Can your two yo say their own name?

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My DS is 2.4. His language development has been v slow, most probably due to glue ear that was diagnosed recently. We're waiting for ENT ax and have a SALT ax soon too.

He can say a lot of words, and he is pretty chatty, even if it doesn't all make sense. He's got some sentences, though his promunciation is understandably rather unclear. He understands most of what we say (so it seems anyway), and certainly knows what his name is. He says the names of some of his friends at nursery, and of some of the nursery nurses. He unserstands and says "you" and "me" and "mine" (unfortunately! )

But he has never said his own name. I hadn't really thought about it too much until I saw a friend and her DS last week and he said his own name a lot. Since then I've noticed it with other friend's children as well.

I've asked DS several times this week what his name is, and he just grins at me. Or I've said "tell xxx your name", and get the same, just a grin.

Is this normal or a little odd?!

My DD is20 mths and can tell you her name when asked. People do understand her too so it must be clear.
Her vocab is very good though and she was an early talker.

my DD is 2.5 and can't say her name. she has a diagnosed speech delay though. When I ask her name, she gives one of the names of her two closest friends at nursery . however, most of the time it doesnt matter as she can say I / me / mine in the right context. she recognises and acknowledges her name though.

my dd yes, but my ds at that age couldn't. he's fine now, though with very clear speech, just a late starter.

no mine cant, he is 2.2 but he does not say very much at all

My 2.4 year old can but (and this is the bit that is intended to be helpful) I remember being (slightly) worried that he wasn't saying it when his language was about the level of of your son's. I actually think it took him quite a while to get the concept that he had a name that belonged to him (rather than his name being the equivalent of 'oi you') i.e. it took a him a bit to get the concept of a sense of self.