Seems to me as if we have more than our fair share of STEVES as RF members.

Was "Steve" the in-name to be given at a certain time...like say "Harry" now?

The name doesn't seem common amoungst youngsters today.

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Your common as muck Steve !!!

Dont get many Lisa's been named now either unfortunately

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I think Lisa Dingle might be the reason for that!!

Squint (not many Squints about)

oh Lisa Riley

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Not too up on my Emmerdale so must be excused. Is Lisa not Zaks wife?

There were 4 kids in my class at school called Steve, but now it doesn't even make the top 100 boys names in 2007. It's hard to believe that there are now more kids called Zachary, Reuben, Finlay and Kyle than Steve!!!

Steve's are in danger of becoming extinct - perhaps we should apply for some kind of preservation order

You know what Squint i have never watched it also.

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Save Our Steves

But you're a woman I thought all women watch trash TV. That is certainly what Mrs not Mr Squint would have me believe.

Squint

I've found Richard to be a really uncommon name, throughout my whole time at school, uni, jobs etc I've only ever been in a class for one year where there's been another Richard. It's so rare that I'm in the company of another Richard that's if I hear the name called anywhere I automatically assume they're referring to me

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Blimey, Stephen has got a lot less common over the years:
http://www.midcoasthealth.com/babypl...ty/default.asp

Richards have got less common too, which would be why I was surprised at what Richard just written (I'm married to one and my class at school was full of them!) It was in the top 10 or 20 of my age group, whereas it's in danger of falling out of the top 100 now. I'm still surprised you were such a rarity though RS, it was still 27th most popular in the 80s.

My own name has got much more common, in contrast. Languishing around 100th when I was born, it's around 20th now. That would explain why I was the only one in my whole school whereas they seem to be everywhere now I spent all my life knowing that if anyone called my name, it was bound to be me they were after. Now I'm having to learn to ignore it if I'm out, as it's almost certainly someone calling their small child.

Lisa's the one that's changed the most, though - one of the very top names in the 60s/70s, down to below 400th now :eek:

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