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French Names for Boys

French names for boys include some classics that have become widely popular, most notably Charles, Louis, and Dennis. Along with these traditional choices, the French boys' names on the US Top 1000 are Andre, Beau, Blaise, Bruce, Chance, Chase, Curtis, Darrell, Denver, Dion, Josue, Remy, and Royal. Unique French boy names attracting fresh attention in the US include Dion, Emilien, Florent, Jules, Lionel, Montague, Pom, and Quincy.

In France, the top boy names are Leo, Gabriel, and the English Tom (yes, Tom) for boys. French boy names most popular in France include Jules and Corentin. Most popular boy names in other French-speaking countries are a mix of French and non-French choices. Louis and Jules are the only French names among Belgium's Top 10 names for boys, which is led by the Irish Liam, the Biblical Hebrew Adam, and the Celtic Arthur. Among French-speaking Swiss parents, Gabriel is the Number 1 boy name, with Louis the only French boys' name in the Top 10. And in French Quebec, Olivier and Antoine are the most popular French boy names.

Browse our complete collection of French boys' names here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

You might also want to survey the list of French names for girls.

Bretton

Meaning: from Brittany

Origin:Spelling variation of Breton, French
10462
Bechet The name Bechet is also of French descent fo...
Origin:French surname
14200
Candide

Meaning: naive

Origin:French from Latin
12398
Coty The meaning of Coty is 'riverbank'. This is ...
Origin:French surname
5386
D'artagnan

Meaning: from Artagnan

Origin:French
2695
Daumier Daumier is usually a boy's name of French or...
Origin:French artist name
5161
Franchot Franchot is a Latin name, which has differen...
Origin:French variation of Francis
10562
Fabrice

Meaning: skilled craftsman

Origin:French, from Latin
7650
Gui

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Short form of Guillermo, Spanish form of William
3571
Hilaire

Meaning: cheerful

Origin:French from Latin
12592
Nazaire

Meaning: Nazareth

Origin:French from Latin
5319
Philippe

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:French variation of Philip
1898
Philbert

Meaning: dear, beloved

Origin:French from Greek, "dear, beloved"
4119
Picard

Meaning: from Picardy

Origin:French from Basque
8999
Origin:French variation of Reginald
9022
Sorrell

Meaning: reddish brown

Origin:French
4897
Toulouse Toulouse is a name of French origin. The mea...
Origin:French place-name and surname
1338
Urbain

Meaning: city dweller

Origin:French
12193
Arnaud

Meaning: ruler, strong as an eagle

Origin:French variation of Arnold
5766
Aubert

Meaning: noble, bright

Origin:French variation of Albert
7106