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HelpMost common names at UNC Chapel Hill
We learned this during orientation, and I thought it was kind of interesting.
1. Emily
2. Sarah
3. Caroline
4. Hannah
5. Rachel
1. John
2. William
3. Michael
4. Matthew
5. Christopher
It's like the blandest of the bland, aside from Caroline of course! But ugh, the one thing I enjoyed about living in the Midwest vs. the South is that every other girl wasn't named Caroline!
Anyway, WDYT?
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1. Emily
2. Sarah
3. Caroline
4. Hannah
5. Rachel
1. John
2. William
3. Michael
4. Matthew
5. Christopher
It's like the blandest of the bland, aside from Caroline of course! But ugh, the one thing I enjoyed about living in the Midwest vs. the South is that every other girl wasn't named Caroline!
Anyway, WDYT?
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I live in the south and I've only met one person named Caroline so I find this odd, personally. I like the name though.
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I'm not surprised about these names at all with the exception of Caroline (the best of the bunch). The rest of the names were equally common when my two oldest dds were in high school/college. Throw in Caitlin (et al.), Megan and Jessica and the list is complete! I recall being surprised by Megan and Jessica since I'd assumed they were more popular 5-10 years earlier.
With my youngest (who is currently in high school), the names have changed somewhat (Michaela / Kayla, Caleb) although there are still TONS of girls named Emily.
With my youngest (who is currently in high school), the names have changed somewhat (Michaela / Kayla, Caleb) although there are still TONS of girls named Emily.
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I think it's interesting that you were given a list of most common names, at an orientation. What was the context for that?
I feel slightly positive about all the girl names, and neutral about all the guy names (or slightly negative because they are SO boring ... those are the same names that are common in my own generation). What do the Williams tend to call themselves? Will, I guess?
I feel slightly positive about all the girl names, and neutral about all the guy names (or slightly negative because they are SO boring ... those are the same names that are common in my own generation). What do the Williams tend to call themselves? Will, I guess?
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I would guess that most Williams at UNC are called Will.
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It was a teaching orientation, so they were telling us about the makeup of our students. So this percent are from North Carolina. This percent are international students. This percent are first generation college students. And as a kind of just for fun fact, these are the most common names.
I would guess the Williams mostly go by Will.
I don't know the stats for Kansas, where I was teaching before, but the students I ran into had very different names. There were SO many Abigails! So many Amandas! So many Madisons! So many Kyles!
I would guess the Williams mostly go by Will.
I don't know the stats for Kansas, where I was teaching before, but the students I ran into had very different names. There were SO many Abigails! So many Amandas! So many Madisons! So many Kyles!
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I graduated with three Williams, I think. One was Will, one was Bill and one was Billy.
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All sound like typical 18-22 year olds. Agree that it's pretty bland except for Caroline.
PS- You're in CH now! We need to hang!
PS- You're in CH now! We need to hang!
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Very predictable, though I am a bit surprised Jennifer and Elizabeth weren't mentioned. Of course, with a list that only goes to 5, that doesn't mean much.
This is not as pronounced as with the boys' names, but the girls' names are extremely "white." Engaging in serious stereotyping here, of course; if the SSA would rank names by the race of the people given them, the way a few states and cities do, maybe I'd be proved wrong ... but I doubt it.
This is not as pronounced as with the boys' names, but the girls' names are extremely "white." Engaging in serious stereotyping here, of course; if the SSA would rank names by the race of the people given them, the way a few states and cities do, maybe I'd be proved wrong ... but I doubt it.
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I'm surprised Elizabeth wasn't mentioned, but since these are stats from last year, I'm not as surprised at Jennifer. Also, I'm really surprised that Katherine isn't in there. Seems like are the zillions of Katies, but maybe that's more people my age than current undergrads.
I agree that these are on the whole white names. Minority populations in the US make up the minority at this school, too, I think. This wasn't true of my undergrad, but was true of the school where I did my master's.
I agree that these are on the whole white names. Minority populations in the US make up the minority at this school, too, I think. This wasn't true of my undergrad, but was true of the school where I did my master's.
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