Catholic High School B Graduates, 1986 (estimated birth year: 1969—1970)
Out of 305 students, 235 (77.05%) had only one given name, 69 (22.62%) had two, and one (0.33%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (47, 15.41%), R (46, 15.08%), A (34, 11.15%), E (31, 10.16%), and D (19, 6.23%). No one had a first given name that started with X, Y, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Joseph |
| 6 | Joel, Jose |
| 5 | Edwin, John, Neil |
| 4 | Allan, Benjamin, Dennis, Eric, Reynaldo |
| 3 | Anthony, Arnold, Cesar, Don, Emmanuel, George, Glenn, Robert, Roberto |
| 2 | Abelardo, Albert, Benigno, Bernard, Bernardo, Christopher, Clifford, Crispin, Daniel, Eduardo, Elmer, Francisco, Gerald, Gilbert, Joey, Jonathan, Julius, Manuel, Mark, Melvin, Michael, Noel, Oliver, Raymund, Renante, Roderick, Rogelio, Romeo, Rommel, Ronald, Samuel |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Joseph |
| 6 | Joel, Jose |
| 5 | Allan (Alan), Edwin, John, Neil |
| 4 | Benjamin, Dennis, Eric, Reynaldo |
| 3 | Anthony, Arnold, Cesar, Don, Emmanuel, George, Glenn, Raymund (Raymond), Robert, Roberto |
| 2 | Abelardo, Albert, Benigno, Bernard, Christopher, Clifford, Crispin, Daniel, Eduardo, Elmer, Francisco, Geoffrey (Jeffrey), Gerald, Gilbert, Joey, Jonathan, Julius, Manuel, Mark, Melvin, Michael, Noel, Oliver, Renante, Roderick, Rogelio, Romeo, Rommel, Ronald, Samuel, Vladimir (Vladymir) |
Notes
- In July 1969, the Apollo 11 mission sent Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin to the moon; about 600 million people may have watched it on TV. Here are photos of The Manila Times front page on July 21, 1969 (the font is blurry and tiny, but you can just barely see “Neil Armstrong” and “Edwin E. Aldrin Jr.” if you zoom in on paragraph 2). This magazine article also mentions Neil Armstrong; all the coverage may have influenced the parents of the Neils. There was also one Aldrin and one Apollo, though the latter could've been named after the Greek god instead of the space mission. As for the Edwins, I don't know if they were named after Buzz.
Second Given Names
The most popular initial for the second given name was J (15, 21.43%), followed by A, G, and M (all tied at 7, or 10.00%). No one had a second given name that started with I, O, Q, T, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2. Most popular second given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | Joseph |
| 3 | John |
| 2 | Anthony, Edwin, George, Gerald, James, Michael |
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Emerald
- Regolito—Spanish for regolith, or the “unconsolidated residual or transported material that overlies the solid rock on the earth, moon, or a planet” (source: Merriam-Webster). Was this also influenced by news coverage of the moon landing?
- Spiro—possibly named after Spiro Agnew, who became the US vice president in 1969
Numerical Suffixes
Thirty-four boys (11.15% of the total) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Thirty-one (91.18%) were Jr, one (2.94%) was II, and two (5.88%) were III.