Names in your kids class

I know from these threads that people like to find unusual names, but i tend to think that if a name is not popular is because most people don't like it.

I love the fact I’m all the way at the end and my sons name hasn’t been mentioned

@Mugcake your list of names sounds suspiciously like Reception and Year's 1&2 of my DS's school!

Presumably not. Lots of other posters have suggested it's terribly problematic for some other reason but failed to explain what that reason is. I don't see what the issue even if it was a full list of one class's names and they were identified as being Orange class, year 3 from Middle Street Primary in Anytown. It doesn't matter.

It makes the OP identifiable by process of elimination. Maybe that won't bother her though ?

So?

In DS’s school we have lots of old names and also lots of Biblical names:

Alma
Martha
Violet
Esther
Phoebe
Edith
Naamah
Matilda
Lois

Isaac
Elijah
Stanley
Reuben
Arthur
Nathaniel
Josiah
Solomon
Henry

😱😱😱 I can't believe you've listed your child's class. Someone on here is going to recognise this.

So what if someone recognises the class? If the OP isn’t bothered it’s identifiable why are you? She’s posted literally no information aside from a list of names.

You clearly have a very different demographic to the school I work in. I won’t list all the names as some of them are quite unusual and with my other posting history could end up identifiable but a large majority of the dc in my primary 2 class are Asian/Middle Eastern or African origin so names that reflect that. Further up the school are far more eastern/continental European names. We currently have 10 dc in our class of 25 with little to no English and a further few where it’s not their first language but are reasonably fluent

Is it a puppy training class?

Without further info about them, does it matter?

Reception age (mix of school/clubs/other friends)

Arlo
Arthur
Benjamin
Ellis
Harry
Isaac
Jasper
Jude
Luca
Oliver
Oscar
Rhys
Teddy
Toby
Zachary

Amelia
Autumn
Eliza
Ella
Emmie
Florence
Isabelle
Olive
Polly
Poppy
Sage
Scarlett

A few I can remember off the top of my head

Oliver, Isaiah, Logan, Jonathon, Elijah, Lucas, Joseph, Ezra, Nathan, Joseph, Albie, Harrison

Olivia x2, Millie x2, Isabel, Neave, Rosie, Alice, Evie, Charlotte, Layla, Angel

I know 3 kids called Ayrton for goodness sake. It really takes quite a lot to be truly unique and outing. I do know one kid who has a made up name so I won’t post that.

A selection of unusual names of kids I know, under-10s:
Madoc, Bianca, Chester, Desmond x2, Peter, David, Sally-Ann, Fearne, THREE Lily-Anns weirdly (not Lilian), Arturo, Percy x2, Patch (Patrick), 2x Ewan, Etty, Senna (boy), Senna (girl), Daphne.

There are seas and oceans around here of: Amelia/Amelie, Freya, Sienna, Evie, Isla.
Henry, Theo, Leo, Freddie, Hudson, Harrison, Harry, Bertie.

Dont know any Arlos strangely!

year 4

Archie
lola
isla
alfie
ronnie
reuban
lucas
stanley
ellie
belle
jack
joshua
charlotte
minnie
ruby
emmie
eva
harry
harrison
matilda
lily

Mine are all teens but we have:

Phoebe
Sasha
Edie
Charlotte
Olivia
Grace
Katie
Libby
Millie
Jasmine
Connie
Jessica
Victoria
Caitlin
Poppy
Scarlett
Lois
Maisie
Esme

Boys
Rory
Toby
Ollie
Alex
Otto
William
Max
Oscar
Freddy
Adam
Sam
Lucas
Zak
Lewis

This is a list of DC in the school, Cub's group and other groups so shouldn't be identifying :)

Dylan
Ifan (lots)
Osian (lots)
Cade
Rory
Arwel
Philip
Thomas
Heath
Caio
Hefin
Now
Iwan
Rhys
Noah
Jac
Seth
Gwion

Elsi
Begw
Mali
Mari
Briar
Lois
Cadi (lots)
Violet
Daisy
Cara
Emily
Lily
Lacey
Holly

Across current classes and various clubs/nursery/playgroups and people we know etc
Fox x2
Athena
Giovanna
Hugo x3
Otis
Otto
Julia
Alice
Ever
Jemima
Allegra
Xevi
Maeve
Adeline
Florence x2
Effie
Emmie
Saul
Atlas
Ivy x2
Addison
Parker
Mabel x2
Darla
Clay
Percival

Which name is so unusual? I am intrigued as they all seem quite normal names.

Because there is no problem. Social media sent everyone loopy

Also here to ask - what is the real world problem of posting names? What harm will this create in the real world other than outing the OP? Interesting how no one has explained!

And?

Not an entire year group but lots of

Theo
Leo
Hugo
type names

Girls
Martha
Betsy
Clara

Don’t want to be too outing, but apart from my DS almost all the boys names either end in a O sound (think Theo, Leo, Arlo, Milo…) or a 2 syllable “ee” ending sound (Charlie, Harry, Alfie, Lenny etc). My sons name is of the classic/traditional sort (Alexander, William, James etc) and it seems to stand out at school far more than it would have 20/30 years ago.

For girls there does seem to be slightly more variety - but there are still a lot of 2 syllable vowel heavy names ending an “ah” (Ava, Isla, Lyla, Mia etc) or 2 syllable names ending in an “ee” sound similar to the boys (Evie, Lily, Phoebe, Poppy etc).

Even though there are no doubles as such, imo the sounds of the names tend to blend together quite a lot. Personally I think that if you want your kids name not to blend in then you need to avoid a 2 syllable, vowel heavy name - whatever the actual popularity of the individual name (for example there are no Olivers or Olivias in DS class).