Female First Names for Quebec Children Eligible for Family Benefits Since 1980

A list of female first names given to children eligible for family benefits in Quebec since 1980, including newborns and immigrants. The bank is updated annually in spring with data from the previous year and names are listed alphabetically. It is published by the Government and Municipalities of Québec under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze naming trends over time based on eligibility for family benefits since 1980
• Study the popularity of female names in Quebec based on annual updates
• Identify rare names based on the suppression of names given fewer than five times
• Compare naming patterns for newborns and immigrant children in Quebec

Strengths

• Long temporal coverage from 1980 to at least 2024
• Annual updates ensure data reflects recent naming trends
• Privacy protection via suppression of names given fewer than five times

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to Quebec

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec

Collection Method

Likely compiled from family benefits eligibility records.

Time Range

1980 to at least 2024

Freshness

Updated annually in spring.

Geography

Quebec, Canada