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French names

The most given names in 2025 where Wiktionary files the name under “French”, up to 50 girls and 50 boys. A name can have more than one origin, so it can appear in several of these lists. Names Wiktionary hasn’t tagged are left out.

Girls · US 2025

  1. #2CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”13,400 babies
  2. #49EloiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #254 in 2015, #49 in 2025. 6 letters, starting with a vowel4,251 babies
  3. #53JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”4,126 babies
  4. #55SophieFrench form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”3,984 babies
  5. #68ClaireVariant of Clare, meaning “bright, shining, clear”3,487 babies
  6. #70MadelynEditor’s note Down from #59 in 2015 to #70 in 2025 in the US3,362 babies
  7. #81MadelineEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #81 vs #304 in 20253,086 babies
  8. #102MargotEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #592 in 2015, #102 in 20252,575 babies
  9. #110JulietteEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #227 in 2015, #110 in 20252,460 babies
  10. #127ValerieSame root as Valeria, meaning “to be healthy, to be strong”2,221 babies
  11. #148Genevievepossibly “kin, family + woman, wife”1,981 babies
  12. #166IsabelleVariant of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”1,825 babies
  13. #171Rosalie“rose”1,797 babies
  14. #188Celeste“heavenly”1,662 babies
  15. #202NoelleEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #202 vs #705 in 20251,507 babies
  16. #221Jane“God is gracious”1,380 babies
  17. #237LucilleEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1920, with 7,989 babies; 1,314 in 20251,314 babies
  18. #240CamilleEditor’s note Steady in the US: #247 in 2015 and #240 in 20251,299 babies
  19. #282SylvieEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,175 in 2015, #282 in 20251,096 babies
  20. #298EsmeDiminutive of Esmeralda, meaning “emerald”1,032 babies
  21. #316ColetteEditor’s note Up from #525 in 2015 to #316 in 2025 in the US962 babies
  22. #382GiselleFrench, meaning “pledge”803 babies
  23. #454MadeleineSame root as Magdalene, meaning “woman from Magdala”679 babies
  24. #458ElisaEditor’s note Up from #489 in 2015 to #458 in 2025 in the US674 babies
  25. #514LouiseFeminine form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”579 babies
  26. #549DanielleFeminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”550 babies
  27. #557StephanieFeminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”543 babies
  28. #558JacquelineEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #258 in 2015, #558 in 2025541 babies
  29. #573Estelle“star”523 babies
  30. #619AnneEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1959, with 5,745 babies; 472 in 2025472 babies
  31. #632GabrielleEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #204 in 2015, #632 in 2025459 babies
  32. #679JennaEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1985, with 6,436 babies; 418 in 2025418 babies
  33. #743ValeryEditor’s note Up from #1,209 in 2015 to #743 in 2025 in the US366 babies
  34. #788ElouiseEditor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,793 in 2015, #788 in 2025344 babies
  35. #799JanelleEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1979, with 1,416 babies; 340 in 2025340 babies
  36. #823JessieDiminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…330 babies
  37. #872JulieEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 18,215 babies; 308 in 2025308 babies
  38. #881OdetteFrench, meaning “riches”303 babies
  39. #918ElyseEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #918 vs #1,892 in 2025286 babies
  40. #995SimoneFeminine form of Simon, meaning “sixpence coin”254 babies
  41. #1,008JoelleEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,008 vs #2,440 in 2025248 babies
  42. #1,013Belle“beauty, beautiful”247 babies
  43. #1,029JolieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Ellie and Sadie243 babies
  44. #1,034BernadetteEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1958, with 1,494 babies; 241 in 2025241 babies
  45. #1,085Joan“God is gracious”222 babies
  46. #1,098ReneeVariant of Renée, meaning “reborn, stemmed”218 babies
  47. #1,192AngeliqueEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1970, with 942 babies; 193 in 2025193 babies
  48. #1,198MargauxEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1975, with 18 babies191 babies
  49. #1,388NoelFrench, meaning “birthday of the Lord”157 babies
  50. #1,427DesireeVariant of Désirée, meaning “desired”151 babies

