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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.

Urban

Meaning: of the city

Origin:Latin
1975
Ellery

Meaning: descendant of Hilary

Origin:English
991
Bryn

Meaning: hill

Origin:Welsh
1282
Reagan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
2156
Finch

Meaning: to swindle

Origin:English word and nature name
1283
Pim

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Dutch diminutive of Willem or William
6033
Tig The name Tig is an interesting name. It is u...
Origin:English diminutive of names that start with T
9452
Jamie

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Diminutive of James
764
Sayer

Meaning: woodcutter or reciter

Origin:English
1484
Ramsey

Meaning: low-lying land

Origin:English
2575
Lucky

Meaning: having good fortune

Origin:English word name
2008
Hutton

Meaning: ridge enclosure

Origin:English, Scottish surname
3576
Chandler

Meaning: candle maker

Origin:English from French occupational name
1401
Justice

Meaning: the quality of being just, impartial, or fair

Origin:English word name
3071
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
1541
Zaire

Meaning: the river that swallows all rivers

Origin:Place name
1245
Moby Moby is a name given primarily to boys. It h...
Origin:Literary and nickname name
2393
Azariah

Meaning: helped by God

Origin: Hebrew
917
Noel

Meaning: Christmas

Origin:French
877
Hart

Meaning: stag

Origin:English
651