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French names - Baby names with the origin French

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Name Meaning Origins Gender Popularity (last 10y)
Jean-Francois God is gracious + Frenchman (Frank) French Boy 36 #401
Jeane God is gracious English, French Girl 36 #402
Joliane Feminine form of Julian - 'youthful' (from the Roman family name Julius) French Girl 36 #403
Jean-Marie Combines 'God is gracious' (Jean) with the meanings associated with Marie (often 'beloved' or historically 'bitter') French Boy 35 #404
Louys Renowned/famous warrior French Boy 35 #405
Zine Beauty, adornment Arabic, French Boy 35 #406
Jermaine From Latin Germanus: 'brother' or 'genuine'; also associated with 'from Germany'. French Boy 34 #407
Jean-Michel Combination of 'God is gracious' (Jean) and 'Who is like God?' (Michel) French Boy 33 #408
Yanic Yahweh is gracious Breton, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin Boy 33 #409
Gaultier Ruler of the army French Boy 31 #410
Geoffroy From elements meaning 'pledge/hostage' or 'territory' + 'peace' - often interpreted as 'peaceful pledge' or 'God's peace'. French Boy 31 #411
Jacquelyn Supplanter (literally 'holder of the heel') French Girl 31 #412
Lourdes From Lourdes (the French town); associated with the Marian apparitions/Our Lady of Lourdes - connotations of healing and miracles French, Spanish Girl 31 #413
Lyane Likely 'climbing vine' (from Liana/Liane); sometimes associated with 'grace' if linked to Leanne English, French Girl 31 #414
Elyann Generally rendered as 'God is gracious' (from El + Yann); if linked to Elian it can also imply 'youthful' or 'of the sun' - modern blended meanings vary French Unisex 29 #415
Jaimie Supplanter French Unisex 29 #416
Maribelle Combination of Mary (traditionally 'bitter' or 'beloved') and belle ('beautiful') - 'beautiful Mary' or 'Mary is beautiful'. English, French, Spanish Girl 29 #417
Marjolaine From the marjoram herb (majorana); a feminine form related to Marjorie French Girl 29 #418
Syrielle Possibly 'from Syria' or, if linked to Cyrielle, 'lordly' (from Greek kyrillos). French Girl 29 #419
Charleen Feminine form of Charles, meaning 'free man' (often interpreted as 'free woman') English, French Girl 28 #420
Mimi An affectionate diminutive or pet name with no single etymological meaning; commonly used as a nickname for names such as Maria, Miriam, Emilia/Emily, or Michelle. Chinese, English, French, Germanic, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Latin, Spanish Girl 28 #421
Paulette "little" or "humble" (derived from Latin Paulus) French Girl 28 #422
Rayelle Often interpreted as 'little ray' or 'female ray' (from 'ray' = beam of light); sometimes associated with Rachel ('ewe' in Hebrew) English, French Girl 28 #423
Annick Grace; favor Breton, French Girl 27 #424
Yliane Possibly “God has answered” (Hebrew) or “bright/sun” (Greek/Latin) French Girl 27 #425
Clair Clear, bright (from Latin 'clarus' meaning 'clear, bright, famous') French Girl 26 #426
Evelyna Desired, wished-for (also associated with 'life') English, French Girl 26 #427
Ghislain Pledge; hostage French Boy 26 #428
Jean-Charles Combination of 'God is gracious' (Jean/John) and 'free man' (Charles). French Boy 26 #429
Jeanelle God is gracious French Girl 26 #430
Lyrik Relating to song or poetry; 'lyric' - of the lyre; songlike English, French Unisex 26 #431
Aurianne Golden grace French, Latin Girl 25 #432
Jocelynn Originally 'Gaut's descendant' or 'little Goth'; often interpreted as 'joyful' or 'merry'. French Girl 25 #433
Jordanne From the River Jordan; 'to flow down' or 'descend' French, Hebrew Girl 25 #434
Amour Love; affection French Unisex 24 #435
Evane Either "God is gracious" (if from Evan) or "life" (if from Éabha/Eavan) English, French, Irish Girl 24 #436
Jeannot Diminutive of Jean - 'little Jean' (Jean/John meaning 'God is gracious') French Boy 24 #437
Louize Famous warrior French Girl 24 #438
Lee-Roy Meadow-king (from Lee 'meadow/clearing' + Roy 'king' or alternatively 'red') English, French, Scottish Gaelic Boy 23 #439
Mirielle Derived from Occitan Mireio, meaning "to admire" or "wonderful" French Girl 23 #440
Clarie Clear, bright, famous French Girl 22 #441
Georgette Farmer, earth-worker French Girl 22 #442
Marshal Originally an occupational name meaning 'keeper of horses'; later used as a military title 'marshal'. French Boy 22 #443
Mylen Modern variant of Mylène; combines elements meaning 'beloved' (Marie) and 'light/torch' (Hélène) French Unisex 22 #444
Perceval Possibly 'pierce the valley' or 'valley piercer' (etymology uncertain) French Boy 22 #445
Baye In Wolof usage often an honorific or respectful form associated with 'father' or elder; in English/French contexts linked to the word 'bay' (coastal inlet or bay color). English, French, Wolof Boy 21 #446
Beaux Handsome, beautiful French Boy 21 #447
Emanuella God is with us French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish Girl 21 #448
Ly From the Chinese surname Li (李) meaning "plum" or "plum tree"; in some contexts used as a short form of Lily meaning "lily (flower)". Chinese, English, French, Vietnamese Unisex 21 #449
Corentine Derived from the Breton saint's name Corentin; exact meaning is uncertain Breton, French Girl 20 #450

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