Country Name Rankings
Most Popular Baby Names in France (1955)
Official birth-registry rankings โ Martine and Jean take the top spots. Every name links to its full meaning, origin, and popularity history.
Martine#1 Girl Name
Jean#1 Boy Name
1955Data Year
Top 300 Girl Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martine | ▲ 1 | Martine is the feminine form of Martin, derived from the Latin name Martinus, which comes from Mars, the Romaโฆ |
| 2 | Marie | ▼ 1 | Marie derives from the Latin name Maria, which is believed to stem from the Hebrew name Miriam, meaning "of tโฆ |
| 3 | Francoise | ▲ 1 | Franรงoise is the French feminine form of Francis, derived from the Latin "Franciscus," which originally meantโฆ |
| 4 | Chantal | ▼ 1 | Chantal derives from the French word "chante" (meaning "song" or "singing") and the suffix "-al," ultimately โฆ |
| 5 | Catherine | — | The name Catherine means "pure" and derives from the Greek name *Aikaterinฤ*, likely linked to the Greek wordโฆ |
| 6 | Dominique | — | Dominique derives from the Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to the Lord," from the rโฆ |
| 7 | Brigitte | ▲ 1 | The given name 'Brigitte' is derived from the Old Irish name 'Brรญgh', meaning 'exalted one' or 'strength', anโฆ |
| 8 | Monique | ▼ 1 | Monique derives from the Latin name Monika, which is believed to stem from the Latin "monere" meaning "to advโฆ |
| 9 | Annie | — | The given name 'Annie' is derived from the Hebrew name 'Hannah', meaning 'gracious' or 'favored', and is lingโฆ |
| 10 | Christine | ▲ 2 | Christine means "follower of Christ" and derives from the Latin name Christiana, which comes from the Greek rโฆ |
| 11 | Nicole | ▼ 1 | The given name 'Nicole' is derived from the Greek name 'Nikolaos' (ฮฮนฮบฯฮปฮฑฮฟฯ), meaning 'victory of the people'โฆ |
| 12 | Sylvie | ▲ 9 | Sylvie derives from the Latin name Silvia, which comes from the root "silva" meaning "forest" or "of the foreโฆ |
| 13 | Evelyne | ▼ 2 | Evelyne derives from the Latin name Aveline, which comes from the Germanic root "Avi-" meaning "desired" or "โฆ |
| 15 | Patricia | ▲ 1 | Patricia derives from the Latin name Patricius, which means "of noble birth" or "patrician," referring to theโฆ |
| 16 | Jocelyne | ▼ 3 | Jocelyne is a French feminine form derived from the Germanic name Jocelyn, which stems from the Latin "Iocundโฆ |
| 17 | Christiane | ▼ 3 | Christiane is the feminine form of Christian, derived from the Latin "Christianus," which means "follower of โฆ |
| 18 | Claudine | — | Claudine is the feminine form of the Roman name Claudius, derived from the Latin "claudus" meaning "lame" or โฆ |
