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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.

Robin

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:Bird name; or English, diminutive of Robert
474
Origin:Spelling variation of Skylar or Schuyler
1154
Armoni

Meaning: chestnut

Origin:Hebrew
22610
Sasha

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Russian diminutive of Alexander
949
Callaway

Meaning: pebbly place

Origin:English from Latin
3842
Arbor

Meaning: tree

Origin:Latin
2088
Bex Bex, primarily a feminine name and diminutiv...
Origin:Short form of Rebecca
2426
Anchor Anchor is a very popular name usually used f...
Origin:Word name
2561
Brook

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English nature name
2658
Miller

Meaning: grinder of grain

Origin:English occupational surname
2733
Quest

Meaning: seek; mission

Origin:Latin
2753
Cobalt People with the name Cobalt symbolize great ...
Origin:Color and nature name
2876
Camdyn

Meaning: winding valley

Origin:Variation of Camden
14491
Natale

Meaning: Birthday of the Lord

Origin:Italian variation of Natalia, Russian
14869
Ayomide

Meaning: my joy has arrived

Origin:Yoruba
15428
Kapri The name Kapri has its roots in American and...
Origin:Variation of Capri, Italian place name
15670
Quinby

Meaning: queen's settlement

Origin:Norse
16540
Rylen Rylen is the more uncommon spelling alternat...
Origin:Variation of Rylan
19809
Zohar

Meaning: light, brilliance

Origin:Hebrew
20110
Sidney

Meaning: Saint Denis

Origin:French
2274