Most common names in your DCs school

[FreshCop]

My daughter has 4 Sophia’s in her class alone.

Also Rueben seems to be the most common boys name.

DS1s best friend is David (age 11) and we have a David in Reception at the school I work at. We have a Richard in that class too!

All the names are basically the same ones then 😂

Bodhi is definitely rising, which makes it’s meaning less profound than when I initially heard it.

It’s one of those that are cool when still rarely heard IMO.

Its probably still Jack - there's tonnes of them! Jack <insert initial here>.

Also Chloe and Mia.

And Grace. Was v popular when Child 1 was born. I love the name but knew it was popular so used as middle instead. Haven't seen Child 2s name mentioned yet.

Isabella
Sophia
Lillian
Maya
Ava

Ryan
Jake
Theo
Joshua

Jacob, Joseph , Jack , Charlie ,

Jack
Lily
Grace

Most of these names are lovely and “inoffensive” aren’t they, I get what people mean now by picking a name that doesn’t hold your kids back.

You don’t really come up with any random presumptions with most of these names. They just get a pass.

You don’t really come up with any random presumptions with most of these names.

Actually you do: they're overused and require the need for a surname initial or other adjective to identify themselves!

Year 3. Encountered at school, nursery and groups. Southeast England.

Freddie (loads)
Oscar
Charlie (loads)
Dylan
Elijah
Theo
Leo
Lucas/Luca

Ava/Eva/Evie/Ada
Amelia/ Amelie/Emilia
Isla/Ayla
Ellie
Aria
Felicity
Imogen
Sophie/Sophia

DD has 7/15 girls in her class with names that both start and end in A. All are different but it is confusing.

There are lots of Ruby and Phoebe at her school in upper primary.

There are 4 people at my work (in London) who have an Ada between 1-10. And one in my NCT group as well (outside London). Surprisingly popular. I only know one Olivia and two Olivers.

Don't have any school aged DCs but I am a primary school teacher.

Mia
Emily
Freya
Evie, Eva, Ava, Evelyn

Finley
Logan
Alfie
Archie

Alfie
Alfie
Freddie
Oliver
Harry
William
Henry
Theo

Isabelle
Isabella
Bella
Ella
Ellie
Evie
Ava
Olivia
Amelia
Amelie
Lily

Recently I've come across two each of Mary, Connie, Xander and Penny, so think they are probably on the rise.

*Albie, not Alfie twice!

Ds is 16. I remember from primary there were lots of J names. Jack, Joshua, James etc. The various forms of Caiden were popular. Girls names were Emily and Olivia. There were a few Maddisons and Darcies which you don't see so much now.

@FreshCop yes, Andrew and Martha aren't the usual names! I think it's just one of those things. Actually, I think 2 of the Andrews are named after their Dad. I'm in Oxfordshire.

I also know loads of baby/toddler Arthurs and Arlos. Out of my baby massage class of about 10, 3 were called Arlo!

I volunteer with a youth group (age 5-7) and the most common names we've had over the years are:
Ava
Maisey
Macey
Milly
Molly
Amelie/Amelia
Isla
Ruby
Eve/Eva/Evie
Emmie
Olivia
Charlotte (must have had about 20 Charlotte's in the last 10 years)
Freya
Alice
Imogen
Emily
Choe
Hannah

The more unusually named kids stick out more, I remember much more about Zelda, Bryony and Erica than I do about the kids with more common names (not that they're not interesting kids, the names just sort of merge in my head and I can't remember who is who)

Sophia x5
Lily x4
Lola x2
Maisie x2
Rosie x2

Isaac x3
Lucas x3
Max x2
Harry x2
William x2
Alfie x2
Archie x2

@ScruffMuffin i know babies called Connie, Mary and Penny too.

I think you are right about them coming back.

Interestingly my DD has one of the names mentioned frequently here, yet she is the only one in her year, in a 3 form entry school and no one in her brothers year has the same name as her either. None when she was at nursery or any of her clubs.

When we chose it I knew I would run the risk of multiple kids with the same name, which is what I had growing up. But we have never met one other girl with the same name, she's 10 now. Yet it's mentioned frequently on here, I guess we've just been lucky.

So surprised and sad about Primrose, it’s my fave ;(

Nursery age in Surrey:
Isla
Harry
Max
Amelia
Luna

Mine is a teenager. Pretty much all the boys in his year are called Dylan or Callum. It's so confusing - he has two Dylans and three Callums in his friendship group.

Why sad though? It’s a lovely name so others like it too. I don’t really understand the problem.

Why sad though? It’s a lovely name so others like it too. I don’t really understand the problem.

Because anything that is very fashionable becomes overused and eventually feels 'dated'!

And having a popular name makes it difficult to be easily identified. You'll always be known as Jack Surname or Evie Surname!