{"id":21984,"date":"2015-05-07T23:15:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T21:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=21984"},"modified":"2017-10-23T15:29:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T13:29:24","slug":"top-french-baby-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/top-french-baby-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Top French Baby Names!"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many typical French names can you list\u00a0off the top of your head? I\u2019m sure there are some Jean-Pauls, Michels, Brigittes, and, of course, some Pierres in your lists, but I can assure that these names aren\u2019t all that common anymore.<\/p>\n

Have you ever met a French K\u00e9vin? Jessica? I remember the first time I studied in France, my school sent a driver to pick me and another girl up from la gare <\/strong>(the train station). Le\u00a0<\/strong>pr\u00e9nom du conducteur?\u00a0<\/strong>(the driver’s name)? Franck! I remember thinking, \u201cc\u2019est pas tr\u00e8s fran\u00e7ais, \u00e7a\u2026<\/strong>\u201d (that\u2019s not very French\u2026). Well, he wouldn\u2019t be the last French Franck I\u2019d ever meet.<\/p>\n

Baby names are quite often inspired by pop culture. Think of the Twilight<\/em> craze \u2013 how many baby girls named Bella popped up? There was a huge spike of baby Bellas in 2009-2010.<\/p>\n

The same can be said for K\u00e9vin. The name was barely known in France in the 1980s, but when Danse avec les loups <\/em><\/strong>(Dances with Wolves), starring Kevin Costner, was released in 1990, a Frenchified version of the name with an aigu accent over the E found a huge spike in popularity. In 1991, 14,087 boys in France were named K\u00e9vin. The name stayed in the top 20 Boys names for 9 years.<\/p>\n

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Below I\u2019ve listed the Top 10 Baby Names from 1990-2010 in 5-year increments. Can you think of why certain names below suddenly became so trendy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
1990:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nK\u00e9vin<\/td>\n\u00c9lodie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nThomas<\/td>\nLaura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nJulien<\/td>\nJulie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nNicolas<\/td>\nMarine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexandre<\/td>\nMarie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nJ\u00e9r\u00e9my<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nAnthony<\/td>\nPauline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nMaxime<\/td>\nAur\u00e9lie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nRomain<\/td>\nCamille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nGuillaume<\/td>\nM\u00e9lanie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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1995:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nNicolas<\/td>\nManon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexandre<\/td>\nMarie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nThomas<\/td>\nLaura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nK\u00e9vin<\/td>\nCamille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nMaxime<\/td>\nMarine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nQuentin<\/td>\nPauline<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nJulien<\/td>\nL\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nDylan<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nAntoine<\/td>\nAna\u00efs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nFlorian<\/td>\nJulie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2000:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nThomas<\/td>\nL\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\nManon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nTh\u00e9o<\/td>\nCamille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nHugo<\/td>\nChlo\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nMaxime<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nNicolas<\/td>\nMarie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nQuentin<\/td>\nOc\u00e9ane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nAlexandre<\/td>\nSarah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nAntoine<\/td>\nLaura<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nCl\u00e9ment<\/td>\nMathlide<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2005:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nEnzo<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\nL\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nMathis<\/td>\nClara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nThomas<\/td>\nManon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nTh\u00e9o<\/td>\nChlo\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nHugo<\/td>\nCamille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nNathan<\/td>\nIn\u00e8s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nTom<\/td>\nSarah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nCl\u00e9ment<\/td>\nJade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nMaxime<\/td>\nLucie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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2010:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nNathan<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\nL\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nEnzo<\/td>\nChlo\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nL\u00e9o<\/td>\nManon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nLouis<\/td>\nIn\u00e8s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nHugo<\/td>\nLola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nGabriel<\/td>\nJade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nEthan<\/td>\nCamille<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nMathis<\/td>\nSarah<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nJules<\/td>\nLouise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Selon<\/strong> (according to) the book l\u2019Officiel des Pr\u00e9noms<\/em><\/strong> , considered to be \u201cthe Bible\u201d when it comes to baby names, these names will probably be the most popular in 2015.<\/p>\n

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Voil\u00e0 le palmar\u00e8s<\/strong> (here\u2019s the prize list):<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
2015:<\/strong><\/td>\ngar\u00e7on<\/strong><\/td>\nfille<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\nNathan<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\nLucas<\/td>\nLola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\nL\u00e9o<\/td>\nChlo\u00e9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\nGabriel<\/td>\nIn\u00e8s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\nTim\u00e9o<\/td>\nL\u00e9a<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\nEnzo<\/td>\nManon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\nLouis<\/td>\nJade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\nRapha\u00ebl<\/td>\nLouise<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\nArthur<\/td>\nL\u00e9na<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\nHugo<\/td>\nLina<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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So, what are some of your favorite French names?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

How many typical French names can you list\u00a0off the top of your head? I\u2019m sure there are some Jean-Pauls, Michels, Brigittes, and, of course, some Pierres in your lists, but I can assure that these names aren\u2019t all that common anymore. Have you ever met a French K\u00e9vin? Jessica? I remember the first time I…<\/p>\n

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