girl's name
Eglantine
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,875
Eglantine is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2006, when 135 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1900.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Eglantine 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 | 1,080 |
| 1910s | 660 |
| 1920s | 505 |
| 1930s | 185 |
| 1940s | 70 |
| 1950s | 65 |
| 1960s | 35 |
| 1970s | 275 |
| 1980s | 600 |
| 1990s | 455 |
| 2000s | 1,170 |
| 2010s | 635 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 140 |
How popular is Eglantine?
In 2025, Eglantine was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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.
How Eglantine is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Églantine | Églantine is a rare spelling of Eglantine, written with an acute accent and recorded about 300 times, mostly in France. | 300 |
Names that peaked alongside Eglantine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eglantine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eglantine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Eglantine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eglantine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eglantine
Is Eglantine a girl's or a boy's name?
Eglantine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Eglantine?
Eglantine has 3 syllables.
When was Eglantine most popular?
Eglantine peaked in 2006, when 135 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Eglantine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eglantine currently ranks #2,595 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.