French Baby Names
French names carry a natural sophistication. Whether it is the soft vowels of Amelie, the regal weight of Louis, or the romantic sound of Marguerite, French naming tradition blends elegance with substance. These are names that sound beautiful and carry genuine meaning.
France's naming conventions have been shaped by centuries of Catholic tradition, monarchy and literature. Many classic French names honour saints (Jean, Therese), while others draw from Germanic Frankish roots (Charles, Robert) or have Latin origins refined through Old French (Claire, Vivienne).
This page collects French names across the full range, from internationally familiar choices like Sophie and Pierre to less common gems like Solene and Bastien. Each includes its meaning, history and popularity data.
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| Name | Popularity |
|---|---|
| Adele | Moderate |
| Adrien | Moderate |
| Adrienne | Moderate |
| Aimee | Popular |
| Alain | Moderate |
| Alaina | Moderate |
| Alexis | Popular |
| Algernon | Rare |
| Alouette | Rare |
| Amalie | Uncommon |
| Amandine | Rare |
| Amelie | Popular |
| Amélie | Popular |
| Amelise | Rare |
| Ami | Uncommon |
| Amoret | Rare |
| Amy | Popular |
| Anais | Uncommon |
| Anatole | Rare |
| Andre | Popular |
| Annabelle | Popular |
| Anne-Marie | Moderate |
| Annette | Uncommon |
| Anouk | Uncommon |
| Antoine | Moderate |
| Antoinette | Uncommon |
| Apolline | Uncommon |
| Aramis | Uncommon |
| Arielle | Uncommon |
| Arlette | Rare |
| Armand | Uncommon |
| Astor | Rare |
| Aurelie | Rare |
| Aveline | Uncommon |
| Avril | Uncommon |
| Azélie | Uncommon |
| Bastien | Moderate |
| Beau | Popular |
| Beauden | Uncommon |
| Beaumont | Rare |
| Beauregard | Uncommon |
| Bellamy | Moderate |
| Belle | Popular |
| Bellemy | Rare |
| Benoit | Uncommon |
| Benoît | Uncommon |
| Berenger | Rare |
| Bernadette | Moderate |
| Bernard | Moderate |
| Blaise | Uncommon |
| Blanche | Uncommon |
| Brice | Uncommon |
| Bridgette | Moderate |
| Brielle | Popular |
| Brittany | Moderate |
| Bruce | Moderate |
| Calvin | Popular |
| Camille | Popular |
| Carol | Moderate |
| Caroline | Popular |
| Catherine | Popular |
| Cecile | Uncommon |
| Celeste | Moderate |
| Celine | Popular |
| Cerise | Rare |
| Chantal | Moderate |
| Charlene | Moderate |
| Charlize | Moderate |
| Charlotte | Very popular |
| Charmaine | Uncommon |
| Cheryl | Uncommon |
| Christine | Popular |
| Ciel | Rare |
| Claire | Very popular |
| Clarice | Uncommon |
| Claude | Moderate |
| Claudette | Uncommon |
| Clovis | Rare |
| Coco | Moderate |
| Colette | Moderate |
| Coralie | Uncommon |
| Corbin | Moderate |
| Corentin | Rare |
| Corinne | Moderate |
| Corrine | Uncommon |
| Cosette | Uncommon |
| Courtney | Moderate |
| Croix | Uncommon |
| Curtis | Popular |
| Damien | Popular |
| Danielle | Moderate |
| Darcie | Moderate |
| Darcy | Moderate |
| Dashiell | Uncommon |
| Dax | Uncommon |
| Delphine | Uncommon |
| Desiree | Moderate |
| Deveraux | Rare |
| Diane | Uncommon |
