French Naturalisation Statistics 2021
Data extracted from decrees published in the Journal Officiel (JORF)
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En 2021, 74 451 personnes ont obtenu la nationalité française par décret, selon les données extraites du Journal Officiel (JORF). Cela représente une hausse de 79.4% par rapport à 2020.
- Naturalisations par décret : 52 398 (70.4%), réintégrations : 1 101 (1.5%), effets collectifs : 20 952 (28.1%).
- Principaux pays d'origine étrangère : Maroc (8 730), Algérie (6 848), Tunisie (3 924).
- 105 départements représentés. Les plus actifs : Paris (9 588), Hauts-de-Seine (5 706), Yvelines (4 631).
Total naturalisations
74 451
+79.4% vs 2020
Naturalisations
52 398
70.4% of total
Reinstatements
1 101
1.5% of total
Collective effect
20 952
28.1% of total
By country of origin
218 countries
Most common first names
#First nameCount%
1Mohamed
1 2549.2%
2Mohammed
4123.0%
3Ahmed
3922.9%
4Maria
3002.2%
5Ali
2952.2%
6Fatima
2772.0%
7Adam
2611.9%
8Mamadou
2511.8%
9Youssef
2421.8%
10Sarah
2311.7%
11Marie
2231.6%
12Sara
2191.6%
13Omar
2041.5%
14Amine
1911.4%
15Fatoumata
1831.3%
16Hamza
1831.3%
17Yassine
1821.3%
18Lina
1771.3%
19David
1761.3%
20Mehdi
1661.2%
21Anna
1601.2%
22Imane
1591.2%
23Amina
1511.1%
24Ibrahim
1501.1%
25Mariam
1501.1%
26Khadija
1491.1%
27Yasmine
1481.1%
28Nadia
1471.1%
29Zakaria
1361.0%
30Moussa
1301.0%
31Karim
1291.0%
32Aminata
1230.9%
33Jean
1210.9%
34Aya
1200.9%
35Ayoub
1190.9%
36Zineb
1190.9%
37Meriem
1170.9%
38Rayan
1140.8%
39Anas
1140.8%
40Abdoulaye
1110.8%
41Salma
1100.8%
42Sofia
1100.8%
43Aïcha
1100.8%
44Nabil
1080.8%
45Elena
1080.8%
46Fatiha
1070.8%
47Rachid
1040.8%
48Ibrahima
1030.8%
49Samira
1030.8%
50Daniel
1010.7%
51Malika
1010.7%
52Mustapha
1000.7%
53Fatma
1000.7%
54Brahim
980.7%
55Diana
980.7%
56Amadou
970.7%
57Amir
960.7%
58Hassan
930.7%
59Kenza
920.7%
60Yanis
900.7%
61Karima
900.7%
62Fatou
880.6%
63Walid
880.6%
64Hanane
880.6%
65Asma
880.6%
66Amira
850.6%
67Emma
840.6%
68Mourad
830.6%
69Samia
820.6%
70Mariama
810.6%
71Mohammad
800.6%
72Adama
800.6%
73Abdelkader
800.6%
74Samir
800.6%
75Oussama
800.6%
76Nour
790.6%
77Meryem
760.6%
78Ana
760.6%
79Ines
760.6%
80Ousmane
750.6%
81Younes
750.6%
82Inès
750.6%
83Khaled
740.5%
84Gabriel
740.5%
85Soufiane
730.5%
86Said
730.5%
87Khalid
720.5%
88Amal
720.5%
89Sabrina
720.5%
90Joseph
720.5%
91Paul
720.5%
92Anis
710.5%
93Hicham
710.5%
94Alexandra
690.5%
95Sami
690.5%
96Ismail
680.5%
97Yacine
680.5%
98Houda
680.5%
99Hajar
670.5%
100Olga
670.5%
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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