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What were the most popular names at your school?

62 replies

jasminnie · 01/06/2025 07:13

I am a 1995 baby and the most popular names at my school were:

Jack
Sophie
Sarah
Emily
Benjamin
Samuel
Megan
Grace
Joshua
Hannah
Daniel

What were yours?

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PeggyMitchellsCameo · 04/06/2025 14:11

MadisonAvenue · 03/06/2025 22:21

1969 baby

Debbie (Deborah)
Lynne
Julie
Paula
Collette
Kerry
Sharon
Joanne
Mandy (Amanda)

Mark
Steven
David
Andrew
Ian
Martin

Snap! Lots of similar names.

PeggyMitchellsCameo · 04/06/2025 14:10

Karen
Debbie
Joanne
Tracy
Julie
Lisa
Helen
Jackie
Marie
Paula

Michael
James
John
Stephen
Mark
David
Gary
Keith
Philip

Minty82 · 04/06/2025 14:02

Born early 80s, but went to a girls’ boarding school where the name trends were a bit off kilter with the wider country! We didn’t have a single Clare, Nicola, Gemma, Michelle, Amy etc, and only one Laura in the whole school the whole time I was there. However, in a year group of 60 we had:

7 x Catherine/Katherine/Katie/Kate
2 x Alexandra
2 x Lucy
2 x Octavia
2 x Camilla
2 x Teresa
2 x Alice
2 x Maria

My sister’s year a few years below had eight Alices.

ohyesido · 04/06/2025 13:43

Nicola

so many Nicolas in Scottish school in the 90s

namechanged221 · 04/06/2025 13:16

Kate
Katie
Emma
Lucy
Chloe

James
Robin
Daniel
Duncan
David

annaagain · 03/06/2025 22:30

1983 year

Lindsey
Lyndsay
Linzi
Linsey
Lynsay
Linzie
Linzay
Lynsay
Lynsey
Linsie
Linzee

MadisonAvenue · 03/06/2025 22:21

1969 baby

Debbie (Deborah)
Lynne
Julie
Paula
Collette
Kerry
Sharon
Joanne
Mandy (Amanda)

Mark
Steven
David
Andrew
Ian
Martin

Dogaredabomb · 03/06/2025 22:05

Tracey
Sharon
Karen
Dawn
Julie
Debbie
Samantha
Linda

Wayne
Darren
Warren
Paul
Mark
Jason

Mimilamore · 03/06/2025 19:32

Forgot Patricia… masses of those

Mimilamore · 03/06/2025 19:31

Elizabeth, Anne, Mary, Sarah, Sandra, Susan, Linda, Valerie, Jane… 1960s

grimgrinningghost · 03/06/2025 19:31

Early 70s baby -
Sharon, Tracey, Sarah, Amanda, Nicola, Claire, Jane, Joanne,
David, Steven, Paul, Robert, Andrew, Mark, John, Jason, Craig

KayEmAy · 03/06/2025 19:28

1991 (USA)

Megan
Jessica
Samantha

Chris
Matthew
Daniel

Shetlands · 03/06/2025 18:39

Shetlands · 01/06/2025 07:32

1950s - 1960s
Susan
Linda
Janet
Lynne
Jane
Carol
Diane
Julie

I remembered some more popular names from my school:

Margaret
Elizabeth
Deborah
Rosemary
Christine
Jacqueline
Karen
Elaine
Barbara
Pamela
Sandra
Patricia
Anne

Skirridfawr · 03/06/2025 18:27

Born 1985:

Amy
Laura
Emily
Sarah
Lauren
Rachel
Sian
Katie

James
Dan
Sam
Gareth
Mark
Adam
Andrew

Nannyfannybanny · 03/06/2025 18:19

Jennifer. Mary.susan. carol. Maureen. Irene.Johnathan.peter.ian. mark.lesley.richard.

ChocolateCinderToffee · 03/06/2025 18:13

1960s/70s:

Jackie
Karen
Claire
Ruth
Debbie
Sharon
Tracey
Alison
Susan
Julie
Lynn
Linda
Denise
Marie
Dawn
Maureen
Amanda

Mark, Mark and Mark
David
Paul
Peter
Roy
Ian
Graham
John
Anthony
Alan
Christopher
Stephen

Readytohealnow · 02/06/2025 13:45

Early 90s

Girls
Hannah
Rebecca
Katherine
Laura
Lucy
Emma
Emily

Boys
Jack
George
Jonathan
James
Rory
Patrick

Love reading these. Name choices are so awful now compared to just a short time ago…

dizzydizzydizzy · 02/06/2025 13:41

Fiona, Clare, Sharon, Tracey

Yerto · 02/06/2025 09:43

1986

Rebecca, Laura, Emma
James, Daniel, Matthew

MsMiniver · 02/06/2025 08:42

Kelly. Louise. Claire/ Clare. Sarah. Rachel.
David. Thomas. Luke.

mummysmagicmedicine · 02/06/2025 00:53

90s
Kayleigh
Jessica
Lily
Katie
Emily
Emma
Chloe
Lucy
Rebecca
Georgie
Grace
Olivia
Sophie

Jacob
Thomas
Benjamin
Oliver
James
Alfie
Sam
Jack
Luke
Zak
Daniel

NegroniMacaroni · 01/06/2025 18:22

80s baby Portugal

Maria
Rita

João
José

Gemstonebeach · 01/06/2025 17:38

at school in the 90s/early 00s

Kate
Anna
Jessica

Matt
Michael
Christopher

pasanda · 01/06/2025 17:33

Sarah
claire
karen
nicola

james
daniel
jason

born 1973

alcoholnightmare · 01/06/2025 17:30

Born 1985
sarah