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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.

Dell

Meaning: shaded valley

Origin:English
9629
Fable The meaning of the name Fable is 'a story wi...
Origin:Word name
3738
Nature The meaning of Nature is ‘element of the nat...
Origin:English word name
14117
Amani

Meaning: faith

Origin:Variation of Imani, Arabic
7093
Harbor Harbor, a name from the English language, is...
Origin:Word name
1573
Meridian

Meaning: midday / pinnacle

Origin:Latin
3466
Creek Creek is a popular name in today’s world and...
Origin:English word name
4160
Majesty The name Majesty has a long and regal histor...
Origin:Word name
6031
Kimber The meaning of Kimber is 'from the meadow of...
Origin:Diminutive of Kimberley
3158
Lakota

Meaning: friend to us

Origin:Native American tribal name
7707
Gemini

Meaning: twins

Origin:Latin
2343
Laramie

Meaning: canopy of leafy boughs

Origin:Wyoming place-name, French
3752
Fen

Meaning: marshland; peace

Origin:English, Dutch, Frisian
1393
Yael

Meaning: ibex

Origin:Hebrew
3707
Jael

Meaning: mountain goat

Origin:Hebrew
4024
Vesper

Meaning: evening star

Origin:Latin
703
Clarke

Meaning: scribe, clerk

Origin:Variation of Clark
3727
Eris

Meaning: strife, discord

Origin:Greek
1664
Kaidyn Kaidyn is primarily a masculine name of Amer...
Origin:Spelling variation of Kayden, American invented name
10645
Golden The name Golden is something that goes for b...
Origin:Word name
5397