Popular names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1914 to 1918.

During World War I

During World War I, this generation showed resilience amid global conflict. Their sacrifices shaped history. Names from this era are strong, honoring courage and unity.
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 131,463
2 Jean 74,705
3 Jeanne 49,721
4 André 43,955
5 Pierre 40,652
6 Marcel 37,139
7 Louis 35,678
8 René 34,177
9 Henri 31,842
10 Georges 29,714
11 Joseph 28,007
12 Madeleine 28,001
13 Roger 26,103
14 Maurice 25,141
15 Marguerite 25,047
16 Yvonne 24,333
17 Suzanne 24,291
18 Paul 23,730
19 Robert 23,594
20 Marcelle 23,125
21 Albert 22,036
22 Raymond 20,865
23 Germaine 20,141
24 Louise 18,646
25 Renée 18,410
26 Lucienne 16,753
27 Andrée 16,552
28 Charles 16,422
29 Paulette 16,147
30 Lucien 15,938
31 Denise 15,518
32 Raymonde 15,379
33 François 15,156
34 Emile 15,151
35 Simone 14,732
36 Georgette 14,066
37 Odette 13,896
38 Henriette 13,242
39 Simonne 12,941
40 Anne 12,156
41 Marthe 11,953
42 Hélène 11,662
43 Léon 10,639
44 Fernand 10,636
45 Eugène 10,173
46 Jacques 10,161
47 Alice 10,144
48 Fernande 9,103
49 Geneviève 8,766
50 Gaston 8,442
51 Maria 8,254
52 Juliette 7,996
53 Auguste 7,958
54 Josephine 7,587
55 Jules 7,220
56 Thérèse 7,015
57 Antoine 6,981
58 Lucie 6,969
59 Berthe 6,804
60 Gabrielle 6,627
61 Gabriel 6,352
62 Michel 6,275
63 Antoinette 5,884
64 Eugénie 5,818
65 Alfred 5,723
66 Marius 5,471
67 Yvette 5,342
68 Julien 5,241
69 Anna 5,225
70 Victor 5,184
71 Jacqueline 5,120
72 Ernest 5,008
73 Emilienne 4,999
74 Angèle 4,918
75 Rose 4,885
76 Yves 4,814
77 Françoise 4,795
78 Gilberte 4,777
79 Solange 4,728
80 Camille 4,681
81 Elise 4,631
82 Bernard 4,618
83 Gilbert 4,496
84 Edouard 4,411
85 Elisabeth 4,250
86 Charlotte 4,121
87 Alphonse 4,119
88 Edmond 4,050
89 Armand 4,024
90 Irène 3,988
91 Cécile 3,961
92 Paule 3,839
93 Adrien 3,208
94 Roland 3,130
95 Etienne 3,119
96 Guy 3,099
97 Gustave 3,086
98 Francis 3,085
99 Alexandre 2,977
100 Aime 2,897
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 131,463
2 Jeanne 49,721
3 Madeleine 28,001
4 Marguerite 25,047
5 Yvonne 24,333
6 Suzanne 24,291
7 Marcelle 23,125
8 Germaine 20,141
9 Louise 18,646
10 Renée 18,410
11 Lucienne 16,753
12 Andrée 16,552
13 Paulette 16,147
14 Denise 15,518
15 Raymonde 15,379
16 Simone 14,732
17 Georgette 14,066
18 Odette 13,896
19 Henriette 13,242
20 Simonne 12,941
21 Anne 12,156
22 Marthe 11,953
23 Hélène 11,662
24 Alice 10,144
25 Fernande 9,103
26 Geneviève 8,766
27 Maria 8,254
28 Juliette 7,996
29 Josephine 7,587
30 Thérèse 7,015
31 Lucie 6,969
32 Berthe 6,804
33 Gabrielle 6,627
34 Antoinette 5,884
35 Eugénie 5,818
36 Yvette 5,342
37 Anna 5,225
38 Jacqueline 5,120
39 Emilienne 4,999
40 Angèle 4,918
41 Rose 4,885
42 Françoise 4,795
43 Gilberte 4,777
44 Solange 4,728
45 Elise 4,631
46 Elisabeth 4,250
47 Charlotte 4,121
48 Irène 3,988
49 Cécile 3,961
50 Paule 3,839
Rank First Name Quantity
1 Jean 74,705
2 André 43,955
3 Pierre 40,652
4 Marcel 37,139
5 Louis 35,678
6 René 34,177
7 Henri 31,842
8 Georges 29,714
9 Joseph 28,007
10 Roger 26,103
11 Maurice 25,141
12 Paul 23,730
13 Robert 23,594
14 Albert 22,036
15 Raymond 20,865
16 Charles 16,422
17 Lucien 15,938
18 François 15,156
19 Emile 15,151
20 Léon 10,639
21 Fernand 10,636
22 Eugène 10,173
23 Jacques 10,161
24 Gaston 8,442
25 Auguste 7,958
26 Jules 7,220
27 Antoine 6,981
28 Gabriel 6,352
29 Michel 6,275
30 Alfred 5,723
31 Marius 5,471
32 Julien 5,241
33 Victor 5,184
34 Ernest 5,008
35 Yves 4,814
36 Camille 4,681
37 Bernard 4,618
38 Gilbert 4,496
39 Edouard 4,411
40 Alphonse 4,119
41 Edmond 4,050
42 Armand 4,024
43 Adrien 3,208
44 Roland 3,130
45 Etienne 3,119
46 Guy 3,099
47 Gustave 3,086
48 Francis 3,085
49 Alexandre 2,977
50 Aime 2,897