Catholic High School B Graduates, 2004 (estimated birth year: 1986—1987)
Out of 301 students, 129 (42.86%) had only one given name, 166 (55.15%) had two, and six (1.99%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (66, 21.93%), M (39, 12.96%), R (33, 10.96%), A (24, 7.97%), and C (18, 5.98%). No one had a first given name that started with H, Q, or U.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Mark |
| 10 | John |
| 9 | Michael |
| 6 | Jan |
| 5 | Bryan, Ronald |
| 4 | Jason, Jeffrey |
| 3 | Adrian, Allan, Christian, Christopher, Dexter, Jonathan, Joseph, Kristoffer, Marvin, Paolo, Ralph, Ryan, Stephen |
| 2 | Alexander, Andrew, Angelo, Carl, Carlo, Don, Francis, Froilan, Gerald, Glenn, James, Jay, Joel, Joey, Julius, Karl, Laurence, Lester, Miguel, Neil, Ramon, Timothy |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | John (Jan) |
| 14 | Mark (Marc) |
| 9 | Michael |
| 6 | Bryan (Brian), Christopher (Kristoffer) |
| 5 | Jason (Jayson), Ronald |
| 4 | Adrian (Adrianne), Carl (Karl), Jeffrey, Joseph (Josef) |
| 3 | Allan, Carlo (Karlo), Christian, Dexter, Glenn (Glen), Jonathan, Marvin, Paolo, Ralph, Ryan, Stephen |
| 2 | Alexander, Andrew, Angelo, Charlie (Charley), Don, Francis, Froilan, Gerald, Gian (Jian), James, Jay, Joel, Joey, Julius, Laurence, Lester, Miguel, Neil, Ramon, Raymond (Raymund), Terence (Terrence), Timothy |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were J (30, 17.44%), A (19, 11.05%), M (1tied with A), R (17, 9.88%), and P (12, 6.98%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, T, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Michael |
| 5 | Anthony*, John, Joseph, Mark, Vincent |
| 4 | Paolo |
| 3 | Allan, Brian, Carlo, Daniel, Jonathan, Paul**, Ray |
| 2 | Allen, Angelo, Dominic, Edward, Jay, Martin, Paulo, Ronald |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 7 | Paolo (Paulo, Pauloe) |
| 6 | John (Jan), Michael |
| 5 | Anthony*, Joseph, Mark, Vincent |
| 4 | Brian (Bryan), Ray (Rae) |
| 3 | Allan, Carlo, Daniel, Jonathan, Paul** |
| 2 | Allen, Angelo, Christopher (Kristoffer), Dominic, Edward, Jay, Lawrence (Lorenz), Martin, Ronald |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Aaron, Ellyson, Gerard, Khunrad, Ros, and Ruben.
Standouts
Here are some names that appeared only once in the sample:
- Glyxter
- Indra Masria—Hindu mythology counts Indra as a rain god.
- Lorenzo Ruiz—named after the first Filipino saint, who was canonized on October 18, 1987.
- Maverick Carson—shares a first name with the protagonist in Top Gun; the film came out on May 16, 1986 and grossed the highest that year, both in America and abroad.
- Nipseey Pauloe—I first thought he was named after Nipsey Hussle, but the rapper started out in the mid-2000s. The namesake is more likely to have been Nipsey Russell, who appeared in the film Wildcats in 1986.
- Shertex
- Wondrous Joseph
Other Notes
- Aside from the two students named John Paul, there were also a Gian Paolo, a Jan Paolo, and a Juan Paulo.
Numerical Suffixes
Eighteen boys (5.98%) of the sample had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Fourteen (77.78%) were Jr, three (16.67%) were III, and one (5.56%) was II.