In France, this male first name is quite well known thanks to an actor, but abroad, it is much less known. However, it could well climb into the top 10 first names in the coming years.
Do you know a rare first name or at least a name that we don’t usually hear? In general, it is quite difficult to find one the first time since nowadays, many parents take inspiration from those worn in the past by our ancestors or from different cultures around the world to find the first name of their future child. As a result, certain small names which were barely known a few years ago, whether in France or abroad, are gradually gaining popularity. This is the case of a male first name which for movie fans immediately refers to a French actor.
If we tell you about the film The Sicilian Clan or The Quai des Brumes, you think directly of the actor Jean Gabin. For now, it is not the first name Jean that interests us, but the first name Gabin. According to the guide The Official First Names 2024 (First editions), written by Stéphanie Rapoport and Claire Tabarly Perrin, the actor could have contributed to the success of this first name. Moreover, Gabin experienced a boom again in France, shortly after the star’s death in the 1980s. Before his death, Gabin was mainly known in Great Britain in another form: Gawain, who was the the equivalent of Gawain, the nephew of the famous King Arthur. Today, it is in the form of Gabin that the first name is much talked about.
In recent years, this old first name has climbed easily into the French national top 20 and according to experts from The Official of First Names, it could even position itself in the top 10 in the coming years. As proof, until now, it was uncommon internationally and yet we are already seeing a breakthrough in Switzerland, but also in Wallonia, the French-speaking region in the south of Belgium. French statistics also speak for themselves: Gabin is the 37th most given first name in France since 2000. It is even currently worn by almost one in 140 little boys. So if you don’t know which first name to bet on for a future As a child, it is in your best interest to look into the first name Gabin, which is short, classic and full of charm.