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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.

Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Darcy

Meaning: from Arcy

Origin:English from French, d'Arcy
727
Thierry

Meaning: ruler of the people

Origin:French variation of Theodoric
784
Marceau

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcel
849
Mael

Meaning: chief or prince

Origin:French or Breton
972
Sylvain

Meaning: wood, forest

Origin:French
1160
Bastien

Meaning: person from ancient city of Sebastia

Origin:French and Spanish, diminutive of Sebastien
1217
Pascal

Meaning: of the Passover; Easter

Origin:French; English
1261
Mars A great name for both boys and girls, the me...
Origin:Roman mythology god of war
1016
Guy

Meaning: guide, leader

Origin:French
248
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:French variation of Valentina
2370
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
296
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
1912
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:French form of Latin Julius
469
Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Short form of Louise
546
Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Diminutive of Louis or Lewis, French and German
2021
Nancy The meaning of Nancy is 'grace'. Nancy was o...
Origin:English diminutive of Ann
268
Solstice

Meaning: when the sun stands still

Origin:English from Latin
2354
Carolina

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline; also place-name
1118
Odetta

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:German
4370