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.

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

Jackie
Susan
Debbie
Linda
Sharon

Steven
Paul
David
Stuart
Simon
Ian
Michael
James
Richard

Alison
Sarah
Rosemary
Tracy
Vanessa
Julie
Caroline
Penny
Jane
Susan

Oh and there was a Sisley, trust me to forget the posh one!!

Sarah,Susan, Fiona, Catherine (and variations) Judith , Gillian, Deborah (Debbie) Trudy, Wendy, Helen, Sophie, Elizabeth (Liz)

Mark, Jeremy,Ian,Adrian,Peter,Nigel Andrew, Paul, Giles, Justin, Jonathon

Paula
Karen
Tania
Samantha
Teresa
Angela
Caroline

I’m feeling nostalgic just thinking of everyone from school 😌

Alison
Angela x2
Anna x2
Cheryl
Emma
Karen
Kate
Lisa
Louise
Mary
Michele/Michelle
Patricia
Paula
Sandra
Sarah
Tracy/Tracey

Well it was Kate, Sarah, Jo, Claire, Nicola Richard, Simon, James and David

But I think the next generation of babies will be called after our parents:

So we (those of us born in the 70s) will have to feign happiness when our children call their children:
Susan, Anne, Pauline, Sheila, Joan, Carol, Barbara, Margaret, Berenice
Derek, Colin, Nigel, Graham, Alan, Geoff, Terry, Maurice and Gerald.

Oops! The boys were Christopher, Mark, Paul x 2, Dean, Andrew, David, Tony.

Kelly
Ruth
Nicola
Claire
Laura

Michael
David
Phillip
Paul
Gregory

Susan
Linda
Gillian
Jill
Helen
Claire
Alison
Debbie
Tracey
Joanne
Carol
Lesley

Boys were:

Martin
Carl
Peter
Ian
Michael
Colin
Nigel
Graham’s
Philip
Ben

Alison (10% of our year)
Jane (10% of our year)
Ann/ Anne
Jackie
Julie
Helen
Susan
Carol / Carole
Fiona
Catherine/ Katherine
Pamela
Compared with today's names, very few ending with an ee' sound.

Hilary
Jennifer
Fiona
Debbie
Sarah
Amanda
Rosamund
Sally
Janet
Emma
Eliana
Kathleen
Philippa
Anne
Alison
Lisa
Tanya (which seemed very exotic at the time)

I was at primary school from 1968 - 1975,and some of the names of my classmates were:-

Susan.
Jackie.
Christine.
Nicola.
Helen.
Claire.
Sarah.
Jane/Jayne.
Elaine.
Julie.
Alison.
Amanda.
Ruth.
Gillian.
Lisa.
Annette.

Roger.
Gary.
Michael.
Peter.
Kevin.
Paul.
Darren.
Wayne.
Glen.
Daniel.
Steven.
Anthony.
David.
Robert.
Stuart.
Neal.

Louise
Michelle
Joanne/Joanna
Amanda
Clare
Lucy
Emma
Laura

Karen
Zoe
Sophie (always very posh)
Samantha

Paul
Lee
Darren
Darrel
Sean
James
Jamie
David
Mark
Steven
Stuart
Andrew
Neil
Robert

Forgot the boys !

Stephen
Stuart/Stewart
Robert
Ian
Gary
Richard
Anthony
John (lots!)
David
Edward
Trevor
Keith
Nigel
Hugh
Daniel
Angus

Debra
Tracey
Sharon
Amanda
Jackie
Yvonne
Kim
Lesley
Elaine
Angela, but only two in my year.

Primary in the 70's.
Sally
Julie
Helen
Laura
Chloe
Natalie
Katherine
Nichola
Amy

Edward
Patrick
Mark
Peter
Richard
George
David
Steven
Edwin
We all wanted to be called Susan for some reason.

Danielle
Honor
Juliet
Simon
Susie

Karen
Gillian
Fiona
Rachel
Emma
Rebecca
Lynne
Wendy
Samantha
Amanda
Laura
Juliet

Boys
Nigel
Andrew
Mark
Steven
Ian

Oh so many Joannes

Also Tracey, Lindsay, Karen, Leanne, Michelle, Michaela, Janine

Boys were Gary, Anthony, Darren, Lee, Paul, Stephen, Christopher, Mark, Martin

Tracy
Sonia
Pamela
Donna
Eileen
Una
Olive
Caroline
Susan

Linda
Belinda
Clare
Denise
Karen
Sally
Susan
Valerie
Debbie
Gillian
Melanie

Mark
Paul
Peter
Christopher
Phillip
Tyrone 😩
Lee
Andrew
Michael
Nigel
Nicholas
Martin

I love the name Dawn.

Joan
Rachel
Michele
Pearl
Dorothea
Lisa
Paula
Jane

Stewart
Gary
Simon
Christopher
Robert
David
Michael
John
James
Phillip
Saul
Gavin
Ross
Carl
Peter
Adam
Nick
Lee
Darren