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French names - Baby names with the origin French

Showing 50 of 3,013 names
Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Mallory Unfortunate; unlucky French Unisex 547 #151
Yannick God is gracious (diminutive: 'little John') Breton, French Boy 546 #152
Corbin Raven (derived from Old French 'corbeau') French Boy 537 #153
Chanel From French for 'channel' or 'canal'; associated with the fashion house Chanel French Girl 536 #154
Troy Of Troy Ancient Greek, English, French, Latin Boy 529 #155
Jacqueline Derived from Ya'akov meaning 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'. French Girl 525 #156
Arman Hope, aspiration, desire, ideal; also 'dream' in some usages Armenian, French, Germanic, Persian Boy 507 #157
Lauralie Little laurel; laurel (symbol of victory) English, French Girl 503 #158
Thierry People's ruler French Boy 497 #159
Fay Fairy; enchantment. Also a diminutive of Faith English, French Girl 493 #160
Aimy Beloved French Girl 487 #161
Yoann God (Yahweh) is gracious Breton, French Boy 474 #162
Sylvie From Latin 'silva' meaning 'wood' or 'forest' French Girl 470 #163
Colombe Dove; symbol of peace French Girl 467 #164
Crystal Clear, transparent; like crystal or ice English, French Girl 440 #165
Viviane Alive; living French, Latin Girl 438 #166
Renaud Counsel + ruler ("wise counsel" or "ruler's advisor") French Boy 427 #167
Elaine Bright, shining light; torch English, French Girl 424 #168
Ray Wise protector; alternately 'king' (from Rey) English, French Boy 423 #169
Demi Diminutive of Demetria - "follower of Demeter"; associated with the earth mother French, Greek Girl 407 #170
Angelique Angelic; like an angel French Girl 403 #171
Tiphaine 'manifestation of God' - associated with the Epiphany French Girl 400 #172
Ludivine Famous friend French Girl 396 #173
Emelie From Latin aemulus, meaning 'rival' or 'emulating; industrious' Danish, French, Latin, Norwegian Girl 393 #174
Bellamy Beautiful friend English, French Unisex 386 #175
Anik Sanskrit: "army" or "soldier"; Breton/French: diminutive of Anne (associated with "grace"). Breton, French, Indian, Sanskrit Unisex 383 #176
Avril Associated with the month of April; from Latin 'Aprilis' (related to opening/spring) French Girl 381 #177
Cyrielle Lordly French, Greek Girl 372 #178
Leonel Young or little lion French Boy 363 #179
Jean-Baptiste Yahweh is gracious; baptizer French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin Boy 361 #180
Coco Affectionate pet form of names like Nicole or Colette; evokes cocoa/coconut - playful and chic English, French, Spanish Unisex 359 #181
Mahault Mighty in battle French Girl 357 #182
Ally Diminutive form meaning 'noble' (from Alice/Alison) or 'defender' (from Alexandra) English, French, Germanic, Greek Girl 354 #183
Giselle Pledge, hostage French Girl 353 #184
Perrine Little rock; feminine diminutive of Pierre (Peter) meaning 'stone' or 'rock'. French Girl 348 #185
Anouck Grace, favor Dutch, French Girl 344 #186
Emeraude Emerald French, Greek, Latin Girl 333 #187
Charlyne 'Free man' - used as a feminine form meaning 'free woman' or 'free person' French Girl 328 #188
Auriane Golden, gilded French Girl 324 #189
Dominique Belonging to the Lord / of the Lord French Unisex 324 #190
Yvan Yahweh is gracious French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Slavic Boy 324 #191
Elinor Meaning uncertain - possibly 'light' (if from Helene) or 'the other Aenor' (Old French) French Girl 322 #192
Solange Solemn observance French, Late Latin, Latin Girl 322 #193
Clarke Clerk, scribe, cleric (occupational) English, French Boy 317 #194
Sylvain Of the forest French Boy 301 #195
Alassane The good, handsome one Arabic, French Boy 293 #196
Collin "Young pup"; also a diminutive of Nicholas meaning "people's victory". French, Scottish Boy 289 #197
Fantine A literary name; often interpreted as 'little child' or associated with 'fantasy' or imagination. French Girl 288 #198
Soleil Sun French, Latin Girl 287 #199
Zaira Flower; blossom Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish Girl 287 #200

French name popularity over time

Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.

3,013
Names in this origin
361
With data in 2024
41,820
Births 2024
374,591
Peak year 1949