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What were the most common names of your classmates?

238 replies

ABowlOfPorridge · 25/05/2025 14:46

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.

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IAmNeverThePerson · 25/05/2025 20:08

Sarah/Sara all of them had the middle names Jane or Louise.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 25/05/2025 20:11

Linda, Christine, Jean, Judith, Patricia, all-girls senior school in the 60s.

ItsSoFoggy · 25/05/2025 20:27

I’m in my mid 40s - popular names in my school were Katie, Emma, Claire, Sarah, Kelly for the girls and Paul, Gareth, Christopher and Anthony for the boys

JackJarvisEsq · 25/05/2025 20:29

Louise and James

im 42 and in the west of Scotland

Escapingagain · 25/05/2025 20:35

Michelle, Donna, Emma, Claire, Louise
Paul, Daniel, Mark, Tom

40’s

Everygrain · 25/05/2025 20:40

I'm mid 60s

Susan, Lynn, Helen, Julie, Carol, Anne, Elizabeth, Alison, Sharon
Nigel, Stuart, Michael, John, David

mine is very much of the time and nobody really had unusual names.

whatsinanameeh · 25/05/2025 20:47

Early 40s, Claire's, Lyndsey's, michelles and Natalie's and for boys Robert, Colin and Michael

Middlemarch123 · 25/05/2025 20:57

Early sixties, popular names were: Karen, Carol, Caroline, Hilary, Beverley, Suzanne, Julie, Sally. For the lads - Gary, Kevin, Martin, Stephen, Karl, Patrick.

I have a Welsh name and was the only one in the school!

OneNewLeader · 25/05/2025 21:00

Andy, Dave, Karen and Donna.

NotaCoolMum · 25/05/2025 21:02

48 grew up in California

Heather
Becky
Heidi
Susie
Emily
Kimberly

Brian
Ryan
mark
Josh
Paul
Brad

dayswithaY · 25/05/2025 21:08

In my 50s. Every girl appeared to be called Nicola, Clare or Michelle.

Boys were David, Mark, Steven - plus a few Garys.

Beautifulspringsunshine · 25/05/2025 21:09

Steven, Kevin, Michael, Scott, David, Mark, Jason, Darren
Lynne, Tracy, Melissa, Karen, Rachel, Clare, Julia, Nicola, Emily,

I'm 51

augustusglupe · 25/05/2025 21:11

I’m 60.
Carole
Tracey
Tracy
Debbie
Susan
Helen
Louise

Boys..
Paul
Gary
Stephen
David

Idontknowhatnametochoose · 25/05/2025 21:12

I'm.mid 40s..

Sarah, Emma, Gemma, Laura, Kate, Kevin,James, Mark, Simon

Nextdoormat · 25/05/2025 21:14

Janet, Susan, Catherine, Karen, Carol, Andrea.,Late 50s, Steven, Christopher,John,Andrew,Peter

MerryPortas · 25/05/2025 21:14

I’m 57 - we had lots of Kevins, Pauls and Martins.

and a real mix of girls, but a few Geraldine, Lorraine and Tracey

HerbertVonDoodlebug · 25/05/2025 21:14

Mid 40s, grew up in London suburbs.

Girls: Rebecca/Becky, Gemma, Emma, Karen, Claire/ Clare, Joanne/Joanna, Catherine/Katherine/Kate etc
Boys: Daniel, David, Mark, Andrew, Christopher

ChangeUserName25 · 25/05/2025 21:15

40s
Samantha
Louise
Charlotte
Kevin
Daniel
Aaron
Gemma
Timothy

Anjo2011 · 25/05/2025 21:18

I’m early 50s

Gayle, Karen, Maxine, Anna, Steven, Craig, Raymond, Lee

polkadotpixie · 25/05/2025 21:29

Emma, Claire, Laura, Gemma, Louise, Rebecca
Daniel, Matthew, Adam, Chris, Tom

I’m 40

Berlinlover · 25/05/2025 21:34

I’m 48 and from the west of Ireland.

Mary, Sinead, Ann and Michelle were the most common names at school. I went to an all girls school for primary and secondary.

BrotherViolence · 25/05/2025 21:34

Amy, Rachel, Hannah, Jenny, Becky, Katie

Thomas, Matthew, David

Mid 30s

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 25/05/2025 21:36

Jessica and Daniel.

I’m 36.

TallAndSkinnyWithAnUnusuallyLargePelvis · 25/05/2025 21:44

Alison, Sarah, Helen, Nicola
Paul, Mark, Thomas, Stephen
I'm mid-fifties

Purplemist · 25/05/2025 21:46

Linda, Susan, Elaine, Janet, Elizabeth, Irene, Pauline, Helen, Sheila

Martin, Gary, Alan, Peter, Geoffrey, Trevor, Keith, Kevin, Paul

I’m 68