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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.

Pax

Meaning: peace

Origin:Latin
3270
Wylie

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Scottish, diminutive of William
3421
Cyan Cyan is a gender-neutral name of American or...
Origin:Color name
5149
Auden

Meaning: old friend

Origin:English
1971
Quincy

Meaning: estate of the fifth son

Origin:French from Latin
2050
Origin:Word name
2503
Vale Vale is a popular given name with several po...
Origin:Geographical name
3779
Alaska

Meaning: great land

Origin:Native American
2317
Poet The name Poet has Engish origins and the mea...
Origin:English word name
2349
Merritt

Meaning: boundary gate

Origin:English surname name
2716
Sheridan

Meaning: searcher

Origin:Irish
2772
Denver

Meaning: green valley or from Anvers

Origin:English or French place-name and surname
4917
Carlin

Meaning: little champion

Origin:Irish
6527
Tatum

Meaning: Tate's homestead

Origin:English
837
Arrow Arrow is a name of English origin and the me...
Origin:Word name
1023
Charleston The meaning of Charleston is ‘town of King C...
Origin:English
7711
Paz

Meaning: gold; peace

Origin:Hebrew; Spanish
6781
Lark Lark is a name that is generally given to ba...
Origin:English bird name
855
Origin:American
3018
Gentry

Meaning: aristocracy

Origin:English
5987