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French Name Popularity

    

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How popular is French?

In 2018 less than 5 children were given the name in the United States.

Although not currently within the top 1000, French has seen higher popularity rankings.

Position 534, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1891.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1915 with 31 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named French was less than 5, most recently in 2018.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name French occurred roughly during the years 1910-1915, and 1930-1933, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1927-1930, and 1935-1938.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

How popular will French be?

The popularity trend for French has remained mostly unchanged for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name French for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name French is mostly unused and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   French (Girl)French (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- < 5 --
2017 < 5 -- < 5 --
2016 < 5 -- < 5 --
2015 < 5 -- < 5 --
2014 < 5 -- < 5 --
2013 < 5 -- < 5 --
2012 < 5 -- < 5 --
2011 < 5 -- < 5 --
2010 < 5 -- < 5 --
2009 < 5 -- < 5 --
2008 < 5 -- < 5 --
2007 < 5 -- < 5 --
2006 < 5 -- < 5 --
2005 < 5 -- < 5 --
2004 < 5 -- < 5 --
2003 < 5 -- < 5 --
2002 < 5 -- < 5 --
2001 < 5 -- < 5 --
2000 < 5 -- < 5 --
1999 < 5 -- 7 8,145
1998 < 5 -- < 5 --
1997 < 5 -- < 5 --
1996 < 5 -- < 5 --
1995 < 5 -- < 5 --
1994 < 5 -- < 5 --
1993 < 5 -- < 5 --
1992 < 5 -- < 5 --
1991 < 5 -- < 5 --
1990 < 5 -- < 5 --
1989 < 5 -- 5 8,321
1988 < 5 -- < 5 --
1987 < 5 -- < 5 --
1986 < 5 -- 7 5,525
1985 < 5 -- < 5 --
1984 < 5 -- < 5 --
1983 < 5 -- < 5 --
1982 < 5 -- < 5 --
1981 < 5 -- < 5 --
1980 < 5 -- < 5 --
1979 < 5 -- < 5 --
1978 < 5 -- 7 4,696
1977 < 5 -- < 5 --
1976 < 5 -- 5 5,895
1975 < 5 -- 9 3,748
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- 6 4,706
1972 < 5 -- 6 4,624
1971 < 5 -- 7 4,117
1970 < 5 -- 6 4,419
1969 < 5 -- 7 3,717
1968 < 5 -- 10 2,802
1967 < 5 -- 5 4,161
1966 < 5 -- 9 2,854
1965 < 5 -- 6 3,668
1964 < 5 -- 10 2,722
1963 < 5 -- 8 3,147
1962 < 5 -- 6 3,775
1961 < 5 -- 8 3,181
1960 < 5 -- 6 3,802
1959 < 5 -- < 5 --
1958 < 5 -- 13 2,301
1957 < 5 -- 11 2,533
1956 < 5 -- 6 3,666
1955 < 5 -- 11 2,483
1954 < 5 -- 15 2,068
1953 < 5 -- 9 2,779
1952 < 5 -- 9 2,752
1951 < 5 -- 9 2,731
1950 < 5 -- 11 2,361
1949 < 5 -- 11 2,383
1948 < 5 -- 15 1,972
1947 < 5 -- 10 2,554
1946 < 5 -- 15 1,909
1945 < 5 -- 10 2,303
1944 < 5 -- 17 1,703
1943 < 5 -- 12 2,214
1942 < 5 -- 16 1,820
1941 < 5 -- 14 1,937
1940 < 5 -- 21 1,492
1939 < 5 -- 17 1,665
1938 < 5 -- 11 2,241
1937 < 5 -- 15 1,859
1936 < 5 -- 15 1,835
1935 < 5 -- 24 1,404
1934 < 5 -- 19 1,630
1933 < 5 -- 24 1,372
1932 < 5 -- 12 2,235
1931 < 5 -- 18 1,728
1930 < 5 -- 13 2,221
1929 < 5 -- 27 1,395
1928 < 5 -- 22 1,621
1927 < 5 -- 20 1,769
1926 < 5 -- 22 1,624
1925 < 5 -- 27 1,433
1924 < 5 -- 25 1,546
1923 < 5 -- 25 1,520
1922 < 5 -- 27 1,448
1921 < 5 -- 22 1,669
1920 5 5,261 30 1,338
1919 < 5 -- 20 1,721
1918 5 5,102 29 1,324
1917 < 5 -- 20 1,663
1916 < 5 -- 18 1,723
1915 < 5 -- 31 1,166
1914 < 5 -- 18 1,460
1913 < 5 -- 12 1,616
1912 < 5 -- 12 1,454
1911 < 5 -- 10 1,144
1910 < 5 -- 7 1,354
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- 5 1,464
1907 < 5 -- 8 1,033
1906 < 5 -- 7 1,050
1905 < 5 -- 6 1,148
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- < 5 --
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- 10 864
1899 < 5 -- 9 737
1898 < 5 -- 10 713
1897 < 5 -- 8 815
1896 < 5 -- 6 1,032
1895 < 5 -- 8 821
1894 < 5 -- 5 1,146
1893 < 5 -- 6 950
1892 < 5 -- 7 888
1891 < 5 -- 12 534
1890 < 5 -- 10 644
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
1888 < 5 -- 5 1,089
1887 < 5 -- < 5 --
1886 < 5 -- 5 1,018
1885 < 5 -- 5 991
1884 < 5 -- 7 803
1883 < 5 -- 7 754
1882 < 5 -- 6 875
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.