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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.

Romilly

Meaning: citizen of Rome

Origin:English
526
Remy

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French from Latin
50
Remy

Meaning: oarsman

Origin:French from Latin
1160
Lyle

Meaning: someone who lives on an island

Origin:Scottish and English from French
901
Lyle

Meaning: someone who lives on an island

Origin:Scottish and English from French
4940
Raoul

Meaning: wolf-counsel

Origin:French variation of Ralph
249
Yves

Meaning: yew wood

Origin:French
355
Lucien

Meaning: light

Origin:French form of Lucian
189
Dion

Meaning: child of heaven and earth

Origin:Diminutive of Dionysius, Greek
207
Olivier

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:French
930
Maxim

Meaning: greatest

Origin:French variation of Maximus
1028
Percival

Meaning: one who pierces the valley

Origin:French
222
Beauregard

Meaning: beautiful gaze

Origin:French
1087
Faron

Meaning: handsome servant

Origin:English
1344
Blaise

Meaning: to lisp, stammer

Origin:French
457
Claude

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:Latin
4027
Claude

Meaning: lame; enclosure

Origin:French from Latin
508
Laurent

Meaning: of Laurentium or bay laurel

Origin:French variation of Lawrence
540
Etienne

Meaning: garland, crown

Origin:French variation of Stephen
690
Valentin

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:French, German, Russian, Czech, Scandinavian variation of Valentine
726