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Most common girl and boy name in your child's class

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catandgirlmum · 12/10/2023 20:41

Sorry if this post has already been done but I'm interested to know which names are most common in your child's class and what year they are in.
My LG is in year 1 and the most common girls name is Ruby and the most common boys names are Jack and Oliver.

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Oganesson118 · 14/10/2023 10:10

One form entry (25) so limited view but the only repeated name is Florence. Lots of unusual names in there though.

Maskedpotato · 14/10/2023 11:26

Ds is now in the 6th form but when he started school the most popular names were J names for boys and Olivia or Emily for girls.

BoleynMemories13 · 14/10/2023 13:31

We're in a very multicultural area so duplication really isn't a major thing here as there's such a massive range of names. I often think 3 kids in a class with the same name is a bit of an urban myth these days as I honestly have never experienced it in over 15 years of teaching. Maybe it's a rural (white) leafy village thing?

The names I've taught the most of in recent years (Reception, so all the kids are now 4-10ish) are Sophia/Sofia, Olivia, Maya, Eva, Jessica, Maryam, Noah, Lucas, Caleb, David, Adam, Oscar, Archie (so mainly names which generally appeal to people across multiple different cultures and nationalities, baring the odd exception). Muhammed/Mohammed too technically if going by birth name, although none of the ones I have taught have actually gone by that name as it's their father or grandfather's name so they've gone by middle names (Hussain, Abubakar, Sajid etc).

At the start of my teaching career, the popular names were Lily, Ella, Grace, Ruby, Victoria, Lucy, Sophie, Anya, Jack, Ethan, Thomas, Ryan, Daniel, Jayden but they're teenagers now and a lot of those seem to be less in favour these days.

My eldest doesn't have any duplicates in her class (one entry primary) but Noah, Thomas, Charlie, Oscar, Alfie, Ravi, Isla, Olivia, Sienna, Esme and Evelyn are all repeated at least once throughout the school, of the kids I know.

My youngest is at nursery and they have a few girls called Harper, Luna and Aliyah throughout the different age groups. Freddie, Penelope/Penny, Aria, Mila and Isla are also very popular at the various groups we go to.

BoleynMemories13 · 14/10/2023 13:42

bearfood · 12/10/2023 21:52

@Rach247 I'm a teacher and soup or of year 11 cohorts ago we had two Brians in the same year!

This reminds me of when I was a student teacher and had a placement in a Year 1 class which had 2 kids called Alan! (Both Polish)

I was surprised to meet one young Alan, let alone 2 in the same class! Although they're not so young now as both would be in their early 20s now.

It just shows how the most random names can be duplicated at times. I had two girls called Maggie in the same class at another placement school, and a colleague told me she had one year with two Tallulahs at an old school.

Yet my eldest is the only one in her whole school despite her name being very popular now according to the stats. You never can tell...

Chickpea17 · 14/10/2023 13:44

Albie's and Eliza's

Crunchymum · 14/10/2023 14:55

Large double intake primary and I have kids in 3 different year groups

x2 James' (one goes by Jimmy but is a James on his BC)
x2 Scarlett's
A few cross overs like Isabelle and Isabella / Eve and Evie / Lyra and Lyla.

DemBonesDemBones · 14/10/2023 15:00

We now live in Scotland and it seems that eleventy billion children with the same name isn't so much a thing here. No name particularly stands out as being over used. Where we came from you couldn't move for Lily, Isabel, Imogen, Oliver, Jacob and Henry name clones.

Workawayxx · 14/10/2023 15:00

Dd is at nursery and I don’t think there are any duplicate names there. Lots of quite unusual names though. At baby group 4 out of 10 babies were called arlo and I know another arlo similar age. Also lots of Arthurs. In DS’s year (he’s 11), common names are Charlie, Andrew and Archie. I don’t think there are multiples of any 2 girls names. I know quite a few named Ava around his age though.

Puffinshop · 14/10/2023 18:55

Yr 3 in Iceland. Boys Magnús and Gabríel. Girls Anna and Katrín.

Yr 1. Boys Kári, Matthías and Sigurður. Girls Embla, Hildur and Hrefna.

CowboyJoanna · 14/10/2023 20:25

At the local primary school there are a lot of Lexi's, Jayden's and Amelia's.

BiancaBlank · 15/10/2023 17:03

Sophie and Sam - at least six of each - in DD3’s year (but that is year 13 so may not be of interest!)

Cousin’s daughter is in year 1, and there it’s Isla and Harry

UsefulSmartPrettyHappy · 16/10/2023 14:44

Freddie

Ella

TootiiFrootii · 16/10/2023 14:49

Ava. Ted.

EnterNowhere · 16/10/2023 15:43

My daughter is 3, she has 2 Lily's in her class and an Isla/Ayla (same pronounciation)
No double's for the boys - Arthur is quite popular amongst the kids we know though.
We know lots of baby Theo's and Millie's also.

wonkylegs · 16/10/2023 15:50

Yr 3 - James, no duplicate girls
Yr 11 no idea, but when at primary Ben / Liam, girls Issy/Isabella

SouthLondonMum22 · 16/10/2023 15:52

Nursery and the only duplicate name is Noah. The girl names are different but all have very similar sounds - Aliyah, Leah, Maya, Mia etc.

moonshinepoursthroughmywindow · 17/10/2023 21:01

My D"C" are in their 20s now. One was in a class with all the Georges, one was in a class with all the Sams. I don't remember there being as much duplication among girls' names but in the year above DC1 there was a class with 3 Amys.

LavendersBlueeee · 17/10/2023 21:32

Teddy. Too many Teddys.

rolvus · 17/10/2023 21:35

Scarlett
Charlie
Will
Olivia

kezzyleah · 17/10/2023 21:40

Boys: Leo or William
Girls: either Isabella or Amelia

ladygindiva · 17/10/2023 21:46

Millie and Theo

ladygindiva · 17/10/2023 21:47

and Eliza

OneCup · 17/10/2023 21:50

Alfie and Isabelle/Isabella/ belle are popular round here.

Lion1618 · 17/10/2023 23:45

Mine are 7 and 5 and these are the most common names across their classes.

Boys: Archie, Jack, Joseph, Theo
Girls: Grace, Rosie, Millie, Isabelle/Isabella

TheFormidableMrsC · 17/10/2023 23:55

Charlie.

Bayley (boys and girls).

Emily.