First names given by department - Yearly - PACAPrénoms donnés par département - Millésimé - PACA

Prénoms donnés par département - Millésimé - PACAFirst names given by department - Yearly - PACA

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This dataset lists first names given to newborns by department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA) region, compiled from birth records by INSEE (the French national statistics institute). It covers births registered in metropolitan France and the overseas departments (excluding Mayotte). Full completeness is not guaranteed across the entire period, particularly for years before 1946. The dataset is published by Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence and can be used to analyze naming trends by year and department within the region.Le fichier des prénoms est établi par l’Insee à partir des seuls bulletins de naissance des personnes nées en France (métropole et départements d’outre-mer hors Mayotte). En conséquence, l’exhaustivité n’est pas garantie sur toute la période, notamment pour les années antérieures à 1946. Les util...

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Data schema (9 fields)

Filterable via the API (9)

sexeprenombirth_yeardep_codebirth_countreg_codereg_namedep_namesortable_year

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Field	Type	Description
sexe	text	Sex of the babies given the first name.Sex of the babies given the first name.
prenomPrénom	text	First name given at birth.First name given at birth.
birth_yearAnnée de naissance	text	Year in which the births occurred.Year in which the births occurred.
dep_codeCode Officiel Département	text	Official code of the French department.Official code of the French department.
birth_countNombre de naissances	int	Number of births recorded for this first name.Number of births recorded for this first name.
reg_codeCode Officiel Région	text	Official code of the French region.Official code of the French region.
reg_nameNom Officiel Région	text	Official name of the French region.Official name of the French region.
dep_nameNom Officiel Département	text	Official name of the French department.Official name of the French department.
sortable_yearAnnée triable	date	Birth year formatted as a sortable date value.Birth year formatted as a sortable date value.

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Record 1sexe: Féminin · prenom: JULIA

{
  "sexe": "Féminin",
  "prenom": "JULIA",
  "dep_code": [
    "83"
  ],
  "dep_name": [
    "Var"
  ],
  "reg_code": [
    "93"
  ],
  "reg_name": [
    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
  ],
  "birth_year": "1978",
  "birth_count": 5,
  "sortable_year": "1978"
}

Record 2sexe: Féminin · prenom: LORIANE

{
  "sexe": "Féminin",
  "prenom": "LORIANE",
  "dep_code": [
    "06"
  ],
  "dep_name": [
    "Alpes-Maritimes"
  ],
  "reg_code": [
    "93"
  ],
  "reg_name": [
    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
  ],
  "birth_year": "1988",
  "birth_count": 3,
  "sortable_year": "1988"
}

Record 3sexe: Féminin · prenom: CHRISTELLE

{
  "sexe": "Féminin",
  "prenom": "CHRISTELLE",
  "dep_code": [
    "06"
  ],
  "dep_name": [
    "Alpes-Maritimes"
  ],
  "reg_code": [
    "93"
  ],
  "reg_name": [
    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
  ],
  "birth_year": "1974",
  "birth_count": 86,
  "sortable_year": "1974"
}

Record 4sexe: Féminin · prenom: MARYAM

{
  "sexe": "Féminin",
  "prenom": "MARYAM",
  "dep_code": [
    "13"
  ],
  "dep_name": [
    "Bouches-du-Rhône"
  ],
  "reg_code": [
    "93"
  ],
  "reg_name": [
    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
  ],
  "birth_year": "2016",
  "birth_count": 19,
  "sortable_year": "2016"
}

Record 5sexe: Féminin · prenom: ROSE

{
  "sexe": "Féminin",
  "prenom": "ROSE",
  "dep_code": [
    "83"
  ],
  "dep_name": [
    "Var"
  ],
  "reg_code": [
    "93"
  ],
  "reg_name": [
    "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur"
  ],
  "birth_year": "1947",
  "birth_count": 8,
  "sortable_year": "1947"
}

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Base URL: https://data.ampmetropole.fr/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/fr-prenoms-donnes-par-departement-millesime-paca

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Licence Ouverte 2.0 (France / Etalab)Open

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curl -s 'https://data.ampmetropole.fr/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/fr-prenoms-donnes-par-departement-millesime-paca/records?limit=20' -H 'Accept: application/json'

First 20 records of the dataset as JSON.

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observed 3 days ago

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Records

247k

247106

Last upstream update

28 days ago

2026-09-25

License

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