Lisa=Isla ( I love the fact I have now met quite a few Mum Lisa's with child Isla"s it's literally an anagram)
Claire=Clara
Mark, Luck, Paul, John and Peter= Noah, Isaac, Elijah. ( we moved from new testament to old)
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, Ruth= Tabitha, Matha, Jemima, Delilah ( The biblical girl trends)
Amanda= Amelia
Lee. Gavin , Craig, Darren, Dean = Mason, Logan, Jackson, Oakley, Tyler. ( The Trendy boy names)
Jade, Kayleigh, Donna, = Ruby, Hallie, Harper. (The Trendy girl names)
James, Richard, Robert, Andrew= Joshua, Oliver, Harry ( The sensible safe boy names)
Yes I do think names follow certain trends. I love names and finding out about how people pick baby names.