Most popular baby names in UK in 2024 - were you in a class/WI group/Uni? or another group, with a lot of children with the same name

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I have a name that isn't popular and never was or common but also a name that isn't very unusual or quirky. I wonder how it feels to be in a year group of the most popular/common names.

Were there 6 Amelia's in your class? or Tracey? or Poppy or Summer or Chardonnay/Mercedes? depending on your year.

I've never come across anyone ever called Kerry, is it a regional favourite?

That takes confusion to another level. The spellings now for fairly traditional names. Extra e's or swapped completely with another letter or misspelt really..... cannot assume spellings now since either lots of people cannot spell or wish to change spellings to something different.

I was born in the 70s, and there were no fewer than five girls with my name in my class all the way through primary school. It was awful. Talk about feeling generic! And two had the same initial, too. It took me until well into my 20s and living overseas to actually start answering to my name if someone called me in public. I’d never learned to in childhood, because there was a high likelihood of it being someone else.

Apparently the name 'Caden' for a boy has the most different spellings with a 52 and 'Aaliyah' for a girl with 89! Seriously hard work.

Caden

Kayden, Kaiden, Kaden, Cayden, Caiden, Kaeden, Kaidyn, Kadyn, Kaedyn, Khayden, Khaden, Kadin, Kaydin, Kaydenn, Kaydon, Caidyn, Kaydan, Caeden, Kaydn, Kaedan, Kaidon, Khaiden, Caidan, Kaedin, Kaidan, Kaidin, Caedyn, Caydan, Kadon, Kay'Den, Kaydyn, Cadyn, Caedon, Caydin, Caydon, Kadeyn, Kaedon, Kai'Den, Khadin, Khaeden, Khaidyn, Cadaan, Cadan, Cadin, Cadynn, Caeyden, Cai'Den, Cayeden, Kadan, Ka'Dyn, Kaiyden

In my secondary year there were 12 Catherines or variants thereof, 8 Sarahs and a similar level of Claire/Clare and Jennifer. 130 in the year.

I thought there was more variation these days but going by the amount of Mia/Maia/Mayas and Ellies in my daughter’s year, maybe not…