The most-registered girls' and boys' names in France in 1956, from the INSEE, fichier des prénoms. Marie and Jean led the year.
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marie | 19,440 |
| 2 | Martine | 19,420 |
| 3 | Catherine | 14,070 |
| 4 | Françoise | 12,695 |
| 5 | Brigitte | 12,355 |
| 6 | Chantal | 11,715 |
| 7 | Dominique | 10,270 |
| 8 | Patricia | 9,175 |
| 9 | Christine | 9,060 |
| 10 | Sylvie | 8,470 |
| 11 | Monique | 7,670 |
| 12 | Annie | 7,635 |
| 13 | Nicole | 6,905 |
| 14 | Evelyne | 6,525 |
| 15 | Michèle | 6,295 |
| 16 | Nadine | 5,520 |
| 17 | Claudine | 5,490 |
| 18 | Jocelyne | 5,480 |
| 19 | Christiane | 5,110 |
| 20 | Annick | 4,610 |
| 21 | Marie-Christine | 4,510 |
| 22 | Jacqueline | 4,400 |
| 23 | Joëlle | 4,330 |
| 24 | Béatrice | 4,115 |
| 25 | Elisabeth | 4,095 |
| 26 | Anne | 3,865 |
| 27 | Isabelle | 3,830 |
| 28 | Josiane | 3,825 |
| 29 | Maryse | 3,765 |
| 30 | Anne-Marie | 3,575 |
| 31 | Bernadette | 3,440 |
| 32 | Véronique | 3,350 |
| 33 | Danielle | 3,230 |
| 34 | Ghislaine | 3,135 |
| 35 | Geneviève | 2,925 |
| 36 | Michelle | 2,885 |
| 37 | Mireille | 2,880 |
| 38 | Colette | 2,815 |
| 39 | Odile | 2,600 |
| 40 | Pascale | 2,470 |
| 41 | Marie-Claude | 2,390 |
| 42 | Sylviane | 2,360 |
| 43 | Régine | 2,300 |
| 44 | Eliane | 2,215 |
| 45 | Agnès | 2,180 |
| 46 | Hélène | 2,155 |
| 47 | Josette | 2,105 |
| 48 | Daniele | 2,080 |
| 49 | Fabienne | 2,055 |
| 50 | Marie-France | 2,045 |
| 51 | Marie-Thérèse | 2,015 |
| 52 | Francine | 2,015 |
| 53 | Marie-José | 1,915 |
| 54 | Liliane | 1,890 |
| 55 | Gisèle | 1,860 |
| 56 | Muriel | 1,715 |
| 57 | Yvette | 1,620 |
| 58 | Viviane | 1,615 |
| 59 | Laurence | 1,605 |
| 60 | Thérèse | 1,590 |
| 61 | Denise | 1,585 |
| 62 | Corinne | 1,565 |
| 63 | Nelly | 1,480 |
| 64 | Florence | 1,420 |
| 65 | Marie-Hélène | 1,400 |
| 66 | Marie-Claire | 1,385 |
| 67 | Myriam | 1,360 |
| 68 | Edith | 1,350 |
| 69 | Jeannine | 1,300 |
| 70 | Marie-Françoise | 1,225 |
| 71 | Claire | 1,185 |
| 72 | Claude | 1,165 |
| 73 | Pierrette | 1,150 |
| 74 | Yolande | 1,135 |
| 75 | Arlette | 1,130 |
| 76 | Maryvonne | 1,095 |
| 77 | Lydie | 1,055 |
| 78 | Aline | 1,030 |
| 79 | Maryline | 1,025 |
| 80 | Claudette | 950 |
| 81 | Marylene | 945 |
| 82 | Ginette | 940 |
| 83 | Roselyne | 920 |
| 84 | Micheline | 915 |
| 85 | Andrée | 905 |
| 86 | Marie-Pierre | 865 |
| 87 | Simone | 855 |
| 88 | Solange | 850 |
| 89 | Jeanne | 850 |
| 90 | Claudie | 840 |
| 91 | Anita | 835 |
| 92 | Marie-Noëlle | 835 |
| 93 | Marie-Paule | 805 |
| 94 | Renée | 800 |
| 95 | Huguette | 770 |
| 96 | Sophie | 765 |
| 97 | Paulette | 760 |
