Are you looking for a pretty yet stylish baby name for your boy or girl? A French name might be just what you’re looking for for your new little one!
Whether you want to recognize your French heritage, or if you simply love the sound of a French name, we’ve got our top picks for French baby names here. These monikers are stylish and strong yet they also have a bit of romance to them.
French Girl Names
You may want a traditional baby name with French roots, like Isabelle or Elouise. Or, you might be looking for a less common name with French flair, like Brigitte or Esme. Either way, you can’t go wrong with our list of 201 French baby names.
French Girl Names Commonly Used in the U.S.
You may already know and love many of these baby girl names of French origin. Beautiful names like Madeleine and Sophie have long been favorites in the U.S. and are currently popular picks. Other French names, like Blanche and Daphne, are commonly known but lesser used names while providing a classic touch.
Here are our favorite French girl names that are familiar in the United States:
1. Annette
2. Arielle
3. Belle
4. Béatrice
5. Bernadette
6. Camille
7. Celeste
8. Charlotte
9. Clarice
10. Clementine
11. Coco
12. Coralie
13. Daphne
14. Elise
15. Elouise
16. Estelle
17. Fay
18. Gabrielle
19. Genevieve
20. Gigi
21. Henriette
22. Isabelle
23. Jacqueline
24. Jeanne
25. Joelle
26. Josephine
27. Julianne
28. Juliette
29. Louise
30. Madeleine
31. Mallory
32. Margot
33. Mélinda
34. Michelle
35. Monique
36. Natalie
37. Nicole
38. Noelle
39. Rochelle
40. Rosalie
41. Simone
42. Sophie
43. Sylvia
44. Sydney
45. Therese
46. Valerie
47. Vivienne
48. Violette
Unique French Girl Names
These French baby girl names are less common in the U.S. and provide plenty of that French flair you may be looking for.
Cosette (my daughter’s name), Eléa, and Brigitte bring a sweet-yet-chic vibe with a French background. Marguerite and Delphine are strong, sophisticated French names that also have a unique twist.
Here are our top unique French girl names:
1. Abrielle
2. Alouette
3. Amélie
4. Anaïs
5. Aurore
6. Aurélie
7. Aveline
8. Avril
9. Bellamy
10. Blanche
11. Brigitte
12. Cécile
13. Céline
14. Cerise
15. Chantal
16. Claudette
17. Cosette
18. Colette
19. Delphine
20. Élodie
21. Eléa
22. Éliane
23. Esme
24. Euphrasie
25. Fabienne
26. Fantine
27. Faustine
28. Fleur
29. Fleurine
30. Odette
31. Giselle
32. Honorine
33. Jolie
34. Liana
35. Lisette
36. Lucienne
37. Maeva
38. Manon
39. Marguerite
40. Mareille
41. Mathilde
42. Mavis
43. Nadine
44. Pauline
45. Renee
46. Sabine
47. Satine
48. Séphora
49. Séraphine
50. Severine
51. Solange
52. Soléne
53. Yvonne
French Boy Names
There are also great French names for boys. We love that you can take a traditional boy name, like Philip or Henry (both great names in their own right), and with a little French tweak to the pronunciation, you now have the super cool Phillippe or Henri.
Again, we’ve divided these names into more commonly known names versus our favorite French boy names that are more unique in the U.S.:
French Boy Names Commonly Used in the U.S.
Remy is quickly becoming a popular French name, while Beau is an old-fashioned, romantic option. Did you know that the short and strong Chase and Guy names are both of French origin?
Familiar French names like Gable and Diggory, have literary references (Gone with the Wind, Harry Potter) and provide a less common option.
1. Adrien
2. Alexandre
3. André
4. Beau
5. Blaise
6. Chase
7. Denis
8. Diggory
9. Dominique
10. Emile
11. Fort
12. Gable
13. Gabriel
14. Gaston
15. Geoffrey
16. Guy
17. Harvey
18. Henri
19. Jacques
20. Jean
21. Jules
22. Julien
23. Louis (Louie)
24. Maison
25. Marc
26. Maurice
27. Michel
28. Nicolas
29. Noel
30. Phillippe
31. Percy
32. Pierre
33. Quincy
34. Regis
35. Remy
36. Russell
Unique French Boy Names
These French baby boy names are a bit more unique in the US and would make eye-catching options. Cabot has long been on the top of my boy name list (with the cute nickname Cab), and Croix is a strong, cool option too.
I also love the pronunciation of names like Etienne and François if you really want to bring a uniquely French sound to your baby boy’s name.
1. Achille
2. Alain
3. Alcide
4. Antoine
5. Aubert
6. Augustin
7. Autry
8. Baptiste
9. Bastien
10. Beaumont
11. Cabot
12. Claiborne
13. Claude
14. Clovis
15. Corentin
16. Croix
17. Dabney
18. Delmore
19. Deveraux
20. Dumas
21. Emeril
22. Etienne
23. Fabien
24. Florent
25. Florin
26. François
27. Gabin
28. Gaël
29. Gaylord
30. Gervais
31. Kylian
32. Lafayette
33. Lancelot
34. Larue
35. Laurent
36. Leon
37. Léondre
38. Lowell
39. Luc
40. Lucien
41. Mael
42. Marceau
43. Marion
44. Marius
45. Matthieu
46. Mathis/Mathys
47. Maxime
48. Nouvel
49. Olivier
50. Orville
51. Pascal
52. Percival
53. Philbert
54. René
55. Raoul
56. Sacha
57. Salinger
58. Sorrell
59. Sylvain
60. Thayer
61. Thibault
62. Thoreau
63. Toulouse
64. Valentin
There are so many great French baby names to choose from, especially if you want an interesting name with some flair. Which French baby names are your favorites? We hope you had some that made it on your list! If not, check out our other great lists of baby names for inspiration.
