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mum1345 · 17/05/2025 20:09

What names are in your preschool setting? Any with duplicate names?!

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LegoAirlines · 17/05/2025 20:12

Last year DD had 5 Lyla or Lyras in her group of 30.

Lots of Ottos and Arlos. and Margots (various spellings) on a similar theme.

DinaofCloud9 · 17/05/2025 20:12

My niece has little friends with names like Ivy, Violet and Cora being duplicated.

There's also a couple of Elodies and a lot of Leo/Theo and Teddies.

treetop122 · 17/05/2025 20:44

Lots of Leo, Freddie and Freya here

Stef92 · 17/05/2025 20:45

Joey and Carter are the only 2 duplicates in a class of 32

Firsttimebabymummy · 17/05/2025 20:54

Lots of Theo's, Teddy's, Ivy's, Lottie's to name a few.

PansyPottering · 17/05/2025 20:59

Reign.
Grey/Greyson/Gray/Grayson

Still a smattering of Eva/Ava/Ella/Ellie

Yellowtracktor · 17/05/2025 20:59

William and Olivia both duplicated at my DC nursery

GingerLiberalFeminist · 17/05/2025 21:00

In playgroup: Ada, Noah, Tobias, Darcie, Gracie, Rosie, Sophie, Elle, Elsie, Esme, Ella, Jude, William, Jay.
At swimming; Elodie, Rose, Rosie, Margot, Ella, Elsie, Esme, Kai, Noah, Violet
At nursery: Daisy, Ella, Esme, Ada, Noah, Marcus, Brook, Jude.
NCT: Robyn, Harrison, Kasper, Poppy, Patrick.

DD is 2.5. She knows more people called Ada, Ella, Elsie, Esme, Gracie, Rosie, Noah and Jude than I've ever met in my life.

legoplaybook · 17/05/2025 21:02

Lilah, Lyla, Lyra, Lilly, Lily Mae
Matilda
Archie, Alfie, Albie, Arlo
Grayson, Hudson

Thulpelly · 17/05/2025 21:02

Leo
Theo
Max
Maya/Mia
Aria/Arya
Sophia/Sofia

Thulpelly · 17/05/2025 21:03

Oh and Ella.
So many Ellas

lucya66 · 17/05/2025 21:08

Nora and Isla.

IrrationalIvy · 17/05/2025 21:09

Multiples of Henry, Olivia, Charlie, Rose, Arthur, Violet and Sophia’s, and a myriad of Leyla/Layla/Lyla’s.

JustAMum31 · 17/05/2025 21:57

Scottish nursery (3-5yo kids). The duplicates are -
Alexander, Calum, Christian, Emily, Emilia, Finlay, Hollie, Hallie, Hugo, Lily, Lottie, Roman, Thomas (x4!!), Zac

SleepSleepSleepSleepSleep · 17/05/2025 22:00

Multiples of

Ada
Aria/Arya
Eva/Evie
Fin
Flynn
Olivia
Robyn/Robin
Rory

Bircoe · 17/05/2025 22:22

In DS pre school there is a Lyla, Lara, Lyra and Lia and 2 Teddy's

MummyInTheNecropolis · 17/05/2025 22:25

I’m an early years teacher, we have 3 Jacks, 2 Arlos, 2 Ivys, 2 Bellas, a Lyla and a Layla

readingupsidedown · 17/05/2025 22:30

We’ve had years of Ellas Bellas Evies and Erins… and Archies, Charlies and Alfies… but it’s now more likely to be Atlas or Harlow, or Margot or Juniper

hopefultragedy · 17/05/2025 23:00

Alina/lena/lelina

lots of autumns, willows, Margot, lily

SouthLondonMum22 · 17/05/2025 23:03

DS is 2 and the only repeated name in his nursery toddlers room is Noah.

RareMaker · 17/05/2025 23:04

Lots of ava/isla/eva/ada

Arlo
Milo
Clementine

PrincessOfPreschool · 17/05/2025 23:45

3 Raffys last year
3 Rivers this year

Evie x 2 last year
James x 2 last year
Mia x 2 this year

SodYouIllGoOnMyOwn · 18/05/2025 00:00

Avery x 4

AnneMarieW · 18/05/2025 00:50

No doubles currently but a lot of O ending names (seems very trendy at the moment) - there’s an Arlo, Theo, Leo and Milo. Also there’s an Albie, Archie and an Alfie (as well as a lot of other “ie” ending boys names that don’t start with A). And short E heavy names are popular for girls - there’s an Elsie, Esme, Ella and Eva.

But there is actually only one of the Eva/Evie/Ivy/Ava type names, so maybe that V trend is fading, and no Sophie/Sofia/Sophia or Isabelle/Isobel/Isabella or an Oliver or Olivia as you might expect based on national stats (there is a Noah and Amelia though).

Basically if you avoid an O or ie ending name for boys or a short 2 syllable, vowel heavy name for girls then it stands out more here, whatever the popularity overall.

ThatsEnoughAboutYou · 18/05/2025 00:56

We have in my setting 6 ivy's and 4 of them are ivy-rose! Also 4 Theo's!
We also have duplicates of Leo, teddy/teddie, albie/Alby, poppy and Freddy/Freddie these names have all been very popular for a few years, but ivy-rose has got to be the current most common double barreled name by a mile!

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