| Django | Rare |
| Dominique | Moderate |
| Eglantine | Rare |
| Elaine | Uncommon |
| Elise | Moderate |
| Élise | Moderate |
| Elle | Popular |
| Elodie | Moderate |
| Élodie | Moderate |
| Elody | Uncommon |
| Eloise | Popular |
| Elyse | Uncommon |
| Emil | Uncommon |
| Emile | Uncommon |
| Emmaline | Moderate |
| Emmeline | Uncommon |
| Esme | Moderate |
| Esmé | Moderate |
| Estee | Uncommon |
| Estel | Rare |
| Estelle | Moderate |
| Etienne | Moderate |
| Étienne | Moderate |
| Eugenie | Moderate |
| Eulalie | Uncommon |
| Evaine | Rare |
| Evelina | Uncommon |
| Félix | Moderate |
| Fifi | Uncommon |
| Fleur | Uncommon |
| Florentine | Rare |
| Florine | Rare |
| Francine | Moderate |
| Fraser | Uncommon |
| Gabrielle | Popular |
| Gael | Moderate |
| Gage | Moderate |
| Gaston | Rare |
| Geneva | Uncommon |
| Genevieve | Popular |
| Geneviève | Uncommon |
| Geoffrey | Moderate |
| Gigi | Popular |
| Gilbert | Uncommon |
| Giles | Uncommon |
| Giselle | Moderate |
| Gui | Rare |
| Guillaume | Moderate |
| Guion | Rare |
| Guy | Uncommon |
| Heloise | Uncommon |
| Henri | Moderate |
| Isabeau | Rare |
| Isabelle | Popular |
| Ismay | Rare |
| Ismerie | Rare |
| Ives | Rare |
| Jacqueline | Moderate |
| Jacques | Popular |
| Janelle | Moderate |
| Jean | Popular |
| Jessamine | Rare |
| Joan | Moderate |
| Jocelyn | Popular |
| Jolie | Moderate |
| Jordan | Very popular |
| Josephine | Moderate |
| Josette | Uncommon |
| Jules | Uncommon |
| Julie | Popular |
| Julien | Moderate |
| Juliette | Popular |
| Kiki | Uncommon |
| Lafayette | Rare |
| Lance | Moderate |
| Landry | Uncommon |
| Laramie | Rare |
| Laurent | Uncommon |
| Leanne | Moderate |
| Lelouch | Rare |
| Léna | Moderate |
| Leonie | Moderate |
| Leroy | Moderate |
| Lestat | Rare |
| Lewis | Popular |
| Lilou | Uncommon |
| Lionel | Moderate |
| Lisette | Uncommon |
| Loïc | Uncommon |
| Lois | Moderate |
| Lorraine | Moderate |
| Lou | Moderate |
| Louie | Moderate |
| Louis | Popular |
| Louisa | Uncommon |
| Louise | Moderate |
| Lovett | Rare |
| Luc | Popular |
| Lucie | Moderate |
| Lucien | Moderate |
| Lucienne | Uncommon |
| Lucille | Moderate |
| Lyle | Uncommon |
| Lyon | Rare |
| Madeleine | Popular |
| Madeline | Popular |
| Madelyn | Popular |
| Mael | Uncommon |
| Maelie | Rare |
| Maelle | Uncommon |
| Maelys | Uncommon |
| Maeva | Moderate |
| Mahé | Rare |
| Mallory | Moderate |
| Malou | Rare |
| Manon | Uncommon |
| Marcel | Moderate |
| Marceline | Uncommon |
| Margaux | Moderate |
| Margo | Moderate |
| Margot | Moderate |
| Marguerite | Uncommon |
| Marian | Moderate |
| Marianne | Moderate |
| Marie | Popular |
| Marielle | Moderate |
| Marinette | Uncommon |
| Marion | Moderate |
| Marjorie | Moderate |
| Mathilde | Uncommon |
| Mathis | Moderate |
| Matisse | Uncommon |
| Maud | Uncommon |
| Maude | Uncommon |
| Maurice | Uncommon |
| Mauve | Rare |
| Mavie | Rare |
| Mavis | Uncommon |
| Maxine | Uncommon |
| Melisande | Rare |
| Melusine | Rare |
| Merle | Uncommon |
| Michelle | Popular |
| Miette | Rare |