| 19 | Nadine | ▲ 4 | Nadine derives from the Russian name Nadezhda, meaning "hope," with its linguistic root in the Old Church Slaโฆ |
| 20 | Joelle | ▼ 3 | Joelle is the feminine form of Joel, derived from the Hebrew name Yoel (ืืึนืึตื), meaning "Yahweh is God" or "โฆ |
| 21 | Annick | ▼ 2 | Annick is a French diminutive of Anne, derived from the Hebrew name Hannah (ืื ื), meaning "grace" or "favor."โฆ |
| 22 | Jacqueline | ▼ 2 | |
| 23 | Marie-Christine | ▲ 1 | |
| 24 | Elisabeth | ▲ 1 | |
| 25 | Josiane | ▼ 3 | |
| 26 | Bernadette | ▲ 2 | |
| 27 | Maryse | ▼ 1 | |
| 28 | Anne-Marie | ▲ 1 | |
| 29 | Danielle | ▼ 2 | |
| 30 | Anne | — | |
| 31 | Beatrice | ▲ 3 | |
| 32 | Mireille | ▼ 1 | |
| 33 | Genevieve | — | |
| 34 | Michelle | ▲ 1 | |
| 35 | Veronique | ▲ 20 | |
| 36 | Ghislaine | ▲ 6 | |
| 37 | Isabelle | ▲ 9 | |
| 38 | Colette | ▼ 6 | |
| 39 | Odile | ▲ 4 | |
| 40 | Marie-Claude | ▼ 3 | |
| 41 | Eliane | ▼ 5 | |
| 42 | Sylviane | ▲ 5 | |
| 43 | Josette | ▼ 5 | |
| 44 | Marie-Therese | ▼ 4 | |
| 45 | Francine | ▼ 6 | |
| 46 | Viviane | ▲ 5 | |
| 47 | Daniele | ▼ 2 | |
| 48 | Marie-France | ▼ 7 | |
| 49 | Regine | ▲ 3 | |
| 50 | Liliane | ▼ 6 | |
| 51 | Agnes | ▲ 5 | |
| 52 | Gisele | ▼ 4 | |
| 53 | Helene | — | |
| 54 | Marie-Josรฉ | — | |
| 55 | Pascale | ▲ 3 | |
| 56 | Denise | ▼ 7 | |
| 57 | Therese | — | |
| 58 | Yvette | ▼ 8 | |
| 59 | Fabienne | ▲ 6 | |
| 60 | Muriel | ▲ 1 | |
| 61 | Marie-Claire | ▼ 1 | |
| 62 | Jeannine | ▼ 3 | |
| 63 | Nelly | — | |
| 64 | Laurence | ▲ 4 | |
| 65 | Edith | ▲ 1 | |
| 66 | Marie-Helene | ▲ 4 | |
| 67 | Myriam | ▲ 2 | |
| 69 | Yolande | ▼ 2 | |
| 70 | Arlette | ▼ 8 | |
| 71 | Corinne | ▲ 12 | |
| 72 | Pierrette | ▲ 3 | |
| 73 | Maryvonne | ▼ 9 | |
| 74 | Claude | ▼ 1 | |
| 75 | Claire | ▲ 4 | |
| 76 | Florence | ▲ 15 | |
| 77 | Micheline | ▼ 5 | |
| 78 | Aline | ▲ 8 | |
| 79 | Solange | ▼ 1 | |
| 80 | Ginette | ▼ 9 | |
| 81 | Andree | ▼ 4 | |
| 82 | Simone | ▼ 8 | |
| 83 | Claudette | ▼ 3 | |
| 84 | Roselyne | ▲ 1 | |
| 85 | Madeleine | ▼ 1 | |
| 86 | Renee | ▼ 4 | |
| 87 | Jeanne | — | |
| 88 | Lydie | ▲ 4 | |
| 89 | Huguette | ▼ 8 | |
| 90 | Marie-Paule | ▼ 1 | |
| 91 | Maryline | NEW | |
| 92 | Claudie | ▲ 6 | |
| 93 | Marylene | NEW | |
| 94 | Anita | — | |
| 95 | Suzanne | ▼ 5 | |
| 96 | Marie-Noelle | ▲ 1 | |
| 97 | Paulette | ▼ 9 | |
| 98 | Marie-Pierre | NEW | |
| 99 | Noelle | ▼ 4 | |
| 100 | Raymonde | ▼ 7 | |
| 101 | Janine | ▼ 5 | |
| 102 | Armelle | NEW | |
| 103 | Mauricette | ▼ 4 | |
| 104 | Lucette | ▼ 3 | |
| 105 | Nadia | NEW | |
| 106 | Marguerite | ▼ 6 | |
| 107 | Annette | NEW | |
| 108 | Cecile | NEW | |
| 109 | Frederique | NEW | |
