Popular Names in France

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Boys
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Jean		 7.80% 0
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Michel		 5.48% 0
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Alain		 5.06% 0
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Bernard		 4.12% 0
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Christian		 3.72% 0
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Patrick		 3.71% +2
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Gérard		 3.68% -2
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Daniel		 3.58% -1
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Jacques		 2.42% 0
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Philippe		 2.33% +4
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Claude		 2.19% -1
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Dominique		 2.03% +4
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Pierre		 2.02% -1
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Jean-Pierre		 2.00% -3
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Serge		 1.82% +2
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André		 1.71% -3
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Joël		 1.68% +1
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Guy		 1.58% -3
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Jean-Claude		 1.45% 0
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Francis		 1.32% +1
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Yves		 1.31% -1
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Didier		 1.22% +4
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François		 1.18% +1
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Marc		 1.18% +1
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Robert		 1.15% -3
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René		 1.10% -3
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Patrice		 1.06% +1
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Gilles		 1.05% +3
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Jean-Paul		 0.94% -2
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Gilbert		 0.94% +2
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Jean-Luc		 0.93% +7
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Georges		 0.89% -2
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Denis		 0.87% 0
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Roger		 0.85% -5
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Jean-Louis		 0.83% 0
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Jean-Marie		 0.74% +3
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Jacky		 0.74% -3
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Marcel		 0.70% -2
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Henri		 0.68% -2
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Roland		 0.64% 0
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Joseph		 0.62% 0
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Maurice		 0.61% +1
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Jean-Jacques		 0.60% +1
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Raymond		 0.57% -2
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Hervé		 0.55% +1
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Paul		 0.52% -1
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Jean-Marc		 0.48% +4
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Louis		 0.47% -1
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Jean-François		 0.47% -1
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Bruno		 0.47% +2
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Jean-Michel		 0.47% -2
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Pascal		 0.46% +2
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Richard		 0.44% -3
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Thierry		 0.41% +3
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Eric		 0.34% +11
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Lucien		 0.32% -3
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Charles		 0.31% -2
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Hubert		 0.29% -2
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Luc		 0.29% +6
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Regis		 0.29% +3
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Yvon		 0.28% -3
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Lionel		 0.28% +2
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Antoine		 0.27% -1
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Albert		 0.26% -5
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Noël		 0.25% -5
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José		 0.25% +1
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Jean-Yves		 0.23% -6
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Rémy		 0.23% +1
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Laurent		 0.21% +1
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Olivier		 0.20% +1
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Bertrand		 0.18% +2
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Yannick		 0.18% +4
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Gabriel		 0.18% -4
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Frédéric		 0.16% +7
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Etienne		 0.16% -1
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Sylvain		 0.15% +10
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Gérald		 0.15% +2
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Max		 0.15% -3
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Fernand		 0.15% -3
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Xavier		 0.14% +2
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Jackie		 0.14% -9
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Vincent		 0.14% -2
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Martial		 0.14% +1
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Norbert		 0.14% -1
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Rémi		 0.13% 0
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Emile		 0.11% -8
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Emmanuel		 0.11% +4
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William		 0.11% 0
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Loïc		 0.11% 0
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Armand		 0.09% -3
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Hugues		 0.09% +14
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Benoît		 0.09% +1
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Edmond		 0.08% +2
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Yvan		 0.08% 0
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Edouard		 0.08% +5
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Franck		 0.08% +16
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Alfred		 0.08% +4
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Jean-Noël		 0.08% -8
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Stéphane		 0.08% +17
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Eugène		 0.07% +3
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Alex		 0.07% +3
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Dany		 0.07% -3
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James		 0.07% +4
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Julien		 0.07% -6
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Léon		 0.06% -3
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Nicolas		 0.06% +12
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Aime		 0.06% +2
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Mario		 0.06% +14
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Gaston		 0.06% -17
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Jean-Bernard		 0.06% -14
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Camille		 0.06% -4
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Jean-Philippe		 0.06% +7
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Jack		 0.06% -15
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Victor		 0.06% -8
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Alexandre		 0.05% -2
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Fabrice		 0.05% -3
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Félix		 0.05% -1
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Christophe		 0.05% +2
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Jean-Charles		 0.05% +2
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Germain		 0.05% -10
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Ghislain		 0.05% -10
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Simon		 0.05% +6
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Jerome		 0.05% +6
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Maxime		 0.05% -7
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Clément		 0.04% +10
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Rolland		 0.04% +4
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Raoul		 0.04% +10
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Auguste		 0.04% +4
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Elie		 0.04% -6
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Marie		 0.04% -6
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Adrien		 0.04% -1
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Jules		 0.04% -5
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Raphaël		 0.04% -8
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Erick		 0.04% +9
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Jean-Baptiste		 0.04% -8
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Yann		 0.04% +10
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Ange		 0.03% -1
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Freddy		 0.03% +5
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Arnaud		 0.03% +3
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Manuel		 0.03% 0
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Ernest		 0.03% -7
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Jocelyn		 0.03% +22
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Ali		 0.03% -3
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Marius		 0.03% -11
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Jean-Loup		 0.03% -6
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Martin		 0.03% 0
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Armel		 0.03% +8
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Henry		 0.03% +1
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Jean-René		 0.03% +3
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Gaëtan		 0.03% -5
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Girls
Rank Name Pct. +/-
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Marie		 6.19% 0
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Martine		 4.98% 0
