The most-registered girls' and boys' names in France in 1964, from the INSEE, fichier des prénoms. Sylvie and Philippe led the year.
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvie | 27,550 |
| 2 | Nathalie | 22,180 |
| 3 | Isabelle | 21,520 |
| 4 | Catherine | 18,590 |
| 5 | Christine | 16,040 |
| 6 | Véronique | 14,980 |
| 7 | Valérie | 12,950 |
| 8 | Corinne | 11,785 |
| 9 | Patricia | 11,545 |
| 10 | Marie | 11,320 |
| 11 | Laurence | 8,965 |
| 12 | Martine | 7,685 |
| 13 | Françoise | 7,415 |
| 14 | Florence | 7,025 |
| 15 | Pascale | 6,755 |
| 16 | Nadine | 5,890 |
| 17 | Béatrice | 5,820 |
| 18 | Brigitte | 5,635 |
| 19 | Anne | 5,540 |
| 20 | Fabienne | 5,495 |
| 21 | Chantal | 5,180 |
| 22 | Dominique | 5,040 |
| 23 | Sophie | 4,650 |
| 24 | Agnès | 3,870 |
| 25 | Carole | 3,635 |
| 26 | Elisabeth | 3,510 |
| 27 | Muriel | 3,510 |
| 28 | Annie | 3,425 |
| 29 | Marie-Christine | 3,275 |
| 30 | Evelyne | 3,085 |
| 31 | Claudine | 2,815 |
| 32 | Hélène | 2,795 |
| 33 | Nicole | 2,670 |
| 34 | Caroline | 2,530 |
| 35 | Monique | 2,355 |
| 36 | Myriam | 2,310 |
| 37 | Michèle | 2,300 |
| 38 | Murielle | 2,250 |
| 39 | Annick | 2,210 |
| 40 | Nadia | 2,185 |
| 41 | Jocelyne | 2,120 |
| 42 | Sabine | 2,090 |
| 43 | Sandrine | 2,065 |
| 44 | Joëlle | 2,065 |
| 45 | Cécile | 2,045 |
| 46 | Anne-Marie | 1,925 |
| 47 | Frédérique | 1,820 |
| 48 | Mireille | 1,815 |
| 49 | Odile | 1,800 |
| 50 | Jacqueline | 1,795 |
| 51 | Maryse | 1,790 |
| 52 | Maria | 1,770 |
| 53 | Claire | 1,670 |
| 54 | Ghislaine | 1,620 |
| 55 | Marie-Pierre | 1,620 |
| 56 | Régine | 1,600 |
| 57 | Christiane | 1,545 |
| 58 | Lydie | 1,530 |
| 59 | Bernadette | 1,520 |
| 60 | Marie-Hélène | 1,480 |
| 61 | Danielle | 1,390 |
| 62 | Geneviève | 1,385 |
| 63 | Maryline | 1,375 |
| 64 | Marielle | 1,345 |
| 65 | Josiane | 1,345 |
| 66 | Sylviane | 1,305 |
| 67 | Nelly | 1,265 |
| 68 | Marie-France | 1,255 |
| 69 | Magali | 1,175 |
| 70 | Marie-Claude | 1,140 |
| 71 | Marie-Laure | 1,115 |
| 72 | Viviane | 1,100 |
| 73 | Michelle | 1,070 |
| 74 | Francine | 1,060 |
| 75 | Emmanuelle | 1,060 |
| 76 | Corine | 1,050 |
| 77 | Marie-Claire | 970 |
| 78 | Edith | 940 |
| 79 | Gisèle | 935 |
| 80 | Marie-Line | 910 |
| 81 | Colette | 910 |
| 82 | Daniele | 875 |
| 83 | Virginie | 865 |
| 84 | Marie-Thérèse | 855 |
| 85 | Sonia | 850 |
| 86 | Eliane | 835 |
| 87 | Anita | 820 |
| 88 | Christelle | 815 |
| 89 | Marie-José | 780 |
| 90 | Lydia | 770 |
| 91 | Thérèse | 745 |
| 92 | Marie-Noëlle | 725 |
| 93 | Malika | 705 |
| 94 | Aline | 675 |
| 95 | Cathy | 670 |
| 96 | Marianne | 670 |
| 97 | Marie-Françoise | 660 |
| 98 | Liliane | 650 |
