1200+ French Names (with Meanings and Popularity)

Illumination with a French accent.

Mailer is one of the more unusual of the on-trend occupational surnames. Recommended for fans of the macho writer Norman Mailer.

Fanchon is a sweet and affectionate Gallic choice.

French saintly name, used for both boys and girls. Although not common in France, it has been used in small numbers for boys in the 2010s and 2020s. Candide, in its sense as the French word for "naive", was the title character of a satirical novel by Voltaire.

Alternative spelling of Dennis, and the usual transliteration from Ukrainian. Used (though rarely) for both sexes.

This is one you will get tired of explaining.

And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.

Unusual surname with rowdy quality.

Creative surname choice, associated with the great French postimpressionist Edouard Villard.

An undiscovered last-name-first option.