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Which are the most commonly used names in your dd/ds class / school?

132 replies

imaginaryfriend · 07/12/2008 21:35

Dd's class has 2 children called:

Emily
Nadia
Alex (boy)
Nikita (boy)
Cameron

Apart from Emily, I would have thought these names were fairly uncommon. Just curious to see which are the most popular names in your childs' school.

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Leeloo1233 · 18/06/2021 17:53

It will be interesting to see if the names are very different so many years later

bozza · 09/12/2008 13:27

DS is in Y3 and the duplicates (two each) in a class of 29 are:

James
Lauren
George

DD will be in reception from January and the duplicates there in a class of 19 (lucky DD) are:

Benjamin (although one known as Ben)

and that is it.

IdrisTheDragon · 09/12/2008 13:19

In DS's reception/nursery class of 30 there are

2 x Ben (and one Benjamin )
2 x Lewis

Don't think there are any other duplicates.

DD's pre-school class has two Alices (one of which is mine). I think I have a tendency for choosing popular names .

simpsonsChristmasSpecial · 09/12/2008 00:23

At Ds'a pre school:
2 X Leah
2 X Hannah
2 X Lewis
2 X chloe
3 X Ellie
2 X Kayleigh

Pawslikepaddington · 09/12/2008 00:18

How do you all know this?? It took me a whole year to find out dd's nursery names!

And there we had out of 30:

3 x Jack
3 x Martha
2 x Leo
2 x Ellie
2 x Sarah

So almost half the class had a stock of 5 names!

Linnet · 09/12/2008 00:16

In dd1's class (p7) there are

2x Kieran
2x Eilidh
2X callum

In dd2's claas which is nursery there are no duplicates

Clary · 09/12/2008 00:10

DS1 (9): 4 Matthews, 3 Jameses, 3 Laurens, 3 Jessicas in yr (65 kids).

DD (7): 3 Williams, 2 Poppies, 2 Georgias, 2 Hannahs (60)

Ds2 (5) 3 Olivers, 2 Maxes, 2 Josh, 3 Mias (40 kids).

All fairly standard I would say except Poppy maybe.

Lockets · 08/12/2008 23:52

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CountessDracula · 08/12/2008 23:45

Ah maybe not
I know two small Kittys (under 1)

Lockets · 08/12/2008 23:41

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ChasingSquirrels · 08/12/2008 23:28

ds rec class of 21 had no duplicates. current mixed yr1/2 class has a Ben and a Benjimum (sp?), think that is the only one.

CountessDracula · 08/12/2008 23:27

and no Camerons, Ellies, Harrys or Olivias

One Emily and one James though

CountessDracula · 08/12/2008 23:26

DD's class of 29 has no duplicates
amazingly

christywhisty · 08/12/2008 23:22

My 2 have top 10 traditional type names as well and neither of them had another in their primary school class. There is another of DS's name in his set at secondary I think.

ChasingSquirrels · 08/12/2008 23:16

wierdly my ds1 is the only one in the school with his (top list 10 for a long time) name, but there are 5 of them in his beaver group.

christywhisty · 08/12/2008 23:08

In DS's primary class there were 3 x Matthew
seems to be quite a few in his year at secondary school.

DD has 2 x Joshua

PlonkerTeatowelOnTheirHeads · 08/12/2008 22:48

Dd1 (8)

Charlotte (2)
Niamh (2)
Rebecca (2)
Joseph/Josef (2)
Matthew (3)

Dd2 (8)

Ellie/Elly (2)

No other duplicates

Amongst friends, the most popular names by far are Caitlin, Charlotte, Ellie, Laura, Daniel and Joshua

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imaginaryfriend · 08/12/2008 22:33

Ok, by quick summary then the most popular boys names seem to be:

Cameron
James
Harry

And girls:

Emily
Olivia
Ellie

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scarletlilybug · 08/12/2008 21:32

Lots of Emilys, Amies, Annas, Rebeccas plus Woodys, Mikeys, Jameses, Lewises, Bens.

SparklyBaubleFeast · 08/12/2008 21:23

Anastasia
Amber
Jessica
Greg

ByTheSea · 08/12/2008 13:16

Also several Charlies in each year, both girl and boy.

ByTheSea · 08/12/2008 13:15

Year 8 DS has lots of Hannahs

Year 5 DD has lots of Georges, Maxes and Olivias

Year 2 DD has loads of Rachels, Ellies and Harrys

Seem to be some Chloes in every year.

ramonaquimby · 08/12/2008 13:11

ruby (6yrs)
Alex (6 years)

Ben (also 6 years)

Sam (4/5 years)

I can think of at least 3 of the above names at dd's school and immediate friends

wideratthehips · 08/12/2008 12:58

jack
harry
dan

ComeWhineWithMe · 08/12/2008 12:55

I have 4 dc in school most common names are

Lily

Megan

Ellie

Sam

Ben

Lewis.