Like every year, the ranking of the most given male and female first names in France is scrutinized by analysts, but also by future parents looking to find THE right idea. Which male first name dominates in Brittany?
Are you still hesitant? It is never easy to immediately agree on a baby name common for future parents… Would you like follow the trends or on the contrary, opt for an original or rare first name, whether it is intended for a little boy or a little girl? For this, we can only invite you to read The Official First Names 2024 through which we learn in particular, in addition, that choice can have a determining impact for a child in his life, including on the professional level. It was the journalist Léa Salamé who recently testified about it!
Also, at the same time theINSEE published on list of the most given first names each year (2022 ranking), the evolution of which also gives some indications on current trends in France. Using very precise data, the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies even manages to distinguish the most given male and female first names over the period in each region. Obviously, neither the Isle of Beauty, Guadeloupe or New Aquitaine and the Brittany are no exception!
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The Côtes d’Armor department stands out
This is how we learned that, among boys, Léo holds the upper hand in the North and in Normandy. Whereas among the Bretons, it is Gabriel which is the most popular. 243 babies received this first name in 2022 ! By its Hebrew origins, it is translated as “strength” (gavar-) And “God” (-El), either “God is my strength“. THE angelic sense of Gabriel comes from the fact that the Angel Gabriel, in the Gospel, reveals to the Virgin Mary that she is preparing to become the mother of the Messiah. Translated by Jibril into Arabic, it is also he who revealed the Koran to Mohammed. Note that the Gabriels are celebrated on September 29 and that they are known to be great seducersmanaging to get what they want by using their charm…
In detail, INSEE also reveals that Ille-et-Vilaine is the only Breton department to place this first name in first place. In Morbihan, Raphael (55 births) ahead of Gabriel and a first name short in “o” and of Breton origin which would be very fashionable next year according to The Official First Names 2024. It’s the same thing in Finistère, but the Côtes d’Armor stands out with, in pole position, Mael (33 births), ahead of Léo and Marceau. As for girls, as in several other French regions including Occitanie and Grand Est, Alba is number one in Brittany.
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