| 110 | Carole | NEW | |
| 111 | Marcelle | NEW | |
| 112 | Sylvette | NEW | |
| 113 | Irene | NEW | |
| 114 | Murielle | NEW | |
| 115 | Sabine | NEW | |
| 116 | Jeanine | NEW | |
| 117 | Odette | NEW | |
| 118 | Marie-Ange | NEW | |
| 119 | Marlene | NEW | |
| 120 | Roseline | NEW | |
| 121 | Sophie | NEW | |
| 122 | Marie-Jeanne | NEW | |
| 123 | Marianne | NEW | |
| 124 | Marie-Odile | NEW | |
| 125 | Marie-Laure | NEW | |
| 126 | Lucienne | NEW | |
| 127 | Eveline | NEW | |
| 128 | Yvonne | NEW | |
| 129 | Marie-Line | NEW | |
| 130 | Yveline | NEW | |
| 131 | Rose | NEW | |
| 132 | Marie-Louise | NEW | |
| 133 | Lysiane | NEW | |
| 134 | Rose-Marie | NEW | |
| 135 | Dany | NEW | |
| 136 | Edwige | NEW | |
| 137 | Nathalie | NEW | |
| 138 | Maria | NEW | |
| 139 | Carmen | NEW | |
| 140 | Georgette | NEW | |
| 141 | Marie-Annick | NEW | |
| 142 | Marie-Josephe | NEW | |
| 143 | Sonia | NEW | |
| 144 | Marinette | NEW | |
| 145 | Marie-Madeleine | NEW | |
| 146 | Marie-Josee | NEW | |
| 147 | Lydia | NEW | |
| 148 | Rolande | NEW | |
| 149 | Line | NEW | |
| 150 | Antoinette | NEW | |
| 151 | Gabrielle | NEW | |
| 152 | Gilberte | NEW | |
| 153 | Nadege | NEW | |
| 154 | Violette | NEW | |
| 155 | Laure | NEW | |
| 156 | Louise | NEW | |
| 157 | Blandine | NEW | |
| 158 | Henriette | NEW | |
| 159 | Sylvia | NEW | |
| 160 | Caroline | NEW | |
| 161 | Marie-Dominique | NEW | |
| 162 | Paule | NEW | |
| 163 | Marie-Agnรจs | NEW | |
| 164 | Marie-Anne | NEW | |
| 165 | Sylvaine | NEW | |
| 166 | Anny | NEW | |
| 167 | Benedicte | NEW | |
| 168 | Marie-Rose | NEW | |
| 169 | Alice | NEW | |
| 170 | Louisette | NEW | |
| 171 | Angele | NEW | |
| 172 | Malika | NEW | |
| 173 | Germaine | NEW | |
| 174 | Marilyne | NEW | |
| 175 | Fatima | NEW | |
| 176 | Elise | NEW | |
| 177 | Anna | NEW | |
| 178 | Jeannette | NEW | |
| 179 | Marie-Chantal | NEW | |
| 180 | Yannick | NEW | |
| 181 | Marthe | NEW | |
| 182 | Rejane | NEW | |
| 183 | Marylise | NEW | |
| 184 | Francette | NEW | |
| 185 | Juliette | NEW | |
| 186 | Lucie | NEW | |
| 187 | France | NEW | |
| 188 | Marie-Andrรฉe | NEW | |
| 189 | Astrid | NEW | |
| 190 | Reine | NEW | |
| 191 | Gislaine | NEW | |
| 192 | Betty | NEW | |
| 193 | Geraldine | NEW | |
| 194 | Dolores | NEW | |
| 195 | Margaret | NEW | |
| 196 | Laurette | NEW | |
| 197 | Joselyne | NEW | |
| 198 | Fernande | NEW | |
| 199 | Chantale | NEW | |
| 200 | Lise | NEW | |
| 201 | Marie-Antoinette | NEW | |
| 202 | Corine | NEW | |
| 203 | Barbara | NEW | |
| 204 | Josephine | NEW | |
| 206 | Marie-Catherine | NEW | |
| 207 | Marie-Lise | NEW | |
| 208 | Charline | NEW | |
