Popular names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1930 to 1939.

Born in the 1930s

Born in the 1930s, this group endured the Great Depression, fostering resilience and community. Their lives shaped mid-century values. Names from this decade are classic and enduring.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 339,872
2 Marie 247,721
3 Michel 152,294
4 André 145,618
5 Pierre 142,563
6 Claude 121,700
7 Monique 112,132
8 Jacques 108,856
9 Jacqueline 108,604
10 René 104,098
11 Roger 95,913
12 Jeannine 89,769
13 Robert 87,070
14 Bernard 81,837
15 Marcel 80,931
16 Georges 67,999
17 Yvette 67,961
18 Denise 66,023
19 Guy 64,847
20 Maurice 64,052
21 Henri 63,384
22 Jeanne 62,864
23 Louis 58,090
24 Paulette 57,807
25 Joseph 56,730
26 Gérard 56,560
27 Simone 55,368
28 Christiane 55,307
29 Raymond 55,164
30 Colette 54,235
31 Paul 53,362
32 Nicole 52,199
33 Ginette 51,931
34 Madeleine 47,464
35 Andrée 47,051
36 Josette 46,942
37 Odette 46,499
38 Thérèse 46,202
39 Suzanne 44,820
40 Renée 43,432
41 Gilbert 42,004
42 Daniel 41,644
43 Françoise 39,425
44 Micheline 39,316
45 François 37,947
46 Anne 37,651
47 Yves 37,159
48 Yvonne 36,422
49 Lucien 36,245
50 Marcelle 35,164
51 Gisèle 34,033
52 Raymonde 32,723
53 Albert 32,141
54 Geneviève 31,840
55 Huguette 31,629
56 Serge 30,544
57 Roland 30,158
58 Marguerite 29,374
59 Liliane 28,234
60 Hélène 28,193
61 Lucienne 26,947
62 Bernadette 26,731
63 Georgette 26,405
64 Christian 26,292
65 Michelle 25,857
66 Eliane 25,845
67 Charles 25,348
68 Arlette 24,900
69 Pierrette 24,468
70 Janine 24,273
71 Lucette 22,544
72 Germaine 20,658
73 Emile 20,151
74 Francis 19,226
75 Solange 18,984
76 Alain 18,252
77 Fernand 17,901
78 Jeanine 17,573
79 Louise 17,529
80 Irène 17,114
81 Henriette 16,548
82 Mauricette 15,952
83 Marc 15,823
84 Claudine 15,721
85 Antoine 15,345
86 Josiane 15,335
87 Gabriel 13,366
88 Léon 12,358
89 Hubert 11,945
90 Gaston 11,763
91 Jean-claude 11,660
92 Eugène 11,583
93 Philippe 11,304
94 Edmond 9,016
95 Jean-pierre 8,941
96 Armand 8,533
97 Edouard 8,200
98 Alfred 8,060
99 Auguste 7,271
100 Julien 7,151
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 247,721
2 Monique 112,132
3 Jacqueline 108,604
4 Jeannine 89,769
5 Yvette 67,961
6 Denise 66,023
7 Jeanne 62,864
8 Paulette 57,807
9 Simone 55,368
10 Christiane 55,307
11 Colette 54,235
12 Nicole 52,199
13 Ginette 51,931
14 Madeleine 47,464
15 Andrée 47,051
16 Josette 46,942
17 Odette 46,499
18 Thérèse 46,202
19 Suzanne 44,820
20 Renée 43,432
21 Françoise 39,425
22 Micheline 39,316
23 Anne 37,651
24 Yvonne 36,422
25 Marcelle 35,164
26 Gisèle 34,033
27 Raymonde 32,723
28 Geneviève 31,840
29 Huguette 31,629
30 Marguerite 29,374
31 Liliane 28,234
32 Hélène 28,193
33 Lucienne 26,947
34 Bernadette 26,731
35 Georgette 26,405
36 Michelle 25,857
37 Eliane 25,845
38 Arlette 24,900
39 Pierrette 24,468
40 Janine 24,273
41 Lucette 22,544
42 Germaine 20,658
43 Solange 18,984
44 Jeanine 17,573
45 Louise 17,529
46 Irène 17,114
47 Henriette 16,548
48 Mauricette 15,952
49 Claudine 15,721
50 Josiane 15,335
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 339,872
2 Michel 152,294
3 André 145,618
4 Pierre 142,563
5 Claude 121,700
6 Jacques 108,856
7 René 104,098
8 Roger 95,913
9 Robert 87,070
10 Bernard 81,837
11 Marcel 80,931
12 Georges 67,999
13 Guy 64,847
14 Maurice 64,052
15 Henri 63,384
16 Louis 58,090
17 Joseph 56,730
18 Gérard 56,560
19 Raymond 55,164
20 Paul 53,362
21 Gilbert 42,004
22 Daniel 41,644
23 François 37,947
24 Yves 37,159
25 Lucien 36,245
26 Albert 32,141
27 Serge 30,544
28 Roland 30,158
29 Christian 26,292
30 Charles 25,348
31 Emile 20,151
32 Francis 19,226
33 Alain 18,252
34 Fernand 17,901
35 Marc 15,823
36 Antoine 15,345
37 Gabriel 13,366
38 Léon 12,358
39 Hubert 11,945
40 Gaston 11,763
41 Jean-claude 11,660
42 Eugène 11,583
43 Philippe 11,304
44 Edmond 9,016
45 Jean-pierre 8,941
46 Armand 8,533
47 Edouard 8,200
48 Alfred 8,060
49 Auguste 7,271
50 Julien 7,151