Do you know any babies or young boys named Mark, John, Matthew

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Hey, how many boys do you know with names like Mark, John, Matthew, Phil, Paul, Richard, William etc.? I feel like Daniel and David are somewhat common, but I haven't come across anyone with those other names in a while. Just curious!

Is Luke unusual now? I had two in my class in primary and this was a village school with max 60 students!

SO many Williams. Some Matthews.

I know a 5 yr old Matthew, lovely name.

A 10ish year old William, goes by Liam

Not the others

I know 2 little John-Pauls.
Lots of Williams but none of the others

I know 2 little Matthews and 2 Johns! Also know an Andrew, Adrian, Hugh, 2 Roberts and a Peter.

I think John is definitely due a return to popularity. It's sturdy no nonsense kind of name. See also David, Henry, Peter. I think Matthew and William along with James, Daniel, Thomas, George are timeless and classless so will always be around.

I know a young John and a Richard. Quite a few Williams.

I know loads of little johns and marks because I'm from culture where the first son is named after their father. A girl I know just named her baby Raymond after her husband.

No little ones but you basically just listed my own class from primary school. I think most are 30s-40s so it'll come around again in twenty years or so

In the primary I used to teach at there are currently children named Matthew, John and William.

I know zero little Marks or Johns. Matthew is still quite common though.

I know teenagers called Mark, John and Andrew. Only one of each but the names seem fresher than Archie, Alfie, Theo and Noah.

Matthew is still popular and I know a few around primary age. That is not the case for Mark and John. I know a few of both and they'd be in their 50's.

I know quite a few Johns, Matthews, Williams. Haven’t met a baby Phil though!

Yes to Matthews and Williams, no to the rest.

I’ve resigned myself to the fact that my grandchildren are likely to be called things like Phillip, Brian, Susan and Pauline, so assuming my great-grandchildren will be Louise, Gavin, Mark and Claire.

I know a toddler called John and a pre-school aged Mark! I was surprised by both names. I think John is due a comeback! Strong for a man and Johnnie is nice for a little boy / teen.

Matthew, Richard, Peter, Andrew, Thomas all very popular baby names where I am - rural Scotland.

God I hate the name Mark. Such a nothing name
Under the age of 10 a know a Peter, Robert, 2 Johns, Matthew, William and 2 Lukes.
No Pauls, Marks, Richards or Phillips though.
There are going to be 100s of Johns as so many grandads and great grandads were Johns (at one point 1 in every 50 boys or men in England were called John).

Quite a few Matthew's and know a William (Billy)

I work with children.

William is very common. Matthew is pretty common too, and I’ve heard of recent baby Matthews.

I hardly ever come across Mark or John. One Marc, now that I think of it (he’s European).

I teach primary - several Williams and Matthews (and a couple of Matteos - large Italian area).

Not in UK, but not too far away. I know a few young Matthews. William would never have been too popular here (politics/culture), but David, Mark, Jonny and Patrick certainly aren't unheard of. I have primary aged dc with classmates with these names. I know of a few Filipino families through work, and these more traditional names seem popular for boys. Not so traditional with the girls names though

I know of several William/Will, a couple of them choose to use Liam now they are teens.

Two Matthews of primary age.

No Johns, but I'd love to see it come back as I think it's a great strong name.

There is a Mark in DDs class (age 8). I don’t know any of the others though.

Yes, I know a baby John (born last year)