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Names in your class when you were at school

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lebopbop · 03/10/2025 23:54

Inspired by the ‘names in your kids class thread’ what were the names (or some of the names) in YOUR class as a child? Feel free to add the decade or let people guess :)

Mine:
Girls- Katie, Zoe, Holly, Natalie, Danielle, Lauren, Rebecca x2, Eleanor, Laura, Chloe, Bethany, Lydia, Kayleigh

Boys- Joshua x2, Samuel, Ryan, Daniel, David, Christopher x2, Luke, Reece, Liam, Andrew, Adam

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Lobelia123 · 10/10/2025 06:25

All girls school …. Vanessa, Louise, Tracy, Kelly, Anthea, Laura, Debbie, Susan, Sandy, Kathleen

Giggorata · 10/10/2025 05:51

Karen, Julia, Eleanor, Diana, Susan, Isobel, Margaret, Veronica, Ann-Marie, Elizabeth, Jane, Polly, Jennifer, Penny, Sheila, Juliet, Dinah, Geraldine, Clare…
we also had a Ghislaine but it was pronounced Gizz lane.

iseethembloom · 10/10/2025 05:08

Amanda, Samantha, Alison, Lyndsey

Stuart, David, Mark, Ian,

garlictwist · 10/10/2025 04:51

I was born in the early eighties. I remember my primary class as it was pretty small.

girls in my class: Imogen, Freya, Gemma, Megan, Laura, Kate, Emma, Georgina, Eleanor, Olivia

boys: max, Thomas, Caleb, Richard, Daniel, Ben, Joel, Freddie

caringcarer · 10/10/2025 02:45

Karen, Lindsay, Julie, Heather, Ann, Nina, Ruth, Carolyn.

Arthur, Kevin, John, Paul, Peter, Daniel, Jeremy, Andrew, Dennis, Lionel, Ian, Roger, Neil.

Peach27 · 10/10/2025 01:26

All girls primary in the 2000s, we had Alice, Emma, Stephanie, Bryony, Rachel , Saskia, Cathy, Nina, Amy, Nicky, Jemma, Katie, Kate, Anna, Gabrielle, Louise, Jessica and Lucy.

PinkTonic · 06/10/2025 19:37

Sarah, Anne, Alison, Margaret, Jane, Janet, Carol, Linda, Jenny, Lesley, Catherine, Nicola, Claire

Sadcafe · 06/10/2025 19:30

BirdyBedtime · 06/10/2025 13:03

I'd say born late 60s

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Early 60s

BuntyBeaufort · 06/10/2025 13:05

Junior school lots of girls called Anne, Susan, Jane, Janet, Pamela, Barbara, Patricia. We had a Zoe, which was considered very exotic. Boys were John, David, Peter, Paul, Simon.
At all girls secondary it got a bit more interesting, and some I remember were Davina, Regina, Kaye, Dene, Kirsten Hala and Moniza.
i wonder where all the Annes and Susans went😂

BirdyBedtime · 06/10/2025 13:03

Sadcafe · 05/10/2025 19:40

Girls , Michelle, Beverley, Catherine, Elaine, Karen, Judith, Caroline, Julie, Barbara, Bronwen. Others I’ve forgotten
Boys, Stuart, Robert, Ian, Steven, Jonathon, Kevin, Nigel, Gary, Geoff, Andrew, Tony,Plus others
Year - have a guess

I'd say born late 60s

BirdyBedtime · 06/10/2025 12:59

Wendy (more than one), Marie, Gillian, Jane, Annette, Joanne, Rhonda, Shona, Jacqueline, Dawn, Elaine, Laura, Sarah, Caroline ( more than one), Amanda (one of these is me!)

Andrew (many), Bruce, Kenneth, Russell, David (more than one), Iain, Ellis, Craig

Not all the same class but all in classes I was in throughout school

ETA some I had forgotten.

MaybeItsJustTimeToStop · 05/10/2025 22:58

Sarah x2, Rachel x2, Emma, Helen, Amanda, Gemma, Vicky, Katie, Stacey

Mark x 2, Gary x2, James, Thomas, Scott, Richard, Daniel
Sure there were others but I can't remember anymore!