Boys · US 2025

  1. #113Austin“majestic”3,103 babies
  2. #249Louis“loud; famous + battle”1,391 babies
  3. #291AveryEditor’s note Down from #188 in 2015 to #291 in 2025 in the US1,156 babies
  4. #368AndreForm of Andrew, meaning “manly”868 babies
  5. #433LewisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”736 babies
  6. #449BoSwedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”698 babies
  7. #478NoelFrench, meaning “birthday of the Lord”635 babies
  8. #709JulienEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #709 vs #3,256 in 2025380 babies
  9. #730MarcelEditor’s note Up from #771 in 2015 to #730 in 2025 in the US364 babies
  10. #775HarryEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 9,896 babies; 329 in 2025329 babies
  11. #991JoeEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1936, with 8,023 babies; 230 in 2025230 babies
  12. #1,038BlaiseSame root as Blasius, possibly meaning “stammering”213 babies
  13. #1,056Ollie“olive tree”207 babies
  14. #1,091ReneFrench, from Latin Renātus, meaning “reborn”197 babies
  15. #1,169Jean“God is gracious”176 babies
  16. #1,235MarcEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1970, with 5,009 babies; 162 in 2025. Short and simple: 4 letters162 babies
  17. #1,252PierreSame root as Peter, meaning “stone, rock”159 babies
  18. #1,393JulesEditor’s note Used for both: 60% of US babies named Jules in 2025 were boys131 babies
  19. #1,466DominiqueEditor’s note Used for both: 70% of US babies named Dominique in 2025 were boys121 babies
  20. #1,708AntoineSame root as Anthony, meaning “flower”95 babies
  21. #1,708HenriEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ri like Amari and Kamari95 babies
  22. #1,753MorrisEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1918, with 1,679 babies; 92 in 202592 babies
  23. #1,932JacquesEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #735 vs #1,932 in 202580 babies
  24. #2,091EmileEditor’s note About 1 in 24,000 US boys in the 2025 records. 5 letters, ending in -le like Cole and Kyle70 babies
  25. #2,145AlexandreFrench and Portuguese form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”67 babies
  26. #2,539OlivierEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #976 vs #2,539 in 202552 babies
  27. #2,604AntwanEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1980, with 403 babies; 50 in 202550 babies
  28. #2,833AlainEditor’s note About 1 in 39,000 US boys in the 2025 records44 babies
  29. #2,941BriceEditor’s note Cooling off in the US: #892 in 2015, #2,941 in 202542 babies
  30. #3,036JodyDiminutive of Judith, meaning “woman from Judea, Jewess”40 babies
  31. #3,128EduardGerman form of Edward, meaning “wealth, riches + ward, guard”38 babies
  32. #3,379GastonEditor’s note About 1 in 50,000 US boys in the 2025 records34 babies
  33. #3,450ProsperEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -er like Oliver and Cooper33 babies
  34. #3,658BarretEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1960, with 6 babies30 babies
  35. #3,658SachaEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1970, with 18 babies30 babies
  36. #4,539Michel“who is like God?”22 babies
  37. #5,045YannickEditor’s note First shows up in US records in 1981, with 9 babies19 babies
  38. #5,208AntwonEditor’s note Peaked in the US in 1990, with 228 babies; 18 in 202518 babies
  39. #5,399YvesEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -es like James and Miles17 babies
  40. #6,446BenoitFrench, meaning “blessed; well spoken of”13 babies
  41. #6,803GeorgesFrench form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”12 babies
  42. #8,243CamilleEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #3,684 vs #8,243 in 20259 babies
  43. #8,910JoEditor’s note About 1 in 210,000 US boys in the 2025 records8 babies
  44. #9,714GermainFrench, meaning “brother, sibling”7 babies
  45. #12,008Celestin“celestine”5 babies
  46. #12,008ValeryEditor’s note About 1 in 340,000 US boys in the 2025 records5 babies

