the essential
If in 2023, the star first names were Alba, Camille, Mia for girls and Ethan, Gabin, Gabriel for boys, have the new parents from Villeneuve shown originality in 2024?
This is the question that worries many parents when they announce the arrival of a future child; So what is the first name we are going to give him?
As long as the sex of the child is not known, they are faced with a double question. If we add the weight of families, friends, relatives, family tradition, fashions, etc., we can no longer cope. And sometimes this causes tension. Tensions quickly dissipated once the baby arrived.
The highly anticipated list of the first names of the 555 Villeneuvois babies (a little less than the year 2023 with its 584 births) born during the year is known. It thus summarizes the choices of parents and gives local trends.
Julia and Jules, the winners of the year
Among girls, the first name Julia (also spelled Giulia) tops the list with nine occurrences.
He is followed by Alma, tied with Nour (or Noûr), given six times. Rose and Capucine take third place, thus confirming the strong trend for floral first names.
Also note the rise in power of Esmée (or Esmey) who makes a notable appearance in the ranking.
On the boys' side, Jules made a good comeback and placed himself at the top of the podium with six appearances, followed by the essential Noah and Gabriel, who are ahead this year by a short head of the timeless Marceau, Léon and Paul, given four times each. They are followed by Naêl and Maël, also available in Naëlio, Maêlo and Maëlan.
And when we say that first names don’t have a well-defined spelling…
Unique or mythological first names
But the characteristic of this list is a choice of unique and less traditional or even singular first names, which 88% of Villeneuvois babies are the only ones to sport this year. They are either very original in their construction, and this must be a wish of the parents, or composed, again of quite unique first names or even borrowed from biblical or mythological stories. A quick tour of this list.
Let's start with the originals with: Canelo, Diamond, Goela, Isla, Klarie, Lune, Milko, Nél's, Raumice, Rital… If for some the construction seems obvious, this is not the case for all.
Originality also with compound first names, mainly feminine with Alma-Luna, Lily-Augustine, Mey-Ling, Mila-Gabriella or even Ta-Iset.
Biblical or mythological stories always inspire parents with Adam, Adonis, Ares, Eden, Elijah, Ezekiel, Isaac, Miriam, Phoenix, Siloë…
Old or retro first names, often inspired by family traditions, are always popular: Anselme, Côme, Gaspard, Lison, Lucien, Marcel, Octave, Séverin, Suzanne, Suzon are also in this annual list.
To all these children and their parents, the Dépêche du Midi team wishes them a happy new year 2025.
