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French Names

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.

Marshall

Meaning: one who looks after horses

Origin:English
592
Forest

Meaning: woodsman or woods

Origin:French occupational name
617
Porter

Meaning: carrier

Origin:English from French occupational name
6260
Travis

Meaning: tollgate-keeper

Origin:French occupational name
692
Favre

Meaning: ironworker

Origin:French occupational name
5652
Bouvier

Meaning: herdsman

Origin:French occupational name
5772
Sidney

Meaning: Saint Denis

Origin:French
2274
Sidney

Meaning: Saint Denis

Origin:French
594
Ciel

Meaning: sky

Origin:French
1028
Paladin

Meaning: of the palace

Origin:French
3469
Chase

Meaning: to hunt

Origin:French
448
Monique

Meaning: advisor

Origin:French variation of Monica
1892
Veronique

Meaning: true image

Origin:French form of Veronica
2604
Alexandrine

Meaning: defending men

Origin:French and German variation of Alexandra
3582
Lisette

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French, diminutive of Elizabeth or Lise
1341
Laramie

Meaning: canopy of leafy boughs

Origin:Wyoming place-name, French
3752
Dione Dione translates as 'goddess' and is given t...
Origin:Greek
14356
Origin:French botanical name
2919
Celie

Meaning: blind

Origin:French variation of Cecilia
3094
Perrine Perrine is an incredibly delightful name tha...
Origin:Feminine variation of Perry or Peter
3232