| 209 | Roberte | NEW | |
| 210 | Doris | NEW | |
| 211 | Ariane | NEW | |
| 212 | Josseline | NEW | |
| 213 | Rachel | NEW | |
| 214 | Maud | NEW | |
| 215 | Yamina | NEW | |
| 216 | Valerie | NEW | |
| 217 | Marie-Joรซlle | NEW | |
| 218 | Virginie | NEW | |
| 219 | Linda | NEW | |
| 220 | Mariette | NEW | |
| 221 | Lisiane | NEW | |
| 222 | Clarisse | NEW | |
| 223 | Magali | NEW | |
| 224 | Pascaline | NEW | |
| 225 | Rita | NEW | |
| 226 | Jasmine | NEW | |
| 227 | Rosine | NEW | |
| 228 | Cathy | NEW | |
| 229 | Marina | NEW | |
| 230 | Marie-Laurence | NEW | |
| 231 | Clotilde | NEW | |
| 232 | Marie-Cรฉcile | NEW | |
| 233 | Celine | NEW | |
| 234 | Mathilde | NEW | |
| 235 | Eliette | NEW | |
| 236 | Marielle | NEW | |
| 237 | Camille | NEW | |
| 238 | Emmanuelle | NEW | |
| 239 | Farida | NEW | |
| 240 | Josselyne | NEW | |
| 241 | Astride | NEW | |
| 242 | Josyane | NEW | |
| 243 | Leone | NEW | |
| 244 | Katia | NEW | |
| 245 | Marie-Pascale | NEW | |
| 246 | Christianne | NEW | |
| 247 | Lina | NEW | |
| 248 | Olga | NEW | |
| 249 | Anick | NEW | |
| 250 | Guylaine | NEW | |
| 251 | Yasmina | NEW | |
| 252 | Marilyn | NEW | |
| 253 | Marie-Elisabeth | NEW | |
| 254 | Suzette | NEW | |
| 255 | Dalila | NEW | |
| 256 | Yasmine | NEW | |
| 257 | Ghyslaine | NEW | |
| 258 | Louisa | NEW | |
| 259 | Aicha | NEW | |
| 260 | Emilienne | NEW | |
| 261 | Yvelise | NEW | |
| 262 | Josianne | NEW | |
| 263 | Marion | NEW | |
| 264 | Gina | NEW | |
| 265 | Charlotte | NEW | |
| 266 | Jeanne-Marie | NEW | |
| 267 | Joseline | NEW | |
| 268 | Marie-Bernadette | NEW | |
| 269 | Noella | NEW | |
| 270 | Marie-Renรฉe | NEW | |
| 271 | Yolaine | NEW | |
| 272 | Julienne | NEW | |
| 273 | Lisette | NEW | |
| 274 | Adrienne | NEW | |
| 275 | Violaine | NEW | |
| 276 | Lea | NEW | |
| 277 | Aimee | NEW | |
| 278 | Marie-Reine | NEW | |
| 279 | Muguette | NEW | |
| 280 | Graziella | NEW | |
| 281 | Lucile | NEW | |
| 282 | Nicolle | NEW | |
| 283 | Josee | NEW | |
| 284 | Anne-Lise | NEW | |
| 285 | Maguy | NEW | |
| 286 | Carol | NEW | |
| 287 | Elizabeth | NEW | |
| 288 | Fatma | NEW | |
| 289 | Berthe | NEW | |
| 290 | Annie-Claude | NEW | |
| 291 | Blanche | NEW | |
| 292 | Ida | NEW | |
| 293 | Ingrid | NEW | |
| 294 | Luce | NEW | |
| 295 | Marcelline | NEW | |
| 296 | Alberte | NEW | |
| 297 | Marilene | NEW | |
| 298 | Gilda | NEW | |
| 299 | Rosette | NEW | |
| 300 | Dorothee | NEW | |
| 301 | Sylvianne | NEW | |
| 302 | Mariannick | NEW | |
| 303 | Maryannick | NEW |
Top 300 Boy Names
