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Original poster

How many Olivers in your DC's class, and how old are they?

78 replies

Knax · 09/03/2009 19:35

Just wondering whether to risk a popular name.

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CrackerNut · 09/03/2009 22:15

There is 1 in 6yr old Ds's class.

SlartyBartFast · 09/03/2009 22:15

in dd's last year's class, year 6 - there were 2.

subtlemouse · 09/03/2009 22:15

2 - 9 going on ten

ByThePowerOfGreyskull · 09/03/2009 22:11

one in DS1's year (aged 5)
One baby at our baby group (aged 3 months)

TheCheeseAlarm · 09/03/2009 22:10

My 10 year old Oliver is the only one in the whole (600+ pupils) school.

annasmami · 09/03/2009 22:01

Two Olivers in my ds's reception class of 21. Three in the nursery of 28. Very populur imo.

Drusilla · 09/03/2009 21:12

2 in Ds's playgroup (he is 3.10) and 1 the same age who lives down the road but at a different school. 3 babies under 6 months called Oliver at toddler group.

jellycat · 09/03/2009 21:10

1 in ds1's year (they are 7). 1 at ds2's small pre-school (he is 4).

Peachy · 09/03/2009 21:08

1 (out of 3 in school ds 's ), 8

littlebellsmum · 09/03/2009 21:05

None in dd's class - she's 5 and none in ds's nursery class , he's 4

compo · 09/03/2009 20:55
  1. 5 year old in ds' class
  2. nephew (5)
  3. Nephew's best friend (also 5)
  4. Mate's 1 year old son
NogginOfRum · 09/03/2009 20:53

Only know of two.
One is at secondary school and one is 21.

Bakersman · 09/03/2009 20:52

None in ds' class, he's 5. Just an Olivia. He was 'almost' an Oliver - I love the name.

ohdearwhatamess · 09/03/2009 20:51

None at ds1's preschool. Can't think of any older ones round here either.

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Niecie · 09/03/2009 20:45

DS2 had one join his class today but I don't think there are any others around. He didn't start calling him Oliver X(whatever his surname is). He is 5 and in Yr R.

DS1 I think has one in his year (not a very nice boy either). He is 8 and in Yr 4.

Nice name though - I might have called DS2 Oliver but DH wasn't so keen.

basementbear · 09/03/2009 20:42

One in Reception, one in nursery. Know about three others as well!

Fimbo · 09/03/2009 20:41

Neither in either of my dc classes.

Dd is in Year 6
Ds is in Reception

KristinaM · 09/03/2009 20:32

none

Lizzylou · 09/03/2009 20:30

None, I do know 3 Olivers who are under 4 though.
DS1 has what MN term a popular name, though I know of only 1 other where we live (and he is 2 years older and hi Mom is a lovely MNer).

PlumpRumpSoggyBaps · 09/03/2009 20:29

Ds1 is in year 8 and I think there are three across about a hundred pupils. He is one of them. there seem to be more Sams.

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Knax · 09/03/2009 20:26

Thanks, v helpful! Even though i think it's no 3 in list in national stats, doesn't seem to be too many in most classes. Think I'll go for it.
Keep them coming...

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snickersnack · 09/03/2009 20:26

None. They are 4. In fact, I only know one Oliver, and he doesn't live round here...

treacletart · 09/03/2009 20:25

he's 5 and a half and in year 1 by the way

Mintyy · 09/03/2009 20:24

My DS is Oliver. He is 5. There are no others in his year at school (90 across 3 classes).