French Naturalisation Statistics 2017
Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)
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Decree type :
En 2017, 65 283 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF). Cela représente une hausse de 0.3% par rapport à 2016.
- Naturalisations par décret : 44 563 (68.3%), réintégrations : 2 187 (3.4%), effets collectifs : 18 533 (28.4%).
- Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Algérie (8 015), Maroc (7 145), Tunisie (3 032).
- 104 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (7 192), Hauts-de-Seine (6 819), Seine-Saint-Denis (6 348).
Total naturalisations
65 283
+0.3% vs 2016
Naturalisations
44 563
68.3% of total
Reinstatements
2 187
3.4% of total
Collective effect
18 533
28.4% of total
By country of origin
233 countries
Most common first names
#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
1 1459.3%
2Mohammed
4373.5%
3Ahmed
3933.2%
4Fatima
3142.5%
5Maria
2942.4%
6Ali
2872.3%
7Mamadou
2281.9%
8Adam
2221.8%
9Marie
2131.7%
10Sarah
1991.6%
11Fatoumata
1921.6%
12Omar
1791.5%
13Youssef
1771.4%
14Amine
1581.3%
15Nadia
1511.2%
16Rachid
1471.2%
17Amina
1461.2%
18Yasmine
1431.2%
19Sara
1431.2%
20Mariam
1351.1%
21Aminata
1351.1%
22Lina
1321.1%
23Malika
1301.1%
24Saïd
1301.1%
25Aïcha
1301.1%
26Jean
1281.0%
27Khadija
1281.0%
28Fatiha
1241.0%
29David
1241.0%
30Yassine
1241.0%
31Mustapha
1231.0%
32Mehdi
1201.0%
33Imane
1181.0%
34Rayan
1181.0%
35Ibrahim
1181.0%
36Karima
1170.9%
37Anna
1170.9%
38Karim
1150.9%
39Hamza
1130.9%
40Ibrahima
1110.9%
41Moussa
1110.9%
42Abdelkader
1080.9%
43Brahim
1050.9%
44Samir
1030.8%
45Samira
1010.8%
46Fatma
1010.8%
47Nabil
990.8%
48Aya
980.8%
49Samia
970.8%
50Abdoulaye
940.8%
51Inès
930.8%
52Zakaria
910.7%
53Mourad
900.7%
54Elena
900.7%
55Ayoub
890.7%
56Hassan
870.7%
57Daniel
860.7%
58Amel
840.7%
59Salma
830.7%
60Meriem
810.7%
61Zohra
800.6%
62Zineb
780.6%
63Amadou
760.6%
64Ana
760.6%
65Yanis
750.6%
66Walid
750.6%
67Anis
740.6%
68Joseph
740.6%
69Kamel
720.6%
70Sofiane
720.6%
71Younes
700.6%
72Sofia
690.6%
73José
690.6%
74Siham
680.6%
75Amir
680.6%
76Abdellah
680.6%
77Amal
680.6%
78Asma
670.5%
79Diana
670.5%
80Irina
660.5%
81Rachida
650.5%
82Amira
650.5%
83Yacine
650.5%
84Hanane
640.5%
85Houria
630.5%
86Abderrahmane
630.5%
87Abdallah
620.5%
88Sonia
620.5%
89Wassim
620.5%
90Sami
620.5%
91Hamid
620.5%
92Mariama
610.5%
93Souad
610.5%
94Khaled
610.5%
95Olga
610.5%
96Ousmane
610.5%
97Myriam
600.5%
98Farid
600.5%
99Awa
600.5%
100Hicham
600.5%
By department
Methodology and data source
These statistics are automatically extracted from naturalisation decrees published in the Journal Officiel de la République Française (JORF). They cover naturalisations by decree (NAT), reinstatements of French nationality (REI), and collective effects for minor children (EFF).
This data is provided for informational purposes only. It does not constitute the official statistics of the French Ministry of the Interior.
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