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Françoise		 3.13% 0
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Chantal		 2.97% +2
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Monique		 2.75% -1
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Dominique		 2.45% +3
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Nicole		 2.45% -2
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Annie		 2.23% -1
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Christiane		 1.90% -1
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Catherine		 1.79% +5
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Evelyne		 1.68% +5
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Michèle		 1.65% -1
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Jacqueline		 1.63% -3
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Brigitte		 1.51% +4
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Claudine		 1.46% -1
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Joëlle		 1.44% +3
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Josiane		 1.44% -4
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Danielle		 1.39% -6
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Annick		 1.35% -2
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Jocelyne		 1.22% 0
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Christine		 1.19% +9
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Bernadette		 1.10% 0
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Elisabeth		 1.07% +8
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Colette		 1.05% -3
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Maryse		 1.00% -1
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Anne		 1.00% -3
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Patricia		 0.93% +18
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Nadine		 0.92% +7
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Geneviève		 0.89% -3
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Mireille		 0.88% -3
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Josette		 0.87% -6
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Anne-Marie		 0.87% -4
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Sylvie		 0.87% +9
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Michelle		 0.84% -5
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Eliane		 0.84% -3
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Liliane		 0.74% -3
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Daniele		 0.73% -3
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Marie-Christine		 0.66% +16
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Odile		 0.66% +5
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Gisèle		 0.65% -3
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Francine		 0.65% -2
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Marie-Thérèse		 0.64% -6
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Marie-Claude		 0.63% -3
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Béatrice		 0.61% +6
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Ghislaine		 0.60% +4
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Marie-France		 0.60% 0
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Yvette		 0.59% -9
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Denise		 0.59% -5
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Hélène		 0.59% -2
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Jeannine		 0.57% -9
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Thérèse		 0.56% -3
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Régine		 0.51% 0
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Sylviane		 0.51% -2
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Viviane		 0.49% +11
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Arlette		 0.44% -2
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Agnès		 0.42% +19
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Micheline		 0.42% -2
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Maryvonne		 0.41% -1
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Ginette		 0.41% -3
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Marie-José		 0.40% +1
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Simone		 0.38% -1
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Edith		 0.37% +8
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Claude		 0.37% +3
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Andrée		 0.37% -6
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Solange		 0.35% -3
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Madeleine		 0.35% -3
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Huguette		 0.35% +5
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Marie-Claire		 0.35% +6
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Yolande		 0.35% -10
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Isabelle		 0.34% +10
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Pierrette		 0.34% -1
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Jeanne		 0.33% -4
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Renée		 0.33% -6
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Paulette		 0.32% -10
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Nelly		 0.30% +2
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Suzanne		 0.30% -5
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Véronique		 0.30% +20
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Claudette		 0.28% -5
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Aline		 0.28% +4
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Marie-Françoise		 0.27% -1
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Raymonde		 0.26% -3
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Janine		 0.26% -6
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Roselyne		 0.25% +11
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Lucette		 0.25% -2
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Claire		 0.24% +1
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Marie-Hélène		 0.23% -2
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Mauricette		 0.23% -6
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Marguerite		 0.23% -1
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Noëlle		 0.23% 0
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Myriam		 0.22% +8
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Irène		 0.22% +2
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Odette		 0.22% -8
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Marcelle		 0.22% -3
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Annette		 0.22% -2
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Jeanine		 0.21% -7
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Muriel		 0.20% +5
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Pascale		 0.20% +15
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Claudie		 0.19% +4
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Yvonne		 0.19% -8
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Lucienne		 0.18% -4
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Anita		 0.18% +5
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Eveline		 0.18% +2
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Laurence		 0.18% 0
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Lydie		 0.18% +1
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Cécile		 0.17% -6
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Marie-Paule		 0.17% -11
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Marie-Noëlle		 0.17% +1
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Fabienne		 0.16% +7
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Rose		 0.16% 0
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Georgette		 0.15% -10
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Sylvette		 0.15% -5
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Yveline		 0.15% +23
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Marlène		 0.15% +3
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Roseline		 0.15% -2
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Marie-Jeanne		 0.14% -5
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Florence		 0.14% +3
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Armelle		 0.13% -4
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Corinne		 0.13% +32
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Gilberte		 0.13% +3
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Marylene		 0.13% +5
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Nadia		 0.12% +9
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Marie-Louise		 0.12% -8
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Marianne		 0.11% -4
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Lysiane		 0.11% +4
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Marinette		 0.11% -8
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Gabrielle		 0.11% -5
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Maria		 0.11% +10
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Antoinette		 0.11% -5
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Rolande		 0.11% -11
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Carmen		 0.10% -4
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Louisette		 0.10% -4
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Henriette		 0.10% -8
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Marie-Pierre		 0.10% 0
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Marie-Odile		 0.10% +7
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Marie-Madeleine		 0.09% -6
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Germaine		 0.09% -2
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Louise		 0.09% -5
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Murielle		 0.09% +4
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Edwige		 0.09% -1
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Alice		 0.08% -3
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Sabine		 0.08% +5
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Reine		 0.08% +3
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Rose-Marie		 0.08% 0
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Marie-Josephe		 0.08% -13
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Paule		 0.08% -6
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Lydia		 0.08% +8
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Marie-Ange		 0.08% -2
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Marie-Rose		 0.07% +15
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Sonia		 0.07% -4
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Anny		 0.07% +1
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Frédérique		 0.07% +18
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Violette		 0.07% +11
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Popularity extremes for France