Names are more fun in the Philippines
On October 26, 2022, the PRC released the results of the Certified Public Accountant Licensure Examination (CPALE). Out of 6,665 examinees, 1,722 (25.84%) passed.
Excluding the 20 people whose sex I could not determine through a quick Facebook search (ex. no profile with the given name, no profile picture, no mentions in other posts), 1,123 women and 579 men passed the exam.
Among the women, 390 (34.73%) had only one given name, 694 (61.80%) had two, and 39 (3.47%) had three.
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (162, 14.43%), J (134, 11.93%), A (128, 11.40%), C (120, 10.69%), and R (76, 6.77%). These initials account for 55.22% of the sample.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 36 | Ma. |
| 20 | Mary |
| 14 | Christine |
| 11 | Maria |
| 9 | Nicole |
| 8 | Angelica, Kristine, Patricia |
| 7 | Danica, Jessa, Marielle, Michelle |
| 6 | Alyssa, Angela, Rica |
| 5 | Anna, Camille, Carla, Erika, Hannah, Hazel, Marie, Mia, Shiela, Sittie |
| 4 | Anne, Catherine, Claire, Denise, Jamaica, Kathleen, Micah, Pamela, Paula, Pauline, Samantha, Sheena, Sheila |
| 3 | Abegail, Ana, Andrea, Angel, Angelika, Arianne, Bianca, Chelsea, Cristine, Daisy, Dana, Danielle, Dea, Deanne, Dianne, Donna, Elyza, Fatima, Iris, Ivy, Jacqueline, Jane, Joyce, Julia, Karen, Karla, Kate, Kimberly, Krizia, Lorena, Louise, Maureen, Mica, Mikaela, Mira, Monica, Precious, Princess, Regine, Rhea, Shaira, Sofia, Sophia, Trisha, Vanessa, Veronica |
| 2 | Aila, Aira, Alicia, Allaine, Allysa, Allyssa, Almira, Alyana, Angeline, Athena, Carol, Casey, Celine, Cheska, Coleen, Crystal, Diana, Diane, Dorothy, Eden, Elaiza, Elisha, Ella, Eloisa, Erica, Eunice, Faye, Geraldine, Honey, Honeylet, Janna, Jade, Jean, Jenifer, Jennifer, Joan, Joana, Justine, Kaye, Keith, Kim, Kirsten, Krisha, Kristel, Kyla, Kyra, Lea, Leanne, Lovely, Madeleine, Marianne, Maricar, Marjorie, Mylene, Nikka, Niña, Rachel, Rebecca, Renee, Rizza, Rocelle, Rochelle, Roselyn, Roxanne, Ruffa, Sarah, Shania, Shaniah, Sharmaine, Shella, Stephanie, Theresa, Tricia, Venus, Vina, Wynona, Xena |
Christine pulls ahead of Mary when all the spellings are combined. The most popular first given name, of course, is Maria (more commonly spelled Ma. in this sample).
