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Without saying your first name ,is your name common/uncommon?

242 replies

FoodLover36 · 27/09/2020 14:58

Common as in well used

I would say fairly common

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Theworldisfullofgs · 27/09/2020 15:23

My short name is common although I rarely meet anyone my age with the same name.

I've never met anyone with my proper name in real life.

Lucked · 27/09/2020 15:23

Uncommmon - Rare in fact.

CarolVordermansBum · 27/09/2020 15:23

Uncommon in my age group or younger. The only people I've met with the same name are over 70!

I'm 25.

BikeRunSki · 27/09/2020 15:24

Uncommon but well known

Watto1 · 27/09/2020 15:24

Common name but less common spelling.

Sakura7 · 27/09/2020 15:26

Uncommon. I've seen it mentioned very positively on here, but it's still not popular at all. It's similar to a much more common name which I'm constantly mistaken for.

I go through phases of liking it and wishing I had a more recognisable name. Having to spell it out and correct people all the time is a pain.

Pinkmagic1 · 27/09/2020 15:26

Fairly common in the 70's/early 80's. Rarely used now.

Craiglang · 27/09/2020 15:27

Extremely common when I was born (2 others in my primary school class, a different 4 in my year at secondary), fell out of favour for 30 years or so, now common again.

WinWinnieTheWay · 27/09/2020 15:28

Common and common. I'd love to change it.

orangenasturtium · 27/09/2020 15:29

Classic and quite uncommon when I was growing up, I could never get a personalised pencil case... but now it's in the top 100 and much beloved on MN.

I hated having an unusual name when I was youger, now I hate that it is becoming so popular Grin

Iwantacookie · 27/09/2020 15:30

Ide say quite uncommon but I've noticed a few more of me popping up. I even answered a mother calling her child because I thought she was calling me Blush

SerenityNowwwww · 27/09/2020 15:33

Not unheard of but I’ve only met another one once.

EL8888 · 27/09/2020 15:34

It was when very uncommon when l baby and to a degree when l was a child. Totally usual now! Funny bearing in mind all of the stupid questions and judgements must mum got about it

EL8888 · 27/09/2020 15:35

@orangenasturtium same here!

ComicePear · 27/09/2020 15:35

Uncommon.

I have met two people who have the same name (one when I was at uni and the mum of a girl in DS's class - so both around the same age as me). I can also think of one celebrity and several well known fictional characters with this name.

PinkJellycat · 27/09/2020 15:36

Uncommon. I've only met two people with my name, both with a variant spelling.

Spiderbaby8 · 27/09/2020 15:40

Common, although I haven't met that many personally weirdly. There are a lot of famous people with it who are a bit older than me, maybe it was dropping out of fashion by the time I got to it Grin

Bingobongo1 · 27/09/2020 15:41

Very common it was a top ten name the year I was born.
There were 5 of us in a two form entry school.
My last work place of 11, 3 of us had this name all of a similar age.

MrsSchadenfreude · 27/09/2020 15:44

Uncommon.

TheFormerPorpentinaScamander · 27/09/2020 15:44

Common and classic. Both then and now. Despite that I could rarely find 'things' with my name on a a child. :(

Jaimeles · 27/09/2020 15:57

Very very very very very common. There was maybe 5 of us in the same class. It's still very common. There are 4 in my niece's class , 3 in my son's class ( and he's 3).

combatbarbie · 27/09/2020 16:01

Was apparently a common name but I've only come across 3 in my lifetime who are all in the same age group as me(40). Not heard it used outside of my generation.

cricketmum84 · 27/09/2020 16:06

Very uncommon and never met another! Although an old work friend has just used it for his new baby boy....

anorangeaday · 27/09/2020 16:08

Quite common

eandz13 · 27/09/2020 16:11

My NN is very common, actual name (long version of it) pretty uncommon. Rising in popularity though. Classic name.