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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.

Leopoldine

Meaning: brave people

Origin:French feminine version of Leopold
4937
Douce

Meaning: gentle, sweet

Origin:French
6664
Noely

Meaning: Christmas

Origin:Variation of Noel, French
2969
Delancey

Meaning: from Lancey

Origin:French
3062
Emeraude

Meaning: Emerald

Origin:French
3436
Calais The meaning of Calais is 'changing of color'...
Origin:French place-name
2590
Suzanne

Meaning: lily

Origin:French variation of Susan
1675
Ismay

Meaning: esteemed, beloved

Origin:Possible variation of Esme
1557
Heloise

Meaning: healthy; wide

Origin:French from German
1784
Florin

Meaning: flower; flourishing

Origin:French and Romanian
1151
Yann

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French/Breton variation of John
2586
Algernon

Meaning: moustached man

Origin:French
1147
Mirabeau

Meaning: wonderful, miraculous

Origin:French
3409
Sacha

Meaning: defending warrior

Origin:French variation of Sasha, diminutive of Alexander
8034
Sacha

Meaning: defending warrior

Origin:French variation of Sasha
1130
Timon

Meaning: reward, honor

Origin:Greek
2136
Dennis

Meaning: god of Nysa

Origin:French from Greek, vernacular form of Dionysius
586
Maurice

Meaning: dark-skinned

Origin:English and French from Latin
5023
Andre

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:French and Portuguese variation of Andrew
1503
Yanis

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
3546