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Which names are popular in your area?

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mummysmagicmedicine · 18/08/2025 19:30

I’d be interested to see which names you are repeatedly hearing and then whether your area is considered affluent or not. Just for a bit of lighthearted fun as I find it interesting how names can vary so much depending on the area. I have recently moved from a not very affluent area to an affluent area and these were the names I came across the most plus some that were popular in both!

Affluent:
Hugo
Otto
Lenny
Edward

Felicity
Maya
Ruby
Olive
Marley

Less affluent:
Alfie
Dylan
Josh
Louis
Jensen

Autumn
Jessica
Chloe
Willow
Matilda

Both:
Albie/ Albert
James
Jack
Henry
Max
Sebastian

Ottilie
Tilly
Poppy
Violet
Lucy

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Weallgotcrowns · 01/09/2025 01:25

Mixed area
Boys - lots of Luca, Alfie, Albie
Girls - Eva, Ava, Cara, Isla, Grace
All quite basic IMO

HazelBeeZee · 01/09/2025 00:43

Mixed area. So many Eva’s, Evie’s, Emmie’s, Ava’s and Poppy’s. Boys is Oscar’s, Thomas’s, Luca’s and Lucas’s.

Bluelilacbella · 30/08/2025 15:22

Fairly international area:

Harry, Oscar, Quentin, Marco, Alex

Anna, Isla, Sienna, Zara

staybyyou · 30/08/2025 13:42

Middle area

Theo
Freddie
Oliver
Isla
Olivia
Lily

Moresettingspuzzles · 30/08/2025 11:49

YES child 2s name made the Mumsnet affluent list, wish I knew about Mumsnet when I had child 1 but I was only 16 then (exposing myself as a harlot)

I'll be very upset if I ever see a dcs name on the "non affluent" list 🤣

I live in a mixed town and there seems to be a multitude of baby girls being born with names that begin with a or I.
And endless boys called Alfie Archie and Albie

rosegarden95 · 27/08/2025 16:00

Sofia is a very popular name in my area

Dontcallmescarface · 26/08/2025 04:47

There seems to be some sort of by-law in the village where I live that states that all families must name 1 of their children either
Jack
George
Henry
Cody
or
Emily
Olivia
Izzy
Taylor
It seems almost every family has at least 1 DC whose name is on that list.

CinnamonBuns67 · 25/08/2025 11:40

Non affluent

Boys: Teddy
Carter
Alfie
Kaiden/Cayden
Jayden
Jenson

Girls: Bella
Isla
Amelia
Ava/Eva
Sienna
Savannah

Double barrelled first names seem popular in my area like "Ivy-Rose, Isla-Rae" too.

89redballoons · 24/08/2025 18:56

My DS is at school in one of the most affluent areas of the city where we live, and has children called Louis, Dylan, Alfie and Tilly (short for Matilda) in his class.

Also very popular - Freddie, Oscar, James/Jamie, Edith/Edie.

MissMarplesGoddaughter · 22/08/2025 14:08

Olive, Pearl, Ottolie, Queenie
River, Hunter, Arrow, Thor,

IceColdChardonayPls · 22/08/2025 14:03

Not a particularly affluent area.

popular boys names are Jack, Jesse, Tom, Edward

girls are Ava, Olivia, Sophie.

These kids are early/mid teens, not sure what the younger trends are.

GreyhoundGal1 · 22/08/2025 13:54

Mixed area. Not that many duplicates actually but ones I have seen:

Sienna
Sophia
Isabella
Amelia
Edie

Jude
Oliver
Freddie
George

bingbangbongalong · 22/08/2025 09:31

I don’t see any of the names mentioned being associated with affluent areas as such they are just very popular names right now and I’ve heard them used across classes.

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mummysmagicmedicine · 22/08/2025 08:15

Madison99Elle · 21/08/2025 10:34

Hunter
Louis
Noah
Danny

Girls there is
Lily
Ava
Olivia
Winter, there seems to be a huge increase in this name where I am recently.

That was my last area with Autumn! So many babies and little girls called Autumn

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Foreverdancing · 21/08/2025 17:41

Quite affluent area:

Freddie
Rueben
Eddie
James
Noah
Harry
Theo
Seb

Emily
Freya
Alice
Isabella
Nancy
Phoebe
Arabella
Harper

Madison99Elle · 21/08/2025 10:34

Hunter
Louis
Noah
Danny

Girls there is
Lily
Ava
Olivia
Winter, there seems to be a huge increase in this name where I am recently.

crossedlines · 21/08/2025 08:16

Fairly affluent area.

Boys- seem to be dozens of:
Teddy
Louie
Theo
Reggie

Girls, tons of
Violet
Ivy
Evie
Ottilie
Elsie

Sparklesandspandexgallore · 21/08/2025 08:09

Oh plus lots of double barrelled first names.

Sparklesandspandexgallore · 21/08/2025 08:08

It’s quite a mix where I am. Split into the likes of:
Hunter
River
Arden
Jackson
and:
Henry
George
Albert type names.

Similarly girls:
Agatha
Aurora
Averly
Emery
and:
Sophie
Olivia
Eleanor type.

StarlightBlues · 20/08/2025 23:36

Classed as more affluent-

Most popular - Max, Oliver
Lily, Olivia

Other names in the school - Alice, Annabelle, Beatrice, Clara, Daisy, Elisabeth, Francesca, Gwen, Harriet, Layla, Lottie, Maisie, Mia, Penelope, Rosa
Alexander, Arlo, David, Dylan, Douglas, Ethan, Freddie, Gabriel, Hugo, James, Joseph, Leo, Myles, Oscar, Reuben, Theodore, Thomas, William

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mummysmagicmedicine · 20/08/2025 08:54

BoleynMemories13 · 19/08/2025 03:27

Not affluent

Archie
Oscar
Teddy
Noah
Arlo
Roman
Jude
Caleb
Oliver
David

Olivia
Isla
Harper
Sienna
Mila
Aria
Sophia/Sofia
Luna
Ivy
Maya

Roman as well was so common in my less affluent area too

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Moreteaandchocolate · 19/08/2025 22:14

Mixed area here.

I find the more affluent areas are over-run with Henry and Oliver; Isabella and Olivia

The less affluent areas have a much more varied range of names (which I like, personally).

MinPinSins · 19/08/2025 12:58

Very middle England, middle of the road
Rory and William are popular for boys, and then Eva, Ava and Charlotte for girls

Rituelec · 19/08/2025 11:23

Ava
Isla
Luna
Laila

afraidberry · 19/08/2025 11:21

Clara, Katie, Catherine, James, Ralph, Holly, Nick, Tom

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