French names are always in vogue! Using the Social Security Administration’s Top 1000 and data from France’s National Statistics Institute, we’ve compiled a list of 200 popular French baby names. Which French names are your favorites?
Popular French Names for Boys
- ACHILLE
- ADRIEN
- ALAN
- ALEXANDRE
- AMAURY
- ANATOLE
- ANDRÉ
- ANGE
- ANTOINE
- ANTONIN
- ARSÈNE
- AUBIN
- AUGUSTE
- AUGUSTIN
- BAPTISTE
- BASILE
- BASTIEN
- BEAU
- BLAISE
- CAMILLE
- CÉLESTIN
- CÉSAR
- CLÉMENT
- CÔME
- CORENTIN
- ÉDEN
- EDOUARD
- ÉMILE
- FÉLIX
- GABIN
- GAËL
- GASPARD
- GASTON
- GAUTHIER
- GRÉGOIRE
- GUSTAVE
- HÉLIOS
- HENRI
- ISMAËL
- JEAN
- JULES
- JULIEN
- KYLIAN
- LÉANDRE
- LÉO
- LÉON
- LÉOPOLD
- LIONEL
- LOAN
- LOÏC
- LOUIS
- LUCIEN
- LYAM
- MAÉ
- MAËL
- MALO
- MARCEAU
- MARCEL
- MARIN
- MATHÉO
- MATHIS
- MAXENCE
- MAXIME
- MAXIMILIEN
- NAËL
- NATHANAËL
- NÉO
- NOÉ
- NOHAM
- OCTAVE
- PIERRE
- QUENTIN
- RAPHAËL
- REMY
- ROMAIN
- ROMÉO
- SACHA
- SOHAN
- THÉLIO
- THÉO
- THIBAULT
- TIMÉO
- TIMOTHÉE
- ULYSSE
- VALENTIN
- YANIS
Popular French Names for Girls
- ADELINE
- AGATHE
- ALBANE
- ALIÉNOR
- ALINE
- ALIX
- AMANDINE
- AMBRE
- AMÉLIA
- AMELIE
- ANAÉ
- ANAËLLE
- ANAÏS
- ANOUK
- APOLLINE
- ATHÉNAÏS
- AUGUSTINE
- AURORE
- AXELLE
- BELLE
- BÉRÉNICE
- BLANCHE
- CAMÉLIA
- CAMILLE
- CAPUCINE
- CAROLINE
- CASSANDRE
- CÉLESTE
- CÉLESTINE
- CÉLIA
- CELINE
- CHARLINE
- CHARLOTTE
- CHLOÉ
- CLAIRE
- CLÉA
- CLÉMENCE
- COLINE
- CONSTANCE
- DANIELLE
- DIANE
- ELÉNA
- ÉLÉONORE
- ÉLISE
- ELODIE
- ELOÏSE
- ÉMILIE
- ESME
- EUGÉNIE
- FAUSTINE
- GABRIELLE
- GAÏA
- GISELLE
- HÉLOÏSE
- INÈS
- ISABELLE
- ISAURE
- JEANNE
- JOSÉPHINE
- JULIE
- JULIETTE
- JUSTINE
- LÉA
- LÉANA
- LÉNA
- LÉONIE
- LÉONORE
- LILOU
- LOUANE
- LOUISE
- LUCIE
- LUCILLE
- MAËLLE
- MAËLYS
- MANON
- MARCELINE
- MARGAUX
- MARGOT
- MARIE
- MARILOU
- MATHILDE
- MAXINE
- MÉLINA
- MÉLINE
- MÉLODIE
- MICHELLE
- MORGANE
- NICOLE
- NINON
- NOELLE
- NOÉMIE
- OCÉANE
- OLYMPE
- PAULINE
- PHILIPPINE
- RAPHAËLLE
- ROMANE
- ROSALIE
- ROXANE
- SALOMÉ
- SÉLÈNE
- SIXTINE
- SOLÈNE
- SOLINE
- SOPHIE
- SYLVIE
- THAÏS
- THÉA
- VALENTINE
- VICTOIRE
- VIOLETTE
- VIVIENNE
- ZÉLIE
- ZOÉ
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Kees Andersen (they/them) is a longtime BabyNames.com member and content creator for the site. They first became interested in names when researching for stories they were writing as a young child and it snowballed into a lifelong passion. Kees attended Western Washington University and majored in history, which helped inspire a love of historical names.
Kees resides in Washington state with husband Peyton and two cats Nimue and Caspian. In their spare time they love to travel, read, fawn over their cats, and take photos.