| Millicent | Uncommon |
| Milou | Uncommon |
| Mimi | Moderate |
| Minette | Uncommon |
| Mirabelle | Uncommon |
| Mireille | Rare |
| Monique | Moderate |
| Montague | Rare |
| Montgomery | Uncommon |
| Monty | Moderate |
| Morgan | Popular |
| Morris | Moderate |
| Mortimer | Rare |
| Nadine | Uncommon |
| Naël | Uncommon |
| Nathalie | Popular |
| Nicolas | Popular |
| Nicole | Popular |
| Nicolette | Moderate |
| Noel | Moderate |
| Noelle | Popular |
| Odette | Moderate |
| Odile | Uncommon |
| Olivier | Popular |
| Ondine | Rare |
| Opaline | Rare |
| Orella | Rare |
| Orson | Rare |
| Orville | Rare |
| Paige | Popular |
| Pascal | Moderate |
| Pauline | Moderate |
| Percy | Moderate |
| Perrin | Uncommon |
| Philippe | Moderate |
| Pierre | Moderate |
| Quincy | Moderate |
| Rainier | Uncommon |
| Raoul | Uncommon |
| Remi | Popular |
| Remy | Popular |
| Rémy | Popular |
| René | Moderate |
| Renee | Moderate |
| Renée | Moderate |
| Reverie | Uncommon |
| Rhone | Rare |
| Roland | Uncommon |
| Romee | Uncommon |
| Romilly | Uncommon |
| Romy | Moderate |
| Rosalie | Moderate |
| Rosaline | Uncommon |
| Rosemarie | Moderate |
| Roux | Rare |
| Roxanne | Popular |
| Roy | Popular |
| Ruelle | Rare |
| Russell | Moderate |
| Sabine | Uncommon |
| Sacha | Uncommon |
| Saint | Uncommon |
| Sandrine | Uncommon |
| Sasha | Moderate |
| Satine | Rare |
| Seraphine | Uncommon |
| Serge | Uncommon |
| Severin | Uncommon |
| Severine | Uncommon |
| Seymour | Uncommon |
| Sidney | Moderate |
| Sidonie | Rare |
| Sigourney | Rare |
| Silvain | Rare |
| Sinclair | Uncommon |
| Solange | Uncommon |
| Soleil | Uncommon |
| Solene | Rare |
| Solène | Uncommon |
| Solenn | Rare |
| Sophie | Popular |
| Sorelle | Rare |
| Suzanne | Moderate |
| Sylvain | Rare |
| Sylvie | Moderate |
| Théo | Moderate |
| Therese | Uncommon |
| Thibault | Uncommon |
| Thierry | Uncommon |
| Timaël | Rare |
| Timothée | Moderate |
| Toni | Moderate |
| Toulouse | Rare |
| Travis | Popular |
| Tristan | Popular |
| Valerie | Popular |
| Valon | Rare |
| Vere | Rare |
| Vianey | Uncommon |
| Villanelle | Uncommon |
| Vincent | Popular |
| Vivienne | Moderate |
| Viviette | Rare |
| Xavier | Popular |
| Yannick | Popular |
| Yseult | Rare |
| Yves | Moderate |
| Yvette | Moderate |
| Yvonne | Uncommon |
| Zazie | Rare |
| Zelie | Uncommon |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the most popular French names right now?
In France, Emma, Jade, Louise, Gabriel, Leo and Raphael have been leading the charts. Many of these work just as well in English-speaking countries.
How are French names typically pronounced?
French names often have silent final consonants and nasal vowels. Margaux is 'mar-GO', Laurent is 'lo-RAHN', and Genevieve can be either the French 'zhon-VYEV' or the anglicised 'JEN-uh-veev'.
Do French names suit English speakers?
Many French names have been adopted into English with barely a change: Charlotte, Claire, Louis, Sophie, Pierre. Others may need a slight pronunciation adjustment but are still perfectly usable.