Catholic University Graduates, 2011
Of the 572 students who graduated from a local university in 2011, 413 were women and 159 were men.
The Women
Among the women, 203 (49.15%) had only one given name, 204 (49.39%) had two, and six (1.45%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (84, 20.34%), J (58, 14.04%), A (34, 8.23%), C (tied with A), and K (28, 6.78%). No one had a first given name that started with Q, U, W, or X.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ma. |
| 10 | Michelle |
| 9 | Maria, Mary |
| 6 | Sarah |
| 5 | Christine, Hazel |
| 4 | Katrina, Maricel, Marie, Rose |
| 3 | Aiza, Dianne, Frances, Irene, Jennifer, Jessica, Josephine, Kristine, Melanie, Rachel |
| 2 | Agnes, Aimee, Alexa, Ana, Catherine, Cristy, Daisy, Diorella, Elizabeth, Emily, Geraldine, Hannah, Janine, Jasmin, Jean, Jessabel, Joy, Katherine, Kathleen, Kaye, Maricar, Monica, Niña, Patricia, Pauline, Princess, Rizza, Roxanne, Sheena |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Ma. (Maria) |
| 10 | Christine (Cristine, Kristine, Khristine), Michelle |
| 9 | Mary |
| 6 | Sarah |
| 5 | Catherine (Katherine, Kathryn), Hazel, Katrina (Kathrina) |
| 4 | Dianne (Diane), Frances (Francis), Maricel, Marie, Rachel (Rachelle), Rose |
| 3 | Aiza, Ana (Anna), Emily (Emillie), Irene, Jasmin (Jassmin), Jennifer, Jessa (Jeza, Jezza), Jessica, Josephine, Marian (Mariane, Marianne), Maricar (Maricarr), Melanie |
| 2 | Abegail (Abegael), Agnes, Aimee, Alexa, Carla (Karla), Charmaine (Sharmaine), Cherry (Cherrie), Clarice (Clarisse), Cristy, Daisy, Diorella, Elizabeth, Geraldine, Hannah, Janine, Jean, Jessabel, Joan (Joanne), Jona (Jonnah), Joy, Kathleen, Kaye, Lea (Leah), Marjorie (Marjhorie), Monica, Nerisa (Nerizza), Niña, Patricia, Pauline, Princess, Rizza, Roxanne, Sheena, Shiela (Sheela) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were M (41, 19.52%), A (37, 17.62%), J (28, 13.33%), C (16, 7.62%), and R (14, 6.67%). No one had a second given name that started with P, Q, U, W, or X.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Ann |
| 14 | Marie |
| 9 | Joy, Mae |
| 7 | Jane |
| 5 | Kay, May |
| 4 | Anne, Rose |
| 3 | Grace |
| 2 | Alexandra, Camille, Cassandra, Cristina*, France, Frances, Gay, Jean, Lane, Louise, Monique, Nicole, Rina, Victoria* |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ann (Anne, An) |
| 15 | Mae (May, Maye), Marie (Mari) |
| 9 | Joy |
| 7 | Jane |
| 5 | Kay |
| 4 | Rose |
| 3 | Cristina* (Kristina*), Grace |
| 2 | Aida (Ida), Alexandra, Camille, Cassandra, Cris (Kris), Diane (Dianne), Elizabeth (Elisabeth), France, Frances, Gay, Jean, Lane, Louise, Margaret (Marguerette), Monique, Nicole, Rina, Victoria* |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Alyson, Jann, Joy, Lilaine, and Marie (2x).
Standouts
- Abelangel
- Brennette
- Clowence
- Everlasting
- Keifer (yes, for a woman)
- Mahjal
- Ynneb (was her father named Benny?)
The Men
Among the men, 70 (44.03%) had only one given name, 86 (54.09%) had two, and three (1.89%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular letters for the first given name were J (33, 20.75%), M (22, 13.84%), A (19, 11.95%), R (16, 10.06%), and K (12, 7.55%). No one had a first given name that started with I, Q, T, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Mark |
| 8 | John |
| 6 | Jose |
| 3 | Joseph, Marvin, Michael |
| 2 | Christian, Francis, Kevin, Ralph, Richard, Sven |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Mark |
| 8 | John |
| 6 | Jose |
| 3 | Christian (Khristian), Francis (Frances), Joseph, Marvin, Michael |
| 2 | Alfonso (Alphonso), Brian (Bryan), Carl (Karl), Christian, Eric (Erick), Jovi (Joevie), Kevin, Ralph, Richard, Sven |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (18, 20.22%), J (14, 15.73%), P (7, 7.87%), R (tied with P) and C (6, 6.74%). No one had a second given name that started with Q, S, U, Y, or Z.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Angelo |
| 4 | Anthony |
| 3 | Ian, Joseph, Paulo |
| 2 | Daniel, Francis, Xavier |
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Angelo |
| 4 | Anthony, Joseph (Josef), Paulo (Paolo) |
| 3 | Ian |
| 2 | Adrian (Adriaan), Daniel, Francis, Jerome (Gerome), Kim (Kimm), Xavier |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Lucio, Manuel, and Stiefen.
Standouts
- Celden
- Hegel (should've majored in philosophy)
- Johnjohn
- Kerence Havib
- Malonie
- Resh
- Unico (his family's only son?)
Numerical suffixes
Ten men (6.29% of the total male sample) had suffixes attached to their names. Of these, seven (70%) were Jr, two (20%) were V, and one (10%) was II.
Reference
A yearbook I borrowed.