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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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Shetlands · 01/06/2025 07:32

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

CrazyGoatLady · 01/06/2025 07:30

At school in the 1980s.
Girls, I seem to remember quite a few Amys, Sarahs, Jennifers and Lauras. I grew up mostly in Scotland, so there were more Scottish names among them too - I remember Eilidh and Catriona being fairly popular.

Boys - I remember a lot of Alexanders and Davids, other names we heard a lot would be Andrew, James/Jamie, Callum, Cameron, or Stephen/Steven.

I have a non-British name, so didn't have anyone with the same name as me in my school back then! But my kids have grown up around far more kids with non-British parents and my name isn't that uncommon now.

Simplelobsterhat · 01/06/2025 07:27

1979 baby, so secondary school in 90s- the names I remember most multiples of were Catherine / Kate in various forms, Matt/ Matthew and Christophers who were all shortened to Chris.

Also quite a lot of Sarah, Claire, Emma, Jane, Caroline, Andrew, Gavin, Steve.

Snakeandladder · 01/06/2025 07:25

Mid 80s baby

All girls were Emma, Rachel or Sarah
All boys were Luke, Matty or Tom

No other names existed

My dc's classes have no kids with the same names.

starrynight009 · 01/06/2025 07:23

Sarah (had 4 in my class at one point!)
Jessica
Jennifer
Claire

David
Chris
Michael
James
Simon

Late 80s/ early 90s

luckylavender · 01/06/2025 07:23

Born in 1962 in South Wales. Susan, Karen, Judith, Vanessa, Tracey, Sharon were very popular. For boys Michael, David, Steven & Paul

franke · 01/06/2025 07:21

At primary school in the 70s, we had six girls named Sarah in my class.

CalliopePlantain · 01/06/2025 07:21

at primary school in the 80s

samantha
natalie
nicola

terry
wayne
daniel

Comedycook · 01/06/2025 07:19

And I never went to a mixed school hence why no boys names!

Comedycook · 01/06/2025 07:18

Clare Sarah Emma Emily Jennifer Laura

Born in the early 80s

TranceNation · 01/06/2025 07:16

I'm a 1983 baby. We seemed to have a lot of Gemma's all the way through primary and secondary school. And quite a few David's on the boys side.

EleanorReally · 01/06/2025 07:16

Sharon
Clare
Debbie
Amanda
Susan
Jane

Michael
Simon
1970s