Catholic Senior High School Graduates, 2025
Of the 738 students who graduated from a local high school in May 2025, 369 were girls and 368 were boys.
Girls
Among the girls, 66 (17.89%) had only one given name, 280 (75.88%) had two, and 23 (6.23%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (53, 14.36%), A (49, 13.28%), J (37, 10.03%), S (32, 8.67%), and K (30, 8.13%). No one had a first given name that started with U.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among girls.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Maria |
| 7 | Angel, Ma., Mary, Princess, Sophia |
| 5 | Althea, Hannah, Samantha |
| 4 | Ashley, Danielle, Mikaela |
| 3 | Andrea, Eunice, Gwyneth, Keisha, Lara, Marie, Monica, Nicole, Sofia |
| 2 | Aliyah, Angela, Charlotte, Christine, Denise, Dorothy, Francesca, Kristine, Iyah, Jean, Kathleen, Kim, Kristina, Kyla, Leanne, Leigh, Marian, Paula |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among girls (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 17 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 10 | Sophia (Sofia) |
| 7 | Angel, Mary, Princess |
| 5 | Althea, Hannah, Samantha |
| 4 | Aliyah (Aaliyah, Alliyah), Ashley, Christine (Kristine), Danielle, Lara (Larah), Mikaela |
| 3 | Andrea, Denise (Denisse), Eunice, Francesca (Francheska), Gwyneth, Keisha, Marian (Marianne), Marie, Monica, Nicole |
| 2 | Angela, Angelica (Angelika), Cassandra (Cazzandra), Charlotte, Dorothy, Iyah, Jannia (Janniah), Jean, Jillian (Jillianne), Kathleen, Kim, Kristina, Kyla, Leanne, Leigh, Paula, Raine (Rhaine), Shaine (Shane) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (56, 18.48%), M (43, 14.19%), and F (28, 9.24%). No one had a second given name that started with O, Q, U, W, or X.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among girls.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Marie |
| 11 | Anne |
| 10 | Mae, Nicole |
| 8 | Ashley, Gabrielle |
| 7 | Ann |
| 5 | Denise, Faith |
| 4 | Rose |
| 3 | Faye, Francesca, Franchesca, Francine, Hannah, Jean, Joy |
| 2 | Angel, Angela, Antoinette, Cecilia, Chloe, Frances, Irish, Jamila, Jane, Joyce, Loise, Louise, Margaret, Marielle, Michaela, Venice |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among girls (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Anne (Ann) |
| 13 | Mae (May, Mei) |
| 12 | Marie |
| 10 | Nicole |
| 8 | Ashley, Gabrielle |
| 6 | Francesca (Franchesca) |
| 5 | Denise, Faith, Faye (Fay, Fey) |
| 4 | Margaret (Margareth, Margarette), Michaela (Micaela, Mikaela), Rose |
| 3 | Angeli (Angelie, Angelli), Antoinette (Antonette), Francine, Hannah, Isabel (Isabelle, Ysabel), Jamila (Jamillah), Jean, Joy, Louise (Louisse), Venice (Venizze) |
| 2 | Alaine (Allaine), Angel, Angela, Cecilia, Chloe, Claire (Clare), Colleen (Coleen), Crizel (Kryselle), Frances, Gayle (Gaile), Irish, Jane, Joyce, Kate (Khaete), Lei (Leigh), Loise, Marielle |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Anne, Antonia, Bea, Benita, Conception, Consuelo, Diane, Drae, Emanuelle, Feliz, Frances, Ignacia, Indira, Marie (3x), Mela, Moreen, Pauline, Rain, Sophia, Syla, and Thea.
Boys
First Given Names
Among the boys, 66 (17.93%) had only one given name, 286 (77.72%) had two, and 16 (4.35%) had three.
