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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.

Juniper

Meaning: young

Origin:English from Latin tree name
1172
Wren

Meaning: small bird

Origin:English
511
Ollie

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Short form of Olive or Olivia, Latin
1363
Demi

Meaning: half

Origin:Diminutive of Demetria or Greek
773
Royal

Meaning: royal

Origin:English word name
171
Nova

Meaning: new

Origin:Latin
1159
Briar

Meaning: a thorny patch

Origin:Nature name, English word name
1784
Kit

Meaning: bearer of Christ

Origin:English, diminutive of Christopher
92
Rain The name Rain is of American origin, and the...
Origin:Nature name
1468
Lux

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
522
Avery

Meaning: ruler of the elves

Origin:English
233
Rio

Meaning: river

Origin:Spanish
1096
Origin:Mineral name
362
Ash

Meaning: ash tree

Origin:Diminutive of Asher, English
284
Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
627
Rory

Meaning: red king

Origin:Irish
572
Zephyr

Meaning: west wind

Origin:Greek
247
Bo

Meaning: to live

Origin:Norse nickname
575
Cy

Meaning: sun

Origin:Diminutive of Cyrus, Persian
663
Ari

Meaning: lion of God

Origin:Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
1158