Popular Female names in France

This page shows the popular names in France from 1947 to 1991.

During the Cold War

During the Cold War, this generation lived through tension and innovation. Adaptable and visionary, they advanced technology. Their names blend tradition with forward-thinking.

Popular French Girl Names between 1947 and 1991

Rank First Name Quantity
1 Marie 560,507
2 Nathalie 374,622
3 Sylvie 356,046
4 Isabelle 354,744
5 Catherine 345,769
6 Martine 305,478
7 Christine 269,089
8 Françoise 253,321
9 Valérie 246,648
10 Sandrine 236,278
11 Véronique 230,393
12 Stéphanie 223,518
13 Sophie 209,025
14 Patricia 203,845
15 Chantal 202,754
16 Céline 201,327
17 Brigitte 187,703
18 Anne 185,211
19 Laurence 168,620
20 Monique 168,396
21 Corinne 161,001
22 Dominique 160,205
23 Virginie 156,042
24 Nicole 155,515
25 Annie 155,203
26 Aurélie 151,614
27 Christelle 150,594
28 Florence 138,666
29 Caroline 124,375
30 Hélène 123,763
31 Béatrice 122,617
32 Nadine 120,281
33 Michèle 118,790
34 Karine 117,397
35 Emilie 115,743
36 Delphine 114,899
37 Elodie 114,132
38 Christiane 113,717
39 Evelyne 113,436
40 Laetitia 113,362
41 Cécile 112,776
42 Elisabeth 111,511
43 Julie 110,928
44 Claudine 107,813
45 Audrey 107,374
46 Jacqueline 104,822
47 Carole 101,814
48 Fabienne 101,798
49 Pascale 100,325
50 Claire 93,333
51 Danielle 92,976
52 Sandra 91,969
53 Annick 91,548
54 Jocelyne 85,541
55 Joëlle 83,341
56 Agnès 83,118
57 Josiane 80,231
58 Sabrina 79,908
59 Mélanie 76,504
60 Severine 76,319
61 Mireille 74,354
62 Myriam 74,296
63 Marie-christine 73,138
64 Bernadette 72,558
65 Vanessa 72,357
66 Anne-marie 71,597
67 Emmanuelle 70,781
68 Maryse 69,982
69 Magali 69,776
70 Alexandra 69,038
71 Sonia 68,928
72 Muriel 68,306
73 Nadia 65,261
74 Marion 62,406
75 Angelique 62,370
76 Geneviève 61,369
77 Colette 59,047
78 Sabine 58,218
79 Michelle 57,716
80 Odile 55,627
81 Laure 53,704
82 Jennifer 51,933
83 Sarah 51,034
84 Ghislaine 50,975
85 Amandine 50,711
86 Jessica 50,476
87 Josette 49,940
88 Laura 49,911
89 Aline 49,814
90 Daniele 47,906
91 Pauline 47,791
92 Eliane 47,522
93 Nelly 47,200
94 Marie-claude 47,127
95 Frédérique 46,105
96 Aurore 45,663
97 Fanny 45,611
98 Liliane 45,549
99 Lydie 45,369
100 Cindy 45,283