270+ French Boy Names

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

Creative choice relating to the Lithuanian-born expressionist painter known for his bold, vibrantly colored canvases.

And this sounds like the synthetic fabric washed with Fabrice.

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.

Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.

An undiscovered last-name-first option.

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

There are plenty of French guys named Fabrice, but here, it sounds more like a laundry product.

Old-time movie actor Franchot Tone (born Stanislas -- Franchot was his mother's maiden name) earned this name its own place in the book. An interesting, provocative choice.

Associated with the "Star Trek" commander of the USS Enterprise.

Like Maximilian, but with an attractive French twist.

Hilaire, a name that has rarely been exported out of its native France, was originally bestowed in honor of the fourth century bishop and theologian St. Hilaire of Poitiers.