Most popular names at school vs now

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What were the most popular names in your class when you were at school and what are they now in your child’s class?

Mine were Emily, Rebecca, Sarah. Michael, Matthew, Thomas.

For my older child it’s now Eva/Evie, Lily and Esme. Leo, Harry and Henry.

Sarah Claire Laura Rebecca Katherine Nicola Hayley
Matthew Thomas Christopher Richard David Mark Stephen Ian

Lily Evie Holly Amelia Olivia Myah Isla Ava Millie
Samuel George Oscar Theo Finley Jack Lucas

Laura, Alex (girls and boys) Tom, Oliver, Matt, Dan, Chris, Amy, Becky

Now (year 1) Oliver, Olivia, Isla, Evie, Frankie, Freddie, Teddy, Lily, Oscar
Pre school Arlo, Mia/Maya, Aria, Isla, Ezra, Arthur, Ava

Welsh medium school.
Girls: Siân, Bethan, Carys, Rhian, Delyth, Eleri, Sioned, Manon
Boys: John, Dylan, Rhys, Bryn, Huw, Gareth, Osian, Dewi

The pupils from homes where Welsh wasn't the first language had names like Sarah, Mark, Stephen, Susan, Karen, Andrew, Helen, Paul etc

Me: (born in 80s, at school during 90s)
Emma
Laura
Sarah
Louise
Anna
Catherine and variants
Rebecca
Rachel

DD: (12)
Evie and variants
Milly/Tilly/Molly/ etc
Anything with -Rose, -Grace, -May/Mae/Mai
Isabel and variants
Isla
Charlotte
Olivia

My female classmates were Sarah, Deborah, Frances, Melanie, Clare, Karen, Fiona, Alison, Heather, Hazel, Rachel.

I'm mid 50s now.

My school (90s/early 00s):
Sarah, Laura, Emma, Rebecca, Claire
David, Andrew, Thomas, Daniel

I don't have children but I'm a teacher of 7 - 13 year olds. There's a LOT more variety than there used to be, imo. You don't get 4 of the same in a class any more. Probably no more than 5 or 6 of one name in a whole school:
Amelia, Lily, Sophia, Isabella/e, Daisy, Nina
Max, Charlie, Henry, Samuel, Alexander, William, Freddie

born in 90's
Rebecca, Laura, Ellen, Thomas, Lewis, Daniel
Alex for both girls and boys

Know a lot of young Isabelle/Isabella's/Arabella's/Isla/Ava all along that line and lots with Rose/May/Lee. Boys tend to be more mixed

Born late 80s
Girls: Catherine, Clare, Jennifer, Laura, Sarah
Boys: Andrew, David, James, John, Michael, Richard, Stephen

DC1 born 2018
Girls: Ada, Ava, Eva, Evie, Isla, Olivia, Willow
Boys: Arlo, Arthur, Ezra, Leo, Theo

Mine:
Sarah
Karen
Michelle
Laura
Joanne
Caroline

David
James
Paul
Colin

My teens now:

Ella, Sarah, Millie, Eva, Ava, Sophie/a,
Sam, Luke, Max, Callum, Harry, Ben

Yes to toddler Arlo and Ezras, right now!!

Funnily enough, more of my classmates had names that were unfashionable at the time but are popular now than had names that were of the era 😂 Lots of family names as first and middle names too.

Then
Wendy Joanne Lesley Jennie Paula
Dean Ian David James Neil

now
Noah Luca Jackson Mohammad
Alice Paris maya ranya

For me it was Claire, Susan, Steven, Paul, Richard, Andrew, Sharon, Tracey

When dd was at school it was Emily, Chloe, Holly, Georgia, Luke, George, Samuel, Daniel