Girls · England & Wales 2025

  1. #25CharlotteForm of Charles, meaning “free man”1,339 babies
  2. #30MargotEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #30 vs #102 in 20251,230 babies
  3. #45EsmeDiminutive of Esmeralda, meaning “emerald”933 babies
  4. #54IsabelleVariant of Elizabeth, meaning “my God is an oath”814 babies
  5. #63SophieFrench form of Sophia, meaning “wisdom”724 babies
  6. #83EloiseEditor’s note Up from #101 in 2015 to #83 in 2025 in England & Wales546 babies
  7. #186SylvieEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #377 in 2015, #186 in 2025270 babies
  8. #256JosephineFeminine form of Joseph, meaning “(God) shall add”182 babies
  9. #259MadeleineSame root as Magdalene, meaning “woman from Magdala”179 babies
  10. #261Rosalie“rose”178 babies
  11. #304MadelineEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2004, with 447 babies; 144 in 2025144 babies
  12. #376ElisaEditor’s note Down from #372 in 2015 to #376 in 2025 in England & Wales113 babies
  13. #396Belle“beauty, beautiful”105 babies
  14. #403JessieDiminutive of Jessica, possibly meaning “Iscah in Genesis 11:29…101 babies
  15. #423Celeste“heavenly”96 babies
  16. #455MargauxEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,324 in 2015, #455 in 202588 babies
  17. #460GigiEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #4,103 in 2015, #460 in 202587 babies
  18. #478Genevievepossibly “kin, family + woman, wife”83 babies
  19. #520Fleur“flower”77 babies
  20. #561CamilleEditor’s note Up from #845 in 2015 to #561 in 2025 in England & Wales71 babies
  21. #590GabrielleEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2002, with 574 babies; 66 in 202566 babies
  22. #630JulietteEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #110 vs #630 in 202562 babies
  23. #630ReneeVariant of Renée, meaning “reborn, stemmed”62 babies
  24. #642JanelleEditor’s note Up from #1,057 in 2015 to #642 in 2025 in England & Wales60 babies
  25. #684ValerieSame root as Valeria, meaning “to be healthy, to be strong”54 babies
  26. #705NoelleEditor’s note Climbing fast in England & Wales: #1,452 in 2015, #705 in 202552 babies
  27. #719StephanieFeminine form of Stephen, meaning “crown, wreath”51 babies
  28. #778ElouiseEditor’s note Up from #831 in 2015 to #778 in 2025 in England & Wales47 babies
  29. #778MadelynEditor’s note Up from #1,279 in 2015 to #778 in 2025 in England & Wales47 babies
  30. #816LouiseFeminine form of Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”44 babies
  31. #872OdetteFrench, meaning “riches”40 babies
  32. #894Delphine“woman”39 babies
  33. #922EsmeeEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #185 in 2015, #922 in 202538 babies
  34. #951Estelle“star”37 babies
  35. #951JoanieDiminutive of Joan, meaning “God is gracious”37 babies
  36. #1,110AnneEditor’s note 4 letters, ending in -ne like Jasmine and Daphne30 babies
  37. #1,110Jane“God is gracious”30 babies
  38. #1,133JennaEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1997, with 315 babies; 29 in 202529 babies
  39. #1,362ClaireVariant of Clare, meaning “bright, shining, clear”23 babies
  40. #1,362CoralieFrench, meaning “coral”23 babies
  41. #1,407ColetteEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #316 vs #1,407 in 202522 babies
  42. #1,454DanielleFeminine form of Daniel, meaning “God is my judge”21 babies
  43. #1,512JolieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie20 babies
  44. #1,639JeanieDiminutive of Jean, meaning “God is gracious”18 babies
  45. #1,639JulieEditor’s note 5 letters, ending in -ie like Elsie and Rosie18 babies
  46. #1,639SimoneFeminine form of Simon, meaning “sixpence coin”18 babies
  47. #1,719BernadetteEditor’s note 10 letters, ending in -te like Charlotte and Celeste17 babies
  48. #1,719EvelyneEditor’s note About 1 in 15,000 England & Wales girls in the 2025 records17 babies
  49. #1,719Joanne“God is gracious”17 babies
  50. #1,809Aimee“beloved”16 babies

