🇫🇷 French Girl Names

The most popular girl baby names in France, ranked by total births. 18,440 names from INSEE.

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18,440
Girl Names
35,831,686
Total Births
#1
Most Popular: Marie
#1 Marie
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
French
2,232,235 births
#2 Jeanne
“God is gracious — enduring faith and quiet strength”
French/Hebrew
561,059 births
#3 Monique
“Advisor, wise counsel”
French/Latin
399,752 births
#4 Catherine
“Pure — radiant clarity and timeless elegance”
Greek
394,692 births
#5 Nathalie
“Born on Christmas Day”
French/Latin
382,958 births
#6 Isabelle
“Devoted to God — grace, beauty, and faith”
French
378,144 births
#7 Jacqueline
“Supplanter, may God protect”
French
372,507 births
#8 Sylvie
“Forest, from the woods”
French
364,652 births
#9 Anne
“Grace — timeless elegance and divine favor”
Hebrew/French
364,331 births
#10 Martine
“Of Mars — spirited strength and fierce devotion”
French/Latin
320,189 births
#11 Madeleine
“Woman of Magdala, tower”
French
305,378 births
#12 Nicole
“Victory of the people”
French/Greek
293,581 births
#13 Suzanne
“Lily — pure beauty and graceful innocence”
French/Hebrew
290,385 births
#14 Christine
“Follower of Christ, anointed”
French/Latin
280,638 births
#15 Louise
“Famous warrior, renowned in battle”
French/Germanic
275,161 births
#16 Marguerite
“Pearl — precious beauty born from resilience”
French/Greek
271,187 births
#17 Denise
“Follower of Dionysus or wild”
Greek/French
263,367 births
#18 Christiane
“Follower of Christ — faith, devotion, and warmth”
French/Latin
259,526 births
#19 Yvonne
“Yew wood — resilient strength and enduring spirit”
French/Germanic
256,941 births
#20 Sophie
“Wisdom — radiant insight and timeless grace”
French form of Sophia — from Greek sophia (σοφία), wisdom
246,234 births
#21 Sandrine
“Defender of humanity — protective grace and spirit”
French/Greek
240,238 births
#22 Chantal
“Stony place — strength born from enduring faith”
French
232,199 births
#23 Marcelle
“Of Mars, warlike, little warrior”
French/Latin
229,302 births
#24 Simone
“One who hears, listener”
French/Hebrew
219,948 births
#25 Jeannine
“God is gracious — gentle faith and quiet joy”
French/Hebrew
218,738 births
#26 Julie
“Youthful, downy-bearded, of Julius”
French
214,757 births
#27 Paulette
“Small but mighty — gentle strength and grace”
French/Latin
213,333 births
#28 Germaine
“Brother, sibling, from Germany”
French/Latin
210,978 births
#29 Annie
“Grace — gentle spirit and effortless elegance”
French/Hebrew
210,168 births
#30 Lucie
“Light, born at daylight”
French/Latin
207,683 births
#31 Patricia
“Noble one — dignified grace and quiet strength”
French/Latin
207,498 births
#32 Camille
“Young ceremonial attendant, noble”
French/Latin
206,640 births
#33 Yvette
“Yew wood — graceful resilience and inner strength”
French
203,445 births
#34 Brigitte
“Exalted, strong, powerful”
French/Celtic
202,584 births
#35 Alice
“Noble; of noble kind”
Old French Aalis, from Germanic Adalheidis — from adal (noble) + heid (kind, sort)
201,589 births
#36 Emilie
“Rival, eager, industrious”
French/Latin
193,194 births
#37 Odette
“Wealth, fortune, prosperous”
French/Germanic
192,569 births
#38 Laurence
“From Laurentum, crowned with laurel”
French/Latin
181,703 births
#39 Colette
“Victory of the people”
French
174,804 births
#40 Manon
“Bitter, beloved, wished for”
French
171,551 births
#41 Virginie
“Virginal, pure, maiden”
French/Latin
171,504 births
#42 Sarah
“Princess; noblewoman”
Hebrew — from Sarah (שָׂרָה), meaning princess or lady of high rank
171,355 births
#43 Lucienne
“Light, born at daylight”
French/Latin
170,656 births
#44 Juliette
“Youthful, downy-bearded”
French
168,986 births
#45 Dominique
“Of the Lord, belonging to God”
French/Latin
168,032 births
#46 Emma
“Whole, universal; all-embracing”
Old Germanic Ermen or Irmin — meaning universal or whole
165,438 births
#47 Raymonde
“Wise protector — nurturing wisdom and gentle counsel”
French/Germanic
164,857 births
#48 Corinne
“Maiden, beautiful maiden”
French/Greek
162,848 births
#49 Elisabeth
“Pledged to God, God is my oath”
Hebrew/German/French
161,877 births
#50 Claire
“Clear, bright, famous”
French form of Clara, from Latin clarus (clear, bright, famous)
159,794 births
#51 Claudine
“Lame, from the Claudius family”
