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De 8 000 à 66 000 prénoms : comment les parents Français sont devenus de plus en plus inventifs
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An Insee study released Wednesday, September 16, shows that the number of distinct first names in France grew from 8,000 in 1946 to nearly 66,000 in 2025 due to increasing parental creativity.
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- ReportingFrom 8,000 to 66,000 First Names: How French Parents Have Become Increasingly Inventive
La Croix · Maud Guilbeault
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