Popular Male 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.
Popular French Boy Names between 1919 and 1938
| 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 |
| 51 | Alain | 18,346 |
| 52 | Etienne | 16,657 |
| 53 | Ernest | 16,614 |
| 54 | Aime | 16,372 |
| 55 | Philippe | 15,158 |
| 56 | Alphonse | 14,234 |
| 57 | Alexandre | 12,128 |
| 58 | Noël | 11,761 |
| 59 | Elie | 11,487 |
| 60 | Adrien | 11,427 |
| 61 | Félix | 11,268 |
| 62 | Denis | 10,778 |
| 63 | Germain | 10,155 |
| 64 | Raoul | 10,085 |
| 65 | Yvon | 9,767 |
| 66 | Gustave | 9,746 |
| 67 | Jean-claude | 9,329 |
| 68 | Max | 9,127 |
| 69 | Jean-pierre | 8,323 |
| 70 | Clément | 7,685 |
| 71 | Rémy | 7,633 |
| 72 | Laurent | 7,007 |
| 73 | Norbert | 6,750 |
| 74 | Dominique | 6,234 |
| 75 | Maxime | 6,209 |
| 76 | Arthur | 5,918 |
| 77 | Marie | 5,757 |
| 78 | Vincent | 5,720 |
| 79 | Abel | 5,662 |
| 80 | Jean-marie | 5,578 |
| 81 | Simon | 5,239 |
| 82 | Gilles | 5,238 |
| 83 | Rémi | 5,210 |
| 84 | Augustin | 5,180 |
| 85 | Désiré | 5,178 |
| 86 | Alexis | 4,905 |
| 87 | Emmanuel | 4,858 |
| 88 | Stanislas | 4,831 |
| 89 | Hervé | 4,810 |
| 90 | Adolphe | 4,570 |
| 91 | Marceau | 4,440 |
| 92 | Jack | 4,256 |
| 93 | Nicolas | 4,012 |
| 94 | Martial | 3,899 |
| 95 | Ange | 3,895 |
| 96 | Richard | 3,841 |
| 97 | Frédéric | 3,789 |
| 98 | Regis | 3,773 |
| 99 | Ferdinand | 3,671 |
| 100 | Bruno | 3,636 |