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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.

Origin:English
2428
Oakley

Meaning: oak wood or clearing

Origin:English
400
Salem

Meaning: safe

Origin:Biblical place-name or Arabic
739
Indiana

Meaning: land of the Indians

Origin:American place-name
1479
Honor

Meaning: honor

Origin:English word and virtue name
2934
Bergen

Meaning: lives on a hill

Origin:Scandinavian
14449
Landry

Meaning: ruler

Origin:French and English
3366
Cruise

Meaning: cross

Origin:English word name
16394
Laken

Meaning: lake

Origin:Variation of Lake, English
3295
Jersey

Meaning: Geirr's island

Origin:English place name
3397
Dior Dior is a gender-neutral name of French orig...
Origin:French surname
3767
Everest The name Everest is of English origin and th...
Origin:Place-name, world's tallest mountain
1048
Psalm

Meaning: a sacred song or hymn

Origin:English word name
1335
Kelly

Meaning: war

Origin:Irish
1751
Lake Lake is a name of Anglo-Saxon origin. It is ...
Origin:Nature name
1360
Temple

Meaning: dweller near the temple

Origin:English
3746
Origin:English word name
7918
Dune Dune is a beautiful baby name that is gender...
Origin:English word name
3938
Reign

Meaning: rule

Origin:English word name
1753
London London is a habitational name widely known a...
Origin:Place-name
2126