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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.

Gaetan

Meaning: of Gaeta

Origin:French form of the Italian Gaetano
5657
Tanguy

Meaning: warrior

Origin:French
5905
Breton

Meaning: from Brittany

Origin:French
6312
Zachalie Zachalie is a distinctive name that is usual...
Origin:French variation of Zachary
7316
Luck Number: 3
7349
Nouvel

Meaning: new

Origin:French
12292
Nouvel

Meaning: new

Origin:French
8618
Flavien Flavien is a name that is more commonly give...
Origin:French
9246
Duvall

Meaning: of the valley

Origin:French
9614
Cyrille

Meaning: lordly

Origin:French from Latin
11056
Cyrille

Meaning: lordly

Origin:French from Latin
7911
Vrai

Meaning: true

Origin:French word name
9541
Vrai

Meaning: true

Origin:French word name
11500
Janvier

Meaning: January

Origin:French word name
9402
Janvier Janvier is a French name and is gender neutr...
Origin:French
13514
Lowell

Meaning: young wolf

Origin:French
1809
Baudouin Baudouin is a variation of 'Baldwin', and it...
Origin:German
5042
Joanne

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French variation of Joanna
1820
Burgundy Burgundy is of French origin. The meaning of...
Origin:French place-name; also color name
7523
Burgundy Burgundy is of French origin. The meaning of...
Origin:French place-name; also color name
11642