Last year, the European country of France welcomed about 663,000 babies.
What were the most popular names among these babies? Louise and Gabriel.
Here are France’s top 50 girl names and top 50+ boy names of 2024:
Girl names
- Louise, 3,125 baby girls (approx.)
- Jade, 3,055
- Ambre, 2,815
- Alba, 2,660
- Emma, 2,520
- Alma, 2,380
- Romy, 2,260
- Rose, 2,220
- Alice, 2,200
- Anna, 2,110
- Lou, 2,070
- Inaya, 1,990
- Mia, 1,945
- Adèle, 1,940
- Lina, 1,935
- Julia, 1,870
- Iris, 1,855
- Agathe, 1,845
- Giulia, 1,740
- Charlie, 1,725
- Eva, 1,680
- Jeanne, 1,635
- Olivia, 1,620
- Léna, 1,560
- Nour, 1,535
- Victoire, 1,535
- Juliette, 1,510
- Luna, 1,490
- Léonie, 1,445
- Zoé, 1,365
- Chloé, 1,360
- Nina, 1,345
- Sofia, 1,335
- Léa, 1,300
- Alya, 1,220
- Charlotte, 1,190
- Romane, 1,185
- Victoria, 1,180
- Elena, 1,080
- Ava, 1,060
- Esmée, 1,035
- Alix, 1,020
- Lucie, 1,015
- Lola, 980
- Lya, 965
- Albane, 925
- Margot, 905
- Mila, 905
- Lyna, 880
- Gabrielle, 875
Boy names
- Gabriel, 4,550 baby boys (approx.)
- Raphaël, 3,470
- Louis, 3,335
- Léo, 3,325
- Noah, 3,260
- Arthur, 3,085
- Adam, 3,045
- Jules, 3,030
- Maël, 2,830
- Léon, 2,570
- Liam, 2,500
- Isaac, 2,480
- Eden, 2,460
- Sacha, 2,420
- Marceau, 2,290
- Lucas, 2,165
- Noé, 2125
- Gabin, 2,,025
- Mohamed, 1,995
- Aaron, 1,975
- Ayden, 1,845
- Malo, 1,830
- Paul, 1,800
- Hugo, 1,710
- Elio, 1,700
- Ethan, 1,660
- Ibrahim, 1,600
- Marius, 1,595
- Nathan, 1,430
- Naël, 1,425
- Victor, 1,410
- Eliott, 1,390
- Imran, 1,370
- Martin, 1,355
- Théo, 1,345
- Tom, 1,300
- Gaspard, 1,245
- Mathis, 1,235
- Côme, 1,215
- Léandre, 1,185
- Amir, 1,175
- Augustin, 1,145
- Lyam, 1,145
- Aylan, 1,120
- Nino, 1,120
- Ezio, 1,110
- Antoine, 1,090
- Milo, 1,065
- Robin, 1,060
- Andrea, 1,045
- Valentin, 1,045
- Zayn, 1,045
Interestingly, France did not reveal precisely how many babies were given each name this time around. Instead, totals were “rounded to the nearest multiple of 5” and ties were listed in alphabetical order.
The girls’ top 100 included Emy (57th), Ella (69th), Jannah (77th), and Judith (94th).
The boys’ top 100 included Timéo (55th), Pablo (75th), Anas (85th), and Lenny (97th).
Finally, here are France’s 2023 rankings, if you’d like to compare last year to the year before.
Sources: Classement des prénoms en France depuis 1900 – Insee, Demographic report 2024 – Insee
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