Catholic High School B Graduates, 1969 (estimated birth year: 1952–1953)
Out of 198 students, 195 (98.48%) had only one given name, while three (1.52%) had two.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were R (33, 16.67%), E (24, 12.12%), A (19, 9.60%), M (17, 8.59%), and J (16, 8.08%). No one had a first name that started with K, Q, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Jose |
| 6 | Danilo, Manuel |
| 5 | Rodolfo |
| 4 | Carlito, Eduardo, Mario |
| 3 | Antonio, George |
| 2 | Angelito, Benjamin, Edilberto, Edwin, Efren, Ernesto, Fernando, Francisco, Godofredo, Herman, Jaime, Lorenzo, Luis, Luisito, Miguel, Paul, Rafael, Ray, Renato, Ricardo, Romulo, Teodoro, Victor, Wilfredo |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Jose |
| 6 | Danilo, Manuel |
| 5 | Rodolfo, Eduardo (Edwardo) |
| 4 | Carlito, Mario |
| 3 | Antonio, George |
| 2 | Angelito, Benjamin, Edilberto, Edwin, Efren, Ernesto, Fernando, Francisco, Godofredo, Herman, Jaime, Lorenzo, Luis, Luisito, Miguel, Paul, Rafael, Ray, Renato, Ricardo, Romulo, Teodoro, Victor, Wilfredo |
Second Given Names
The second given names in the sample were Pierre, Roberto, and Thor Hong.
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Audie—could be named after Audie Murphy, “one of the most decorated US soldiers of World War II” (source).
- Ike—most likely named after Dwight David “Ike” Eisenhower, who became the US President in 1953. One song for his campaign, “I Like Ike” by Irving Berlin, first aired in October 1952.
- Venchito
Numerical Suffixes
Fifteen boys (7.58% of the sample) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of them, 13 (86.67%) were Jr, one (6.67%) was II, and one (6.67%) was III.