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Most popular names at school vs now

38 replies

Newsenmum · 15/02/2024 21:19

What were the most popular names in your class when you were at school and what are they now in your child’s class?

Mine were Emily, Rebecca, Sarah. Michael, Matthew, Thomas.

For my older child it’s now Eva/Evie, Lily and Esme. Leo, Harry and Henry.

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BoleynMemories13 · 15/02/2024 23:21

I was born late 80s and was at school with lots of the following:-

Sarah, Laura, Claire, Samantha, Emma, Gemma, Rebecca, Rachel, Michelle, Katie, Louise, Natalie, Charlotte, Jennifer, Lucy

Daniel, Michael, Andrew, David, Matthew, Jason, James, Adam, Ben, Jonathan, Christopher, Lee, Robert

Around here the most popular names of under 10s these days seem to be:-

Olivia, Sophia/Sophia, Isla, Harper, Luna, Mila, Ivy, Freya, Esme, Aria

Oliver, Noah, Oscar, Teddy, Archie, Lucas, Jacob, Jude, Arlo, Leo

Daijoubudesu · 15/02/2024 23:16

Me: 80s/90s Kelly, Katy, Kylie, Amy, Louise/a, Hannah, Joshua, James, Matthew, Andrew, Thomas, Ben

Kids: Isabel/Isabella, Sophia, Amelia/Emilia, Clara, Mia, Isla, Freddie, Joshua, Max, Oliver, Theo, Noah

Nicebloomers · 15/02/2024 23:09

Me: Alison, Gillian, Katie, Donna, Kelly
Ian, Matthew, Simon, Mark, Lee

now: Isla, Sophie, Isabelle,
Sam, Harry, Jack, Oliver

MaloneMeadow · 15/02/2024 23:06

Can’t remember my own!!

For 19 year old DD it’s: Olivia, Ella and Lucy
Ben, Jack & Patrick

intergalacticplanetary · 15/02/2024 22:21

Me: Clare, Gemma, Kate, Sarah, Hayley,
Daniel, David, Chris, Matthew, Adam

My kids: Evie, Phoebe, Jessica, Elsie, Noah, Reggie, Ezra, Finley, Albie

MythicBish · 15/02/2024 22:00

Very common/popular names when I was in primary school in late 90’s:
Kirsty, Gemma, Amber, Shannon, Amy, Charlotte, Emily, Sophie, Thomas, Ben, Sam, Aiden, Liam

now my dc are in primary school there are lots of:
Evie, Ava, Oscar, Jackson, Sophia, Noah, George, Isla, Mia, Freya, Finn, Olivia

Bbq1 · 15/02/2024 22:00

Me: Cathy, Clare, Debbie, Fona,, Jean, Joanne, Rachel, Andrea
Robert, Kark, Mark, Christopher, Philip, John, Simon, Martin

Ds(18): Olivia, Lily, Martha, Grace, Amelia, Isabella, Molly, Lucy
Kai, Leo, Ronnie, Thomas, James, Matthew, Callum, Charlie

sawnotseen · 15/02/2024 21:58

Oh and children - mine are now 19 and 24 but, when they they were at Primary school (apart from foreign names which mine have and the more unusual names)

Mia / Mya
Emily
Molly
Millie
Ella
Aimee
Rosie
Daisy
Isabelle
Lily

Max
Louis
Harry
Henry
Charlie
Freddie
Oliver
Joshua

MolkosTeenageAngst · 15/02/2024 21:54

Laura, Jenny, Rachel, Sarah, Amy, Elizabeth, Jemma, Abigail,
James, Tom, William, Mark, Alex, Adam,

Amelia, Rosie, Poppy, Lily,
Arthur, Jack, James, Harry, Charlie,

Beahappy82 · 15/02/2024 21:49

Emma, Emily, Sarah, Rachel, Rebecca
Chris, Simon, Matt, Tom

Now - Daisy, Emily, Harry, Eve/Evie, Chloe, James

sawnotseen · 15/02/2024 21:46

Mine in 1970s/80s London

Karen (by far the most popular)
Sarah
Rebecca
Jennifer
Jill
Rachel
Lisa

David (by far the most popular)
Paul
Matthew
Colin
Mark
Ian
Michael
Andrew

Mumofgirls2017 · 15/02/2024 21:44

Me: Christopher, Matthew, David, William, james; sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Catherine, laura

kids: George, Oliver, Alexander, Oscar, Joshua; Amelia, Ivy, Olivia, Sophia, Isabella

RunSlowTalkFast · 15/02/2024 21:32

Claire, Emma, Sarah, Rebecca, Hannah, Rachel and Cat/Kate/Katie/Catherine. Boys I suppose Daniel, Christopher, James, Michael.

DD10 year at school - Olivia, Amelia, Freya, Isla, Oscar, Harry.