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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.

Hollis

Meaning: dweller at the holly trees

Origin:English
1103
Storm The name Storm is traditionally given as a b...
Origin:Word name
1053
Milan

Meaning: gracious, dear; union

Origin:Italian place name, Slavic, Sanskrit "gracious, dear; union"
1185
Kingsley

Meaning: king's meadow

Origin:English
1045
Santana The origin of Santana is Spanish and the mea...
Origin:Spanish, condensed form of Santa Ana
5932
Aster

Meaning: star

Origin:English; Amharic
625
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Adair

Meaning: oak tree ford

Origin:Scottish and Irish
2162
Dallas

Meaning: skilled

Origin:Place-name and Irish
3008
Kiernan

Meaning: little dark one

Origin:Irish
4263
Linden

Meaning: tree of the genus Tilla

Origin:English tree name
2595
Branch Branch is an English name that came from the...
Origin:Word name
0
Greer

Meaning: alert, watchful

Origin:Scottish contraction of surname Gregor, Latin
4410
Cameron

Meaning: crooked nose

Origin:Scottish surname
372
Campbell

Meaning: crooked mouth

Origin:Scottish
1940
Crimson

Meaning: rich deep red

Origin:English color name
3446
Azure

Meaning: sky blue

Origin:English color name
2051
Britton

Meaning: from Britain

Origin:English
11953
Blue The meaning of Blue is the colour, which is ...
Origin:Color name
927
Haven

Meaning: a place of safety

Origin:English word name
2699