If you were at school in the 1970s, what were some of your classmates names. I think they will be the next names to make a comeback.

[waltzingparrot]

I don't think it will be too long before there will be loads of babies called....

Jackie
Susan
Debbie
Linda
Sharon

I wasn’t a child of the 70’s but I’m going to go with Donna, Malcolm, Gwen and Gordon

At school in the 70s is quite a broad set of years! Of your list of names, there was just one Sharon and 1 Jackie for me (primary in mid 70s) There were lots and lots of:

Karen
Helen
Catherine/Kate/ Katie
Sarah
Claire

Those names would cover nearly half the girls in the class

Paula, Nicola, Laura, Lisa, Carly sort of names?

In 1970s Scotland most girls were Gillian, Fiona, Susan, Lesley or Alison Boys were David, Ian or Robert. I mean obviously there were exceptions...

Michelle
Lynda
Karen
Katy
Rachel
Ruth

Darrell
Paul
Graham
Phillip
Mark
Darren
Lee

I was at primary in mid-late 70s. Names I recall more than one of:

Elizabeth
Karen
Amanda
Angela

Mark
Peter
Colin
Graham/Graeme

Michelle, Catherine, Ruth, Sarah, Sasha, Angela

Downton57 - that was the exact list i was going for on the girls! I moved to england and everyone there was called Sarah, Emma or Claire.

3 Jackies/Jacquelines
2 Paul's
Mark
Anna
Catherine
2 Jennys
Robert
Stephanie
Rachel

Clare, Sarah, Emma, Louise, Michelle, Karen, Anna, Tracey, Lucy, Monica, Jacqueline, Helen, Kirsty, Susannah.

Danielle
Natalie
Russell
Mary
Claire
Roger

We had a lot of Jasons and Lees

And of course, Sharon and Tracy.

I definitely think Susan is due a comeback, though I think it will be variations of it like Suzie and Susanna.
Sally
Tammy
Dawn
Maria
Pamela
Shona
Angela

Not sure about boys' names. Most of the ones from this era are just too uncool - Brian, Kenneth, Ian etc - or never unpopular - Daniel, William, Thomas etc.. Maybe...
Graham
Ross
Mark (or a variation like Marcus)
Jonathan
Christopher

Wasn't at school then, but enjoy these kind of threads!

60s/70s

Pamela, Deborah, Gillian, Donna, Sharon (I'm expecting it to appear in hipsterville any moment) Michelle, Tracey, Joanne, Louise

Paul, Andrew, Peter, Mark, Wayne, Dean, Timothy, Colin, Gary

Julie, Gillian, Alison, Steve, Peter, Richard, Karen, lots of Nicola’s.

Oh god, yes lots of Gary’s and Ian’s.

Michelle
Nicola
Claire
Sarah
Sharon
Lisa
Corinne
Leanne

Oh boys
Philip
Dhjango
Paul
Graham
Michael

I’ve been thinking the same!

Alison
Louise
Sheila
Dawn
Kerry
Hazel
Jennifer
Debbie
Donna
Marion

David
Phillip
Neil
Owen
Darren
Rob

I think you need to go earlier than 70s. 1950s. I’m going for Rita, Dolly, Deirdre, Angela, Samantha, Mary, Ann, Jackie, Christine.

Actual 1970s names were Jessica, Nicola, Sarah, Katy/Katherine, Claire.

Late 70’s
Debbie
Caroline
Samantha
Rachel
Claire

Stuart
Russell
Paul
Ian
Darren

Michelle
Sarah, always with the middle name Louse.
Katherine
Donna
Rebecca
Lisa
Samantha

Mark
Paul
John
Steven
Matthew

My class was full of all the names in the Beautiful South Song for Whoever:

Deborah Julie Jane ....
Jennifer Alison Philippa Sue Deborah Annabel too ....
Cathy Alison Philippa Sue! ...

(We didn’t have a Shirley so I missed that name out.)

Also Joanne Louise Fiona Beverley Karen Suzanne Sandra Linda

Claire
Emma
Sarah
Rebecca
Angela
Harriet
Karen
Zoe

Lucy
Katie x 2
Alice
Alison
Gillian
Claire
Sarah
Louise
Suzanne
Elizabeth
Nicola
Siobhan x 2
Jane x 2
Rachel
Karen
Catherine
Jackie
Amanda