1960s top names

Forgot Louise x2!

Only read pages 1 and 5, so apologies if there's duplication. These were my classmates, born 1966-67 (primary and high school).

Sharon x3
Tina
Denise x3
Karen x2
Alison x2
Helen x4
Anne x3
Debby x2
Anne-Marie x2
Amanda x2
Nicola
Joanna
Andrea x2
Angela
Jacqueline
Caroline
Rebecca
Lois
Julia
Philippa
Jane
Cheryl x3
Julie x4
Deena
Victoria
Charlotte
Sara
Sarah
Anna

The weirdest thing about that list is that my name was the only one that came up as a mis-spelling! It's quite a traditional name too!

my names have already been mentioned loads of times (born late 60's).

Don't forget Katherine as well.

the thing is when I was little I imagined I might name a daughter a pretty name like Claire or Joanne after my friends at school!

I wanted to use Denise for DD1's mn but was talked out of it. Her first name is French and I thought they would go nicely.

My dd's middle name is Denise. She's 21 months.

I like Tina and Cynthia too.

I know a few Karens who are teenagers, and DD1 had a Kimberley (Kim) in her class. Two of the DDs had Jacqueline/Jaclyns in their classes. All the DCs had/have Rachels, Sarahs and Emmas in their classes, several in each class in fact. Katherine, Elizabeth and Margaret (usually Maggie) also well represented.

I had lots of Lindas, Brendas, Anne-Maries, Geraldines, Nicolas, Carolines, Helens, Jacquelines, (in Ireland)

Some of the names from the list have modern equivalents:
Susan -- Susannah
Angela -- Angelina
Teresa -- Tess/Tessa
Sonya -- Sofia/Sophia/Sophie

I am a late 70s baby and went to school with loads of girls called Sarah, Emma, Louise, Jane and Samantha. And boys called Dean and Robert.

Sorry, that was 1954. Now for 1964

SUSAN
JULIE
KAREN
JACQUELINE
DEBORAH
TRACEY
JANE
HELEN
DIANE
SHARON
TRACY
ANGELA
SARAH
ALISON
CAROLINE
AMANDA
SANDRA
LINDA
CATHERINE
ELIZABETH
CAROL
JOANNE
WENDY
JANET
DAWN
CHRISTINE
NICOLA
GILLIAN
SALLY
MARIA

We had 3 Kims at primary. Kim is no 56 on that list.

Official Top 30 (Goes up to 100) from ONS for 1964 UK

Excuse caps - C&P

SUSAN
LINDA
CHRISTINE
MARGARET
JANET
PATRICIA
CAROL
ELIZABETH
MARY
ANNE
ANN
JANE
JACQUELINE
BARBARA
SANDRA
GILLIAN
PAULINE
ELAINE
LESLEY
ANGELA
PAMELA
HELEN
JENNIFER
VALERIE
JEAN

I know a Kimberley who is 2 and about 10 others (inc. Kim's) aged between 16 and 45.

I know at least one Sandra, Pamela, Sharon, Angela, Sonia and Stacey who are 20 to 30.

The rest I don't know anyone under 30.

I have a 3yo Angie- do I win £5?

At least you're not called Fanny The Wonder Dog.

I just realised I have been on mn for over 3 years![I namechanged from pranma a little while ago].I have the same name as Julian Clary's dog!I will be 68 very very soon.

The Fat Slags are Sandra and Tracey (San and Tray). You owe Sharon an apology. Kitty! :o

should have said and a baby Jennifer

I know a baby Susan and a baby Pamela! These names will come back, mark my words. I recently met a baby Caroline and a baby

In my day (late 70s baby) all the girls were:

Sarah
Emma
Rachel
Rebecca
Michelle
Leanne
Kerry / Keely / Kelly

They are already coming back - lots of Sarahs and Emmas about, and starting to see more baby Rachels.

Born in 63.

I am not in OP's list...but I am in NotanOtter's list.

I was named after a song that was in the charts at the time

Oh, I just realised how old this is.

Quite a few of these names were considered for our dd1's name. She was almost a Pamela and a Sheila. She ended up as a Nicola. I think that Kimberley, Cynthia, Michelle and Stacey are all reasonably popular nowadays. I know babies called all of these. I certain places, though, Walter and Ophelia are common names.

I knew a Maribela. She was Spanish and it was short for Maria-Isabela, who I think was queen, but I am not entirely sure..

I'm a 1975 and I remember there being loads of Lucys, Zoes, Carolines, Lisas, Claire/Clares, Sarahs and, funnily enough, Rachels, which is me

It was my great granny's name, so my mum thought she was being original. So did everyone else's I think!

I had an interview with a 'Maribelle' a couple of months ago, she was mid 30's!

I also know a 3 yr old called Maribella???? Anyone else heard of it?

I think alot of 20+ yr olds are named after a 60's name as alot of our mums would have been born then and grew up around those names.

Had fun reading this thread!

I'm a 72 baby, Nicola (no middle name!)

My best friends were:

Linda
Amanda
Marianne
Sharon
Jodie
Heather
Caroline
Susan
Samantha
Paula
Brenda
Karen......

Referring to this list posted by NottanOtter

Claire - Is my other middle name
Rachel - I know a 21yr old, a 3 yr old
Penny - A 20yr old
Jane
Karen
Catherine - A 20yr old.
Kate - A 14yr old
Natasha - A 22yr old
Miranda
Noel
Nicola - A 22yr old.
Bethany - A 12yr old
Eleri
Lucy - Lots, ranging from 16-22
Laura - Lots ranging from 4yrs - 31yrs
Paula
Caroline
Katrina - My BF whos 20yrs old
Anna - A 22yr old
Sally - A 25r old
Serena - 1 aged 36
Miriam - A 19yr old
Sarah - Lots ranging from 4-22yrs.