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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.

Drew

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
423
Wynn

Meaning: fair, blessed

Origin:Welsh
1600
Evren

Meaning: universe

Origin:Turkish
6096
Cedar

Meaning: cedar tree

Origin:English and French from Latin tree name
851
Ocean The meaning of Oceanus is 'of the ocean', ac...
Origin:English, nature name
1322
Zen

Meaning: meditation

Origin:Japanese
647
Perry

Meaning: pear tree

Origin:English
3457
Fallon

Meaning: leader

Origin:Irish
726
Amari

Meaning: eternal

Origin:Hebrew
500
Acre

Meaning: a unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards

Origin:English word name
1903
Tempest

Meaning: turbulent, stormy

Origin:English word name
2035
Spark

Meaning: glowing particle

Origin:English word name
19923
Comet Comet is a name of English origin. The meani...
Origin:word name
4308
Lennon

Meaning: lover

Origin:Irish
597
Dakota

Meaning: friendly one

Origin:Place-name; Sioux
1926
Marlowe

Meaning: driftwood

Origin:Variation of Marlow, English
565
Puck The name Puck is gender-neutral. The meaning...
Origin:Literary name
4550
Ellington

Meaning: Ellis's town

Origin:English place-name and surname
1619
Poe

Meaning: peacock

Origin:English
1626
Jazz The name Jazz is of American origin. The mea...
Origin:Word name
1940