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Double Digits is in at number 7 for his year and we thought we were being original! As you would expect the other four of us are nowhere to be seen

Astonishing how the boys' names have got progressively more biblical. My name's there a few decades on, but it was rather rare when I was at school.

My name isn't there (nor my real name). Nor is my sister's name. And my brother only makes it on the lists 3 times.

My sister and I were the only girls in our schools with our first names. Even now I rarely meet other people with the same name as me - yet our names aren't unfamiliar.

dg does some research:
Elaine: 1944 (50th); 1954 (18th); 1964 (43rd); 1974 (78th); 1984 onwards (>100)


Mid-1960s: Scary, Diamond.

I was amazed about 10-15 years ago when everybody seemed to be called Josh (boys that is). But my name, my mum and brothers names, all are in the top ten around the year of their birth. I know my brother was named after Anthony Eden but my name was more random.

dg does some research:
Deborah: 1944 (>100); 1954 (59th); 1964 (5th); 1974 (24th); 1984 (77th); 1994 onwards (>100)


Both of my forenames appear in the 1950s top tens - both in England, and in Scotland, where I was born and brought up.

I'm choosing to see this 20 year time-warp (I was born in 1976) as my parents giving me classic, timeless names, rather than them being chronically behind the times.

I should have been born a couple of decades earlier to have had my 'birth name' popular...

And a few decades later to have my current name popular.

Constantly out of time, that's me. I'll never be fashionable.

dg does some research:
Thomas: 1944 (19th); 1954 (24th); 1964 (34th); 1974 (40th); 1984 (11th); 1994 (1st); 2003 (3rd)


i was born in 1976, and my name is in the top 10 for 1974, so that is pretty close i think... altho I havent met THAT many other Michelles. Everyone my age seems to be called Claire or Sarah.

dg does some research:
Michelle: 1954 and earlier (>100); 1964 (31st); 1974 (7th); 1984 (18th); 1994 and onwards (>100)


I was born in the US, a few years after my name dropped from #1 there. I'm not surprised my parents were behind the curve.

Uncle isn't in there anywhere.

Dammit.

Q's name appears a couple of times, mine doesn't at all and certainly none of my children's names!

My name is fucking nowhere! But then I doubt if there was much call for cockneys with Hungarian names in 1966!
Could've been worse, my mum was Austrian & wanted to call my (older) brother Wolfgang! She was over ruled for a Magyar one! The good thing is I haven't a middle name & I gave myself one. On my passport, bank details etc. it's "DULWICH". Renewing my passport once the woman behind the jump said: "Dulwich? As in the place?". "No, as in the Football Club" I replied!

Your comments counter has died and shows (0). Keeps on happening to me too.

I remember reading a few years back that the most popular Scots boys name was David, while the Welsh favoured Andrew. Not borne of mutual respect, I wager.

My name doesn't appear anywhere on the lists (including the Scottish ones). Neither does my middle name.
The name I *was* going to have, until my mum made a unilateral decision at the last minute, does appear in 1964, 1974 and the Scottish lists. I *was* going to be called Andrew. I wonder if my life would've been any different if I had.

dg does some (England and Wales) research:
Douglas: 1944 (52nd); 1954 (69th); 1964 (81st); 1974 onwards (>100)


But surely 'Douglas', meaning 'Black Water', is the name of the proudest and maddest dynasty north of the border. Be proud of it!

In a connected sort of way, I have just stumbled upon this list of suitable names for blogger's children

My first name (David - no i'm not really called poons) appears as #1 in 1964 slipping to #3 in 1974 - I was born 1970.

Also the name I would have been given had I been a girl, Joanne, doesn't appear in 1964 at all but makes it to #6 by 1974.

I'm surprised that David hasn't made a comeback since ole goldenballs came to the fore.

As an aside, I recently had the pleasure of spending a weekend with me (Dave) and my housemate, Dave and a friend of his (David). Things got rather complicated when my friend Dave turned up. We are taking over the world you know, just ask Dave Blunkett!

1944. Be interesting to see middle names though - mine would be in the top ten for that every year I reckon.

My name seems not to be on the top tens, though there appear to be plenty of people younger than me with the same moniker. If I had been born male, my card carrying commie parents were ready to call me Leon, after Trotsky.
I do, however, have two cats called Megan and Sophie. So I can call myself populist, now.

dg does some research:
Vanessa: 1974 (68th); all other years (>100)


My middle name is on the list for a few years after I was born (which would perhaps explain why so many of my classmates had it as their first name).

And if my first name *had* been on these lists, I would have fallen over in shock.

My given first name is on none of the lists which is odd as it's the same name as the Queen.

Belatedly checking back I note DG's extra research Thanks. Not a very common name then
I don't really have a problem with my full name it's just the the only shortened versions of it are Doug and Dougy and up here (Scotland) it sounds a lot like "dug" which is kind of the way some folks round here say "dog" which makes me think I should jump up and bark or something.

Ooh 34, 44 and 54. I'll leave you to decide which is nearest to my DOB

I didn't really expect my name to be there!!











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