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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.

Jeter Jeter is a surname of French origin. The mea...
Origin:French or German surname
2671
Gaylord

Meaning: brisk, high-spirited

Origin:French
1292
Vitus

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
2527
Marcel

Meaning: little warrior

Origin:French variation of Marcellus
432
Gervais Gervais is of French and Germanic origins. I...
Origin:French
5070
Denis

Meaning: god of Nysa

Origin:French from Greek
7142
Emile The name Emile is of France origin and is ge...
Origin:French
1056
Severin

Meaning: stern, serious

Origin:French variation of Severus; Latin
1086
Vidal

Meaning: life, vital

Origin:Spanish and Catalan from Latin
3264
Bruce

Meaning: from the brushwood thicket

Origin:Scottish and English from French
283
Chandler

Meaning: candle maker

Origin:English from French occupational name
1401
Chance Chance is a given name of Middle English ori...
Origin:French variation of Chauncey
1558
Baptiste

Meaning: baptist

Origin:French
2207
Didier

Meaning: desired, beloved

Origin:French
2971
Luc

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:French
1437
Basile

Meaning: regal

Origin:French variation of Basil
2623
Gabin

Meaning: of Gabium

Origin:French form of the Latin Gabinus
2697
Leandre

Meaning: lion-man

Origin:French form of Leander, Greek
3024
Aurelian The name Aurelian has Latin origins and the ...
Origin:Latin
1043
Noel

Meaning: Christmas

Origin:French
877