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What was the most popular girl name at your school?

120 replies

PunnyBeaker · 01/05/2026 14:03

Kirsty

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honeylulu · 01/05/2026 16:02

Emma, Joanne, Sarah, Nicola, Jenny/Jennifer, Claire/Clare in that order.
Secondary school 1985 onwards.

greglet · 01/05/2026 16:03

Gemma
Emma
Louise

Erin1975 · 01/05/2026 16:05

It's hard to remember everyone from back then but I think either Sarah or Nicky.

Marmite27 · 01/05/2026 16:07

Donna, Emma, Claire.

Harassedmum123 · 01/05/2026 16:10

Emma, Louise, Sarah, Lucy, Catherine secondary school mid 90’s.
Equivalent of what Ava, Amelia, Isla and Evie/Eva’s are now I suppose.

Mumstheword1983 · 01/05/2026 16:12

Laura, Leanne, Lisa, Nicola. Vicky/Vikki etc 80s.

FuckoffeeBeforeCoffee · 01/05/2026 16:15

Jessica.

Though, my own name has come up a lot on this thread but there would only two in my year.

WhatHasHappenedNow · 01/05/2026 16:16

There were 8 Nicola’s and 11 Laura’s in my year group; 150 pupils.

crazeekat · 01/05/2026 16:17

80’s, Lisa louise Nicola

Firebird83 · 01/05/2026 16:17

Emma, definitely! They all seem to have been Emma Louise as well. For boys it was James.

Twoshoesnewshoes · 01/05/2026 16:18

Catherine, Sarah, Emma

CentrifugalBumblePuppy · 01/05/2026 16:18

Sarah. There were 4 in our form in the 80s (all girls school).

SueKeeper · 01/05/2026 16:21

Gillian and Laura.

Weirdly I knew four sibling pairs called Jennifer and Alison, so they must have really gone well together in the 80s!

Jamesblonde2 · 01/05/2026 16:23

Andrea

LittleGreenDuck · 01/05/2026 16:24

Sarah, Emma, Cla(i)re, Denise, Michelle

nobullshitformedagainstmewillprosper · 01/05/2026 16:25

Emily, Emma, Milly/Amelia

OldWave · 01/05/2026 16:27

Sarah/Amy, but also Kim and Erica.

OldWave · 01/05/2026 16:28

Oh yes, how could I forget all of the Jennifers! And Lauras

BunnyLake · 01/05/2026 16:35

Without a poll it would be hard to say, but it’d be one of the usual suspects of my era: Julie, Jane, Susan, one of those type of names.

WorkCleanRepeat · 01/05/2026 16:37

Claire - There were 12 in my year at school.

TheDenimPoet · 01/05/2026 16:37

3 Emmas, 3 Lauras in my class of 37 at primary school. I was the only person in the whole school with my name in primary (a school of 250 pupils) and then when I got to secondary there was another in my form of 25, and 4 in total in my year (300).

Kevinbaconsrealwife · 01/05/2026 16:38

Sarah and Claire….had many friends of both …..80,s schooling x

MidnightMusing5 · 01/05/2026 16:42

All girls school- in my year there were a lot of Katie’s, Emma, Laura, Sarah .

Daffodilsinthespring · 01/05/2026 16:43

Sue (Susan/Suzanne/Suzanna)

CrescentMoonLanding · 01/05/2026 16:44

Rebecca or Louise