French names, by how often Americans give them
274 names in U.S. records come from French, by their Wiktionary entries; the most given in 2025 was Charlotte (13,408 babies), then Eloise and Josephine.
Origins as Wiktionary states them, entries as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0); births from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026.
French names given in the U.S., most given first
| Name | Births 2025 | Wiktionary says |
|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | 13,408 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Eloise | 4,256 | Alternative form of Heloise, A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Josephine | 4,126 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Claire | 3,487 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Madeline | 3,086 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Margot | 2,575 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Juliette | 2,460 | A diminutive of the female given name Julie, from French Juliette. Wiktionary |
| Remi | 2,346 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Genevieve | 1,981 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Vivienne | 1,786 | A female given name from Latin borrowed from French, a variant of Vivian. Wiktionary |
| Noelle | 1,507 | A female given name from French, often given to girls born near Christmas. Wiktionary |
| Louis | 1,397 | A male given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Camille | 1,308 | A unisex given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Sylvie | 1,096 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Esme | 1,032 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Colette | 962 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Giselle | 803 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Noel | 792 | A male given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Elisa | 674 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Arlette | 600 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Louise | 579 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Danielle | 550 | A female given name from French, masculine equivalent Daniel. Wiktionary |
| Stephanie | 543 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Jacqueline | 541 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Estelle | 523 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Anne | 472 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Gabrielle | 471 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Kylian | 448 | A male given name. Wiktionary |
| Julien | 390 | A male given name from French, equivalent to English Julian. Wiktionary |
| Marcel | 364 | A male given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Elouise | 344 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Julie | 308 | A female given name from French Julie, popular in the latter half of the 20th century, equivalent to English Julia. Wiktionary |
| Odette | 303 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Violette | 298 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Ollie | 287 | A female given name. Wiktionary |
| Elyse | 286 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Lucien | 265 | A male given name, equivalent to English Lucian. Wiktionary |
| Jean | 264 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Blaise | 256 | A male given name from French. Wiktionary |
| Simone | 254 | A female given name from French. Wiktionary |
Quotes: a given-name sense of each name’s Wiktionary entry, linked beside it, under CC BY‑SA 4.0.
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