README.md

metadata

language:
  - fr
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
pretty_name: French First Names Dataset
size_categories:
  - 1M<n<10M

French First Names Dataset

Dataset Description

This dataset contains information about first names given in France, including historical data from 1900 to 2023.

Data Fields

• YOB: Year of Birth
• SEXE: Gender (Masculin/Féminin)
• PRENOM: Original name code
• PRENOM_COMPLET: Complete name
• GEO: Geographic code (French departments)
• GEO_OBJECT: Type of geographic division
• TIME_PERIOD: Year of observation
• OBS_VALUE: Number of occurrences

Dataset Structure

The dataset contains 4563263 rows and 8 columns.

Dataset Creation

This dataset was created by merging two separate datasets:

1. A main dataset containing name frequencies
2. A metadata dataset containing name mappings

Additional Information

• Most common male name: Jean
• Most common female name: Marie
• Year range: -1 - 2023
• Total unique names: 37766