Philadelphia and Plaridel Have Made It: Names from the December 2007 Licensure Exam for Dentists
Of the 879 who completed the December 2007 Licensure Exam for Dentists, 317 (36.06%) passed.
Excluding the five people whose sex I could not determine from a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 241 women and 71 men.
The Women
Among the women, 118 (48.96%) had only one given name, 115 (47.72%) had two, seven (2.90%) had three, and one (0.41%) had four.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (51, 21.16%), J (29, 12.03%), A (23, 9.54%), K (18, 7.47%), C (14, 5.81%), and R (tied with C). No one had a first given name that started with O, Q, U, or X.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Maria |
| 10 | Mary |
| 9 | Ma. |
| 5 | Joy, Julie |
| 4 | Janice, Karen, Kristine |
| 3 | Anna, April, Diana |
| 2 | Aileen, Cherry, Christine, Ellen, Gladys, Hazel, Kathryn, Maricar, Marie, Nicole, Pauline, Rhea, Vanessa |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 10 | Mary |
| 7 | Kristine (Christine, Khristine) |
| 5 | Joy, Julie |
| 4 | Anna (Ana), Janice, Karen |
| 3 | April, Diana, Marie (Mari) |
| 2 | Aileen, Bernadette (Bernadet), Cherry, Ellen, Gee (Jee), Hazel, Kathryn, Mae (May), Mara (Marra), Maricar, Nicole, Pauline, Rhea, Sheila (Shiela), Vanessa |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (23, 18.70%), J (17, 13.82%), C (12, 9.76%), L (10, 8.13%), and R (8, 6.50%). No one had a second given name that started with H, O, Q, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 9 | Joy |
| 8 | Ann, Anne |
| 6 | Grace |
| 4 | Jane, Marie, Rose |
| 2 | Angela, Lou, Mae, Paula |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Ann (Anne) |
| 9 | Joy |
| 6 | Grace |
| 4 | Jane, Marie, Rose |
| 3 | Mae (May) |
| 2 | Angela, Catherine (Katherine), Lou, Teresa* (Theresa)*, Paula |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample were Bianca, Lorene, Lourdes, Mae, Shyr, Tarshila, and Vaste.
Standouts
Some of the names/name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Ithra
- Philadelphia—the obvious reference is the American city, but there's a chance her parents named her after the Philadelphia in the Book of Revelation
- Swezaday
Notes
- In June 1982, the TV series Anna Liza introduced the “Katorse” arc, whe title character (as played by Julie Vega) had a romance. This may have influenced the parents of the Julies.
The Men
Among the men, 40 (56.34%) had only one given name, 30 (42.25%) had two, and one (1.41%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (13, 18.31%), M (9, 12.68%), A (8, 11.27%), R (7, 9.86%), and N (5, 7.04%). No one had a first given name that started with E, H, O, Q, W, Y, or Z.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Mark |
| 2 | Joseph, Juan, Michael |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | Mark (Marc) |
| 2 | Joseph, Juan, Michael |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (4, 12.90%), J (tied with A), B (3, 9.68%), and R (tied with B). No one had a second given name that started with F, H, K, O, Q, S, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4. Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Anthony, John, Joseph, Vincent |
Standouts
Some of the names/name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Carweal
- Krizar
- Plaridel—anagram of del Pilar, the surname of a famous figure in the Propaganda Movement; also the name of a town
Numerical Suffixes
Nine men (12.68% of the male total) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, six (66.67%) were Jr, while three (33.33%) were III.
Reference
Results: December 2007 Dentist Licensure Examination by PhilippinePassers.com