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    The first name Jean-Baptiste

    A unisex name.

    3 syllables Unisex

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    Jean-Baptiste last appeared in the official list in 2011, given to 5 boys.

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    11
    babies named Jean-Baptiste, 1996–2025
    #3,300
    rank in 2011
    2011
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jean-Baptiste with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Jean-Baptiste at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2024, 5 boys born in the United States were named Jean-Baptiste, the 13,140th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1987, when 5 were.

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    10
    babies named Jean-Baptiste since 1880
    #13,140
    rank in 2024
    1987
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Jean-Baptiste

    190 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck
      French naturalist (1744-1829)
    • Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
      French landscape and portrait painter and printmaker in etching (1796-1875)
    • Jean-Baptiste Biot
      French scientist (1774-1862)
    • Jean-Baptiste Colbert
      French statesman (1619–1683)
    • Jean-Baptiste Say
      French economist and businessman (1767–1832)
    • Jean-Baptiste Dumas
      French chemist (1800–1884)
    • Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
      French priest and Catholic saint (1651–1719)
    • Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre
      French mathematician and astronomer, 1749–1822
    • Jean Baptiste Kléber
      French general, and architect (1753-1800)
    • Jean-Baptiste Greuze
      French painter (1725 – 1805)
    • Jean-Baptiste Tavernier
      French writer, 1605–1689
    • Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
      French explorer, 1705–1786

    Questions

    How popular is the name Jean-Baptiste?
    In 2011, 5 boys born in England and Wales were named Jean-Baptiste, ranking 3,300th.
    When was Jean-Baptiste most popular?
    1987 in the United States, when 5 babies were named Jean-Baptiste, its highest rank at 7,481st.