Most Common Names in France
French name ideas for boys and girls. French names are influenced by tradition, culture and current trends. Catholic saints names and historical figures are popular. Parents like timeless elegance. The perfect French name has to sound chic. Trendy names are influenced by the media and celebrities.
Popular boy names in France
- 1. Nicolas
- 2. Julien
- 3. Thomas
- 4. Pierre
- 5. Guillaume
- 6. Olivier
- 7. David
- 8. Philippe
- 9. Alexandre
- 10. Laurent
- 11. Antoine
- 12. Christophe
- 13. Vincent
- 14. Sebastien
- 15. Stephane
- 16. Romain
- 17. Maxime
- 18. Eric
- 19. Francois
- 20. Frederic
- 21. Benjamin
- 22. Jerome
- 23. Clement
- 24. Mathieu
- 25. Arnaud
- 26. Kevin
- 27. Anthony
- 28. Paul
- 29. Patrick
- 30. Thierry
- 31. Benoit
- 32. Florian
- 33. Michel
- 34. Alexis
- 35. Jeremy
- 36. Pascal
- 37. Marc
- 38. Quentin
- 39. Franck
- 40. Cedric
- 41. Hugo
- 42. Lucas
- 43. Matthieu
- 44. Damien
- 45. Alain
- 46. Adrien
- 47. Bruno
- 48. Jean
- 49. Emmanuel
- 50. Alex
- 51. Sylvain
- 52. Louis
- 53. Valentin
- 54. Xavier
- 55. Simon
- 56. Fabien
- 57. Martin
- 58. Theo
- 59. Dominique
- 60. Yann
- 61. Christian
- 62. Charles
- 63. Loic
- 64. Daniel
- 65. Raphael
- 66. Jonathan
- 67. Michael
- 68. Arthur
- 69. Aurelien
- 70. Baptiste
- 71. Cyril
- 72. Gilles
- 73. Fabrice
- 74. Remi
- 75. Mickael
- 76. Florent
- 77. Didier
- 78. Victor
- 79. Ludovic
- 80. Herve
- 81. Bernard
- 82. Tom
- 83. Thibault
- 84. Samuel
- 85. Leo
- 86. Bertrand
- 87. Gregory
- 88. Jacques
- 89. Denis
- 90. Richard
- 91. Lionel
- 92. John
- 93. Fred
- 94. Axel
- 95. William
- 96. Bastien
- 97. Etienne
- 98. Chris
- 99. Mohamed
- 100. Enzo
Popular girl names in France
- 1. Marie
- 2. Camille
- 3. Julie
- 4. Sophie
- 5. Laura
- 6. Sarah
- 7. Marion
- 8. Caroline
- 9. Nathalie
- 10. Isabelle
- 11. Stephanie
- 12. Celine
- 13. Lea
- 14. Pauline
- 15. Claire
- 16. Marine
- 17. Emilie
- 18. Manon
- 19. Anne
- 20. Aurelie
- 21. Charlotte
- 22. Audrey
- 23. Valerie
- 24. Chloe
- 25. Mathilde
- 26. Catherine
- 27. Elodie
- 28. Sandrine
- 29. Cecile
- 30. Anais
- 31. Helene
- 32. Melanie
- 33. Virginie
- 34. Lucie
- 35. Alexandra
- 36. Sylvie
- 37. Christine
- 38. Emma
- 39. Florence
- 40. Veronique
- 41. Delphine
- 42. Alice
- 43. Laurence
- 44. Justine
- 45. Laetitia
- 46. Juliette
- 47. Amandine
- 48. Amelie
- 49. Fanny
- 50. Clara
- 51. Morgane
- 52. Sandra
- 53. Oceane
- 54. Laure
- 55. Vanessa
- 56. Jessica
- 57. Clemence
- 58. Patricia
- 59. Christelle
- 60. Lisa
- 61. Karine
- 62. Anna
- 63. Emmanuelle
- 64. Eva
- 65. Elise
- 66. Louise
- 67. Carole
- 68. Estelle
- 69. Julia
- 70. Margaux
- 71. Melissa
- 72. Ines
- 73. Corinne
- 74. Andrea
- 75. Francoise
- 76. Sabrina
- 77. Aurore
- 78. Gaelle
- 79. Jennifer
- 80. Martine
- 81. Sonia
- 82. Marina
- 83. Agnes
- 84. Severine
- 85. Jeanne
- 86. Maeva
- 87. Myriam
- 88. Noemie
- 89. Adeline
- 90. Beatrice
- 91. Celia
- 92. Magali
- 93. Pascale
- 94. Olivia
- 95. Elisabeth
- 96. Coralie
- 97. Elsa
- 98. Angelique
- 99. Maria
- 100. Sara
Baby Naming Traditions in France
It is common to give babies two names. The second name often honors a family member. Parents prefer traditional French names. Boys usually have names of Catholic saints (Jean, Pierre, Louis, Francois, Antoine). Girl names sound soft and elegant (Marie, Claire, Sophie, Anne, Isabelle). Some names come from literature and fashion.