girl's name

Marie-Françoise

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 15
  • Births on record 28,190

Marie-Françoise is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Marie-Françoise is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1949, when 1,405 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.

Marie-Françoise over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2010s.

11,940
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Marie-Françoise by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 285
1910s 195
1920s 215
1930s 725
1940s 6,740
1950s 11,940
1960s 6,510
1970s 1,225
1980s 250
1990s 80
2000s 20
2010s 5

How popular is Marie-Françoise?

In 2019, Marie-Françoise was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Marie-Françoise is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Marie-Francoise Marie-Francoise is how Marie-Françoise is written in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #1,413 in France, against #5,985 for Marie-Françoise. 50

Names that peaked alongside Marie-Françoise

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Marie-Françoise

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Marie-Françoise — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Marie-Françoise

Is Marie-Françoise a girl's or a boy's name?

Marie-Françoise is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Marie-Françoise most popular?

Marie-Françoise peaked in 1949, when 1,405 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.