| # | Name | Trend | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean | — | Jean is the French form of John, derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan (ืืึนืึธื ึธื), meaning "God is gracious" โฆ |
| 2 | Michel | — | Michel derives from the Hebrew name Michael, meaning "Who is like God?" through the root elements "Mi" (who),โฆ |
| 3 | Patrick | — | Patrick derives from the Latin name Patricius, meaning "of noble birth" or "patrician," from the root *patresโฆ |
| 4 | Alain | — | Alain derives from the Breton name Alain, likely originating from the Celtic element "al-" (meaning "noble" oโฆ |
| 5 | Philippe | ▲ 1 | The given name 'Philippe' is derived from the Greek name 'ฮฆฮฏฮปฮนฯฯฮฟฯ' (Philippos), meaning 'lover of horses', wโฆ |
| 6 | Christian | ▼ 1 | The name Christian derives from the Latin "Christianus," meaning "follower of Christ," rooted in the Greek "Cโฆ |
| 7 | Bernard | — | Bernard derives from the Germanic elements "ber" (bear) and "hard" (strong), meaning "brave bear" or "strong โฆ |
| 8 | Daniel | — | Daniel derives from the Hebrew name Daniyyel, composed of "din" (judgment) and "el" (God), meaning "God is myโฆ |
| 9 | Dominique | ▲ 1 | Dominique derives from the Latin name Dominicus, meaning "of the Lord" or "belonging to the Lord," from the rโฆ |
| 10 | Gerard | ▼ 1 | Gerard derives from the Germanic elements "ger" (spear) and "hard" (brave/strong), meaning "brave with a speaโฆ |
| 11 | Didier | ▲ 1 | The given name 'Didier' is derived from the Germanic name 'Theodoric', meaning 'ruler of the people', with itโฆ |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre | ▲ 1 | Jean-Pierre combines two names: Jean (French form of John, from Hebrew Yohanan meaning "God is gracious") andโฆ |
| 13 | Jacques | ▼ 2 | Jacques means "he who supplants" or "God protects," derived from the Hebrew name Jacob via the Latin Jacobus โฆ |
| 14 | Claude | — | The name 'Claude' means "lame" or "limping," derived from the Latin *claudus*. |
| 15 | Pierre | — | Pierre means "stone" and derives from the Latin "petrus," which was the root of the apostle Peter's name in tโฆ |
| 16 | Serge | — | Serge derives from the Latin name Sergius, which likely comes from the Roman family name associated with the โฆ |
| 17 | Joel | — | The name Joel derives from the Hebrew name Yoel (ืืึนืึตื), combining "Yo" (a shortened form of Yahweh, the Hebโฆ |
| 18 | Gilles | ▲ 4 | The name 'Gilles' is the French form of the Latin name 'Aegidius', meaning "shield-bearer" or "young goat" (fโฆ |
| 19 | Marc | ▲ 7 | Marc means "dedicated to Mars" or "warlike," derived from the Latin name Marcus, which comes from Mars, the Rโฆ |