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (76, 20.65%), R (38, 10.33%), and A (32, 8.70%). No one had a first given name that started with Q or U.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among boys.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | John |
| 5 | Brent, Jose, Justin, Karl, Kyle, Samuel |
| 4 | Christian, Francis, Mark, Nathan, Sean |
| 3 | Benedict, Bryce, David, Gabriel, Gian, Glenn, Ian, Joaquin, Joseph, Juan, Martin, Matthew, Paul, Shawn, Zach |
| 2 | Ace, Achilles, Adrian, Alexis, Andrei, Angelo, Arjay, Carl, Charles, Clark, Earl, Emmanuel, Jacob, Jaime, James, Jeremy, Jon, Josef, Josh, Joshua, Kent, Kim, Kurt, Miguel, Niño, Prince, Rafael, Renz, Rex, Ric, Ronald, Ryan, Vincent, Xavier |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among boys (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | John (Jann, Jhan, Jon) |
| 7 | Karl (Carl) |
| 6 | Justin (Justine), Kyle (Khyle) |
| 5 | Brent, Jose, Joseph (Josef), Mark (Marc), Samuel, Sean (Shan) |
| 4 | Christian, Francis, Gabriel (Gabrielle), Gian (Jian), Matthew (Mathew), Nathan |
| 3 | Adrian (Adriane), Benedict, Bryce, David, Glenn, Ian, Joaquin, Josh (Joash), Juan, Martin, Paul, Rafael (Raphael), Shawn, Zach |
| 2 | Ace, Achilles, Alexis, Andrei, Angelo, Arjay, Charles, Chris (Kris), Clark, Dan (Dhan), Earl, Emmanuel, Jacob, Jaime, James, Jeremy, Joshua, Julian (Jullian), Kent, Kim, Kurt, Leann (Leeian), Miguel, Niño, Prince, Renz, Rex, Ric, Ronald, Ryan, Vince (Vinz), Vincent, Xavier |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were J (49, 16.23%) A (32, 10.60%), and M (23, 7.62%). No one had a second given name that started with Q.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among boys.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Gabriel |
| 7 | John |
| 6 | Benedict, James, Lawrence (Lorenz, Lorenze) |
| 5 | Carlo, Xavier |
| 4 | Andrei, Anthony, Ezekiel, Jose, Joseph, Miguel |
| 3 | Jay, Lawrence, Lorenzo, Matthew, Michael, Nathan, Vincent |
| 2 | Amor, Angelo, Christian, David, Denver, Dominic, Edward, Francis, Isaac, Jacob, Joaquin, Kurt, Lester, Liam, Lorenz, Paolo, Rommel, Sebastian, Victor, William |
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among boys (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Gabriel |
| 7 | John |
| 6 | Benedict, Carlo (Karlo), James |
| 5 | Xavier |
| 4 | Andrei, Anthony, Ezekiel, Jose, Joseph, Matthew (Mathew), Miguel |
| 3 | Christian (Kristian), Daniel (Daniele, Danniel), Edward (Eduard), Jay, Lorenzo, Michael, Nathan, Vincent |
| 2 | Amor, Angelo, Carsten (Karsten), Cristoph (Kristoff), David, Denver, Dominic, Duane (Dwayne), Emmanuel (Emanuelle), Francis, Gerard (Jerard), Isaac, Jacob, Joaquin, Julian (Jullian), Kian (Keann), Kurt, Lester, Liam, Mark (Marq), Paolo, Rommel, Sebastian, Victor, William |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Adam, Adriell, Albert, Angelon, Aundrei, Donn, Eric, Ferdz, Hugh, Klaus, Martin, Michael, Milek, Raiven, Stephen, and Ymmanoel.
Numerical Suffixes
Twelve boys (3.26%) of the total had suffixes attached to their names. Of those, six (50%) were Jr, three (25%) were II, two (16.67%) were III, and one (8.33%) was IV.
Notes
- One of the girls had Briseis as a second given name. In the Iliad, Briseis was a war captive from Troy.
- One of the boys had Lestat as a second given name. Did his parents take it from Interview with the Vampire?
- There was a Kobe Ryan and a Hero Shaquille.
- The Benedicts were most likely named after the pope.
Reference
A graduation program.