Boys · England & Wales 2025

  1. #19HarryEditor’s note Down from #3 in 2015 to #19 in 2025 in England & Wales1,718 babies
  2. #49Louis“loud; famous + battle”1,030 babies
  3. #86Austin“majestic”612 babies
  4. #123Ollie“olive tree”412 babies
  5. #231LewisSame root as Louis, meaning “loud; famous + battle”216 babies
  6. #389AveryEditor’s note Used for both: 37% of England & Wales babies named Avery in 2025 were boys106 babies
  7. #556MarcelEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #223 in 2015, #556 in 202570 babies
  8. #593NoelFrench, meaning “birthday of the Lord”65 babies
  9. #687JoeEditor’s note Cooling off in England & Wales: #206 in 2015, #687 in 202552 babies
  10. #735AndreForm of Andrew, meaning “manly”47 babies
  11. #735JacquesEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #735 vs #1,932 in 202547 babies
  12. #873SachaEditor’s note More popular in England & Wales than the US: #873 vs #3,658 in 202536 babies
  13. #953HenriEditor’s note Down from #482 in 2015 to #953 in 2025 in England & Wales32 babies
  14. #976EmileEditor’s note Up from #1,279 in 2015 to #976 in 2025 in England & Wales31 babies
  15. #976OlivierEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 2010, with 175 babies; 31 in 202531 babies
  16. #1,007JulesEditor’s note About 1 in 9,100 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records30 babies
  17. #1,035EduardGerman form of Edward, meaning “wealth, riches + ward, guard”29 babies
  18. #1,613MarcEditor’s note Peaked in England & Wales in 1996, with 202 babies; 16 in 202516 babies
  19. #1,705MorrisEditor’s note 6 letters, ending in -is like Louis and Otis15 babies
  20. #1,798ReneFrench, from Latin Renātus, meaning “reborn”14 babies
  21. #1,897AlexandreFrench and Portuguese form of Alexander, meaning “to defend + man”13 babies
  22. #2,014BoSwedish, from Old Norse Búi, meaning “dweller, long-time resident”12 babies
  23. #2,133BlaiseSame root as Blasius, possibly meaning “stammering”11 babies
  24. #2,269AntoineSame root as Anthony, meaning “flower”10 babies
  25. #2,269PierreSame root as Peter, meaning “stone, rock”10 babies
  26. #2,440LudovicEditor’s note About 1 in 30,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records9 babies
  27. #2,952ProsperEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -er like Oliver and Alexander7 babies
  28. #3,256Jean“God is gracious”6 babies
  29. #3,256JulienEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #709 vs #3,256 in 20256 babies
  30. #3,684CamilleEditor’s note About 1 in 54,000 England & Wales boys in the 2025 records5 babies
  31. #3,684JodyDiminutive of Judith, meaning “woman from Judea, Jewess”5 babies
  32. #3,684YannickEditor’s note 7 letters, ending in -ck like Jack and Frederick5 babies
  33. #5,137DominiqueEditor’s note More popular in the US than England & Wales: #1,466 vs #5,137 in 20253 babies
  34. #5,137GeorgesFrench form of George, meaning “farmer, earth worker”3 babies

Counts and ranks: US Social Security Administration (2025, names given to 5 or more babies) and Office for National Statistics (2025, names given to 3 or more babies). US ranks are worked out from the counts, with ties sharing a rank; England & Wales ranks are as published. Origins: Wiktionary category tags. Meanings, where shown, are from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).