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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.

Jove The origin of the boy's name Jove is Latin, ...
Origin:Mythological name
1232
Valentine

Meaning: strength, health

Origin:French variation of Valentina
2370
Bowie

Meaning: blond

Origin:Scottish
2489
Aries

Meaning: a ram

Origin:Latin
606
Link The name Link has several meanings. The mean...
Origin:Word name or diminutive of Lincoln
1116
Jules

Meaning: youthful; soft, downy

Origin:Latin; Greek
1952
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Hebrew
650
Grey The name Grey refers to 'gray-haired' and is...
Origin:Color name
2211
Echo

Meaning: echo or sound

Origin:Greek mythology name
1707
Onyx

Meaning: onyx

Origin:Gem name, English from Greek
1258
Winter The name Winter is of American origin. The m...
Origin:Word name
2137
Ira

Meaning: watchful one

Origin:Hebrew
259
Sutton

Meaning: from the southern homestead

Origin:English
420
Murphy

Meaning: sea warrior

Origin:Irish
439
Casey

Meaning: brave in battle

Origin:Irish
1926
Ever Ever is of American origin. It is a gender-n...
Origin:English word name
579
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Sunny According to its English origin, the meaning...
Origin:Nickname name
904
Koda

Meaning: friend

Origin:Japanese, Sioux
328
Lou

Meaning: renowned warrior

Origin:Diminutive of Louis or Lewis, French and German
2021