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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

French

Used in both girl and boy records

French appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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French by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDFrench as a girl’s nameUS records 1918–1920
#46101girl rank1920peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDFrench as a boy’s nameUS records 1882–1999
#4151boy rank1915peak year
Read boy record ↗

Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of French in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl19185 uses#480919181918–19202 listed years
Boy191531 uses#52418911882–199990 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.