State University Graduates, 1988—1989: Doctors of Medicine
Of the 143 graduates of the Doctor of Medicine program, 77 were women and 66 were men.
The Women
Among the women, 27 (35.06%) had only one given name, 41 (53.25%) had two, and nine (11.69%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are M (33, 42.86%), C (8, 10.39%), A (6, 7.79%), J (6, 7.79%), and R (5, 6.49%). No one had a first given name that started with D, F, H, I, O, Q, T, U, W, X, or Y.
Table 1(a). Most popular first given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Maria |
| 10 | Ma. |
| 3 | Marie |
| 2 | Sylvia |
Table 1(b). Most popular first given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Maria (Ma.) |
| 3 | Marie |
| 2 | Sylvia |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are C (8, 16%), M (8, 16%), A (7, 14%), and L (5, 10%). No one had a second given name that started with B, H, K, N, O, Q, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z.
Table 2(a). Most popular second given names among women.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Ann, Lourdes*, Paz |
| 2 | Concepcion*, Corazon, Marie, Melissa |
*All had Maria (also spelled Ma.) as the first given name.
Table 2(b). Most popular second given names among women (combined spellings).
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 3 | Ann, Lourdes*, Paz |
| 2 | Concepcion*, Corazon, Maria (Ma.), Marie, Melissa |
*All had Maria (also spelled Ma.) as the first given name.
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Corazon, Fe, Henrietta, Isobel, Jessica, Josefina, Katherine, Luisa, and Marie.
Standouts
Table 3. Names or name combinations that appear only once in the sample.
| Name | Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Marie Socouer | My guess: "Maria Socorro," but make it French (the actual French title is Notre Dame de Bon Secours) |
Other Comments
- This group had a Celeste and a Celestine.
- Rossana appeared both as a first and a second given name. At first, I thought it was a variant spelling of Rosanna, but Behind the Name lists it as the Italian form of Roxana. Cue The Police.
The Men
Among the men, 26 (39.39%) had only one given name, 36 (54.55%) had two, and four (6.06%) had three.
First Given Names
The most popular initials for the first given name are J (15, 22.73%), R (14, 21.21%), A (7, 10.61%), M (7, 10.61%), and E (4, 6.06%). No one had a first given name that started with H, I, K, O, Q, T, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 4. Most popular first given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 4 | Jose |
| 2 | Francisco, Jesus, Michael, Ramon, Raymond, Raul |
Second Given Names
The most popular initials for the second given name are J (8, 20%), A (7, 17.5%), E (5, 12.5%), and R (4, 10%). No one had a second given name that started with B, H, K, L, O, Q, S, T, U, X, Y, or Z.
Table 5. Most popular second given names among men.
| Bearers | Name |
|---|---|
| 2 | Anthony, Antonio, Emmanuel, Gil, John |
Third Given Names
The third given names in the sample are Joseph, Paul, Temujin, and Thadeo.
Standouts
Table 6. Names or name combinations that appear only once in the sample.
| Name | Thoughts |
|---|---|
| Vinci | Diminutive of "Vincent," or a homage to the artist? |
Numerical Suffixes
Seven (10.61%) men had numerical suffixes attached to their names. Of these, four (57.14%) were Jr and three (42.86%) were III.
Other Comments
- This group had a Julius Caesar and a Mark Anthony.
Reference
A graduation program that I found at home.