| Bearers | Name (Alternate Spellings) |
|---|---|
| 47 | Ma. (Maria) |
| 27 | Christine (Chrysteen, Cristine, Khristine, Kristine) |
| 20 | Mary |
| 11 | Angelica (Angelika) |
| 10 | Alyssa (Allysa, Allyssa) |
| 9 | Nicole, Shiela (Sheila) |
| 8 | Anna (Ana), Jessa (Jesa), Carla (Karla), Marielle (Mariell), Patricia |
| 7 | Danica, Erika (Erica), Micah (Mica, Micka), Michelle |
| 6 | Abegail (Abagael, Abhigail, Abigayle), Angela, Camille (Kamille), Hannah (Hanna), Kathleen (Kathlene, Kathlyn), Mikaela (Micaela, Michaela, Mikaella), Rica, Sofia (Sophia) |
| 5 | Anne (Ann), Catherine (Cathrine), Crisselle (Crizle, Cryzel, Krizzle, Kryzyl), Danielle (Danniel, Dannielle), Dianne (Diane), Elyza (Elaiza), Hazel, Joan (Joane, Joann, Joanne), Kristel (Christel, Chrystelle, Cristelle), Krizia (Krisha), Marie, Mia, Sittie, Trisha (Tricia) |
| 4 | Claire, Coleen (Colleen, Kolin), Denise, Donna (Dona), Fatima (Fatimah), Jamaica, Jennifer (Jenifer), Joana (Joanah, Joanna), Karen (Karren), Leanne (Lheiann, Lian), Pamela, Paula, Pauline, Rocelle (Roselle, Rosselle), Samantha, Shania (Shaniah), Sheena, Stephanie (Stefhanie, Stephannie) |
| 3 | Aira (Irah), Almira (Almirah), Alyana (Alyanna), Andrea, Angel, Arianne, Bianca, Chelsea, Daisy, Dana (Danah, Danna), Deanne (Deann), Iris, Ivy, Jasmine (Jasmin, Jazzmin), Jacqueline, Jane, Jovelyn (Jovylyn, Jowvelyn), Joyce, Julia, Kate, Kim (Khim), Kimberly, Kyla (Kaila), Lea (Leah), Lorena, Louise, Lovely, Marjorie (Margery), Maureen, Mira, Monica, Mylene (Mylyn), Nikka (Nika), Precious, Princess, Rachel (Rachelle), Regine, Reina (Raena, Rheyna), Renee (Renae), Rhea, Rizza (Riza), Shaira, Vanessa, Veronica |
| 2 | Aila, Aisha (Ayesha), Alexis (Aleckxis), Alicia, Allaine, Alliah (Allieyah), Angeline, April (Apryll), Athena, Carina (Karina), Carol, Cassandra (Kassandra), Casey, Cecile (Cecille), Celine, Charlotte (Sharlotte), Cheska, Cindy (Cindie), Clarence (Clarrence), Claribel (Claribelle), Crystal, Czarina (Czareena), Daniela (Daniella), Dea, Dorothy, Eden, Ella, Elisha, Eloisa, Eunice, Faye, Frances (Francis), Geraldine, Honey, Honeylet, Jaira (Jairah), Jade, Janna, Janine (Janin), Jean, Jemima (Jemimah), Jenny (Jeny), Justine, Kaye, Keith, Kirsten, Kyra, Lyka (Laika), Madeleine, Marianne, Maricar, Nicky (Nikki), Nicollene (Nicolyn), Niña, Rebecca, Reign (Rein), Rhoda (Roda), Rochelle, Roselyn, Roxanne, Ruffa, Sarah, Sharmaine, Shayne (Shane), Shella, Theresa, Venus, Vina, Wynona, Xena |
The most popular initials for the second given name are M (166, 22.65%), A (110, 15.01%), J (104, 14.19%), C (48, 6.55%), and L (41, 5.59%).
Mae is the most popular second given name, followed by Marie and Joy.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 83 | Mae |
| 36 | Marie |
| 34 | Joy |
| 27 | Anne |
| 15 | Rose |
| 14 | Jane |
| 13 | Joyce, Nicole |
| 12 | Angela |
| 11 | Ann, Grace, Kate |
| 8 | Andrea |
| 7 | Claire, Louise, May |
| 6 | Faith |
| 5 | Camille, Faye |
| 4 | Angelica, Kaye, Luisa, Rae |
| 3 | Alexis, Angeli, Carmela, Dawn, Fe, Frances, Gabrielle, Gayle, Jayne, Jean, Kathleen, Katrina, Lyn, Lou, Marianne, Mariz, Ruth, Sofia, Therese |
| 2 | Abigail, Agnes, Angelika, Angeline, Antoinette, Antonette, Ashley, Audrey, Beatrice, Beatriz, Bianca, Catherine, Coleen, Danielle, Denise, Elizabeth, Hazel, Hope, Isabelle, Jade, Jan, Janine, Kristine, Lei, Louisse, Marian, Mariel, Micah, Monique, Pearl, Sophia, Trisha |
Anne pulls ahead of Marie when all the spellings are combined. It's still not enough to overtake Mae.
