Since many of our teachers in other parts of the country have done this for us I thought I would throw in the trend in names I saw on my class roster today. For perspective I teach 10th & 12th grade in Western NY.
Repeated Boy Names: I have a lot of classic boy names like Christopher, Michael, Matthew & Steven but I have several named Brandon & Andrew.
Unique boy names: I have been teaching 9 years now & I have never encountered but now have Gage, Dallas, Marshall, Abisai, & Ashton.
Repeated girl names: Alexis/Alexandria/Alexandra/Alessandra; Katherine/Kathryn, Meghan/Megan, Rachel, Samantha, Alyssa, Rebecca, Taylor, & Chelsea.
Unique girl names: Joelle, Kinsey, Tierra, & Lacey
Happy Naming!!
Re: Names- From A Northeast Teacher perspective
All of your common ones are common here to (GA). Dallas and Gage are common here.
Tierra is common here too.
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I've been teaching for 6 years now, and have come across some unique but nice names.
Boys: Cormac, Gavin, Towns (short for Townsend),Carter, Gabe, Peyton
Girls: Kaylyn, Crystalyn, Sydni, Shani (said Shan-i), Presley
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