
Olivia
Lyra/Lilly/Luna

Boys- Albie/Archie/Alfie
Lots of Teddy
Quite a few Coby and occasionally Cody

ThisIsNotARealAvo · 02/04/2023 06:13

Rosa/Rosie
Isla
Nevaeh
Mariam/Mariama
Aaliyah

user1492757084 · 02/04/2023 06:00

Nina
Isabelle
Tess
Evie
Poppy
Frankie
Lily
Milly
Audrey
Lottie
Elsie
Elsa
Dakota
Chelsy
Grace
Charlotte
Ginevra
Zara
Rose
Jane
Harriet

MashedUpPotatoes · 01/04/2023 23:47

I’m south wales.
there are 2 Cordelias in dd2’s class and that’s the only repeated name.

Have 4 dc between ages 4 and 18 and none of them have had an Amelia, lily or Olivia in their schools!

fyn · 01/04/2023 23:29

I have a two year old and a one year old. We know quite a few Ottilie’s, two Lyra’s, a few Emmy’s with a variety of longer names shortened, lots of Evelyn’s and Elsie’s too!

WhatFreshHeckle · 01/04/2023 23:25

In my children's classes there aren't that many repetitions. There might be more than one Emma in a year group. Also quite a few Nathaniels which surprised me. I think there were three in my 5yo's EYFS class.

I used to work in a primary and there were a lot of Ava, Freya, Lilah, Lyra, Isla type names for girls. For boys there were a lot of Noahs and Reubens, usually an Oliver per year group at least as well.

Babies I've met recently have been Elsie x 2 and Teddy