Catholic High School A Graduates, 2004
Out of 327 students, 127 (38.84%) had only one given name, 191 (58.41%) had two, and nine (2.75%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (64, 19.57%), R (48, 14.68%), A (38, 11.62%), M (tied with A), C (20, 6.12%), and F (15, 4.59%). No one had a first given name that started with I, Q, U, or X.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Francis, John |
| 8 | Michael |
| 7 | Christian, Jose |
| 6 | Adrian, Mark, Ryan |
| 5 | Carlo, Joel |
| 4 | Jeffrey, Marvin, Ronald |
| 3 | Albert, Christopher, Daryl, James, Jay, Joseph, Leo, Miguel, Niño, Philip, Robert |
| 2 | Andy, Anthony, Arjay, Bryan, Frederick, Jake, Jeremy, Jonathan, Julius, Karl, Lawrence, Levi, Lorenzo, Marlon, Oscar, Paolo, Rafael, Rey, Romeo, Roy |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John (Johne, Jan, Jann) |
| 10 | Francis |
| 8 | Michael |
| 7 | Christian, Jose, Mark (Marc) |
| 6 | Adrian, Ryan |
| 5 | Carlo, Jeffrey (Jeoffrey), Joel |
| 4 | Christopher (Kristoffer), Marvin, Ronald |
| 3 | Albert, Arjay (Ar-Jay), Daryl, James, Jay, Joseph, Karl (Carl), Leo, Miguel, Niño, Philip, Rey (Ray), Robert |
| 2 | Andy, Anthony, Bryan, Frederick, Jake, Jeremy, Jonathan, Julius, Lawrence, Levi, Lorenzo, Marlon, Oscar, Paolo, Rafael, Romeo, Ronel (Ronnel) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (36, 18%), J (28, 14%), R (16, 8%), C (14, 7%), and M (13, 6.5%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, U, W, or X.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Angelo |
| 6 | Andrew, Joseph |
| 5 | Christian, Richard, Vincent |
| 4 | Christopher, John, Jose, Paul, Ray |
| 3 | Bryan, Emmanuel, Paolo |
| 2 | Aaron, Ace, Benedict, Byron, Enrico, Francis, Francisco, James, Jan, Kurt, Louis, Maria, Marvin, Patrick, Victor |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names mong men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Angelo |
| 7 | Joseph (Josef) |
| 6 | Andrew, John (Jan) |
| 5 | Christian, Ray (Rey), Richard, Vincent |
| 4 | Christopher, Jose, Paul |
| 3 | Bryan, Emmanuel, Paolo |
| 2 | Aaron, Ace, Adrian (Adryan), Benedict, Byron, Enrico, Francis, Francisco, James, Kurt, Louis, Maria, Marvin, Patrick, Victor |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Adrian, Aristotle, Christ, Karl, Marie, Rouault, Rogel, Thaddeus, and Wrick.
Standouts
- Abegail
- Gremaldi—named after the ruling dynasty of Monaco?
- Hydhre
- Melbourne Ziro—I mean, if Sydney is a name...
- Rondrico—Ronald + Federico?
- Pythias—like the character from the Greek legend?
Also, one of the Francises was Francis Ignatius [Third Given Name]. Of course he had to go to a Jesuit school.
Numerical Suffixes
Thirty-three boys (10.09% of the total) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of this group, 18 (54.55%) were Jr, seven (21.21%) were II, and eight (24.24%) were III.