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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.

Leontine

Meaning: lion

Origin:French female form of Leontios, Greek
1869
Eponine Eponine is an English name and the meaning o...
Origin:French literary name
1920
Reine

Meaning: queen

Origin:French
1936
Pascaline Pascaline is a top-trending baby name with a...
Origin:French
10446
Origin:French, feminine variation of Michael
12248
Sixtine

Meaning: sixth-born

Origin:French feminine variation of Sixtus
3610
Beline

Meaning: goddess

Origin:French
3710
Typhaine

Meaning: epiphany

Origin:French
7014
Robine

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:French feminization of Robin, English
18198
Luck Number: 7
19729
Luck Number: 2
19792
Luck Number: 1
24839
Damica

Meaning: open-spirited, friendly

Origin:French
4234
Viviette

Meaning: life

Origin:French variation of Vivian
3967
Chanel

Meaning: dweller near the canal

Origin:French
1144
Melani

Meaning: black, dark

Origin:Variation of Melanie, Greek
7262
Brittany Brittany means 'from Britain' and is a commo...
Origin:English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'
936
Hippolyte

Meaning: releaser of horses

Origin:French from Greek
3574
Helene

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:French variation of Helen
1184
Ariane The meaning of Ariane is ‘very holy’. It is ...
Origin:French
2688