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When I was really young I grew up for some time in France so I have an interest in their names.

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I came across this while looking out of interest and saw how French names are changing with the times.

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http://www.frenchentree.com/societe-francaise/displayarticle.asp?id=20076

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2006 The year to 2006 saw the girls’ name Marie fall out of the top 10 names, with Jade taking its place. All the others have long been in the top 10. With the boys, Maxime and Louis dropped out of the top 10 this year, replaced by Noah and Mattéo.

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* It looks like some of the names are being anglicized. *

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Girls Boys
1. Emma 1. Enzo
2. Léa 2. Mathis
3. Manon 3. Lucas
4. Clara 4. Hugo
5. Chloé 5. Mathéo
6. Inès 6. Nathan
7. Camille 7. Théo
8. Sarah 8. Noah
9. Océane 9. Mattéo
10. Jade 10. Thomas

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1990 Half the girls’ names from 1990 have stood the test of time but Thomas is the only boys’ name to have survived to today’s top 10.

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Girls Boys
1. Élodie 1. Kevin
2. Laura 2. Thomas
3. Juile 3. Julien
4. Marine 4. Nicolas
5. Marie 5. Alexandre
6. Marion 6. Jeremy
7. Pauline 7. Antony
8. Aurélie 8. Maxime
9. Camille 9. Romain
10. Mélanie 10. Guillaume

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1960 Very few of the popular girls’ and boys’ names from this year have survived to 2006.

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Girls Boys
1. Catherine 1. Philippe
2. Sylvie 2. Jean
3. Marie 3. Patrick
4. Christine 4. Pascal
5. Brigitte 5. Alain
6. Martine 6. Michel
7. Patricia 7. Eric
8. Françoise 8. Thierry
9. Véronique 9. Christian
10. Isabelle 10. Didier

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1900
Marie, number one at the turn of the last century was in the top 10 until 2005, only dropping out this year. None of the other girls or boys names have made it.

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Girls Boys
1. Marie 1. Jean
2. Jeanne 2. Louis
3. Marguerite 3. Pierre
4. Germaine 4. Joseph
5. Louise 5. Henri
6. Yvonne 6. Marcel
7. Madeleine 7. Georges
8. Suzanne 8. André
9. Marthe 9. Paul
10. Marcelle 10. René