Guess the year based on names...

[Tillyscoutsmum]

Inspired by a thread in baby names (and an overwhelming desire to put off work I'm supposed to be doing!), can you guess the approximate year of birth of a poster based on the most popular names of peers in their class?

So mine. Comp school in the Midlands.

Sarah
Claire
Jenny
Debbie

Paul
Lee
Neil

Hmm
Me
Sally, Susan, Beverly, Hilary, Jane, Diana, Julia, Helen, Katherine, Fiona, Charlotte, Amanda, Cheryl, Lynn, Karen, Helena, Debbie, Heather, Jacqueline, Drusilla - multiple Janes, Helens, Deborahs.

DD:
Alice, Imogen, Louisa, Francesca, Isla, Rosie, Lucia, Isabel, Jemima, Eleanor, Mathilda, Cecily, Jessica, Christabel (Ellie, Tilly, Mima, Jess, Bella). Multiple Alice, Imogen, Isabel, Tilly, Bella, etc.

DS
Will, James, Tom, Max, Ed, Philip, Lucas, Hugh, Alex, Sam, Ben, Matthew, Charlie, Sebastian, Christian, Louis, Tristan, Freddie, Nick
Lots of multiples.

@WeDidntMeanToGoToSea

Year of birth for me?

Laura
Rebecca
Caroline
Amanda
Victoria
Annette
Stephanie
Katie
Lindsey
Susan
Alison
Natasha

Paul
Richard
Philip
Darren
Matthew
Oliver
Robert
Nicholas

1979?

Eleanor
Hannah
Grace
Bethan
Elaine
Laura

Jack
James
William/Will/Billy
Matthew
Edward
Peter

@cheesecrackerz

Eleanor Hannah Grace Bethan Elaine Laura

Jack
James
William/Will/Billy
Matthew
Edward
Peter

They're all very timeless names but I'm going to guess 1965?

@RosesAndHellebores

Hmm Me Sally, Susan, Beverly, Hilary, Jane, Diana, Julia, Helen, Katherine, Fiona, Charlotte, Amanda, Cheryl, Lynn, Karen, Helena, Debbie, Heather, Jacqueline, Drusilla - multiple Janes, Helens, Deborahs.

DD:
Alice, Imogen, Louisa, Francesca, Isla, Rosie, Lucia, Isabel, Jemima, Eleanor, Mathilda, Cecily, Jessica, Christabel (Ellie, Tilly, Mima, Jess, Bella). Multiple Alice, Imogen, Isabel, Tilly, Bella, etc.

DS
Will, James, Tom, Max, Ed, Philip, Lucas, Hugh, Alex, Sam, Ben, Matthew, Charlie, Sebastian, Christian, Louis, Tristan, Freddie, Nick
Lots of multiples.

I'd guess 1972 for you and 2009 for your daughter. I'm stumped by your son's list though, I would have thought from that list that he's older than your daughter?

@cheesecrackerz

Eleanor Hannah Grace Bethan Elaine Laura

Jack
James
William/Will/Billy
Matthew
Edward
Peter

1994

NotMyCat - 1982? :)

maz210 - v warm :)

@WeDidntMeanToGoToSea 84!

[quote NotMyCat]@WeDidntMeanToGoToSea 84![/quote]
ah, guessed the wrong way! :)

@cheesecrackerz

Eleanor Hannah Grace Bethan Elaine Laura

Jack
James
William/Will/Billy
Matthew
Edward
Peter

@maz210 nearly 30 years out!

@WeDidntMeanToGoToSea 1 year out

Correct answer- 1993

My year -

Girls:
Sarah
Gemma
Louise
Laura
Karen
Michelle
Rebecca

Boys:
Ross
John
Darren
Mathew
Craig
Ian
Daniel

cheesecrackerz - I thought it must be around then - you've still got the 80s names (Bethan/Laura/Matthew) but the 90s/2000s ones are creeping in (Jack/Hannah/Grace).

@MrsR87

1982?

I'd say earlier, 1971 I had a bf ''Neill'' there were a few in my class. So many Sarahs and Claires and Jennys in my year.

Cheesecrackers no offence meant! It was the Peter that threw me out, I've met one younger than 40-ish

Guess the year:
Girls
Fiona, Catherine, Sarah, Amanda, Julie, Georgina, Diane, Jane, Lucy, Rachel, Helen.
Boys:
Paul, David, Andrew, Peter, Christopher, Ian, Michael, Simon

I'm genuinely surprised at a Debbie born in 1974. Thought they were all born 1960-1962!

* That should say I've "never" met a Peter under 40

@Cookerhood

Guess the year: Girls Fiona, Catherine, Sarah, Amanda, Julie, Georgina, Diane, Jane, Lucy, Rachel, Helen. Boys: Paul, David, Andrew, Peter, Christopher, Ian, Michael, Simon

1978

Not 1978

I could add Wendy, Suzanne/Susan & Debbie.
Boys: Alan, Douglas, Robert

@DPotter

I'm genuinely surprised at a Debbie born in 1974. Thought they were all born 1960-1962!

There was one in my year at school too. So at least two unless by a coincidence OP and I went to the same primary school!

maz210 1985

@Cookerhood

Guess the year: Girls Fiona, Catherine, Sarah, Amanda, Julie, Georgina, Diane, Jane, Lucy, Rachel, Helen. Boys: Paul, David, Andrew, Peter, Christopher, Ian, Michael, Simon

1972?

@maz210

* That should say I've "never" met a Peter under 40

There was a Peter in my year at school, who was born in 1987! So he'd be 34 now.

This is fun!
My mum's year:
Margaret, Jean, Barbara, Betty, Shirley,
Dad:
David, Brian, Michael, Paul, John, Eric