Pre school names

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

@khaa2091 😂 yeah “cute” does cover lots 😂 I’m sure you hear all sorts!
I imagine when there’s a bit of a name trend it must be hard not to tell the parents to reconsider! We live in a pretty small town with only 1 primary school and a few years ago I knew of 4 ‘Zara’s born within about 4/5 months. The mums weren’t friends but all grew up here so definitely knew of each other. I always thought that was so odd 😂 Id have definitely changed my name choice after hearing of the second one 😂

Mia, Mya, Lily, Johnny, Sebbie, Hubie, Albie, Alfie, Aria, Arlo, Jack, Marty, Margot, Charlotte, Lola, Ivy, Macy, Macie, Alba, Orla, Thea, Poppy, Isabella, Isabel

Fair enough, I thought you just meant it was a ‘we’ve decided to call her Ruby!’ sort of conversation.

I have never been bothered or troubled by the fact that more than one child might share my children’s name, I must admit

Duplicates are

Ivy
Matilda
Nancy
Isla
Harper

Arthur
Ralph
Leo

Every other boy is called Rowan, also multiples are Archie, Noah and William

For girls we know multiples of Isla, Ava and Clara

Can I ask very roughly where you are in the country? (As William is top of my own boys name list).

It’s so interesting because of the popular but very classic boys and girls names I only know one toddler age William, one George, one James, one Elizabeth, one Alice, one Charlotte etc

But any “nickname” style name seems much more popular - if I count toddler groups as well as DD’s nursery then names like Freddie, Charlie, Harry, Rosie etc we do know at least a couple of (in fact the “ie/y” ending overall seems the most popular for names in the baby/toddler age group here).

I remember when DD was born and one of the hospital staff asked her name.
Me: Amber
Her: Emma? Oh, that’s a lovely name
Me: No, Amber
Her: Oh. Oh well, I suppose one name’s as good as another…

no duplicates I know!

ruben
henrietta
theodora
paisley
seraphina
jeanie
ines
ive
patrick
arthur
calliope
franklin
elias
cassidy
lexi
lyra
arla
lucas
leo
leroy
eloise
elodie
neve
morgan
caeolan

Three Freya and a Freia…

3 Mayas
Amaya
loads of Islas

@RustyBear 😂😂 not the reaction you’d hoped for I’m sure! Amber is a lovely name 😊

Although, I have to admit that I worked in a shop for a few years that offered personalisation on some products and some of the names I had to put on items were awful 😂 I do feel like midwives must really have to practice their poker face!

@AnneMarieW NE England, although there are just as many Williams amongst my relatives who are W London and along the South Coast. Bit of a running joke in our house that you can't even distinguish the Williams by surname or mother's name.

I suspect it's mostly one of those coincidences where there aren't all that many, we just know a high proportion. DS has a name that was given to 98 children the year he was born and there was another one at playgroup.

My LO’s has no duplicates but a lovely mix of old and new

Olive
violet
thelma
edith
william
river
marcie (marcella)
george
theo
annie
roberta (Robbie)
frank
sophia
lyra

Theo/ Theodore
Hugo
Ada/ Ava
Eva/Evie

Are the duplications I've noticed for a 3yo.

Can’t move for Arlos, Evies and Maya/Mias around me (north west).

In my Jewish circles the popular names are Ezra, Sol, Ella, Levi.

Most popular names at our nursery in recent years:

Boys - Theo, Leo, Rory

Girls - Lilly (various spellings), Rosie, Ivy

Mia, Isla, Amelie, Ava, Ada, Elodie,

Noah, Theo, Ollie, Oscar, Arlo, Otto

I have a 3 year old, and the names I come across most for boys are Jude, Noah, Alfie/Albie, Oliver, Ezra, Arlo, Luca. For girls it’s Mia/Maya, Isla, then lots of other short names ending in ‘a’ like Lyra, Thea, Ella, Luna etc. I also know of lots of Evies and Ottilies.

3 x Ottilie nursery in tots/toddler/preschool rooms! (I was very surprised)

Other duplicates I've met in baby groups/know of (ages 12-18 months)are:
Arthur
Albie
Harry
Sophie
Olivia