boy's name

Ghislain

zhee-LAN (French)

Gender Boy
Syllables 2
Letters 8
Births on record 12,362

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Ghislain is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

Peaked in France in 1972, when 320 babies were given the name.
It has been falling over the past decade in France.
First appears in birth records in 1900.
2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Ghislain Over Time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

2,595

1900s '00 1910s '10 1920s '20 1930s '30 1940s '40 1950s '50 1960s '60 1970s '70 1980s '80 1990s '90 2000s '00 2010s '10 2020s '20

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Births named Ghislain by decade in France
Decade	Births
1900s	45
1910s	65
1920s	165
1930s	475
1940s	895
1950s	1,865
1960s	1,895
1970s	2,595
1980s	2,540
1990s	1,200
2000s	405
2010s	90
2020s (to 2025)	25

How Popular Is Ghislain?

In 2024, Ghislain was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published figures for France.

Where Ghislain Is Used

Canada #1,913 6 in 2003

France #4,454 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Ghislain

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How to Say Ghislain

French zhee-LAN

Sibling Names for Ghislain

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Ghislain — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Ghislain

Is Ghislain a girl's or a boy's name?

Ghislain is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Ghislain?

Ghislain has 2 syllables.

When was Ghislain most popular?

Ghislain peaked in 1972, when 320 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.