| 98 | Irène | 740 |
| 99 | Nadia | 740 |
| 100 | Suzanne | 725 |
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean | 23,780 |
| 2 | Patrick | 21,350 |
| 3 | Michel | 20,435 |
| 4 | Philippe | 18,835 |
| 5 | Alain | 18,530 |
| 6 | Christian | 15,935 |
| 7 | Bernard | 12,045 |
| 8 | Dominique | 11,295 |
| 9 | Daniel | 11,105 |
| 10 | Gérard | 9,745 |
| 11 | Didier | 9,595 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre | 7,900 |
| 13 | Claude | 7,580 |
| 14 | Pierre | 7,460 |
| 15 | Jacques | 7,415 |
| 16 | Pascal | 7,210 |
| 17 | Serge | 7,135 |
| 18 | Gilles | 6,535 |
| 19 | Marc | 6,200 |
| 20 | Jean-Luc | 6,030 |
| 21 | Jean-Claude | 5,715 |
| 22 | Thierry | 5,640 |
| 23 | Joël | 5,480 |
| 24 | Yves | 5,410 |
| 25 | André | 5,265 |
| 26 | Guy | 5,050 |
| 27 | Francis | 5,035 |
| 28 | François | 4,995 |
| 29 | Patrice | 4,990 |
| 30 | Bruno | 4,805 |
| 31 | Denis | 4,670 |
| 32 | Jean-Marc | 3,930 |
| 33 | Eric | 3,900 |
| 34 | Jean-Paul | 3,825 |
| 35 | Jean-Louis | 3,535 |
| 36 | Jean-Michel | 3,405 |
| 37 | Robert | 3,375 |
| 38 | René | 3,275 |
| 39 | Gilbert | 3,180 |
| 40 | Hervé | 3,005 |
| 41 | Jean-François | 2,780 |
| 42 | Jean-Marie | 2,775 |
| 43 | Jacky | 2,680 |
| 44 | Georges | 2,650 |
| 45 | Jean-Jacques | 2,515 |
| 46 | Roger | 2,505 |
| 47 | Joseph | 2,110 |
| 48 | Marcel | 2,075 |
| 49 | Roland | 2,065 |
| 50 | Henri | 1,990 |
| 51 | Maurice | 1,725 |
| 52 | Richard | 1,685 |
| 53 | Frédéric | 1,680 |
| 54 | Luc | 1,670 |
| 55 | Laurent | 1,640 |
| 56 | Olivier | 1,625 |
| 57 | Paul | 1,600 |
| 58 | Raymond | 1,565 |
| 59 | Regis | 1,555 |
| 60 | Jean-Yves | 1,495 |
| 61 | Lionel | 1,435 |
| 62 | Hubert | 1,420 |
| 63 | Louis | 1,350 |
| 64 | José | 1,220 |
| 65 | Bertrand | 1,175 |
| 66 | Charles | 1,130 |
| 67 | Antoine | 1,105 |
| 68 | Yannick | 1,045 |
| 69 | Rémy | 1,005 |
| 70 | Fabrice | 990 |
| 71 | Lucien | 960 |
| 72 | Noël | 950 |
| 73 | Xavier | 950 |
| 74 | Yvon | 940 |
| 75 | Sylvain | 935 |
| 76 | Vincent | 895 |
| 77 | Christophe | 785 |
| 78 | Franck | 740 |
| 79 | Stéphane | 715 |
| 80 | Loïc | 710 |
| 81 | Albert | 695 |
| 82 | Rémi | 655 |
| 83 | Etienne | 650 |
| 84 | Martial | 645 |
| 85 | William | 615 |
| 86 | Gabriel | 600 |
| 87 | Max | 590 |
| 88 | Emmanuel | 575 |
| 89 | Jean-Philippe | 565 |
| 90 | Benoît | 550 |
| 91 | Norbert | 495 |
| 92 | Gérald | 490 |
| 93 | Jean-Noël | 440 |
| 94 | Hugues | 400 |
| 95 | Mario | 390 |
| 96 | Jackie | 385 |
| 97 | Fernand | 370 |
| 98 | Emile | 355 |
| 99 | Armand | 350 |
| 100 | Dany | 350 |
Source: INSEE, fichier des prénoms. Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0.