French Boy Names
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of 726 names
| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corbin | Raven (derived from Old French 'corbeau') | French | Boy | 537 #51 | |
| Troy | Of Troy | Ancient Greek, English, French, Latin | Boy | 529 #52 | |
| Arman | Hope, aspiration, desire, ideal; also 'dream' in some usages | Armenian, French, Germanic, Persian | Boy | 507 #53 | |
| Thierry | People's ruler | French | Boy | 497 #54 | |
| Yoann | God (Yahweh) is gracious | Breton, French | Boy | 474 #55 | |
| Renaud | Counsel + ruler ("wise counsel" or "ruler's advisor") | French | Boy | 427 #56 | |
| Ray | Wise protector; alternately 'king' (from Rey) | English, French | Boy | 423 #57 | |
| Leonel | Young or little lion | French | Boy | 363 #58 | |
| Jean-Baptiste | Yahweh is gracious; baptizer | French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin | Boy | 361 #59 | |
| Yvan | Yahweh is gracious | French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Slavic | Boy | 324 #60 | |
| Clarke | Clerk, scribe, cleric (occupational) | English, French | Boy | 317 #61 | |
| Sylvain | Of the forest | French | Boy | 301 #62 | |
| Alassane | The good, handsome one | Arabic, French | Boy | 293 #63 | |
| Collin | "Young pup"; also a diminutive of Nicholas meaning "people's victory". | French, Scottish | Boy | 289 #64 | |
| Blaise | Lisping, stammering | French | Boy | 283 #65 | |
| Franco | Derived from Frank meaning "free" or "free man"; also used as a short form of Francesco | French, Italian, Spanish | Boy | 279 #66 | |
| Leroy | The king | French | Boy | 279 #67 | |
| Terry | People ruler | English, French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | 265 #68 | |
| Batiste | Baptist; 'one who baptizes' (associated with John the Baptist) | French | Boy | 259 #69 | |
| Lambert | From Old High German land ('land') + beraht ('bright') - 'bright land' or 'famous in the land'. | Dutch, French, German | Boy | 250 #70 | |
| Lance | Spear, lancer | English, French, Latin | Boy | 247 #71 | |
| Yves | Yew | French, Gaulish, Proto-Germanic | Boy | 241 #72 | |
| Lamar | Originally 'the sea' (from Old French la mer); sometimes associated with Arabic 'Ammar' meaning 'one who builds' or 'long-lived'. | Arabic, English, French | Boy | 227 #73 | |
| Orson | Bear cub / little bear | French | Boy | 227 #74 | |
| Fabrice | Smith; craftsman | French | Boy | 223 #75 | |
| Marc-Antoine | Combines Marc ('dedicated to Mars, warlike') and Antoine ('priceless/highly praiseworthy') | French | Boy | 201 #76 | |
| Melvil | Surname-derived given name from Malleville - literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town) | English, French | Boy | 182 #77 | |
| Foster | Forester; keeper of the forest (occasionally linked to 'foster parent') | French | Boy | 174 #78 | |
| Lancelot | Lance-bearer or 'little lance'; name of a famed Arthurian knight | French | Boy | 173 #79 | |
| Claude | Derived from the Roman clan name Claudius, traditionally meaning "lame" or "limping". | French | Boy | 151 #80 | |
| Yannik | God is gracious | Breton, French, Latin | Boy | 129 #81 | |
| Tyrell | Stubborn; one who pulls | African American, English, French | Boy | 128 #82 | |
| Mattin | Either a diminutive/variant of Matthew meaning "gift of God," or a form of Arabic/Persian Matīn meaning "strong, firm; solid." | Arabic, French, Hebrew, Persian | Boy | 113 #83 | |
| Monty | Diminutive of Montgomery/Montague - derived from Old French mont 'hill/mountain', roughly 'from the hill' | English, French | Boy | 110 #84 | |
| Baron | Title of nobility; a nobleman | French, Latin | Boy | 104 #85 | |
| Guy | From the Germanic Wido, meaning 'wood' or 'wide'. | French | Boy | 104 #86 | |
| Doryan | From Doris / belonging to the Dorians (descendant of Dorus) | English, French | Boy | 99 #87 | |
| Pierrick | Diminutive of Pierre - 'little rock' / 'little stone' (from 'rock') | Breton, French | Boy | 95 #88 | |
| Aramis | Uncertain - probably a place-name derivative; best known as the name of a musketeer in literature. | French | Boy | 93 #89 | |
| Janick | God is gracious | Breton, French | Boy | 89 #90 | |
| Jean-Pierre | Combination of 'God is gracious' (Jean) and 'rock' or 'stone' (Pierre) | French | Boy | 87 #91 | |
| Loys | Renowned/famous warrior | French | Boy | 84 #92 | |
| Ludovico | Famous/renowned warrior | French, Italian | Boy | 82 #93 | |
| Candide | Pure, sincere; bright/white | French | Boy | 80 #94 | |
| Lyon | Lion; from the city of Lyon | French | Boy | 79 #95 | |
| Hardy | Bold, brave; hardy, strong. | French | Boy | 78 #96 | |
| Saber | Curved sword; patient | Arabic, French, Hungarian | Boy | 69 #97 | |
| Stuart | Household guardian | English, French, Old English, Scottish | Boy | 68 #98 | |
| Jean-Paul | Combines 'God is gracious' (Jean/John) and 'small' or 'humble' (Paul). | French | Boy | 67 #99 | |
| Cassien | Derived from the family name Cassius - generally interpreted as 'belonging to Cassius'; Cassius has been variously rendered as 'hollow' or 'empty'. | French | Boy | 62 #100 |
French Boys name popularity over time
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
726
Names in this origin
110
With data in 2024
10,115
Births 2024
153,791
Peak year 1966