739 French Girl Names

The middle name of the Travoltas' Ella, this French color alternative hasn't caught on with many other parents.

Innovative French word name, suggesting illumination and clarity.

Marietta would make for a classy and uncommon long form for cool nickname Etta.

The final e introduces pronunciation questions. Is Eleanor pronounced just like Eleanor, or is it the more elaborate el-LAY-ah-nor? Or something else?

Sophisticated French choice. Or toxic petrochemical.

Ghislaine still sounds unusual to us, even though in France this name is dated. It can also be spelled Ghislain.

Frenchified name rarely used in France. And perhaps even more rarely used in the US -- there were NO baby girls given the name on the official records of 2021.

Sasha in all its forms -- which include Sacha and Sascha -- is rising in popularity for both boys and girls, especially with the Sasha spelling attached to one of the First Daughters.

Turquoise is similar in hue to Aqua, which is one of the cool new color names on the palette. Other blue-hued options: Cerulean, Cyan, Indigo, or Blue itself.

The sort of oh-so-French name that's falling out of favor now.

Angelique was the fastest-rising girl name of 2021, influenced by French-Mexican actress Angelique Boyer, who starred in the telenovela Imperio de mentiras (Empire of Lies).

A pretty name heard in the Louisiana Cajun community, Abella would fit right in with all the other, more familiar, bella names.

Paris, a one-time mythical and Shakespearean boys' name, peaked in 2004 at Number 157 at least in part due to the highly publicized Paris Hilton. Michael Jackson used it for his daughter.

This is an energetic dance of an Irish surname, great for both genders. Could also be spelled Delancy.

French Canadian singer Dion made us notice this variation, but most parents would prefer the Selene spelling.

Brigitte is the French version of the ancient Irish Brighid long associated with 1950s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot. If you want to pronounce Brigitte the French way, it's brih-ZHEET.

The kind of French name that seemed daring -- and darling -- in the sixties.

Has a musty 1940s feel. Try Georgia -- or Georgiana.

Caprice is a word name with an appealing sound and a light-hearted meaning. Caprice is a rare name, used for only ten baby girls in the US in 2023.