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French names - Baby names with the origin French

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Amie Beloved; (female) friend French Girl 51 #351
Paule Small, humble French Girl 51 #352
Lucienne Light, illumination French Girl 50 #353
Percival Pierce the valley; possibly 'hard spear' (Welsh origin) French Boy 50 #354
Sofi Wisdom Armenian, French, Greek Girl 50 #355
Fae Fairy; fairy-like, enchanted English, French Girl 48 #356
Jean-Claude Jean ('God is gracious') + Claude (from Claudius, historically 'lame') French Boy 48 #357
Jean-Marc Combination of Jean ('God is gracious') and Marc ('dedicated to Mars' / 'warlike') French Boy 48 #358
Josiane Generally linked to Hebrew roots meaning 'God will add' (Joseph) or 'Yahweh heals' (Josiah); may also carry 'grace' if influenced by Anne French Girl 48 #359
Alyse Noble French Girl 47 #360
Avelyn Probably "desired" or "wished-for" (occasionally linked to Old French for "hazelnut") English, French Girl 47 #361
Jean-Joseph Combines Jean ('God is gracious') and Joseph ('may/he will add'), roughly 'God is gracious and may He add.' French Boy 47 #362
Jean-Louis God is gracious + famous/renowned warrior French Boy 47 #363
Jean-Luc Jean: 'God is gracious' + Luc: 'light' French Boy 47 #364
Patrice Noble; patrician, of noble birth French Unisex 47 #365
Rochelle From La Rochelle - 'rock' / 'little rock' (place name) French Girl 47 #366
Virginie Maiden; virgin French, Latin Girl 47 #367
Astor Goshawk; hawk English, French Boy 46 #368
Jocelyne Little Goth French, Germanic Girl 46 #369
Remie Derived from Latin Remigius meaning "oarsman" or "rower" French Unisex 45 #370
Mariel Diminutive of Mary/Maria (Miriam) - commonly rendered as 'sea of bitterness,' 'beloved,' or 'wished-for child.' French, Spanish Girl 43 #371
Arlette Likely from Germanic elements 'hari' (army) + 'leof' (beloved) - 'beloved of the army' or 'army-beloved'. French Girl 42 #372
Ciel Sky; heaven French Unisex 42 #373
Colas Victory of the people French Boy 42 #374
Jean-Philippe God is gracious; lover of horses. French Boy 42 #375
Linette Diminutive form meaning 'little Lynn' - often rendered as 'little lake' or, via Linda, 'little pretty one' English, French Girl 42 #376
Marie-Claire Combination of Marie ('beloved' / 'wished-for child' / traditional meanings of Mary) and Claire ('clear, bright') - roughly 'beloved and bright'. French Girl 42 #377
Rohann Primarily 'ascending' or 'to rise' (Sanskrit); also associated with 'red-haired'/'little red one' via Gaelic (Rowan); historically a Breton place-name/surname. Breton, French, Gaelic, Irish, Sanskrit Boy 41 #378
Sidoine From Sidon (a Phoenician city) French Boy 41 #379
Palmyre From Palmyra; of the palms / palm tree French Girl 40 #380
Azelle Uncertain - likely related to French Azélie or the flower azalea; sometimes interpreted as 'reserved' or linked to 'noble' via related names. English, French, Hebrew Girl 39 #381
Natty As a diminutive of Hebrew names: 'God has given' (gift); as a diminutive of Natalia/Natalie: 'born on (Christmas)'; also an English adjective meaning 'neat/stylish'. French Unisex 39 #382
Tamia Chipmunk English, French, Greek, New Latin Girl 39 #383
Destin Destiny; fate French Boy 38 #384
Fanette Diminutive of Fanny/Frances - 'little Frances' (Frances derives from Frank meaning 'free' or 'Frenchman') French Girl 38 #385
Jehan Old French: 'God is gracious' (from John); Persian/Urdu: 'world' or 'universe' (from Jahan). French, Persian, Urdu Boy 38 #386
Laurelie Derived from 'laurel' - laurel tree; 'crowned with laurel' English, French Girl 38 #387
Chantel Originally 'stone' (from a place name); later associated with 'song' because of resemblance to French 'chant' (song). French Girl 37 #388
Claudine Derived from Latin 'claudus', meaning 'lame' or 'limping' French Girl 37 #389
Elroy Primarily 'God sees' (from Hebrew El Roi); sometimes associated with 'the king' (from French le roi). French, Hebrew Boy 37 #390
Jolyane Likely 'pretty and graceful' - a modern French blend combining 'Jolie' (pretty) with 'Anne'/'Liane' (grace). French Girl 37 #391
Karelle A feminine form/diminutive related to Karel/Carol - commonly interpreted as 'free woman' (from Karl/Charles) or, if linked to Kara, 'beloved' or 'pure'. French Girl 37 #392
Pascale Relating to Easter / born at Passover (Easter) French Girl 37 #393
Rai Varies by origin: 'thunder' or 'reliance' (Japanese), 'king' or 'ruler' (Indian/title), 'opinion' (Arabic/Persian); also associated with English 'ray' (beam of light). Arabic, English, French, Indian, Japanese, Persian Unisex 37 #394
Annik Grace, favor French Girl 36 #395
Charlette Diminutive of Charles - 'free man' (often interpreted as 'little/free one') French Girl 36 #396
Jeane God is gracious English, French Girl 36 #397
Joliane Feminine form of Julian - 'youthful' (from the Roman family name Julius) French Girl 36 #398
Jean-Marie Combines 'God is gracious' (Jean) with the meanings associated with Marie (often 'beloved' or historically 'bitter') French Boy 35 #399
Louys Renowned/famous warrior French Boy 35 #400

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