What names are the most popular in the world?

What is the most popular first name in the world? This question, the author Stéphanie Rapoport of The First Names Official (ed First), looked into it by studying the number of given names across 300 countries. These are two first names that are both classic, traditional and steeped in history.

What is the most popular female name in the world?

For girls, it’s the first name Marie which is most worn around the world. This first name of Hebrew origin is derived from the first name Myriam (the elder sister of Moses and Aaron according to the Torah), and means “drop of the sea”. In the Bible, Mary is above all the mother of Jesus celebrated on August 15. For Catholics, practicing or believing, this first name of the “mother of God” has indeed all its importance. We then understand why Marie is the most popular first name in the world for little girls.

What is the most popular male name in the world?

As for the boys, it is Mohamed who wins the palm of the first name of the most given in the world. This Arabic name means “praised” or “praiseworthy”. This first name also appeared in France for the first time in 2019 in the top 20 of L’Officiel des prenoms. For Stephanie Rapoport, “it was logical that this first name carve out a place of choice among the most given among boys. The reason is quite simple and purely religious and cultural. In Muslim families, it is traditional to baptize the first boy with the first name of the prophet of the siblings”, she confided at the time in the columns of the Parisian.

What are the most popular first names in France?

In France, the ranking of the most given first names differs a little. According to the latest figures from INSEE, in 2021 the most popular female first name was Jade and for the male first name Gabriel.

Source: Top 10 first names in France in 2021. Insee