Hortense
“gardener”
Girl’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 129th
- births in 2023–2025
- 1,245
- babies born in France
- 1 in 1,456
- +10.7% a year recently
- Rising
- peak year
- 2025
Meaning and origin of Hortense
Hortense means “gardener” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Hortense in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2025.
- Over recent years, Hortense has been rising (+10.7% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Hortense every 7.2 schools, all spellings combined.
Same sound, other spellings
- Hortence10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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