Most Popular Names When You Were In School...

[Disney Ella]

1980

Cindy, Linda, Patty, Sherry, Debbie, Terri

John, Scott, Mark, David, Jeffrey, Bruce

 

[englishteacha]

Class of 1998: Lots of Jasons, Jennifer/Jenny, Rebecca, Michelle, and Matt.
I knew several of each.

 

[pixie dust 112]

1980. I remember lots of Marks and Mikes. I don't remember alot of repeat girls names.

 

[aprilgail2]

Class of 80

Mike, Joe, David and steven- had a few of those in every class

Kathy, Lisa, Susan, Jane for the girls

 

[apirateslifeforme]

Class of '92 and I'm actually going through my yearbook...

8 Christines/Kristine/Kristin/Kristen and Jasons
7 Michaels
6 Jennifers and Christophers
4 Michelles/Micheles, Amys, Williams, Keiths, and Patricks
3 Elizabeths, Catherines/Katherine, Lisas, Kimberlys, Kevins, and Roberts

 

[autumnpalm]

Girls:

Sarah, Kaitlyn/Caitlin/Kaitlin, Nicole, Jessica, Emily, Jillian, Laura/Lauren

Boys:

David, Jordan, Aaron, Brian, Josh, Kyle, Mark, Matthew, Michael, Zachary

Class of 2008.

 

[NHdisneylover]

Graduated in 91

Big names for girls were Amy and Kelly. OMG...you couldn't throw a rock without hitting an Amy.

I forgot about the Amy's There were almost as many of those as Heathers and Jennifers (but not quite). It seems to be a name that is comming back (with spelling variations) judging by my DD's friends.

 

[diz8297]

Class of 1985:
Jennifer, Kathy (Cathy), Lisa, Kimberly
David, Michael, Mark

 

[AKL_Megs]

2001 here...

We had too many Katie's, Mike's, Dan's and Kelly's.

"Did you talk to Katie?"

"Which Katie?"

"Katie S."

"Katie Sullivan or Katie Sanford?"

 

[wdwgirl03]

When I was in second grade I was one of 4 Sarahs.

 

[bigbabyblues]

1994 (HS)

Girls: Jennifer, Heather, Amy/Amie/Aimee, Danielle
Guys: Jason

 

[A4Disney]

Jennifer and Michael(Graduated in 1991)

 

[tazdev3225]

1994 (HS)

Girls: Jennifer, Heather, Amy/Amie/Aimee, Danielle
Guys: Jason

Jennifer and Michael(Graduated in 1991)

My DD is Jennifer, her cousin 3 months younger is Heather and she is engaged to a Michael. My DS would have been Amy if he had been a girl. I guess we had no imaginations as parents back then. They graduated in the early 2000's. I know that these names were popular among her class.
I graduated from a class of over 800. It would take me all night to figure out the most popular names.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

Kristen, Jenn and Jessica were defintely the most popular. For boys I am trying to think...Ryan I think. HS grad year was 2000.

 

[RunningGirl]

1984: Kim, Amy, Julie. Jim, Bill, Mike.

 

[MinnieMe87]

I graduated in 2005 and the most popular girl names were: Ashley-TONS of those, Erin, and Jenna/Jennifer. Boy names were: Aaron, Matt, and Justin.

 

[Katieinwonderland]

Class of 2003:

Girls names: There were quite a few Sarahs and Jenny/Jeni/Jenna/Jenns

But my name was the most popular, which I HATED! There was me (at the time, I was Katie P), a Katie S, a Katy G, a Katy R, and a Katy B. There was also a Kate, a Kathryn and a Kat. This was in a class of 30 girls.

Boys names: I think the most common was either Matt or Mike, but I remember a lot of Joes too.

 

[Kirby]

Going through my yearbook for the graduating seniors of 1975 because I have nothing better to do this afternoon :. I only wrote down those with three or more:

Anita - 3
Becky - 3
Bobby - 4
Brenda - 3
Carol - 4
Charles - 10
Cheryl - 4
Cynthia - 7
David - 8
Deborah - 3
Debra - 3
Dianna - 3
Donald - 3
Donna - 3
Earl - 3
Elaine - 3
Elizabeth - 3
Gary - 6
Gary - 5
Jackie - (1 girl, 2 boys)
James - 5
Janet - 4
Jerry - 4
Joe - 4
John - 6
Joni - 3
Karen - 4
Kathy - 5
Keith - 3
Larry - 7
Mary - 6
Michael - 11
Nancy - 3
Pam - 3
Paul - 4
Phillip - 3
Randy - 4
Rhonda - 3
Richard - 12
Ricky - 4
Rickey - 3
Robert - 6
Ronnie - 3
Russell - 3
Sandra - 6
Sheila - 3
Stanley - 3
Steve - 6
Susan - 3
Teresa - 6
Terry - 3 (2 boy, 1 girl)
Vicki - 3
Vickie - 3
Wanda - 4
Wayne - 3
William - 4


I found a few different spellings:
Cathy/Kathy
Deborah/Debora
Denice/Denise
Gary/Garry
Irma/Erma
Jerry/Gerre
Linda/Lynda
Louann/Luann
Margaret/Margarett
Marsha/Marcia
Phylis/Phyllis
Ricky/Rickey
Sean/Shaun/Shawn
Sharon/Sharron
Sheri/Sheree/Shari
Terry/Teri/Terri
Theresa/Teresa
Toni/Tony
Vickie/Vicki


And some different names:
RV (that's his name, not initials)
Deering
Disa
Dyearthal
Nalan
Buck
LaDonna
Lovie
Rip
Guyla
Ruenell
Juna
Velda
Radonna
Bryne
Deric
Dell
Roxie
Princess
Garland
Ladonnie
Flora
Thressia
Hoover
Greye
Alherod

 

[Mrs. Chamberlain]

I'm still in high school. Here, there are around a million Ashleys and Michaels.

 

[sbsteel]

1996

I was one of five Sarah/Sara's in our graduating class (of 150ish). Amy, Amanda/Mandy, and Michelle were also very popular.

For the boys, the most popular were Brian, Jason, and Michael.