| Bearers | Name (Alternate Spellings) |
|---|---|
| 91 | Mae (May, Maye) |
| 38 | Anne (Ann) |
| 37 | Marie (Mari) |
| 36 | Joy (Jhoy, Joi) |
| 18 | Jane (Jaine, Jayne) |
| 15 | Rose |
| 14 | Joyce (Joice), Nicole (Necole) |
| 13 | Angela (Anjela) |
| 11 | Grace, Kate |
| 9 | Louise (Louisse) |
| 8 | Andrea |
| 7 | Claire |
| 6 | Angelica (Angelika), Faith, Faye (Fay) |
| 5 | Camille, Kaye (Kay), Luisa (Louisa), Marianne (Marian), Sofia (Sophia) |
| 4 | Angeli (Angelie), Antoinette (Antonette), Coleen (Colleen, Coline), Gayle (Gail), Micah (Mica, Micka), Rae |
| 3 | Angeline (Angelyn), Alexis, Carmela, Dawn, Denise (Dennise), Elaine (Ellaine, Elane), Fe, Frances, Gabrielle, Isabelle (Ysabel), Jean, Kathleen, Katrina, Lou, Lyn, Mariz, Ruth, Therese |
| 2 | Abigail, Agnes, Ashley, Audrey, Beatrice, Beatriz, Bianca, Catherine, Christina (Cristina), Chrizel (Crizel), Danielle, Diane (Dianne), Elizabeth, Erica (Erika), Hazel, Hope, Jade, Jan, Janine, Kristel (Christele), Kristine, Kyla (Kaila), Lei, Mariel, Maxine (Maxynne), Mikaela (Mikaella), Monique, Pearl, Trisha |
Mae (3) and Patricia (2) were the third given names that occurred most often. The rest were Alexa, Alexis, Alondra, Anne, April, Camille, Danielle, Denise, Erika, Eunice, Frances, Frans, Gail, Grace, Iona, Isabelle, Izza, Jane, Joy, Joyce, Kate, Labrynt, Lourdes, Maria, Marie, Mie, Nicole, Noreene, Teresa, Therese, Vera, Yam, and Yana.
| Name | My Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Axeilou Isseymiyaki Labrynt | I know that Issey Miyake was a fashion designer and that the minotaur was in the labyrinth. I don't know how this particular string of names was assembled. |
| Buenafe | Literally "good faith" in Spanish. I've only ever seen this as a surname, and the American surname-as-first-name practice isn't really a thing over here, so this surprised me. |
| Chuwalei | Typing this out as three different syllables (chu wa lei) in Google Translate yields "frog removal" in English. I really don't think that was what her parents meant, though. Another possibility: it's "Julie" written out with an accent. |
| Jehovah | Maybe Ariana Grande was right. |
| Marjurish | Marjorie + Irish (yes, I know girls named Irish)? |
| Kurtney Love | Some parents name their kids for celebrities. Others smash their own names together and give the result to their babies. And a few, by mixing the names of their favorite celebrity couples, eat their cake and have it, too. |
| Venaphania Glysdi | Is the first name Venus + Theophania (the name where Tiffany comes from) and the second name Gliceria (with the spelling changed) + Diana? At any rate, it would fit in a fantasy novel just fine. |
The most popular initials for the first given name are J (144, 24.87%), R (61, 10.54%), A (56, 9.67%), M (53, 9.15%), and C (41, 7.08%).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | John |
| 12 | Christian |
| 11 | Mark |
| 8 | Joshua |
| 6 | Marc |
| 5 | Carlo, Jose, Joseph, Marvin, Ralph |
| 4 | Carl, Charles, Francis, James, Jan, Justine, Luis, Michael, Nathaniel, Paul, Vince |
| 3 | Angelo, Anthony, Bryan, Clark, Ernest, Gabriel, Jayson, Jesse, Jon, Jude, Karl, Miguel, Mohammad, Paolo, Renz, Ron, Ronald |
| 2 | Adrian, Aldrin, Aldwin, Andrew, Dan, Dexter, Dominic, Dwight, Earl, Ian, Ivan, Jasper, Jerald, Jerico, Joe, Justin, Keith, Ken, Kenneth, Kent, Kim, Kirk, Kristoffer, Manuel, Melvin, Neil, Patrick, Paulino, Prince, Rafael, Ram, Rex, Reynaldo, Russel, Ryan, Spencer, Steve, Tristan, Victor, Yves |
Mark pulls ahead of Christian when all the spellings are combined. It's still not enough to overtake John.