| 20 | Jean-Luc | ▲ 3 | The name 'Jean-Luc' means "God is gracious" (from Hebrew *Yochanan* via French *Jean*) combined with "light" โฆ |
| 21 | Guy | — | |
| 22 | Jean-Claude | ▼ 2 | |
| 23 | Andre | ▼ 5 | |
| 24 | Pascal | ▲ 8 | |
| 25 | Yves | ▼ 6 | |
| 26 | Francois | ▲ 1 | |
| 27 | Francis | ▼ 2 | |
| 28 | Denis | — | |
| 29 | Thierry | ▲ 7 | |
| 30 | Patrice | ▼ 6 | |
| 31 | Bruno | ▲ 6 | |
| 32 | Jean-Paul | ▼ 1 | |
| 33 | Robert | ▼ 3 | |
| 34 | Jean-Louis | — | |
| 35 | Jean-Marc | ▲ 6 | |
| 36 | Rene | ▼ 7 | |
| 37 | Gilbert | ▼ 4 | |
| 38 | Eric | ▲ 4 | |
| 39 | Jean-Marie | ▼ 4 | |
| 40 | Jacky | ▼ 1 | |
| 41 | Jean-Michel | ▲ 5 | |
| 42 | Georges | ▼ 4 | |
| 43 | Roger | ▼ 3 | |
| 44 | Herve | — | |
| 46 | Jean-Jacques | ▼ 3 | |
| 47 | Roland | ▲ 3 | |
| 48 | Marcel | ▼ 1 | |
| 49 | Henri | ▼ 4 | |
| 50 | Joseph | ▼ 1 | |
| 51 | Maurice | — | |
| 52 | Paul | ▲ 1 | |
| 53 | Raymond | ▼ 1 | |
| 54 | Luc | ▲ 2 | |
| 55 | Richard | ▼ 1 | |
| 56 | Regis | ▲ 2 | |
| 57 | Louis | ▼ 2 | |
| 58 | Frederic | ▲ 13 | |
| 59 | Olivier | ▲ 9 | |
| 60 | Jean-Yves | — | |
| 61 | Lionel | ▼ 4 | |
| 62 | Laurent | ▲ 2 | |
| 63 | Hubert | ▼ 4 | |
| 64 | Jose | ▼ 3 | |
| 65 | Charles | ▼ 3 | |
| 66 | Antoine | ▲ 1 | |
| 67 | Yvon | ▼ 4 | |
| 68 | Bertrand | ▲ 5 | |
| 69 | Yannick | ▼ 3 | |
| 70 | Remy | — | |
| 71 | Noel | ▼ 2 | |
| 72 | Lucien | ▼ 7 | |
| 73 | Xavier | ▲ 3 | |
| 74 | Fabrice | ▼ 2 | |
| 75 | Albert | ▼ 1 | |
| 76 | Sylvain | ▼ 1 | |
| 77 | Vincent | ▲ 4 | |
| 78 | Loic | ▲ 6 | |
| 79 | Remi | ▲ 1 | |
| 80 | Christophe | ▲ 12 | |
| 81 | Max | ▲ 2 | |
| 82 | Etienne | ▼ 4 | |
| 83 | Martial | ▼ 4 | |
| 84 | Gabriel | ▼ 2 | |
| 85 | Stephane | ▲ 3 | |
| 86 | William | ▼ 1 | |
| 87 | Hugues | ▲ 3 | |
| 88 | Norbert | ▲ 7 | |
| 89 | Franck | ▲ 7 | |
| 90 | Jean-Philippe | ▲ 4 | |
| 91 | Gerald | ▼ 14 | |
| 92 | Benoit | ▲ 1 | |
| 93 | Emmanuel | ▼ 4 | |
| 94 | Jackie | ▼ 8 | |
| 95 | Jean-Noรซl | ▲ 2 | |
| 96 | Fernand | ▼ 9 | |
| 97 | Emile | ▼ 6 | |
| 98 | Yvan | NEW | |
| 99 | Dany | ▲ 1 | |
| 100 | Mario | ▲ 1 | |
| 101 | Armand | ▼ 3 | |
| 102 | Alex | ▼ 3 | |
| 103 | James | NEW | |
| 104 | Jean-Bernard | NEW | |
| 105 | Jean-Charles | NEW | |
| 106 | Nicolas | NEW | |
| 107 | Edouard | NEW | |
| 108 | Jerome | NEW | |
| 109 | Erick | NEW | |
| 110 | Edmond | NEW | |
| 111 | Leon | NEW | |
| 112 | Jocelyn | NEW | |
| 113 | Fabien | NEW | |
| 114 | Alexandre | NEW | |
| 115 | Eugene | NEW | |
| 116 | Camille | NEW | |
| 117 | Felix | NEW | |
| 118 | Jack | NEW | |
| 119 | Alfred | NEW | |
| 120 | Victor | NEW | |
| 121 | Gaston | NEW | |
| 122 | Pierrick | NEW | |
| 123 | Raphael | NEW | |
| 124 | David | NEW | |
| 125 | Ghislain | NEW | |
