Popular names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1900 to 1909.

Born in the 1900s

Born in the 1900s, this group witnessed the dawn of modernity, from early aviation to electricity. Their lives shaped the 20th century’s foundations. Names from this decade are classic, rooted in heritage and simplicity.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 490,609
2 Jean 174,656
3 Jeanne 150,267
4 Louis 104,042
5 Pierre 94,202
6 Marcel 90,547
7 Marguerite 89,432
8 Henri 82,959
9 André 81,946
10 Joseph 80,803
11 Germaine 78,911
12 René 69,312
13 Georges 68,390
14 Louise 67,729
15 Yvonne 65,414
16 Madeleine 64,885
17 Suzanne 61,722
18 Paul 59,198
19 Maurice 54,199
20 Marcelle 51,008
21 Charles 49,100
22 François 46,828
23 Emile 46,466
24 Albert 42,721
25 Marthe 42,390
26 Robert 40,224
27 Roger 39,713
28 Lucien 37,935
29 Maria 36,469
30 Anne 36,385
31 Henriette 35,346
32 Lucienne 34,691
33 Léon 34,581
34 Renée 34,554
35 Eugène 34,419
36 Hélène 34,409
37 Alice 33,994
38 Raymond 33,112
39 Georgette 30,987
40 Josephine 30,637
41 Berthe 30,247
42 Lucie 28,187
43 Auguste 28,133
44 Eugénie 27,862
45 Fernand 27,614
46 Jules 26,894
47 Juliette 26,004
48 Andrée 25,998
49 Gaston 25,675
50 Fernande 22,945
51 Gabrielle 21,180
52 Antoine 21,030
53 Raymonde 20,799
54 Anna 20,348
55 Denise 20,046
56 Angèle 19,117
57 Marius 18,491
58 Simonne 18,482
59 Thérèse 17,840
60 Alfred 17,704
61 Odette 17,352
62 Augustine 17,310
63 Rose 17,200
64 Ernest 16,932
65 Antoinette 16,804
66 Victor 16,731
67 Gabriel 16,499
68 Elise 15,253
69 Julien 15,036
70 Catherine 15,030
71 Blanche 14,814
72 Simone 14,618
73 Jacques 14,507
74 Léonie 14,373
75 Françoise 14,047
76 Edouard 13,857
77 Camille 13,762
78 Alphonse 13,544
79 Cécile 12,605
80 Charlotte 12,273
81 Geneviève 12,154
82 Edmond 11,687
83 Emilienne 11,492
84 Marie-louise 11,405
85 Adrienne 11,303
86 Pauline 11,095
87 Armand 11,062
88 Gustave 10,978
89 Mathilde 10,950
90 Alexandre 10,479
91 Adrien 9,788
92 Michel 9,656
93 Etienne 9,633
94 Marie 9,334
95 Félix 9,086
96 Yves 8,598
97 Raoul 7,431
98 Elie 7,374
99 Aime 7,038
100 Claude 6,822
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 490,609
2 Jeanne 150,267
3 Marguerite 89,432
4 Germaine 78,911
5 Louise 67,729
6 Yvonne 65,414
7 Madeleine 64,885
8 Suzanne 61,722
9 Marcelle 51,008
10 Marthe 42,390
11 Maria 36,469
12 Anne 36,385
13 Henriette 35,346
14 Lucienne 34,691
15 Renée 34,554
16 Hélène 34,409
17 Alice 33,994
18 Georgette 30,987
19 Josephine 30,637
20 Berthe 30,247
21 Lucie 28,187
22 Eugénie 27,862
23 Juliette 26,004
24 Andrée 25,998
25 Fernande 22,945
26 Gabrielle 21,180
27 Raymonde 20,799
28 Anna 20,348
29 Denise 20,046
30 Angèle 19,117
31 Simonne 18,482
32 Thérèse 17,840
33 Odette 17,352
34 Augustine 17,310
35 Rose 17,200
36 Antoinette 16,804
37 Elise 15,253
38 Catherine 15,030
39 Blanche 14,814
40 Simone 14,618
41 Léonie 14,373
42 Françoise 14,047
43 Cécile 12,605
44 Charlotte 12,273
45 Geneviève 12,154
46 Emilienne 11,492
47 Marie-louise 11,405
48 Adrienne 11,303
49 Pauline 11,095
50 Mathilde 10,950
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 174,656
2 Louis 104,042
3 Pierre 94,202
4 Marcel 90,547
5 Henri 82,959
6 André 81,946
7 Joseph 80,803
8 René 69,312
9 Georges 68,390
10 Paul 59,198
11 Maurice 54,199
12 Charles 49,100
13 François 46,828
14 Emile 46,466
15 Albert 42,721
16 Robert 40,224
17 Roger 39,713
18 Lucien 37,935
19 Léon 34,581
20 Eugène 34,419
21 Raymond 33,112
22 Auguste 28,133
23 Fernand 27,614
24 Jules 26,894
25 Gaston 25,675
26 Antoine 21,030
27 Marius 18,491
28 Alfred 17,704
29 Ernest 16,932
30 Victor 16,731
31 Gabriel 16,499
32 Julien 15,036
33 Jacques 14,507
34 Edouard 13,857
35 Camille 13,762
36 Alphonse 13,544
37 Edmond 11,687
38 Armand 11,062
39 Gustave 10,978
40 Alexandre 10,479
41 Adrien 9,788
42 Michel 9,656
43 Etienne 9,633
44 Marie 9,334
45 Félix 9,086
46 Yves 8,598
47 Raoul 7,431
48 Elie 7,374
49 Aime 7,038
50 Claude 6,822