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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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verybighouseinthecountry · 04/10/2025 21:40

In my primary school there were 3 Lindsey's in my class (various spellings) and Mark and David were popular for the boys.

RuthW · 04/10/2025 21:35

Susan, Suzanne, Sharon, Rachel, Victoria, Jackie, Tina, Joanne, Stephanie, Claire, Cathy, Sam

paul, Mark, Richard, Steve, David, Simon, Lee, Andrew, Robert

CharlieBoo · 04/10/2025 17:04

Reception Class 1984…

Girls: Louise x2 Vanessa, Catherine, Hayley, Emma, Stephanie, Rebecca, Danielle, Lucy, Helen

Boys; James x3 David x3 Steven, Benedict, Robert, Peter, Richard, Stuart, Gary

Daijoubudesu · 04/10/2025 15:15

Kylie, Kelly, Kirsty, Katie, Sarah x2, Rebecca x2, Paula, Jolene, Tracy, Nicola, Lisa, Claire, Melanie, Melissa, Amber, Erin, Louise, Jodie

Paul, Andrew, James/Jamie, Timothy, Matthew, Christopher, Benjamin, Mark, Philip, Adam, Nicholas, Daniel, David, Peter, Samuel, Stephen

All born 1980

BoleynMemories13 · 04/10/2025 11:57

TescoFiasco · 04/10/2025 08:12

I remember in the 80s/90s, loads of girls at school were called Hayley, Leanne and Gemma. For some reason I very rarely come across grown-up women with these names now! Where are they all?

They all work with me! I have had multiple colleagues of each of these names over the years, all in their 30s or 40s now.

Mammyloveswine · 04/10/2025 11:03

boys-Lee, Adam, Liam, Joe, Chris, Kyle, Mark, Matt, Daniel, Nicolas, Gareth, Carl,

Girls-Sarah, Charlotte, Catherine, Jenny, Hester, Josie, Laura, Kirsty, Clare, Katie, Rebecca, Heather, Le-Anne, Kelly Chloe,

WithIcePlease · 04/10/2025 10:58

Caroline Charlotte Sharon Lynne Sally Donna Helena Michelle
Martin Andrew Kevin Michael Richard Alan

Pippapoppalov · 04/10/2025 10:40

Elizabeth, Alice, Suzanne, Louisa, Christine, Sarah x 2, Katie x2, Bernadette, Fay, Katherine, Helena, Nicola, Jane-Marie, Lucy, Jane, Yvonne, Sharon, Karen, Leah, Margaret.

Uricon2 · 04/10/2025 10:38

Deerfolk · 04/10/2025 10:37

70’s?

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All born early 60's so yes!

Deerfolk · 04/10/2025 10:37

cjs99x · 04/10/2025 10:34

Girls: Chloe, Abbie, Ellie, Isobel, Alice, Zoe, Maisie, Lucy
Boys: Harvey, Ryan, Will, Sam, Bradley, Alex, Connor

Can anyone guess what decade I was born in? 😅

90’s

Deerfolk · 04/10/2025 10:37

Uricon2 · 04/10/2025 10:34

Infant/Primary school, High was single sex

Paul, Dean, Darren, Mark, Simon, Gareth, Colin, Stuart, Philip

Sharon, Tracey (both in quantity), Debbie, Joanne, Lianne, Pauline, Christine

Glaringly obvious which decade isn't it really 😂

70’s?

Deerfolk · 04/10/2025 10:36

Girls— Stacie, Jodie, Elizabeth, Leah, Amy, Kirsty, Chloe

Boy— Jake, Josh, Luke, David, Michael, Toby

Uricon2 · 04/10/2025 10:34

Infant/Primary school, High was single sex

Paul, Dean, Darren, Mark, Simon, Gareth, Colin, Stuart, Philip

Sharon, Tracey (both in quantity), Debbie, Joanne, Lianne, Pauline, Christine

Glaringly obvious which decade isn't it really 😂

cjs99x · 04/10/2025 10:34

Girls: Chloe, Abbie, Ellie, Isobel, Alice, Zoe, Maisie, Lucy
Boys: Harvey, Ryan, Will, Sam, Bradley, Alex, Connor

Can anyone guess what decade I was born in? 😅

TigerRag · 04/10/2025 10:31

ArtesianWater · 04/10/2025 02:52

And yes, why was everyone's middle name Louise??

I felt very left out at school - everyones middle name was either Louise or Marie. I have my great grandmother's first name as my middle name

(There's nothing wrong with the name; it was more having something different!)

Girls - Gemma, Amy, Nicola / Nicole, Rebecca, Amanda, Natalie, Victoria, Danielle

Boys - Adam, Nicholas, Michael, Karl / Carl, Samuel, Jacob, Calum, Richard, Ryan, Daniel

MyAcornWood · 04/10/2025 10:27

I feel like you could well be a very similar age to me op, perhaps very slightly older. I’m 31 and that’s a very familiar list!!

I will try and remember some of the most common ones;
Kayleigh/Kaylie/Kayley
Alice
Gemma
Sophie
Lauren
Laura
Chloe

Josh
Jack
Ben
Matt
Tom
Dan
Adam
Sam

Twoshoesnewshoes · 04/10/2025 10:26

First year of secondary school, so 1987 ish

Karen Karen Nicola Kim Suzanne Donna Rebecca belle sarah Tegan (random)

Russell Luke Ian Darren Paul Paul Matt Matt mark

SullysBabyMama · 04/10/2025 10:26

Amie, Kimberley, Chrissie, Christina, Laura,

Stephen, Damon, Dean

CanIbeRio · 04/10/2025 10:26

1970s/1980s - late 60s children

Rachel x 4!, Julie, Susan, Rebecca, Caroline, Deborah, Vanessa, Elspeth, Helen, Jennifer, Paula, Dawn, Tracey, Georgina, Sharon, Michelle, Melanie, Joanna, Ann, Joanne, Anna, Christine, Sara

Colin, Trevor, Sean, Adrian, Neil, Andrew, Gordon, Michael, Daryll, Timothy, Keith, Mark, Terence, Christopher, Brian, Robin, Robert, David, John, Peter

greengrit · 04/10/2025 10:23

Sarah, Kate, Vicky, Alison, Sally, Tanya, Vivette, April, Julie, sara, Sharon, Amy, Stephen, Marcus, Jamie, Robert, Richard, Justin, Paul, Geof, Stewart,

WoodenBoat80 · 04/10/2025 10:19

1980s early 90s
Girls - Joanne, Natalie, Sarah, Debbie, Rachel, Helena, Hannah, Lisa, Helena, Dawn.
Boys - Carlton, Wesley, Simon, David, Robert, William, Daniel, Gavin, John.

DocMcMuffin · 04/10/2025 09:45

Girls: Sarah (loads of them), Rachel, Joanna, Natalie, Amy, Vicky, Nicky, Katy.

Boys: James, Mark, Ben, Richard, Jonathan, David.

Barneybagpuss · 04/10/2025 09:42

Lots of Joannes, lots of Paul’s 80’s

BreadstickBurglar · 04/10/2025 09:42

Emma, Debbie, Vicky, Natalie, Mary, Jenna, Natalie, Maeve, Sophia.

Jimmy, Charlie, Mathew, Jonathan, Tristan, Christopher.

90s

Onefortheroad25 · 04/10/2025 09:41

Girls..
Yvonne, Margaret, Claire, Carol,Rachel
Boys..
Brian, Keith, David, Barry, Alan
Not naming them all just in case it’s a bit outing.
Anyone guess the decade??