| 126 | Mohamed | NEW | |
| 127 | Julien | NEW | |
| 128 | Marie | NEW | |
| 129 | Jean-Baptiste | NEW | |
| 130 | Germain | NEW | |
| 131 | Yann | NEW | |
| 132 | Martin | NEW | |
| 133 | Ali | NEW | |
| 134 | Arnaud | NEW | |
| 135 | Maxime | NEW | |
| 136 | Aime | NEW | |
| 137 | Gildas | NEW | |
| 138 | Elie | NEW | |
| 139 | Adrien | NEW | |
| 140 | Clement | NEW | |
| 141 | Manuel | NEW | |
| 142 | Simon | NEW | |
| 143 | Ernest | NEW | |
| 144 | Rolland | NEW | |
| 145 | Jean-Loup | NEW | |
| 146 | Raoul | NEW | |
| 147 | Rodolphe | NEW | |
| 148 | Freddy | NEW | |
| 149 | Jules | NEW | |
| 150 | Gaetan | NEW | |
| 151 | Jean-Renรฉ | NEW | |
| 152 | Damien | NEW | |
| 153 | Michael | NEW | |
| 154 | Rachid | NEW | |
| 155 | Ange | NEW | |
| 156 | Farid | NEW | |
| 157 | Auguste | NEW | |
| 158 | Jean-Pascal | NEW | |
| 159 | Thomas | NEW | |
| 160 | Alexis | NEW | |
| 161 | Henry | NEW | |
| 162 | Florent | NEW | |
| 163 | Cyrille | NEW | |
| 164 | Marius | NEW | |
| 165 | Ahmed | NEW | |
| 166 | Jean-Christophe | NEW | |
| 167 | Arsene | NEW | |
| 168 | Antonio | NEW | |
| 169 | Fred | NEW | |
| 170 | Frantz | NEW | |
| 171 | Willy | NEW | |
| 172 | Alphonse | NEW | |
| 173 | Renaud | NEW | |
| 174 | Frank | NEW | |
| 175 | Armel | NEW | |
| 176 | Said | NEW | |
| 177 | John | NEW | |
| 178 | Ludovic | NEW | |
| 179 | Guillaume | NEW | |
| 180 | Reynald | NEW | |
| 181 | Stephan | NEW | |
| 182 | Mathieu | NEW | |
| 183 | Angelo | NEW | |
| 184 | Janick | NEW | |
| 185 | Romain | NEW | |
| 186 | Jany | NEW | |
| 187 | Jean-Patrick | NEW | |
| 188 | Moise | NEW | |
| 189 | Augustin | NEW | |
| 190 | Stanislas | NEW | |
| 191 | Edgard | NEW | |
| 192 | Tony | NEW | |
| 194 | Yanick | NEW | |
| 195 | Jacki | NEW | |
| 196 | Mustapha | NEW | |
| 197 | Gervais | NEW | |
| 198 | Fredy | NEW | |
| 199 | Miguel | NEW | |
| 200 | Jean-Guy | NEW | |
| 201 | Gil | NEW | |
| 202 | Eddie | NEW | |
| 203 | Axel | NEW | |
| 204 | Walter | NEW | |
| 205 | Maximin | NEW | |
| 206 | Jean-Max | NEW | |
| 207 | Jean-Denis | NEW | |
| 208 | Gregoire | NEW | |
| 209 | Raynald | NEW | |
| 210 | Desire | NEW | |
| 211 | Mohammed | NEW | |
| 212 | Philip | NEW | |
| 213 | Eddy | NEW | |
| 214 | Harry | NEW | |
| 215 | Rudy | NEW | |
| 216 | Gino | NEW | |
| 217 | Claudy | NEW | |
| 218 | Gustave | NEW | |
| 219 | Jean-Robert | NEW | |
| 220 | Pierre-Yves | NEW | |
| 221 | Jeannot | NEW | |
| 222 | Pierre-Marie | NEW | |
| 223 | Amar | NEW | |
| 224 | Erik | NEW | |
| 225 | Abdelkader | NEW | |
| 226 | Kamel | NEW | |
| 227 | Valentin | NEW | |
| 228 | Thiery | NEW | |
| 229 | Samuel | NEW | |
| 230 | Arthur | NEW | |
