Public Elementary School Graduates, 2015
Of the 481 sixth graders who graduated from a local public school in March 2015, 255 were girls and 226 were boys.
The Girls
Among the girls, 76 (29.80%) had only one given name, 166 (65.10%) had two, and 13 (5.10%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are J (41, 16.08%), A (37, 14.51%), M (34, 13.33%), K (22, 8.63%), and C (18, 7.06%). No one had a first given name that started with O, U, or W.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among girls.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 9 | Ma. |
| 7 | Christine, Mary |
| 5 | Angela |
| 4 | Kathleen |
| 3 | Angel, Anne, Carmela, Erika, Justine, Princess |
| 2 | Angelica, Anna, Danica, Elijah, Frances, Gwyneth, Jessica, Joanna, Julianna, Kate, Kimberly, Kyla, Patricia, Samantha, Therese |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among girls (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 9 | Ma. |
| 8 | Christine (Kristine) |
| 7 | Mary |
| 5 | Angela, Justine (Justyn, Jastyn) |
| 4 | Erika (Erica), Kathleen |
| 3 | Angel, Angelica (Angelicka), Anne, Carmela, Julianna (Juliana), Princess |
| 2 | Anna, Danica, Daniela (Daniella), Elijah, Frances, Francine (Francinne), Gwyneth, Jasmine (Jazmine), Jessica, Joanna, Kate, Kiana (Keannah), Kimberly, Krisha (Krysha), Kyla, Leanna (Lyanna), Marian (Mariane), Marijo (Mariejo), Patricia, Ryza (Raizza), Samantha, Therese |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (33, 18.44%), M (30, 16.76%), A (21, 11.73%), C (16, 8.94%), and K (14, 7.82%). No one had a second given name that started with O, Q, U, W, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among girls.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Mae, Marie |
| 8 | Joy |
| 7 | Ann |
| 5 | Joyce, Nicole, Rose |
| 4 | Jane |
| 3 | Angela, Pauline |
| 2 | Christine, Francine, Grace, Kate, Kaye |
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among girls (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Mae (May), Marie (Marii) |
| 8 | Ann (Anne), Joy |
| 5 | Joyce, Nicole, Rose |
| 4 | Jane |
| 3 | Angela, Christine (Kristine), Kaye (Keigh), Pauline |
| 2 | Abegail (Abygale), Claire (Clare), Corinne (Coreen), Diane (Dianne), Erica (Erika), Francine, Grace, Jonna (Johnna), Juliana (Julianna), Kate, Kris (Cris, Krys) |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Allaine, Angel, Antoinette, Diane, Frances, Jersey, Lei, Mae, Marie (2x), Mary, Mia, and Xyzine.
Standouts
Some of the names that appeared only once in the sample are Ayzriel Clandestine, Danegel, George (yes, for a girl), Joula Fhy, Nickanne Kirk, Syreen Jyed, and Xylle.
The Boys
Among the boys, 62 (27.43%) had only one given name, 162 (71.68%) had two, and two (0.88%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are J (75, 33.19%), A (23, 10.18%), M (20, 8.85%), C (15, 6.64%), and R (13, 5.75%). No one had a first given name that started with Q or Y.
Table 3(a). Most popular first given names among boys.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | John |
| 11 | Mark |
| 5 | Francis, Joshua, Marc |
| 3 | Adrian, James, Jose, Joseph, Kenneth, Sean |
| 2 | Andrew, Angelo, Carlo, Charles, Chris, Christian, Emmanuel, Gabriel, Ian, Jay, Jeffrey, Jeremiah, Jericho, Justin, Justine, Klyde, Thomas |
Table 3(b). Most popular first given names among boys (combined spellings.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | John (Jhon) |
| 16 | Mark (Marc) |
| 5 | Francis, Joshua |
| 4 | Justin (Justine) |
| 3 | Adrian, James, Jose, Joseph, Kenneth, Klyde (Clyd), Sean |
| 2 | Andrew, Angelo, Carlo, Charles, Chris, Christian, Emmanuel, Gabriel, Ian, Jay, Jeffrey, Jeremiah, Jericho, Julian (Julyan), Justin, Thomas |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are A (21, 12.80%), M (21, 12.80%), J (20, 12.20%), and R (20, 12.20%). No one had a second given name that started with O, Q, U, or Z.
Table 4(a). Most popular second given names among boys.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Angelo |
| 4 | Mark |
| 3 | Carlo, Dominic, Francis, Ivan, Jay, Joshua, Michael, Rey |
| 2 | Andre, Benedick, Christian, Gabriel, Jhon, Joseph, Maria*, Matthew, Miguel, Richard, Robert, Ryan, Sebastian |
*All had Jose as a first name.
Table 4(b). Most popular second given names among boys (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 6 | Angelo |
| 5 | Mark (Marc), Rey (Ray, Rae) |
| 4 | Carlo (Karlo), Jhon (John, Jan) |
| 3 | Andre (Andrei), Benedick (Benedict), Dominic, Francis, Ivan, Jay, Joshua, Michael |
| 2 | Christian, Gabriel, Lloyd (Loyd), Joseph, Maria*, Matthew, Miguel, Richard, Robert, Ryan, Sebastian |
*All had Jose as a first name.
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Marion and Savier.
Standouts
Some of the names that appeared only once in the sample are Bench, Exodus Angel, Hydn Vinzwealth, Kazou, Onward, Shamiko, and Ulirca Myco.
Numerical Suffixes
Six boys (2.65%) had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Five of them (83.33%) were Jr and one (16.67%) was III.
Reference
A yearbook I found at home.