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French baby names include many classic names that have ranked highly in the US for its entire history, such as Anne and Louis, Charlotte and Charles, and Josephine and Curtis (though it may surprise you to learn that Curtis is not only French, but perennially popular!).

French names in the US Top 200 for girls include Annabelle, Charlotte, Claire, Josephine, and Sophie. For boys, French names in the US Top 500 include Andre, Beau, Chase, Remy, and Russell. In France, popular names include Louise, Manon, Jules, and Bastien.

Unique French baby names attracting fresh attention in both France and beyond include, for girls, Capucine, Darcy, Delphine, Elodie, Maribel, Oceane, Ottilie, Quincy, Romilly, and Sylvie. For boys, Dion, Emilien, Florent, Julius, Lionel, Montague, Pom, and Quincy.

The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

The full roster of baby girls and baby boys continues below.

Brielle

Meaning: hunting grounds

Origin:French
471
Jolie

Meaning: pretty

Origin:French
818
Eloise

Meaning: healthy; wide

Origin:French and English variation of Heloise
5
Remi

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French, variation of Remy
230
Remi

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French, variation of Remy
1389
Kiki

Meaning: double happiness

Origin:French nickname and Japanese
240
Emmeline

Meaning: work

Origin:Old French form of archaic German Amal
140
Estelle

Meaning: star

Origin:French
189
Isabelle

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Isabel
223
Belle

Meaning: beautiful

Origin:Short form of Isabelle or French
310
Annabelle

Meaning: loving

Origin:Combination of Anna and Belle or French form of Amabel
434
Amabel

Meaning: lovable

Origin:Latin
935
Cybele

Meaning: the mother of all gods

Origin:Greek
1164
Maribel

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + beautiful

Origin:English combination of Mary and Bel
1290
Elodie

Meaning: foreign riches

Origin:French, variation of Alodia, German
26
Ottilie

Meaning: prosperous in battle

Origin:German, French
34
Adeline

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French, diminutive of Adele
45
Elise

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Elizabeth
125
Natalie

Meaning: birthday of the Lord

Origin:French variation of Russian Natalia
370
Alouette

Meaning: lark

Origin:French
490