French Naturalisation Statistics 2018
Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)
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En 2018, 53 254 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF). Cela représente une baisse de 18.4% par rapport à 2017.
- Naturalisations par décret : 37 036 (69.5%), réintégrations : 1 495 (2.8%), effets collectifs : 14 723 (27.6%).
- Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Algérie (6 113), Maroc (5 506), Tunisie (2 478).
- 104 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (7 615), Seine-Saint-Denis (4 433), Yvelines (3 640).
Total naturalisations
53 254
-18.4% vs 2017
Naturalisations
37 036
69.5% of total
Reinstatements
1 495
2.8% of total
Collective effect
14 723
27.6% of total
By country of origin
248 countries
Most common first names
#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
8949.2%
2Mohammed
3353.5%
3Ahmed
2873.0%
4Fatima
2492.6%
5Ali
2232.3%
6Maria
2132.2%
7Mamadou
1821.9%
8Sarah
1821.9%
9Adam
1531.6%
10Youssef
1471.5%
11Omar
1461.5%
12Fatoumata
1461.5%
13David
1451.5%
14Marie
1401.4%
15Sara
1361.4%
16Amine
1321.4%
17Nadia
1321.4%
18Lina
1301.3%
19Yassine
1261.3%
20Anna
1251.3%
21Karim
1091.1%
22Ibrahim
1061.1%
23Hamza
1041.1%
24Yasmine
1001.0%
25Khadija
971.0%
26Mariam
971.0%
27Aya
951.0%
28Amina
931.0%
29Abdelkader
931.0%
30Rachid
921.0%
31Moussa
910.9%
32Aminata
900.9%
33Imane
890.9%
34Malika
880.9%
35Rayan
850.9%
36Fatiha
850.9%
37Mustapha
840.9%
38Jean
820.8%
39Daniel
810.8%
40Elena
800.8%
41Ibrahima
790.8%
42Karima
790.8%
43Saïd
780.8%
44Samir
780.8%
45Mehdi
780.8%
46Ayoub
760.8%
47Brahim
760.8%
48Fatma
750.8%
49Meriem
740.8%
50Walid
720.7%
51Mourad
720.7%
52Zakaria
710.7%
53Aïcha
700.7%
54Samira
690.7%
55Salma
680.7%
56Inès
680.7%
57Amel
660.7%
58Amadou
650.7%
59Abdoulaye
640.7%
60Nabil
640.7%
61Zineb
630.7%
62Hanane
620.6%
63Yacine
620.6%
64Ousmane
620.6%
65Hicham
590.6%
66Khaled
590.6%
67Anis
590.6%
68Anas
590.6%
69Rachida
580.6%
70Amal
570.6%
71Paul
570.6%
72Alexandre
570.6%
73Amir
570.6%
74Asma
560.6%
75Farid
550.6%
76Younes
550.6%
77Olga
550.6%
78José
550.6%
79Nour
550.6%
80Kenza
540.6%
81Diana
540.6%
82Michael
530.5%
83Yanis
530.5%
84Djamila
530.5%
85Carlos
530.5%
86Hassan
520.5%
87Gabriel
520.5%
88Souad
510.5%
89Sabrina
500.5%
90Amira
500.5%
91Samia
490.5%
92Rania
490.5%
93Sonia
490.5%
94John
480.5%
95Nora
480.5%
96Assia
480.5%
97Mariama
480.5%
98Oussama
480.5%
99Sofia
480.5%
100Naïma
480.5%
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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