Popular names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1919 to 1938.

Interwar Period

The Interwar Period (1919–1938) generation navigated economic swings and cultural shifts. Resilient and hopeful, they built stability. Their names reflect elegance and endurance.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 622,751
2 Marie 570,392
3 André 320,403
4 Pierre 297,927
5 René 244,711
6 Roger 223,577
7 Marcel 205,188
8 Robert 196,327
9 Jeanne 196,297
10 Michel 190,069
11 Jacques 183,820
12 Jacqueline 183,189
13 Georges 164,480
14 Henri 158,222
15 Louis 154,753
16 Maurice 153,922
17 Claude 143,958
18 Jeannine 143,673
19 Denise 143,356
20 Paulette 134,753
21 Joseph 132,837
22 Madeleine 130,230
23 Raymond 128,902
24 Paul 128,811
25 Simone 126,046
26 Suzanne 125,627
27 Monique 122,247
28 Yvette 122,086
29 Odette 118,112
30 Bernard 111,740
31 Yvonne 110,974
32 Andrée 109,092
33 Renée 108,868
34 Marcelle 102,411
35 Guy 94,624
36 Lucien 91,615
37 Marguerite 91,041
38 Ginette 84,823
39 Raymonde 82,580
40 Albert 82,475
41 Thérèse 80,728
42 François 80,577
43 Lucienne 77,828
44 Christiane 77,179
45 Gilbert 72,849
46 Georgette 72,750
47 Anne 71,718
48 Colette 70,475
49 Germaine 70,372
50 Gérard 68,495
51 Charles 68,353
52 Geneviève 68,288
53 Hélène 65,335
54 Gisèle 63,791
55 Micheline 62,954
56 Josette 61,515
57 Yves 59,539
58 Emile 59,290
59 Louise 57,249
60 Simonne 54,066
61 Françoise 53,211
62 Roland 52,710
63 Huguette 52,105
64 Daniel 51,354
65 Henriette 49,855
66 Fernand 49,592
67 Nicole 49,439
68 Alice 42,471
69 Serge 41,557
70 Marthe 40,402
71 Lucette 39,597
72 Solange 38,532
73 Eliane 38,258
74 Pierrette 37,870
75 Janine 37,582
76 Léon 37,340
77 Eugène 36,376
78 Gaston 36,175
79 Irène 36,060
80 Antoine 35,658
81 Bernadette 34,666
82 Fernande 34,329
83 Liliane 33,712
84 Gilberte 32,491
85 Gabriel 32,269
86 Francis 31,189
87 Arlette 30,672
88 Christian 30,469
89 Marc 26,292
90 Auguste 24,696
91 Alfred 23,001
92 Edmond 22,490
93 Jules 21,602
94 Julien 20,582
95 Edouard 20,111
96 Armand 19,999
97 Hubert 19,899
98 Marius 19,401
99 Camille 19,339
100 Victor 18,918
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 570,392
2 Jeanne 196,297
3 Jacqueline 183,189
4 Jeannine 143,673
5 Denise 143,356
6 Paulette 134,753
7 Madeleine 130,230
8 Simone 126,046
9 Suzanne 125,627
10 Monique 122,247
11 Yvette 122,086
12 Odette 118,112
13 Yvonne 110,974
14 Andrée 109,092
15 Renée 108,868
16 Marcelle 102,411
17 Marguerite 91,041
18 Ginette 84,823
19 Raymonde 82,580
20 Thérèse 80,728
21 Lucienne 77,828
22 Christiane 77,179
23 Georgette 72,750
24 Anne 71,718
25 Colette 70,475
26 Germaine 70,372
27 Geneviève 68,288
28 Hélène 65,335
29 Gisèle 63,791
30 Micheline 62,954
31 Josette 61,515
32 Louise 57,249
33 Simonne 54,066
34 Françoise 53,211
35 Huguette 52,105
36 Henriette 49,855
37 Nicole 49,439
38 Alice 42,471
39 Marthe 40,402
40 Lucette 39,597
41 Solange 38,532
42 Eliane 38,258
43 Pierrette 37,870
44 Janine 37,582
45 Irène 36,060
46 Bernadette 34,666
47 Fernande 34,329
48 Liliane 33,712
49 Gilberte 32,491
50 Arlette 30,672
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 622,751
2 André 320,403
3 Pierre 297,927
4 René 244,711
5 Roger 223,577
6 Marcel 205,188
7 Robert 196,327
8 Michel 190,069
9 Jacques 183,820
10 Georges 164,480
11 Henri 158,222
12 Louis 154,753
13 Maurice 153,922
14 Claude 143,958
15 Joseph 132,837
16 Raymond 128,902
17 Paul 128,811
18 Bernard 111,740
19 Guy 94,624
20 Lucien 91,615
21 Albert 82,475
22 François 80,577
23 Gilbert 72,849
24 Gérard 68,495
25 Charles 68,353
26 Yves 59,539
27 Emile 59,290
28 Roland 52,710
29 Daniel 51,354
30 Fernand 49,592
31 Serge 41,557
32 Léon 37,340
33 Eugène 36,376
34 Gaston 36,175
35 Antoine 35,658
36 Gabriel 32,269
37 Francis 31,189
38 Christian 30,469
39 Marc 26,292
40 Auguste 24,696
41 Alfred 23,001
42 Edmond 22,490
43 Jules 21,602
44 Julien 20,582
45 Edouard 20,111
46 Armand 19,999
47 Hubert 19,899
48 Marius 19,401
49 Camille 19,339
50 Victor 18,918