Catholic High School Graduates (1973 vs. 1998)
The samples here were taken from lists of alumni of a school run by the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM).
Class 1973 (Estimated Birth Year: 1957)
Out of 197 students, 192 (97.46%) had only one given name, while five (2.54%) had two.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were R (50, 25.38%), A (33, 16.75%), and J (20, 10.15%). No one had a first given name that started with I, K, Q, U, X, Y, or Z.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Antonio |
| 5 | Manuel, Reynaldo, Rolando |
| 4 | Alexander, George, Jose |
| 3 | Alfredo, Cesar, Joseph, Ramon, Renato, Ricardo, Romeo |
| 2 | Alberto, Alex, Alfonso, Andrew, Benjamin*, Carlito, Ceasar, Charles, Daniel, Edwin, Enrique, Ernesto, Ferdinand, Florencio, Jimmy, John, Joselito, Leo, Luis, Nestor, Oliver, Paul, Raul, Ray, Richard, Rodolfo, Rogelio, Ruben, Virgilio |
Second Given Names
The second given names in the sample were Arleen, Baltazar, Martin (2x), and Paul.
Numerical Suffixes
Sixteen boys (8.12% of the total) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Fifteen (93.75%) were Jr, while one (6.25%) was II.
Notes
- There were boys called Gigi and Speedy. I don't know if those are nicknames or their government names.
Class 1998 (Estimated Birth Year: 1982)
Out of 377 students, 221 (58.62%) had only one given name, 153 (40.58%) had two, and three (0.80%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (73, 19.36%), R (55, 14.59%), M (43, 11.41%), A (34, 9.02%), and D (20, 5.31%). No one had a first given name that started with O, Q, or U.
Table 2(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 14 | Michael |
| 12 | John |
| 9 | Mark |
| 8 | Joseph |
| 7 | Paul, Ryan |
| 5 | Leonard, Ronald |
| 4 | Jason, Raymond, Sherwin, Vincent |
| 3 | Aaron, Alvin, Andrew, Bernard, Charles, Christian, Dennis, Edward, Francis, Frederick, Gerald, Jefferson, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Julius, Marvin, Reginald |
| 2 | Adrian, Allan, Bryan, Carlo, Christopher, Danilo, Denver, Engelbert, Eric, Federico, Ferdinand, James, Jan, Jasper, Jeffrey, Jerico, Jeus, Kristofer, Louie, Manuel, Mario, Neil, Patrick, Rene, Rommel, Romualdo, Terence, Timothy |
Table 2(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 15 | John (Jan, Jann) |
| 14 | Michael |
| 9 | Mark |
| 8 | Joseph |
| 7 | Paul, Ryan |
| 6 | Christopher (Kristofer, Kristoffer, Kristopher) |
| 5 | Jason (Jayson), Jeffrey (Geofrey, Jeofrey, Joeffrey), Leonard, Ronald |
| 4 | Christian (Khristian), Frederick (Fredrick), Raymond, Sherwin, Vincent |
| 3 | Aaron, Alvin, Andrew, Bernard, Bryan (Brian), Charles, Dennis,, Edward, Francis, Gerald, Jefferson, Jeremiah, Jonathan, Julius, Marvin, Reginald, Terence (Terrence) |
| 2 | Adrian, Allan, Bryan, Carlo, Danilo, Denver, Don (Donn), Donny (Donie), Engelbert, Eric, Federico, Ferdinand, James, Jasper, Jerico, Jesse (Jessie), Jeus, Laurence (Lawrence), Louie, Manuel, Mario, Neil, Patrick, Randolph (Randolf), Rene, Rodel (Rhodel), Rommel, Romualdo, Timothy |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were J (27, 17.31%), A (21, 13.46%), R (18, 11.54%), M (17, 10.90%), and P (14, 8.97%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, U, Y, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 9 | Paul* |
| 6 | Anthony |
| 5 | Carlo, James, Joseph, Ryan, Vincent |
| 4 | Jason |
| 3 | Angelo, Mark, Martin, Michael |
| 2 | Allan, Andrew, Charles, Christopher, Dean, Ferdinand, Ian, Jay, John, Jon, Marvin, Nino, Paulo, Philip, Xavier |
Table 3(b). Most popular second given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 9 | Paul* |
| 6 | Anthony, Joseph (Josef) |
| 5 | Carlo, James, Ryan, Vincent |
| 4 | Jason, John (Jon) |
| 3 | Angelo, Mark, Martin, Michael |
| 2 | Allan, Andrew, Brian (Bryan), Charles, Christian (Kristian), Christopher, Dean, Ferdinand, Ian, Jay, Louis (Louie), Marvin, Nino, Paulo, Philip, Rey (Rae), Xavier |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Earl and Paul (2x).
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Arfim
- Ghynly
- Joarae
- Lydwald
- Reservoir
- Silvellis
- Toniel
Numerical Suffixes
Thirty boys (7.96% of the total) had suffixes attached to their names. Twenty-seven (0.90%) were Jr, while three (0.10%) were III.
Notes
- On May 31, 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in St. Peter's Square. News coverage of this (plus the fact that he was the pope) may have influenced some parents to name their sons John Paul.