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John the Baptist (biblical reference)
The French entry identifies the biblical figure as well as a given-name use. This explains the compound reference, not a statement about the beliefs of the person bearing it. The recorded French pronunciation has not been relabelled English.
French compound given name
The exact hyphenated entry identifies a male given name formed from Jean and Baptiste, with an Old French form also recorded. The unhyphenated Jeanbaptiste profile is not merged.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2018 | Boys | 5 | 2740 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 1966 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 1835 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 35 (rounded to 5) | 1054 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2011 | Boys | 5 | 3300 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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Documented French personal-name use. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste&oldid=86520601. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name entry, labeled French pronunciation, and separated component names from nicknames. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The French entry identifies the biblical figure as well as a given-name use. This explains the compound reference, not a statement about the beliefs of the person bearing it. The recorded French pronunciation has not been relabelled English. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; source text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the entry and separated surname or biblical history from personal naming choices.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Compound formation, separate from the biblical-reference meaning. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste&oldid=86520601. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name entry, labeled French pronunciation, and separated component names from nicknames. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Exact French given-name entry; native French reading, not an English guide. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste&oldid=86520601. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name entry, labeled French pronunciation, and separated component names from nicknames. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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The exact hyphenated entry identifies a male given name formed from Jean and Baptiste, with an Old French form also recorded. The unhyphenated Jeanbaptiste profile is not merged. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; source text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the entry and separated surname or biblical history from personal naming choices.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Component of the compound name; not asserted to be a nickname. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste&oldid=86520601. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name entry, labeled French pronunciation, and separated component names from nicknames. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Component of the compound name; not asserted to be a nickname. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Jean-Baptiste&oldid=86520601. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names condensed the personal-name entry, labeled French pronunciation, and separated component names from nicknames. No audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
