The first name Jean-Baptiste

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Meaning

The compound name Jean-Baptiste combines Jean and Baptiste. Jean traditionally means “god is gracious” or “god shows mercy”, while Baptiste traditionally means “one who baptizes”.

Historical origin

Jean-Baptiste belongs to the tradition of compound given names, especially common in French-speaking and Catholic families. Combining several elements often made it possible to honor multiple relatives, saints, or devotional figures.

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In genealogical records, Jean-Baptiste may be written with or without a hyphen depending on the period, clerk, or indexing practice. Grouping these variants avoids treating the same compound name as separate names.

Pronunciation:jan-ba-tistʒɑ̃.ba.tist

Frequency of the first name Jean-Baptiste by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jean-Baptiste by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name Jean-BaptisteLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jean-Baptiste in baptisms by year.1,00075050025001605168217591836191319901605–1609 1 baptisms1640–1644 4 baptisms1645–1649 5 baptisms1650–1654 4 baptisms1655–1659 10 baptisms1660–1664 17 baptisms1665–1669 26 baptisms1670–1674 46 baptisms1675–1679 69 baptisms1680–1684 88 baptisms1685–1689 76 baptisms1690–1694 68 baptisms1695–1699 115 baptisms1700–1704 138 baptisms1705–1709 149 baptisms1710–1714 142 baptisms1715–1719 145 baptisms1720–1724 119 baptisms1725–1729 158 baptisms1730–1734 241 baptisms1735–1739 271 baptisms1740–1744 268 baptisms1745–1749 239 baptisms1750–1754 316 baptisms1755–1759 283 baptisms1760–1764 332 baptisms1765–1769 430 baptisms1770–1774 390 baptisms1775–1779 397 baptisms1780–1784 417 baptisms1785–1789 454 baptisms1790–1794 502 baptisms1795–1799 665 baptisms1800–1804 612 baptisms1805–1809 665 baptisms1810–1814 622 baptisms1815–1819 645 baptisms1820–1824 620 baptisms1825–1829 667 baptisms1830–1834 740 baptisms1835–1839 754 baptisms1840–1844 762 baptisms1845–1849 808 baptisms1850–1854 858 baptisms1855–1859 742 baptisms1860–1864 685 baptisms1865–1869 618 baptisms1870–1874 567 baptisms1875–1879 496 baptisms1880–1884 408 baptisms1885–1889 356 baptisms1890–1894 266 baptisms1895–1899 185 baptisms1900–1904 113 baptisms1905–1909 86 baptisms1910–1914 57 baptisms1915–1919 47 baptisms1920–1924 19 baptisms1925–1929 17 baptisms1930–1934 13 baptisms1935–1939 9 baptisms1940–1944 3 baptisms1945–1949 7 baptisms1950–1954 1 baptisms1960–1964 3 baptisms1970–1974 1 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms

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