| 99 | Benedicte | 635 |
| 100 | Laure | 635 |
| Name | Births | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe | 26,020 |
| 2 | Thierry | 25,515 |
| 3 | Eric | 19,970 |
| 4 | Pascal | 17,850 |
| 5 | Patrick | 16,110 |
| 6 | Jean | 13,230 |
| 7 | Alain | 12,585 |
| 8 | Didier | 12,315 |
| 9 | Bruno | 12,245 |
| 10 | Laurent | 11,915 |
| 11 | Christophe | 9,950 |
| 12 | Michel | 9,905 |
| 13 | Frédéric | 9,135 |
| 14 | Dominique | 8,955 |
| 15 | Christian | 8,865 |
| 16 | Olivier | 7,825 |
| 17 | Franck | 7,035 |
| 18 | Gilles | 6,625 |
| 19 | Marc | 6,180 |
| 20 | Stéphane | 6,165 |
| 21 | Daniel | 5,895 |
| 22 | François | 5,790 |
| 23 | Pierre | 5,745 |
| 24 | Jean-Luc | 5,560 |
| 25 | Denis | 5,440 |
| 26 | Hervé | 5,240 |
| 27 | Patrice | 5,215 |
| 28 | Bernard | 4,650 |
| 29 | Fabrice | 4,535 |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre | 4,405 |
| 31 | Serge | 4,395 |
| 32 | Jean-Marc | 4,375 |
| 33 | Claude | 3,965 |
| 34 | Jean-Michel | 3,620 |
| 35 | Jean-François | 3,570 |
| 36 | Jacques | 3,550 |
| 37 | Joël | 3,545 |
| 38 | Yves | 3,250 |
| 39 | Jean-Claude | 2,950 |
| 40 | Vincent | 2,935 |
| 41 | Gérard | 2,915 |
| 42 | Francis | 2,660 |
| 43 | André | 2,570 |
| 44 | Guy | 2,350 |
| 45 | Xavier | 2,320 |
| 46 | Nicolas | 2,205 |
| 47 | Richard | 2,155 |
| 48 | Luc | 2,125 |
| 49 | Jean-Paul | 2,065 |
| 50 | Lionel | 2,040 |
| 51 | Jean-Louis | 1,950 |
| 52 | Sylvain | 1,950 |
| 53 | Bertrand | 1,920 |
| 54 | José | 1,765 |
| 55 | Jean-Marie | 1,685 |
| 56 | Emmanuel | 1,655 |
| 57 | Jean-Philippe | 1,640 |
| 58 | Yannick | 1,630 |
| 59 | Jerome | 1,625 |
| 60 | Robert | 1,620 |
| 61 | Jean-Yves | 1,580 |
| 62 | Joseph | 1,575 |
| 63 | Benoît | 1,560 |
| 64 | Antoine | 1,525 |
| 65 | Regis | 1,380 |
| 66 | Jean-Jacques | 1,375 |
| 67 | Georges | 1,350 |
| 68 | Jacky | 1,255 |
| 69 | Jean-Christophe | 1,250 |
| 70 | René | 1,245 |
| 71 | Henri | 1,155 |
| 72 | Paul | 1,125 |
| 73 | Gilbert | 1,095 |
| 74 | Arnaud | 985 |
| 75 | Loïc | 980 |
| 76 | Roland | 945 |
| 77 | Roger | 935 |
| 78 | Ludovic | 900 |
| 79 | Hubert | 895 |
| 80 | Rémy | 855 |
| 81 | Marcel | 830 |
| 82 | Charles | 820 |
| 83 | William | 815 |
| 84 | David | 810 |
| 85 | Martial | 780 |
| 86 | Louis | 775 |
| 87 | Maurice | 730 |
| 88 | Rémi | 715 |
| 89 | Manuel | 705 |
| 90 | Yann | 695 |
| 91 | Hugues | 685 |
| 92 | Raymond | 660 |
| 93 | Fabien | 640 |
| 94 | Noël | 625 |
| 95 | Mohamed | 605 |
| 96 | Gérald | 595 |
| 97 | Frank | 585 |
| 98 | Etienne | 580 |
| 99 | Antonio | 560 |
| 100 | Yvon | 505 |
Source: INSEE, fichier des prénoms. Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0.