| Bearers | Name (Alternate Spellings) |
|---|---|
| 52 | John (Jhon, Jon, Jan) |
| 17 | Mark (Marc) |
| 12 | Christian |
| 8 | Joshua |
| 7 | Carl (Karl) |
| 6 | Carlo (Karlo), Justine (Justin) |
| 5 | Francis (Frances), Jose, Joseph, Kristoffer (Christopher, Christoper, Cristoper), Marvin, Ralph, Vince (Vinz) |
| 4 | Charles, James, Jayson (Jason), Luis, Michael, Mohammad (Muhammad), Nathaniel, Paul |
| 3 | Angelo, Anthony, Bryan, Clark, Earl (Erl), Ernest, Gabriel, Jerald (Gerald), Jerico (Jericho), Jesse, Jude, Miguel, Neil (Neal), Paolo, Patrick (Patrik), Renz, Ron, Ronald |
| 2 | Adrian, Aldrin, Aldwin, Andrew, Dan, Daniel (Danielle), Dexter, Dominic, Dwight, Ian, Ivan, Jasper, Jeffrey (Jeffry), Joe, Keith, Ken, Kenneth, Kent, Kim, Kirk, Lawrence (Lorenz), Leonell (Leonelle), Manuel, Melvin, Paulino, Philip (Phillip), Prince, Rafael, Ram, Randel (Randelle), Rex, Reynaldo, Rovi (Rovie), Russel, Ryan, Spencer, Steve, Tristan, Victor, Yves |
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (76, 20.43%), A (31, 8.33%), M (29, 7.80%), C (23, 6.18%), and E (22, 5.91%).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | John |
| 9 | James |
| 7 | Joseph |
| 6 | Christian, Joshua, Paul |
| 5 | Angelo, Jay, Miguel, Patrick |
| 4 | Carl, Jasper, Niño, Paulo, Steven |
| 3 | Andrei, Bryan, Enrico, Gabriel, Ivan, Kenneth, Kent, Mar, Matthew, Michael, Renz, Ryan |
| 2 | Alexis, Andrew, Antonio, Benedict, Brylle, Carlo, Carlos, Cedric, Christopher, Dave, David, Emil, Ernest, Francis, Gerard, Ian, Jeffrey, Jhon, Jude, Justin, Leo, Lester, Luigi, Luis, Marc, Nathaniel, Oliver, Rafael, Troy, Vincent |
The third given names in the sample were Renne, Reigner, Francis, Deo, Victor, Matuan, Dominic, Martin, Randell, Troy, Kussein, Joshua, and Clemence.
| Name | My Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Chazmiklos | Chaz began as an abbreviation of Charles, while Miklos (include the diacritic) is Hungarian for Nicholas. Once again, I've no idea if his parents had that in mind. |
| Ferrarey | Move over, Alexus. |
| Glein Koala | Teddy's a name and so is Bear. Why not Koala? |
| Grant Freedom | Could be the sidekick to Captain Philipp Ines (the name of at least two real people, one a cop and the other a doctor). |
| Mark Haijakk | ...is that second name pronounced the way I think it is? |
| Pervin | I never knew this was a name until I started typing this. Specifically, it's the Turkish spelling of a Persian girl's name that refers to the Pleiades. Another route: the parents thought, "We want something like Mervin, but a little different." |
| Rhynzzie | Lorenzo --> Renz --> Renzie --> Rhynzzie? |