| Name | Meaning | Origins | Gender | Popularity (last 10y) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alassane | The good, handsome one | Arabic, French | Boy | 293 #201 | |
| Noella | Born on or associated with Christmas; 'Christmas' | French | Girl | 291 #202 | |
| Collin | "Young pup"; also a diminutive of Nicholas meaning "people's victory". | French, Scottish | Boy | 289 #203 | |
| Fantine | A literary name; often interpreted as 'little child' or associated with 'fantasy' or imagination. | French | Girl | 288 #204 | |
| Soleil | Sun | French, Latin | Girl | 287 #205 | |
| Zaira | Flower; blossom | Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish | Girl | 287 #206 | |
| Perle | Pearl - a precious gem; figuratively 'precious' or 'rare'. | French | Girl | 285 #207 | |
| Blaise | Lisping, stammering | French | Boy | 283 #208 | |
| Franco | Derived from Frank meaning "free" or "free man"; also used as a short form of Francesco | French, Italian, Spanish | Boy | 279 #209 | |
| Leroy | The king | French | Boy | 279 #210 | |
| Malorie | Unfortunate, ill-fated | French | Girl | 267 #211 | |
| Terry | People ruler | English, French, Germanic, Latin | Boy | 265 #212 | |
| Katia | Derived from Greek katharos meaning 'pure' | French, Greek, Italian | Girl | 263 #213 | |
| Batiste | Baptist; 'one who baptizes' (associated with John the Baptist) | French | Boy | 259 #214 | |
| Arianne | Variant of Arianna/Ariane/Ariadne - commonly interpreted as "most holy" (from Greek Ariadne); sometimes associated with "noble" (from Indo‑Iranian 'arya') | French | Girl | 256 #215 | |
| Belle | Beautiful | French | Girl | 256 #216 | |
| Desiree | Desired; longed for | French | Girl | 256 #217 | |
| Marielle | Diminutive of Marie (Mary); ultimately from Hebrew Miriam - often interpreted as 'bitter' or 'beloved'. | French | Girl | 254 #218 | |
| Lauriane | Laurel; crowned with laurel; from Laurentum | French | Girl | 251 #219 | |
| Eglantine | Sweetbrier (wild rose) | French | Girl | 250 #220 | |
| Lambert | From Old High German land ('land') + beraht ('bright') - 'bright land' or 'famous in the land'. | Dutch, French, German | Boy | 250 #221 | |
| Louan | From Lou ('fame') + Ann ('grace'): 'renowned grace' or 'famous, gracious' (occasionally associated with Luan meaning 'lion'). | English, French | Girl | 250 #222 | |
| Lance | Spear, lancer | English, French, Latin | Boy | 247 #223 | |
| Jolie | Pretty, attractive | French | Girl | 246 #224 | |
| Yves | Yew | French, Gaulish, Proto-Germanic | Boy | 241 #225 | |
| Michele | Who is like God? | English, French, Hebrew, Italian | Girl | 235 #226 | |
| 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 #227 | |
| Orson | Bear cub / little bear | French | Boy | 227 #228 | |
| Roseline | Little rose; diminutive or elaboration of Rose | French | Girl | 224 #229 | |
| Fabrice | Smith; craftsman | French | Boy | 223 #230 | |
| Christelle | Follower of Christ; 'anointed' | French | Girl | 220 #231 | |
| Dalila | Delicate; guide | Arabic, French, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish | Girl | 217 #232 | |
| Eveline | Little Ava | English, French, Germanic | Girl | 212 #233 | |
| Louiza | Famous or renowned warrior | French, Germanic | Girl | 211 #234 | |
| Brittany | From Brittany; 'land of the Britons'. | English, French | Girl | 209 #235 | |
| Lys | Lily (the flower) | French | Unisex | 207 #236 | |
| Alyce | Noble, of noble kind | French | Girl | 203 #237 | |
| Lorine | From Lorraine (land of Lothar) or 'laurel' - associated with honor/victory | French | Girl | 203 #238 | |
| Marc-Antoine | Combines Marc ('dedicated to Mars, warlike') and Antoine ('priceless/highly praiseworthy') | French | Boy | 201 #239 | |
| Ren | Commonly 'lotus' in Japanese (蓮); 'reborn' from French René (Latin renatus); can also reflect Chinese characters meaning 'benevolence' (仁) or 'appoint/trust' (任). | Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Latin | Unisex | 195 #240 | |
| Madi | Pet form of Madison (modern interpretation: “son/daughter of Maud”) or Madeline/Madeleine (“from Magdala”); broadly a diminutive meaning “little Mad(ie)” | English, French | Girl | 192 #241 | |
| Suzy | Lily | English, French, Greek, Hebrew | Girl | 184 #242 | |
| Melvil | Surname-derived given name from Malleville - literally 'mal' (bad) + 'ville' (town) | English, French | Boy | 182 #243 | |
| Denise | Follower or devotee of Dionysus (Greek god of wine and revelry) | French | Girl | 179 #244 | |
| Cerise | Cherry; cherry-red | French | Girl | 178 #245 | |
| Loana | Often treated as a feminine form of Leona meaning "lioness"; also used as a modern/phonetic variant in several languages | Breton, French, Latin | Girl | 176 #246 | |
| Elody | Foreign riches; other wealth | French | Girl | 175 #247 | |
| Foster | Forester; keeper of the forest (occasionally linked to 'foster parent') | French | Boy | 174 #248 | |
| Chanelle | Channel, canal; also associated with the fashion house Chanel | French | Girl | 173 #249 | |
| Lancelot | Lance-bearer or 'little lance'; name of a famed Arthurian knight | French | Boy | 173 #250 |
Aggregated births across France, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland for every French-origin name in our dataset.
