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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.

Bouvier

Meaning: herdsman

Origin:French occupational name
5772
Sidney

Meaning: Saint Denis

Origin:French
594
Paladin

Meaning: of the palace

Origin:French
3469
Chase

Meaning: to hunt

Origin:French
448
Laramie

Meaning: canopy of leafy boughs

Origin:Wyoming place-name, French
3752
Dione Dione translates as 'goddess' and is given t...
Origin:Greek
14356
Courtney

Meaning: courteous, from the court

Origin:French
2626
Marion

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:French derivative of Mary
2129
Hippolyte

Meaning: releaser of horses

Origin:French from Greek
3574
Florin

Meaning: flower; flourishing

Origin:French and Romanian
1151
Yann

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:French/Breton variation of John
2586
Algernon

Meaning: moustached man

Origin:French
1147
Sacha

Meaning: defending warrior

Origin:French variation of Sasha
1130
Timon

Meaning: reward, honor

Origin:Greek
2136
Dennis

Meaning: god of Nysa

Origin:French from Greek, vernacular form of Dionysius
586
Andre

Meaning: strong and manly

Origin:French and Portuguese variation of Andrew
1503
Yanis

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Hebrew
3546
Maxime The meaning of Maxime translates to ‘the gre...
Origin:French variation of Maximus
3889
Lafayette

Meaning: faith

Origin:French
1058
Fate

Meaning: faith

Origin:Short form of Lafayette, French
3279