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French Names for Girls

There are 913 French names for baby girls.

French names are classic favorites. Today they are still very popular as baby girl names, but not as much as they were in the past. Their usage peaked in 1901 with 18.156% of baby girls being given French names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 78 French names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2011, their total usage was 7.936% with 75 French names listed among the top 1000. Among all French names, Emma (English, Armenian, Catalan, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Spanish) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.9724%.

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FRENCH NAMES:

Abelia breath, vapor; source of life ... predominantly used in French ...

Abella breath, vapor; source of life ...It is used largely in English and French. ...

Abelle breath, vapor; source of life ... is largely used in the French language and its origin ...

Abrial open, secure, protected; to open ...Abrial is of French and English origin ...

Adelais of a noble kind; noble, honorable; ... it is used mainly in French. ...

Adele Popularity Trend of Adele
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 627 627 noble, honorable; of a noble kind; ... in Czech, English, French, German, and Italian ...

Adelgonde noble, honorable; fight ... used in the French language. ...

Adelice of a noble kind; noble, honorable; ... is used chiefly in French and its origin is ...

Adelina Popularity Trend of Adelina
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 885 885 noble, honorable; little winged ... largely in English, French, Italian, Portuguese, ...

Adeline Popularity Trend of Adeline
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 288 288 of a noble kind; noble, honorable; ...It is used mainly in English and French ...

Adèle noble, honorable; ornament, brightness; ... girl name Adèle is a French name of Germanic ...

Adélaïde of a noble kind; noble, honorable; ... is used largely in the French language. ...

Adélie noble, honorable; ornament, brightness; ... is used mainly in the French language. ...

Adrienne Popularity Trend of Adrienne
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 669 669 woman from Hadria; dark one ...Adrienne is used chiefly in English and French ...

Agace kind, good ... used predominantly in French and it is derived from ...

Agathe kind, good ... pronounced as aeGAET in French or aaGAATeh in Old ...

Aglaé brightness, splendor ...Aglaé is a French name of Old Greek origin. ...

Agnès pure, chaste; hunger; lamb; one; ... pronounced as aeNYEHS (French) † ...

Agnies pure, chaste; hunger; lamb; one; ... is mainly used in the French language and it is of ...

Aicha alive, she who lives ... in Arabic and French, and its origin is ...


Popularity Trend
for French Names
from 1900 to 2011Variant Popularity Chart
for French Names
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