French/Latin
158,999 births
#52 Danielle
“God is my judge — faith, wisdom, and integrity”
French
158,106 births
#53 Pauline
“Small, humble — echoing the grandeur of ancient Rome”
French/Latin
157,937 births
#54 Elodie
“Foreign riches, marshy or white blossom”
French/Gothic
156,865 births
#55 Caroline
“Free woman; strong and womanly”
Latin Carolus, French Caroline — feminine form of Charles, from Old Germanic Karl (free man)
156,456 births
#56 Christelle
“Follower of Christ — echoing the grandeur of ancient Rome”
French/Latin
155,772 births
#57 Josette
“God will add — blessed with sacred meaning and depth”
French/Hebrew
154,109 births
#58 Georgette
“Farmer, earth worker”
French/Greek
152,950 births
#59 Charlotte
“Free woman; petite and feminine”
French feminine form of Charles, from Old Germanic Karl (free man)
150,649 births
#60 Laura
“Laurel, bay tree, crowned with laurel”
Latin
148,591 births
#61 Florence
“Flourishing, prosperous, blooming”
French/Latin
148,067 births
#62 Mathilde
“Mighty in battle — forged in strength and noble tradition”
French/Germanic
144,737 births
#63 Bernadette
“French name — refined elegance in the French tradition”
French
141,521 births
#64 Audrey
“Noble strength — power paired with dignity”
Old English Æthelthryth — from æthel (noble) + thyth (strength), shortened through Audrey
141,518 births
#65 Maria
“Bitter, beloved, sea of sorrow”
French/Hebrew
141,167 births
#66 Laetitia
“Joy, happiness, gladness”
French/Latin
132,462 births
#67 Ginette
“Well-born, noble — refined elegance in the French tradition”
French
131,603 births
#68 Nadine
“Hope — enduring optimism and resilient faith”
French/Russian
131,586 births
#69 Annick
“Grace and divine favor — a gift from God”
Breton/French
131,457 births
#70 Mireille
“To admire, wonderful”
French/Occitan
129,878 births
#71 Evelyne
“Life, living one, wished for”
French/Hebrew
128,061 births
#72 Delphine
“Dolphin, from Delphi”
French/Greek
127,647 births
#73 Henriette
“French name — refined elegance in the French tradition”
French
126,916 births
#74 Marion
“Bitter, beloved, little Mary”
French
125,277 births
#75 Josiane
“God will add — blessed with sacred meaning and depth”
French/Hebrew
123,109 births
#76 Marthe
“Lady, mistress of the house”
French/Aramaic
122,767 births
#77 Michelle
“Who is like God — celestial grace and devotion”
French
122,190 births
#78 Karine
“Pure, beloved — rooted in ancient wisdom and beauty”
French/Greek
121,131 births
#79 Anna
“Grace; favor — blessed with sacred meaning and depth”
Latin and Greek form of Hannah — from Hebrew Channah (חַנָּה), meaning grace or favor
119,554 births
#80 Marine
“Of the sea — fluid grace and endless depth”
French/Latin
119,032 births
#81 Elise
“Pledged to God, God is my oath”
French
117,916 births
#82 Eliane
“Sun, sunlight, God is my light”
French/Greek
113,611 births
#83 Liliane
“Lily, pure and innocent”
French/Latin
112,205 births
#84 Micheline
“Who is like God — celestial strength and devotion”
French/Hebrew
111,862 births
#85 Rose
“The rose flower; symbol of love and beauty”
Latin rosa — the rose flower, from the Greek rhodon
108,124 births
#86 Carole
“Free woman, song of joy”
French/Germanic
105,840 births
#87 Fabienne
“Bean grower — echoing the grandeur of ancient Rome”
French/Latin
105,323 births
#88 Simonne
“One who hears, listener”
French/Hebrew
105,234 births
#89 Sandra
“Defender of mankind — rooted in ancient wisdom and beauty”
French/Greek
103,840 births
#90 Jocelyne
“Member of the Gauts tribe”
French/Germanic
103,556 births
#91 Pascale
“Of Easter, born at Easter”
French/Latin
102,602 births
#92 Gabrielle
“God is my strength — refined elegance in the French traditio”
French
100,754 births
#93 Anne-Marie
“Grace + bitter/beloved”
French
100,337 births
#94 Clara
“Clear, bright, famous”
Latin clara — feminine of clarus (clear, bright, illustrious)
98,700 births
#95 Myriam
“Bitter, beloved, wished for child”
French/Hebrew
98,571 births
#96 Jade
“Jade stone, precious green stone”
Spanish/English
98,055 births
#97 Amandine
“Lovable, worthy of love”
French/Latin
95,944 births
#98 Sabrina
“From the River Severn, legendary princess”
Celtic/Latin
95,816 births
#99 Justine
“Just, righteous, fair”
French/Latin
94,240 births
#100 Alexandra
“Defender of the people”
Greek
93,187 births
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