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Classic French names coming back

22 retro names that French parents are choosing again.

Births in France from 2023 to 2025 (INSEE); trend: average change per year over recent years (“–” under 60 births: INSEE rounding makes it meaningless).
#NameOriginBirthsTrend
1GeorgesboyGreek875+8.3%+8%
2GastonboyGermanic870+7%
3RosagirlLatin480+8%
4ColettegirlGreek and French480+12.3%+12%
5AiméegirlLatin470+21.9%+22%
6HélènegirlGreek440+6.6%+7%
7EugèneboyGreek285+5.5%+6%
8AlphonseboyGermanic270+12.5%+13%
9MargueritegirlFrench250+5.8%+6%
10SimonegirlHebrew235+14.9%+15%
11GisèlegirlGermanic190+15.1%+15%
12LilianegirlLatin175+13.9%+14%
13AriellegirlHebrew155+5.3%+5%
14MarthagirlAramaic135+12.2%+12%
15LéoneunisexLatin and Greek130+13.3%+13%
16Rochboy · (in French)Germanic130+10.3%+10%
17MarthegirlScandinavian and French130+5.3%+5%
18EdmondboyAnglo-Saxon125+11.5%+12%
19EdithgirlAnglo-Saxon125+5.6%+6%
20RaoulboyGermanic115+6.2%+6%
21AdelinagirlGermanic110+6.4%+6%
22FrancegirlLatin and French100+7.4%+7%

Names that were common in France in the past, faded, and are being given again (INSEE birth curves since 1986). Names without an English page link to their French page.

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