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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.

Paris The meaning of Paris is 'a place in France'....
Origin:French place-name
2154
Paris The meaning of Paris is 'a place in France'....
Origin:French place-name
1935
Bijou

Meaning: jewel

Origin:French
962
Zelie

Meaning: noble

Origin:French
1220
Isabeau

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Isabel
1257
Vanille

Meaning: vanilla

Origin:French
1816
France The meaning of France in Latin is 'Free Man'...
Origin:Place-name
10333
Lebron

Meaning: brown-haired one

Origin:French
928
Thoreau

Meaning: strength of a bull

Origin:French
5745
Talon

Meaning: large claw of a bird of prey

Origin:French word name
583
Owain The meaning of Owain is ‘youth’ and it is of...
Origin:Variation of Owen
3822
Guillaume The meaning of Guillaume is 'resolute protec...
Origin:French variation of William
2540
Cabot

Meaning: to sail

Origin:French
2837
Roux

Meaning: russet

Origin:French From Latin
2833
Russell

Meaning: redhead, fox-colored

Origin:French
384
Jeter Jeter is a surname of French origin. The mea...
Origin:French or German surname
2671
Gaylord

Meaning: brisk, high-spirited

Origin:French
1292
Vitus

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
2527
Marcel

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcellus
432
Gervais Gervais is of French and Germanic origins. I...
Origin:French
5070