boy's name
Anselme
- Gender Boy
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (France)
- Births on record 4,205
France
#721
2025 births
Anselme is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in France, ranking #721. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in France in 1913, when 85 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 10,718 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
Anselme over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 645 |
| 1910s | 535 |
| 1920s | 550 |
| 1930s | 385 |
| 1940s | 230 |
| 1950s | 240 |
| 1960s | 155 |
| 1970s | 90 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 175 |
| 2000s | 405 |
| 2010s | 450 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 260 |
How popular is Anselme?
In 2025, Anselme was given to 55 babies in France, ranking #721 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Anselme
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Anselme also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Anselme over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Anselme
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Anselme — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Anselme
Is Anselme a girl's or a boy's name?
Anselme is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Anselme most popular?
Anselme peaked in 1913, when 85 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Anselme a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Anselme currently ranks #721 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.