According to INSEE (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques), the most popular baby names in France in 2018 were Emma and Gabriel.
Here are France’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2018:
Girl Names
- Emma, 4,369 baby girls
- Jade, 3,977
- Louise, 3,766
- Alice, 3,313
- Chloé, 3126
- Lina, 2,908
- Léa, 2798
- Rose, 2,720
- Anna, 2,603
- Mila, 2,581
Boy Names
- Gabriel, 5,419 baby boys
- Raphaël, 4591
- Léo, 4446
- Louis, 4415
- Lucas, 3979
- Adam, 3897
- Arthur, 3755
- Jules, 3698
- Hugo, 3686
- Maël, 3259
Two baby names that are trendy in France right now are Kylian and Aya — Kylian because of French soccer player Kylian Mbappé, and Aya because of French-Malian pop singer Aya Nakamura.
Strangely, I’ve never covered the French rankings before. I have posted about Paris a couple of times, though.
Sources: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee, The ‘foreign’ baby name that’s still top of the charts in France
Image: Adapted from Flag of France (public domain)
