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French Names for Boys

There are 712 French names for baby boys.

French names are all-time favorites. Currently they are still very popular baby names for boys, though they were in more widespread use previously. At the height of their usage in 1952, 33.304% of baby boys were given French names. There were 86 French names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. French names have since experienced a decline in frequency, but are nonetheless used on a very heavy scale now. In 2011, 80 French names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 12.336%. Within all French names, the English and French William was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #3 and a usage of 0.8522%.

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FRENCH NAMES:

Abdon compliant ...It is used mainly in French and Spanish ...

Abel Popularity Trend of Abel
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 237 237 breath, vapor; son; noble strength; ... in the English, French, German, Portuguese, ...

Abélard noble strength; breath, vapor; guardian of the abbey larder ... predominantly used in French. ...

Absolon God the Father is peace ... it is used mainly in French. ...

Achille pain; lipless ... it is used largely in French and Italian. ...

Actéon one living in Akte (Attica) ... primarily used in the French language and it is of ...

Adalard noble strength; breath, vapor; guardian of the abbey larder ...

Adam Popularity Trend of Adam
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 81 81 man; to make ... Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, ...

Adelard noble strength; breath, vapor; guardian of the abbey larder ...

Adhémar famous for his kindness ... it is used largely in French. ...

Adnet man; to make ... it is used mainly in French. ...

Adnot man; to make ... predominantly in the French language and its origin ...

Adolphe noble wolf ... mainly in English and French. ...

Adolphus Popularity Trend of Adolphus
from 1900 to 2011. noble wolf ... is used mainly in the French, Latinized, and ...

Adrien Popularity Trend of Adrien
from 1900 to 2011. 
2011 Rank: 711 711 man; man from Hadria; dark one; ... in the Hungarian and French languages, and its ...

Aimery king of work; work; rich, powerful, ... it is used mainly in French ...

Aimé loved ... in the English and French languages, and it is ...

Alain little rock; harmony, peace ...Alain is used chiefly in English and French ...

Alard noble strength; breath, vapor; guardian of the abbey larder ... used in the Dutch and French languages ...

Albain man from Alba; the Albanian ...It is used mainly in English and French. ...


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