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What were the most common names in your year group?

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DextersMistress · 16/12/2015 18:12

In my year group at school there were at least half a dozen of the following:

Kelly
Sarah
Rebecca/Becky

John
David

What were yours?

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MrsJayy · 16/12/2015 22:13

I dont think the name pool is that different just different names come round my dd had tonnes of Amy's and Emmas in her year with dd2 it was Rachel and Megan and sooo many Lewis's

Ughnotagain · 16/12/2015 22:14

Nicola
Sarah
Rebecca/Becky

Thomas
Daniel/Danny
Luke

AngelsWithFilthySouls · 16/12/2015 22:14

Emma
Laura
Lynsey/Linzi/Lindsay etc
Jennifer

Andrew
David
Scott
Stuart/Stewart

MrsJayy · 16/12/2015 22:15

I am still agog at a pp leaving school in 2008 that was only last year my dd left in 2010

WhereYouLeftIt · 16/12/2015 22:16

Susan
Karen

David
Paul
Ian

eastwest · 16/12/2015 22:16

Rebecca.

ChefBell · 16/12/2015 22:23

Christopher, Michael, Paul, Darren, Jared, Wayne

Kirsty, Claire, Chantelle, Michelle, Samantha, Lisa, Nicole, Jolene

Woodhill · 16/12/2015 22:27

Claire
Elizabeth
Jane
Catherine/Kate
Phillipa
Julie
Jo
Michelle
Karen

EmilySmallwood · 16/12/2015 22:28

It wasn't too long ago!
Boys:
Joshua
Girls:
Lauren

Whatsername24 · 16/12/2015 22:29

Born in 69

Girls - Paula, Joanne, Lisa, Julie, Sharon, Donna, Louise, Karen

Boys - Paul, Mark, Simon, Robert, Stuart/Stewart, Neil

Woodhill · 16/12/2015 22:30

Susan
Helen

HainaultViaNewburyPark · 16/12/2015 22:32

Girls: Sarah, Joanne, Jane, Caroline
Boys: Richard, Robert, Stephen, Mark

Only1scoop · 16/12/2015 22:35

Joanne Louise Lisa

Richard Stuart Jonathan

OllyBJolly · 16/12/2015 22:42

60s Glasgow and I was in a class of 25 boys and 7 girls

3 Caroles
2 Elizabeths
1 Anne
1 Marjory

Boys had
4 Johns
3 James
2 Williams
2 Alans
2 Gregors
and the rest were one offs of Alistair, Neil, Peter, Tom, Alan, Paul, Kevin, Brian.

There were 5 Emmas in my daughter's primary one class.

Bubbletree4 · 16/12/2015 22:45

Girls: Emma, Sarah
Boys: Steve, Andrew/Andy

fiverabbits · 16/12/2015 22:49

In my first year at senior school there was 20 girls of which 5 were named Susan of which I was one.

penguinsarecool · 16/12/2015 22:52

Probably Gemma and David.

Blu · 16/12/2015 22:53

Susan
Jane

Shesinfashion · 16/12/2015 22:54

Susan, Andrea, Jill, Lisa.
Sean, Andrew, David, Ian.

Bjornstar · 16/12/2015 23:02

Laura
Claire
Mark
Gemma
Kelly

Tirfarthoin · 16/12/2015 23:04

Hands down it was Mary ( or a variation of) followed by Anne (or a variation of)

All girls school Ireland in the eighties

TempsPerdu · 16/12/2015 23:08

Ah, that explains it - thanks Bike ! My parents obviously weren't early adopters then! Smile

BowlOfCereals · 16/12/2015 23:10

Claire, Bethan, Rhian

Dafydd, Huw, Thomas/ Tomos

LauraChant · 16/12/2015 23:14

In the 80s - Sarah, Clare, Rebecca, Jane and Simon, Paul, Richard, Andrew, Mark

DelphiniumBlue · 16/12/2015 23:16

Nick, Mike, Mick, David and Stephen/Steve for boys and Debbie, Nicola, Claire, Susan and Jackie for girls.