Without naming your child , is your child's name common or uncommon?

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Mine is fairly common.

@Adelais yep. think the same

Mine is nearly 20-very very rare back then. I love it even now!!

40 born last year with DS' name. 88 with the more common version so not a common name.

DS1 name was common in the 90's but not now, although it is extremely popular in Switzerland even though it is an Irish name. DS2 is more common and DS3 is uncommon. I have only known one other child called it due to there being two ways of spelling it and the other way seems slightly more common.

Only met one other in 16 years of dd's life, and her parents were from the same north african country as my husband, where it's a fairly common name. Our surname is uncommon too. In the last census there were 3 people with the name in the entire UK- me, dh and dd.

I've only met one child with the same name as DD (7)

Very uncommon but according to MN it's also horrible.

Both mine have top 50 to 100 names from the year they were born, but we don't come across that many of the same names.

One is in the top 20 and the other is pretty uncommon, although it's predicted to be making a comeback.

The most common 🙈 annoyingly, I wanted an uncommon name but the only name both DH and I liked has been the most popular since he was born 🙈

There were 3 the year DD was born and some years there are not any.

DS - reasonably common
DDs 1, 2 and 3 uncommon although more popular in their countries of origin

DS’s is just outside the top 20.

One is top 100 and the other isn't.

4 kids... one is considered common. The others are older names that were common in their time but no so much now

Both are top 50 names in the ONS stats this year, and have been for the best part of the decade (including their years of birth). Their middle names are too.

DS1 has another of his name in his school year and is a name I occasionally hear when out and about.
I have yet to meet another child sharing DS2's name (have met a couple of adults though).

I've never met anyone with their first name + middle name combination though (for either of them), in spite of the fact that all 4 names are top 50.

Four kids.
One is quite unusual in England all are very popular in Italy especially one of the girls names. It's also a popular name in England but with a different spelling.

DD: not even in the top 100 when she was born, but has become really quite popular since.

DS: moderately popular both now and then (top 100, but definitely not top 20)

DD’s name is uncommon in the UK, but not rare. It’s well outside the top 100, but was given to more than 100 babies last year.

1x top 50 (falling), 1x top 10 (rising).

DS1 - very classic. Went to primary school with no other children with the same name in his year. Just left secondary and his best friend all the way through has the same name

DS2 - more popular, still very classic. Couple in his year group although he's the only one with his abbreviation

Both saints' names. One consistently popular, the other was popular when I was young, but less so now

DS1 - top 10 (but wasn’t when he was born, he’s named after my grandad).

DS2 - top 10 (and probably has been since records began pretty much).

DD - top 30. Again, when I first fell in love with her name I was a teenager 30 years ago. It was virtually unheard of then.

Ds name is uncommon in this country (number 400 and something- 100 registered the year he was born) but very common in parts of Europe. Its unusual but recognisably a name.

DD probably one of the most used classical names historically. But has a bit of a random shortened version to the point where I doubt she will ever meet another!

DS not top 100 but definitely a well known name

Both DDs names are rare in the uk, (indian origin names).