| 231 | Ronald | NEW | |
| 232 | Abel | NEW | |
| 233 | Aldo | NEW | |
| 234 | Patric | NEW | |
| 235 | Alix | NEW | |
| 236 | Ivan | NEW | |
| 237 | Salvatore | NEW | |
| 238 | Allain | NEW | |
| 239 | Jean-Dominique | NEW | |
| 240 | Emilien | NEW | |
| 241 | Justin | NEW | |
| 242 | Constant | NEW | |
| 243 | Sylvestre | NEW | |
| 244 | Angel | NEW | |
| 245 | Firmin | NEW | |
| 246 | Alban | NEW | |
| 247 | Sebastien | NEW | |
| 248 | Leonard | NEW | |
| 249 | Lionnel | NEW | |
| 250 | Malik | NEW | |
| 251 | Jean-Hugues | NEW | |
| 252 | Franco | NEW | |
| 253 | Benjamin | NEW | |
| 254 | Jannick | NEW | |
| 255 | Charly | NEW | |
| 256 | Wilfrid | NEW | |
| 257 | Jean-Lou | NEW | |
| 258 | Charlie | NEW | |
| 259 | Jacquy | NEW | |
| 260 | Luis | NEW | |
| 261 | Kleber | NEW | |
| 262 | Yan | NEW | |
| 263 | Roberto | NEW | |
| 264 | Jaky | NEW | |
| 265 | Johnny | NEW | |
| 266 | Donald | NEW | |
| 267 | Toussaint | NEW | |
| 268 | Josian | NEW | |
| 269 | Yvonnick | NEW | |
| 270 | Williams | NEW | |
| 271 | Ronan | NEW | |
| 272 | Marceau | NEW | |
| 273 | Valere | NEW | |
| 274 | Jeannick | NEW | |
| 275 | Mark | NEW | |
| 276 | Pierrot | NEW | |
| 277 | Achille | NEW | |
| 278 | Hilaire | NEW | |
| 279 | Omer | NEW | |
| 280 | Rosaire | NEW | |
| 281 | Georget | NEW | |
| 282 | Hocine | NEW | |
| 283 | Jimmy | NEW | |
| 284 | Abdel | NEW | |
| 285 | Theodore | NEW | |
| 286 | Jean-Marcel | NEW | |
| 287 | Marco | NEW | |
| 288 | Johny | NEW | |
| 289 | Jean-Daniel | NEW | |
| 290 | Joachim | NEW | |
| 291 | Vivian | NEW | |
| 292 | Juan | NEW | |
| 293 | Ferdinand | NEW | |
| 294 | Casimir | NEW | |
| 295 | Jean-Raymond | NEW | |
| 296 | Carlos | NEW | |
| 297 | Expedit | NEW | |
| 298 | Jean-Christian | NEW | |
| 299 | Elian | NEW | |
| 300 | Denys | NEW | |
| 301 | Romuald | NEW | |
| 302 | Brice | NEW |
Source: INSEE (French national statistics institute), 1955. Trend arrows compare each name’s rank with the previous available year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the most popular girl name in France in 1955?
The most popular girl name in France in 1955 was Martine, given to 20,839 newborn girls.
What was the most popular boy name in France in 1955?
The most popular boy name in France in 1955 was Jean, given to 24,790 newborn boys.
Which baby names are rising fastest in France?
Compared with the previous rankings, the fastest-rising names in the 1955 top 100 were Veronique (+20), Florence (+15), Corinne (+12), Frederic (+13), Christophe (+12), Olivier (+9).
Where does this data come from?
Rankings are from the INSEE (French national statistics institute).