French Names for Girls

There are 657 French names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are French names 1 to 20. Within these names, Allison (English, French, and Scottish) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #46 and a usage of 0.2589%, followed in descending order by Alina (French), Alison (English, French, and Scottish), Adeline (French), and Adrienne (French). The unusual French names are Adelais (French), Adèle (French), Adélaïde (French), Agace (French), Agathe (Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, and Scandinavian), Aglaé (French), Agnès (Catalan and French), Aicha (Arabic and French), Aichoucha (French), Aimée (French), Albertine (French), Aletta (French and Frisian), Alette (French and Frisian), Aline (French, Irish, Scottish, and English), and Alphonsine (French).

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. In 1900, 21.678% of baby girls were given French names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 70 French names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 8.867% with 70 French names listed among the top 1000. Among all French names, Emma (English, French, and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8698%.

FRENCH NAMES:

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

Adeline 388 ... noble, honorable ... it is used mainly in French. ...

Adèle ... noble, honorable ...Adèle is a French name of Germanic origin. ...

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

Adrienne 751 ... woman from Hadria; dark one ... is used chiefly in French and its origin is ...

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

Agathe ... kind, good ... used in the Dutch, French, German, Greek, ...

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

Agnès ... pure, chaste ... mostly in Catalan and French, and it is of Old Greek ...

Aicha ... alive ... in Arabic and French, and its origin is ...

Aichoucha ... alive ... predominantly used in French. ...

Aimée ... beloved ...Aimée is a French name of Latin origin. ...

Albertine ... nobly famous ... predominantly used in French. ...

Aletta ... of a noble kind ... is used mainly in the French and Frisian languages. ...

Alette ... of a noble kind ... used predominantly in French and Frisian, and its ...

Alina 191 ... noble, honorable ... is used chiefly in French and its origin is ...

Aline ... lovely; noble, honorable ... used predominantly in French, Irish, Scottish, and ...

Alison 288 ... its origins in the Old French language ... largely in the English, French, and Scottish ...

Allison 46 ... mostly in the English, French, and Scottish ... It is of Old French origin. ...

Alphonsine ... noble and ready ... predominantly used in French. ...