Catholic High School B Graduates, 1995 (estimated birth year: 1978—1979)
Out of 398 students, 253 (63.57%) had only one given name, 142 (35.68%) had two, and three (0.75%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (73, 18.34%), R (60, 15.08%), M (39, 9.80%), A (38, 9.55%), C (19, 4.77%), and E (tied with C). No one had a first given name that started with Q or U.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | John |
| 8 | Mark, Ryan |
| 7 | Jonathan |
| 6 | Marlon, Michael |
| 5 | Allan, Jeffrey, Oliver, Richard, Ronald |
| 4 | Jose, Julius, Paul, Robert |
| 3 | Anthony, Brian, Christian, Dennis, Ferdinand, Francis, Frederick, Jeremy, Jerry, Joel, Lawrence, Mario, Rommel, Sherwin, Victor |
| 2 | Adrian, Alexander, Aristotle, Arvin, Benjamin, Bryan, Caesar, Christopher, Denver, Emmanuel, Erwin, Federico, Francisco, Gamaliel, Gary, Gerald, Gerard, Glenn, Ivan, Jan, Jason, Jeff, Jefferson, Jerico, Jorge, Joseph, Kenneth, Leo, Lester, Marc, Melvin, Norman, Orlando, Peter, Philip, Randolf, Rex, Roger, Vincent |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | John (Jan, Jon) |
| 10 | Mark (Marc) |
| 8 | Ryan |
| 7 | Jonathan |
| 6 | Marlon, Michael |
| 5 | Allan, Brian (Bryan), Jeffrey, Oliver, Richard, Ronald |
| 4 | Jason (Jayson, Jayzon), Jerry (Jeri), Jose, Julius, Paul, Robert |
| 3 | Anthony, Christian, Dennis, Ferdinand, Francis, Frederick, Glenn (Glen), Jeremy, Joel, Lawrence, Mario, Rommel, Sherwin, Victor |
| 2 | Adrian, Alexander, Aristotle, Arvin, Benjamin, Caesar, Carl (Karl), Christopher, Dan (Dhan), Denver, Edmund (Edmond), Emmanuel, Eric (Erick), Erwin, Federico, Francisco, Gamaliel, Gary, Gerald, Gerard, Glenn, Ivan, Jeff, Jefferson, Jerico, Jorge, Joseph, Kenneth, Leo, Lester, Melvin, Norman, Orlando, Peter, Philip, Randolf, Rex, Roger, Vincent |
Notes
- Marlon Brando appeared in Superman (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979). This, along with his movie roles earlier in the decade, likely influenced the parents of the Marlons.
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (26, 17.93%), J (20, 13.79%), M (15, 10.34%), P (14, 9.66%), and R (13, 8.97%). No one had a second given name that started with H, I, Q, S, U, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Paul* |
| 7 | Anthony |
| 4 | John, Michael |
| 3 | Francis, Ryan |
| 2 | Alexander, Allan, Angelo, Carlos, Christian, Jerome, Jon, Joseph, Marc, Mark, Nicolas, Oliver, Philip, Raymund, Robert, Roy, Vincent |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Paul* |
| 7 | Anthony |
| 6 | John (Jon) |
| 4 | Mark (Marc), Michael |
| 3 | Francis, Ryan |
| 2 | Alexander, Allan, Angelo, Carl (Karl), Carlos, Chris (Cris), Christian, Jerome, Joseph, Louis (Louie), Nicolas, Oliver, Philip, Ray (Rae), Raymund, Robert, Roy, Vincent |
Note
- On September 28, 1978, Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani) died 33 days after he was elected to the position. He was succeeded by Karol Wojtyla, who became Pope John Paul II, on October 16 that same year. This likely influenced the parents of the John Pauls.
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Ali, Manuel, and Segundo.
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Bonnyson
- Czerny—Carl Czerny (1791—1857) was a pianist from Austria. Here is a compilation of exercises he composed.
- Lure
- Nolanel
- Riemann Einstein—Georg Friedrich Bernhard Riemann (1826—1866) was a German mathematician.
- Synner
- Yami
Numerical Suffixes
Thirty-five boys (8.79% of the total) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Twenty-seven (77.14%) were Jr, six (17.14%) were III, and two (5.71%) were II.