Popular names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1900 to 1913.

Before World War I

Before World War I, this era laid foundations for modernity with innovation and exploration. Names from this period are elegant, rooted in heritage and ambition.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 664,589
2 Jean 258,966
3 Jeanne 211,786
4 Louis 147,872
5 Pierre 140,463
6 Marcel 135,376
7 André 131,388
8 Marguerite 123,500
9 Henri 119,874
10 Joseph 114,003
11 Germaine 108,585
12 René 107,805
13 Georges 99,146
14 Madeleine 97,351
15 Yvonne 96,233
16 Louise 91,520
17 Suzanne 91,309
18 Paul 86,367
19 Maurice 82,598
20 Marcelle 75,655
21 Roger 69,478
22 Charles 69,422
23 Robert 65,861
24 François 65,356
25 Emile 64,869
26 Albert 61,977
27 Marthe 58,962
28 Lucien 56,931
29 Raymond 54,364
30 Renée 53,386
31 Lucienne 53,161
32 Anne 51,558
33 Henriette 50,205
34 Hélène 49,409
35 Maria 48,465
36 Léon 48,054
37 Alice 47,918
38 Eugène 47,664
39 Georgette 45,804
40 Andrée 41,918
41 Josephine 41,079
42 Berthe 40,563
43 Fernand 40,501
44 Auguste 38,479
45 Lucie 38,240
46 Gaston 36,717
47 Juliette 36,416
48 Eugénie 36,245
49 Jules 36,209
50 Raymonde 35,648
51 Denise 34,996
52 Fernande 33,848
53 Simonne 32,964
54 Odette 31,494
55 Simone 29,485
56 Antoine 29,329
57 Gabrielle 29,277
58 Anna 27,837
59 Angèle 26,106
60 Marius 26,036
61 Thérèse 25,510
62 Alfred 25,156
63 Gabriel 23,885
64 Antoinette 23,782
65 Rose 23,669
66 Ernest 23,424
67 Victor 23,070
68 Jacques 22,841
69 Augustine 22,645
70 Julien 21,393
71 Elise 21,283
72 Geneviève 19,943
73 Catherine 19,813
74 Camille 19,657
75 Edouard 19,523
76 Blanche 19,318
77 Françoise 19,163
78 Léonie 18,918
79 Alphonse 18,850
80 Paulette 18,785
81 Cécile 18,060
82 Charlotte 17,080
83 Edmond 16,843
84 Emilienne 16,688
85 Armand 16,468
86 Marie-louise 16,086
87 Adrienne 15,866
88 Michel 15,208
89 Gustave 15,179
90 Mathilde 14,685
91 Alexandre 14,641
92 Adrien 13,909
93 Etienne 13,754
94 Yves 13,555
95 Félix 12,600
96 Marie 12,300
97 Raoul 10,760
98 Bernard 10,715
99 Aime 10,560
100 Elie 10,542
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 664,589
2 Jeanne 211,786
3 Marguerite 123,500
4 Germaine 108,585
5 Madeleine 97,351
6 Yvonne 96,233
7 Louise 91,520
8 Suzanne 91,309
9 Marcelle 75,655
10 Marthe 58,962
11 Renée 53,386
12 Lucienne 53,161
13 Anne 51,558
14 Henriette 50,205
15 Hélène 49,409
16 Maria 48,465
17 Alice 47,918
18 Georgette 45,804
19 Andrée 41,918
20 Josephine 41,079
21 Berthe 40,563
22 Lucie 38,240
23 Juliette 36,416
24 Eugénie 36,245
25 Raymonde 35,648
26 Denise 34,996
27 Fernande 33,848
28 Simonne 32,964
29 Odette 31,494
30 Simone 29,485
31 Gabrielle 29,277
32 Anna 27,837
33 Angèle 26,106
34 Thérèse 25,510
35 Antoinette 23,782
36 Rose 23,669
37 Augustine 22,645
38 Elise 21,283
39 Geneviève 19,943
40 Catherine 19,813
41 Blanche 19,318
42 Françoise 19,163
43 Léonie 18,918
44 Paulette 18,785
45 Cécile 18,060
46 Charlotte 17,080
47 Emilienne 16,688
48 Marie-louise 16,086
49 Adrienne 15,866
50 Mathilde 14,685
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 258,966
2 Louis 147,872
3 Pierre 140,463
4 Marcel 135,376
5 André 131,388
6 Henri 119,874
7 Joseph 114,003
8 René 107,805
9 Georges 99,146
10 Paul 86,367
11 Maurice 82,598
12 Roger 69,478
13 Charles 69,422
14 Robert 65,861
15 François 65,356
16 Emile 64,869
17 Albert 61,977
18 Lucien 56,931
19 Raymond 54,364
20 Léon 48,054
21 Eugène 47,664
22 Fernand 40,501
23 Auguste 38,479
24 Gaston 36,717
25 Jules 36,209
26 Antoine 29,329
27 Marius 26,036
28 Alfred 25,156
29 Gabriel 23,885
30 Ernest 23,424
31 Victor 23,070
32 Jacques 22,841
33 Julien 21,393
34 Camille 19,657
35 Edouard 19,523
36 Alphonse 18,850
37 Edmond 16,843
38 Armand 16,468
39 Michel 15,208
40 Gustave 15,179
41 Alexandre 14,641
42 Adrien 13,909
43 Etienne 13,754
44 Yves 13,555
45 Félix 12,600
46 Marie 12,300
47 Raoul 10,760
48 Bernard 10,715
49 Aime 10,560
50 Elie 10,542