Every year, the list of trendy first names is published. And despite what you might think, it doesn’t change that much. But this year two little new ones have appeared and they are vintage!
If not very long ago, parents could only choose a first name from the Catholic calendar, today the Civil Registry is much more conciliatory. Leaving room for many novelties, original first names sometimes invented which appeal more and more to young parents. But there are all the same certain limits which should not be crossed and the officers of the Civil Status take care of them scrupulously. Despite this change, in the list of the 20 most trendy first names published each year in the Official First Names, there are many great classics.
For the top 20 of the year 2023, an eternal fight rages between Jade, Louise and Emma for the girls and between Gabriel and Léo for the boys. But there are also newcomers who have arrived in the trends and they do not go unnoticed. These two first names are rather vintage and experienced difficult years before returning to the front of the stage: Charlie for the girls who ranks 19th in the top and Léon for the boys is in 16th position.
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Two vintage first names that enter the top 20
Among girls, the arrival of the first name Charlie in the trends of 2023 is quite surprising. It’s a rather long first name compared to those that most appeal to parents: the very short ones. In addition, this first name had not been given at all after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in 2015. A big comeback for this vintage but adorable first name which means strength in germanic…
On the boys’ side, it was Léon who entered the top 20. A retro name that is also back in trend. It is a name that comes from Latin and means lion. This short and adorable first name is not the only vintage of the 2023 trends, we also find Léo, Jules or Louis. One thing is certain, the old first names have not finished seducing young parents.