| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marianne | Combination of Mary and Anne - often interpreted as 'beloved/grace' or 'bitter grace' | French, Latin | Girl | 1,167 #101 | |
| Gaetan | From Gaeta | French, Italian, Latin | Boy | 1,159 #102 | |
| Aubree | Elf ruler (ruler of the elves) | French | Girl | 1,152 #103 | |
| Clovis | Famous battle | French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | 1,152 #104 | |
| Evelyne | Desired | French, Germanic | Girl | 1,144 #105 | |
| Jimmy | Diminutive of James, meaning "supplanter" (from Hebrew Ya'akov) | English, French | Boy | 1,073 #106 | |
| Brune | Brown; brown-haired or dark | French | Girl | 1,055 #107 | |
| Esme | Esteemed; beloved | French | Girl | 1,046 #108 | |
| Loup | Wolf | French | Boy | 1,044 #109 | |
| Amadou | Most commendable | Arabic, French | Boy | 1,027 #110 | |
| Delphine | Of Delphi; 'dolphin' | French | Girl | 1,025 #111 | |
| Laurie | Laurel; laurel-crowned | French, Latin | Unisex | 1,010 #112 | |
| Faye | Fairy; enchanted (occasionally associated with 'faith') | English, French | Girl | 959 #113 | |
| Lucille | Light | French | Girl | 958 #114 | |
| Marine | Of the sea / from the sea | French | Girl | 950 #115 | |
| Alexie | Defender of men | English, French, Greek | Girl | 930 #116 | |
| Jacques | Supplanter; "holder of the heel" (from Jacob) | French | Boy | 930 #117 | |
| Prince | Royal; ruler; chief | French | Boy | 899 #118 | |
| Benoit | Blessed | French | Boy | 823 #119 | |
| Janelle | God is gracious | English, French | Girl | 820 #120 | |
| Nadine | Hope | French | Girl | 817 #121 | |
| Rohan | From Sanskrit rohaṇ meaning 'ascending, rising, growing'; in some traditions also associated with 'red' or 'red-haired'. | Breton, French, Sanskrit | Boy | 814 #122 | |
| Francois | Frenchman; free man | French | Boy | 809 #123 | |
| Dax | From the town of Dax; associated with thermal waters/hot springs | French | Boy | 798 #124 | |
| Babette | Diminutive of Elizabeth - "God is my oath" | French | Girl | 776 #125 | |
| Margo | Pearl | English, French | Girl | 766 #126 | |
| Curtis | Courteous, polite, well-mannered | English, French | Boy | 761 #127 | |
| Dany | God is my judge (derived from Daniel) | French, Hebrew | Unisex | 744 #128 | |
| Malou | Blend of Maria ('beloved' or 'bitter') and Louise ('renowned warrior') - broadly 'Mary-Lou' or 'beloved renowned warrior' | Danish, Dutch, French | Girl | 721 #129 | |
| Roy | Commonly "king" (Old French); also associated with "red" or "red-haired" (Gaelic). | French, Irish (Gaelic), Scottish | Boy | 715 #130 | |
| Genevieve | Woman of the tribe / kin woman | French | Girl | 713 #131 | |
| Magalie | From Magdala ('tower') | French | Girl | 704 #132 | |
| Maïly | Modern blended name often associated with 'May' or 'apricot/plum blossom' (from Vietnamese Mai). | French | Girl | 702 #133 | |
| Liliane | Lily (the flower) | French | Girl | 700 #134 | |
| Russell | Red-haired; little red one | French | Boy | 696 #135 | |
| Gilles | Young goat, kid | French | Boy | 684 #136 | |
| Lyse | Diminutive of Elisabeth - "God is my oath"; sometimes associated with "light/bright" in Scandinavian usage | French | Girl | 676 #137 | |
| Mahaut | Mighty in battle | French | Girl | 658 #138 | |
| Daphnee | Laurel, bay tree | French, Greek | Girl | 657 #139 | |
| Christophe | Bearer of Christ | French | Boy | 652 #140 | |
| Loane | Uncertain - modern French name often treated as a feminine form or variant of Loan/Louane; no single traditional meaning is widely established. | French | Girl | 646 #141 | |
| Maïlys | Lily; evokes purity/beauty (often interpreted as 'Mary's lily') | Breton, French | Girl | 645 #142 | |
| Prune | Plum (the fruit) | French | Girl | 629 #143 | |
| Romi | A diminutive or pet form of names like Romy, Romina, or Romeo; can imply 'from Rome' (Latin) or relate to Hebrew 'Rom' meaning 'height/exalted'. | French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Latin | Unisex | 616 #144 | |
| Loann | Likely "God is gracious" if derived from John; otherwise a modern Breton compound/name-form | Breton, French | Boy | 614 #145 | |
| Oriane | Golden; dawn or sunrise | French | Girl | 609 #146 | |
| Jocelyn | Little Goth / member of the Gauts | French | Girl | 605 #147 | |
| Leeroy | The king | French | Boy | 604 #148 | |
| Charlene | Feminine form of Charles, derived from Germanic 'karl' meaning 'free man' | English, French | Girl | 591 #149 | |
| Mallory | Unfortunate; unlucky | French | Unisex | 547 #150 |
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