LuluWearsATutu · 05/10/2025 22:48

Girls - Anita, Sandra, Audrey, Mandy, Amanda, Sarah, Alison, Emma, Heidi, Gabrielle, Helen, Angela, Michelle.

Boys - Marcus, Lee, Jason, Kevin, Daniel, Paul, Mark, Ian, Alan.

Summerluvin1 · 05/10/2025 22:34

Hannah ×4, Laura, Natalie, sinead, siobhan, imogen, jade, Chelsea, sabrina, Shannon, davina, Emma x2 , Lauren x 2 and hayley x2

Boys Harry x3, Chris x3, Craig, Steven x2, Dean, David, Edward, Mark, Matthew x2 and tom

Cadenza12 · 05/10/2025 22:33

Susan, Linda, Monica, Pamela, Jo-anne, Nina, Denise
Trevor, Tony, Martin, Stuart, David, Richard

TheScottishPlay · 05/10/2025 22:30

Girls: Ashley, Lynn, Caroline, Lisa, Carol

Boys: Grant, Sandy, Kevin, Scott, Paul

80s Scotland

BashfulClam · 05/10/2025 22:26

Oh and Gillian x4

BashfulClam · 05/10/2025 22:21

Girls;
Karen
Pamela x 2
Leanne
Lisa
Valerie
Elizabeth
Amanda
Diane
Lorraine
Kelly
Laura
Kerry x 2
Alison
Siobhan
Melissa x 2

Boys:
Martin
Michael
Robert
David x a million
Graeme/Graham x a million
Ian
Brian
Craig
Alex
A billion Colin and Dereks
Keith
Harry
Euan
Barry
Stuart/Stewart
Kevin
Paul
Mark
Stephen/Steven
Gordon
Andrew
Kenneth

OlderGlaswegianLivingInDevon · 05/10/2025 22:20

Hazel, Julie, Janice x 3, Elaine, Susan, Heather

John, Alistair, Ian, Stanley, Derek, Gavin

Mid to late 60's, Scotland.

ladygindiva · 05/10/2025 22:12

Girls; Rebecca X3, Claire X3, Sarah x 3, Emma X2, Vicky X2, Alison, Lisa.
Boys : lots of Pauls, Marks and Daniels. Gregory. Justin. David. Steven. Darren. Today's names are nicer and more varied imo
1980s

NormasArse · 05/10/2025 22:08

Girls:
Denise
Susan
Joanna
Cheryl
Nicola
Sarah
Jayne
Debbie
Jacqui
Philippa
Christina
Amanda
Andrea
Angela
Alison
Helen

Boys:
Andrew
Philip
John
Darren
Barry
Johnathan
Richard
Paul
Simon
Wayne
Christopher
Mark
Nigel
Tony
Peter
David
Roy
Carl
Jeremy

BlueberryLatte · 05/10/2025 22:07

Lots of standard British names like, Rachel, Rebecca, Caroline, Victoria, Jessica, Julia, Louise, Jennifer, Nicola, Amy, Laura, Gemma, Jenna, Alison, Anna, Heather, Natasha, Sophie, Sarah, Claire, Lauren, Michelle, Helen...also some Irish names (I am Irish)

I went to an all girls school, so no boys in my classes, but the boys I hung out with outside school were all things like John, Jamie, Charlie, Paul, Mark, Dave

Compared to my kids' classes now, these are quite boring^^

Sjkeb · 05/10/2025 22:03

Several Julie's. Caroline, Deirdre, Jackie, Pam, Tracy, Sarah, Susan. That kind of thing

Dogaredabomb · 05/10/2025 22:01

SpottyAardvark · 04/10/2025 00:18

In my school year there were around 70 girls. Five of them were called Sharon, and three were called Joanne. Among the lads there were about four Kevins. You won’t be surprised to learn that this was the 1980s,

Ah yes, and remember the 3 Julies to every class. As well as Debbie, Samantha, Dawn, Wendy, Tracey, Carol, Linda.

Everybodysinthehousetonight · 05/10/2025 21:57

Joanne, Stephanie, Sarah, Rebecca, Marnie, Megan, Michelle, Nicola, Kirsty, Laura, Kate, Amanda.

Dan, Matt, Chris, Steve, James, Craig, Tom, Mark, Andrew.