Most popular names at primary schools?

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What's the most popular boys' and girls' name in your kid's class/school currently?

Seems like 90% of kids in primary schools in my area are called Olivia and Harry.

There is a lovely children's book called Arlo the Lion. We were given it when I was pregnant, though I'm not sure when it first came out.
Maybe it has seeped into the consciousness that way?!
(Although if that were the case there would be a lot of kids called veryhungrycaterpillar too I guess....)

People opt for Arlo because they think it sounds posh!

Wasn’t there a cat in Bing called Arlo? There’s one in my son’s class. (An Arlo, not a cat.)

Lots of Islas and Marias at my kids’ school. Maria must be popular in Poland as they are all from Polish families. Matteo, Oliver and Finn/Finlay are popular among the boys. We are in Edinburgh.

Girls
Amelia, Grace and Mia

Boys
Riley, Jack, Henry and Oliver

Live in Canada

A lot of Olivia's

Loads of Felix's too

Harris, Angus, Fergus, Isla and Grace. Scotland.

In our year - two Edies (plus Evie, Ella, Eden, Isla, Ivy, Ava etc), two Jacks, two Sams, two Daisys

Only one Olivia (Liv), no Noahs and none of DC's Muslim classmates go by Mohammed

In my son’s class all but three of the girls are either called Mia or Isla. Lots of Henry and Harry too.

the school where I work is overrun with little girls called Molly. We have a lot of Henry Archie and maxes.

I work in a primary school ,in one year almost every girl has a name beginning with E
Esme more than one in the class
Elsa
Elsie more than one
Evie more than one
Emily
Edith
Edie
Ella
The most popular names asides from these are
Boys
Harry
William
Noah
Arlo
Oliver
George
Theo

Girls asides from the ones mentioned
Florence
Maddie
Lily
Amelia
Isla

Something a bit unusual are quite a few of the boys have quite feminine names ,I can't say not to be outing but unisex names that seem to have only been given to girls before
Along the lines of Shannon,Addison,Kelsey

The new reception class for this September mostly consist of old fashioned names
All along the lines of percy,Stanley,bertie,mabel,iris

Class of 30:
2 x evie
2 x ethan
2 x Oscar
2 x Ava
2 x Olivia
Duplicates.

1 Sophie + 1 Sophia
1 Emily + Emelia
1 Louis + 1 Lewis
1 Mia + 1 Mila
Similar

Mia/Maya/Mya and I can't ever remember which is which.
Theo/Seb/Oliver although I only know one Olivia.

We are a reasonably naice area in the SW and I've never met a single Arlo.

Unusual names in my son's school include:

• 3 x Cosmo (which I'd assumed was quite niche).
• Cosima
• Arlette
• Mungo
• Harris
• Nessie

There are also a couple of Harriets and Victorias (both names which I'd thought were slightly out of fashion). A sea of Freddies, Alfies, Joshuas, Sebbies, Henrys, Jacks, Jamies for the boys. Other popular girls names (more than 1) seem to be Elowen, Elsie, Isla, Mona, Milly, Alice, May, Charlotte and Juniper.

Nursery Lots of Harrys and Harpers.

DS has just left school. For the girls - a fair few Ellies, Mias, Isobels and Millies in his year. Boys wise - Charlie and Oliver.

Several x Hudson, Immy, Mateo and Lucy.

But generally very few duplicates compared to our 10 x Matthew, Luke, Emma and Rachel of the 1990s.

Olivia
Stan
Aurora

Arlo for boys and Iris for girls

Just call your kid Brian or Trevor. Not likely to encounter one of those in a primary school nowadays

In my dc class (he is going into year 2 in September) there are:

2 Rivers (one girl, one boy)
2 Alfies
2 Amelias
2 Noahs
2 Islas

Reception class in North East London- no duplicates actually but the names I’ve noticed coming up again & again since nursery/ preschool are:
Girls- Edie, Evie, Ada, Ava, Ivy
Boys- Lucas, Theo, Oscar, Jack.

Duplicates in DCs classes (2 years apart but very similar names in both) are:

• Lily
• Rosie
• Harry
• Isla
• Molly
• Oliver
• Ella
• Sam

Not the same names but my daughter had 4 of the cast of Friends’ names in her class.

I went into a class once with a Myla, Isla, and Lila

Dd who just finished primary school had about 3 Darceys, used to have about 3 Oscar’s but only one was left by year 6. Used to be 2 Emily’s and 2 Lola’s. Only 1 of each by the end.

DS who has just left high school, in primary school had about 3 Lewis, 4 Luke’s or Luca, about 3 Holly’s and 3 poppys.

In my dd's nursery I'm seeing lots of variations of Eva/Ava/Ada, Florence and Olivia. Boys, Harry/Leo/Finley I think I've seen a few of.