What were the most common names of your classmates?

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And approximately how old are you?

I’m 40 and there were always multiple Kevins in a class.

In High school it was Kevin again for the boys and Fiona and Catherine for the girls. There were about 4 of each in my class.

Darren
Stephen
Simon

Sarah
Tracey
Helen

I'm early 50s and work in a school. Apart from Sarah, it's been a long time since I came across one of these.

Forties. A lot of Janes, Catherine’s (spelt every way!), Louise, Jenny and Claire.

Boys were Stephen, Paul, Gavin, Mark and James.

I’m 25.

Tom, Jack, Harry, Amy, Megan

Hannah

Early 50s
School (girls school) - Multiple Sarah, Jane, Claire, Rebecca, Alison

I’m 40. School was in Wales.

Girls:
Laura
Rachel
Jenny
Becky
Emma
G/Jemma
Kerry
Bethan
Nia

Boys:
Tom
Mark
William
James
Huw
Aled

In my 30s, lots of Josh, Rachel, Zoe, Amy, Ben and Charlotte

Claire Joanne, Karen Katherine/Catherine, Sarah

Mark, James, Nicholas, Stephen

I'm 57

80s born. Sarah, Gemma, Nikki, Becky, Sammy. Danny, Liam, Jordan, Chris, Lewis, Gareth, and David.

I always like to say of my dad, who is 90, that there were 7 Brians in his primary class alone 😳

Susan, Christine, Linda, June, Janet

Stephen, David, John, Alan, Peter

Outlier names: Althea, Marlise, Marina, Kyriacos, Philomena, Julian

I'm 70 - so these names are from the 50s & 60s 🌞

Great thread!

Andrew, James, Claire/clare and Sarah I’m 48

edited to say ooh yes lots of Catherine’s and Richard’s too

You can probably guess my age and region from mine.

Helen, Jo, Clare/ Claire, Sarah, Sian, Nicola, Lisa, Gemma, Donna.

John, Gareth/Gaz, Lee, Alan, David, Daniel, Sean/Shaun, Gary.

Joanne/Jo, Claire, Rhian/ Rhiannon Sian, Katie, Emma, Cerys, Hanna, Kelly, Gemma/Jemma, Rachel, Laura.

Lads were a constant stream of Gav, Gaz, Kev, Gegs with some Wayne’s, Leigh’s and Carls thrown in.

i am 63 ( and Scottish)

Girls were Susan , Fiona & Shona

Boys were James, Kevin, & Graham

Don’t see a lot of baby Susans these days

Late 40s NW
Girls: Claire, Catherine, Nicola, Sarah, Rachel, Joanne, Jenny, Susan, Vicky
Boys: Andrew, Chris, Mark, Neil, Richard, Michael, Jonathan

At my primary school in mid 1980s:
Sarah
Emma
Catherine
Helen
Julie

Stephen
Matthew
Paul
Stewart

I forgot to add Julie &,Alison to my list there was loads of Alisons in my high school year.

Tracey
Helen
Lorraine
Susan
Maria
Julie
Anita

Paul
Charles
John (We had 3 John's in our class)
David
Joseph
Clifford
Seamus

I am 60 and this was Primary school people

Deborah, Ann, Helen, Karen, Tracey, Julie. I'm 57, single sex ed.

There was a cluster of Victorias in my class of 30 girls (there were 4 of them). I’m 56.

Early 50s in all girls school Sarah, Claire/Clare, Emma/Emily, Kate/Katherine and Lucy.

Michelle Sarah

I'm early 40's and in my year and one or two up/down we had multiples of:

Laura
Emma
Gemma
Louise
Katie
Sarah
Hayley
Carley
Amy/Aimee

Karl/Carl
Matthew
Paul
James
Craig
Andrew
Lee

Margaret,
Claire
Jenny
Susan
Althea
Veronica
Patricia
Lucia
Doreen
Anne
Carole
Mary

Paul
Neil
Pat
John
Stephen and Steven
Raymond
Frank
Billy
Angus

Born in the 60s in Scotland