girl's name
Fantine
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,940
Fantine is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2007, when 190 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Fantine over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 85 |
| 1990s | 355 |
| 2000s | 1,430 |
| 2010s | 920 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 145 |
How popular is Fantine?
In 2025, Fantine was given to 15 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.
Names that peaked alongside Fantine
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Fantine also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Fantine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Fantine
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Fantine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Fantine
Is Fantine a girl's or a boy's name?
Fantine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Fantine most popular?
Fantine peaked in 2007, when 190 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Fantine a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Fantine currently ranks #1,993 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.