Boots and Nest Have Made It: Names from the May 2005 Licensure Exam for Dentists
Of those who completed the May 2005 Licensure Examination for Dentists, 458 passed.
Excluding the nine people whose sex I could not determine from a quick search of social media or news articles, the passers included 340 women and 109 men.
The Women
Among the women, 223 (65.59%) had only one given name, 113 (33.24%) had two, and 4 (1.18%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were M (80, 23.53%), J (42, 12.35%), A (35, 10.29%), R (33, 9.71%), and C (25, 7.35%). No one had a first given name that started with Q, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 14 | Maria |
| 10 | Mary |
| 7 | Michelle |
| 5 | Ma. |
| 4 | Hazel, Kristine, Leah |
| 3 | Aileen, Analiza, Ann, April, Catherine, Cherry, Cheryll, Joyce, Marie, Raquel, Rhea, Rowena |
| 2 | Angelica, Anna, Anne, Aura, Baby, Desiree, Janice, Jennifer, Joan, Joy, Margarita, Maricris, Mariel, Marilou, Marissa, Melissa, Mona, Roxanne, Sheila, Sheryl, Virginia |
The soap opera Anna Liza premiered in February 1980—near the time this batch was born, if my estimate is correct.
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 10 | Mary |
| 7 | Michelle |
| 6 | Kristine (Christine, Khristine) |
| 5 | Ann (Anne), Hazel (Hazelle), Leah (Lea) |
| 4 | Catherine (Katherine), Joan (Jo-Ann, Joanne), Raquel (Racquel) |
| 3 | Aileen, Analiza, April, Cherry, Cheryll, Janice (Janis), Jennifer (Jenefer), Joyce, Marie, Rhea, Rowena, Sheila (Shiela) |
| 2 | Angelica, Anna, Aura, Baby, Desiree, Jeanie (Jeanny), Jenalyn (Jenneline), Joana (Joahnna), Joy, Kathleen (Kathlynn), Leslie (Lesley), Lorraine (Loraine), Margarita, Maricris, Mariel, Marilou, Marissa, Melissa, Mona, Rachelle (Rachele), Roxanne, Sheryl, Valerie (Valery), Virginia, Vivien (Vivienne) |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (14, 12.39%), J (tied with A), M (12, 10.62%), L (11, 9.73%), and R (tied with L). No one had a second given name that started with H, O, Q, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 8 | Grace |
| 7 | Anne, Joy |
| 6 | Rose |
| 5 | Marie |
| 4 | Kristine |
| 3 | Ann |
| 2 | Jane, Jean, Liza, Lou, Ruth, Theresa |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 10 | Anne (Ann) |
| 8 | Grace |
| 7 | Joy |
| 6 | Rose |
| 5 | Marie, Kristine (Christine) |
| 2 | Cecilia (Cecelia), Christina (Kristina), Jane, Jean, Liza, Lou, Ruth, Theresa |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Angelica, Anne, Florence, and Patricia.
Standouts
Some of the names/name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Aisle
- Boots—might be named after the actress Boots Anson-Roa (born Maria Elisa Cristobal Anson in 1945), who appeared in three movies in 1980. One of them was Angelita...Ako ang Iyong Ina, starring Julie Vega (who was also the lead in Anna Liza).
- Cimily—does she have a twin sibling named Metafor?
- Jerame
- Lordini
- Rhicellen
- Veveylou
The Men
Among the men, 77 (70.64%) had only one given name and 32 (29.36%) had two.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name were J (23, 21.10%), R (18, 16.51%), and A (11, 10.09%). No one had a first given name that started with I, O, T, V, X, or Y.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | John, Joseph, Ronald, Ryan |
| 3 | Anthony, Jason, Mark |
| 2 | Daniel, Dennis, Eric, Ferdinand, Joselito, Marlon, Marvin, Ross |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among men (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 5 | John (Jan) |
| 4 | Joseph, Ronald, Ryan |
| 3 | Anthony, Jason, Mark |
| 2 | Daniel, Dennis, Eric, Ferdinand, Joselito, Marlon, Marvin, Paolo (Paulo), Ross |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name were A (8, 25%) and R (tied with A). No one had a second given name that started with B, D, E, G, J, K, Q, S, T, U, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4. Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Angelo, Ian, Rex, Rey |
Standouts
Some of the names/name combinations that appeared only once in the sample were:
- Conice Ian
- Jolife
- Lyric
- Nest
- Qoheleth—the narrator of the book of Ecclesiastes, traditionally said to be King Solomon. Translated in the KJV as "preacher."
- Rohden
- Zaldivar
Numerical Suffixes
Five men (4.59% of the total) had suffixes attached to their names. All of them were Jr.
Reference
2005 May Exam by Dentist Board Exam Philippines (Blogspot)